Truck suspected in deadly hit-and-run on Oil Well Road seizedHurricane Ian 18 months later: Restaurants rebuilt or retired
FLORIDA KEYS 21 endangered smalltooth sawfish deaths spur fishkill investigation Scientists are urgently searching for answers to understand why smalltooth sawfish are dying at an alarming rate or have been seen acting bizarrely at the shoreline.
LONG KEY FGCU researchers seek answers to mysterious fish deaths and behavior Scientists are testing the water in Florida to see if they can solve the mysterious deaths of endangered fish.
SANIBEL 10-foot great white shark hanging out in SWFL waters Southwest Florida’s newest resident may be a 10-foot great white shark OCEARCH is tracking.
Sebastian Inlet Haitian migrants accused of smuggling guns and drugs busted by FWC More than two dozen Haitian migrants on a boat with guns and drugs were stopped by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers during an operation at night.
EVERGLADES Pregnant Burmese python caught in Everglades by Python Cowboy and hunting dog Otto Invasive Burmese pythons are proliferating in the Everglades, but Python Cowboy and his dog Otto are protecting native wildlife and helping rid the species from Florida.
SANIBEL Endangered leatherback sea turtle nesting season begins in Florida Pretty soon, small areas of beaches will be taped off, as nesting season gets underway for an endangered sea turtle species in Florida.
EVERGLADES Crocodile bites 68-year-old’s leg in the Everglades According to the Everglades National Park Service, a 68-year-old man was swimming to shore after capsizing his sailboat near the Flamingo Marina in the Everglades National Park on Sunday.
VENICE BEACH Towing a 70,000-pound sperm whale carcass to open waters off Venice Beach The death of a massive mammal brought hundreds to the beach to see the marvel in person.
COLLIER COUNTY New SWFL conservation area spans 4M acres and protects endangered species Southwest Florida locals have had growing concerns over water, loss of wildlife and access to natural lands for a while. Now a new conservation area spanning more than four million acres will at least temper these issues.
Microplastics infecting Southwest Florida Unfortunately, algae isn’t the only concern. Under the surface, scientists worry about another pollutant: Microplastics.