The Environment

Jimmy Buffett co-founded the Save the Manatee Club, an organization whose mission is to protect the imperiled sea cows and their habitat.

Four manatees seem to be stuck in a canal near the Whiskey Creek Country Club.

While the worst of Hurricane Idalia is behind us in Southwest Florida, the Big Bend of Florida suffered major property damage and even one confirmed death.

The seventh Florida panther died after getting struck by a car in Collier County on Tuesday.

The Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake is the only native rattlesnake in Florida. When seen, they are often in longleaf pine savannas.

A beach’s water, which was once filled with bacteria from human and animal feces, may be getting safer to swim in, as signs of the warning were just taken down.

A sign of hurricane recovery will also serve as more protection for an island ripped to shreds by Hurricane Ian.

Local coral reefs are reacting to the extreme heat that has been beating down on Southwest Florida all summer long.

A new underwater nutrient sensor between the Caloosahatchee and the Gulf of Mexico promises to help researchers solve some water issues facing Southwest Florida.

The von Arx Wildlife Hospital will stay open, while the Conservancy of Southwest Florida Nature Center will temporarily close from Sept. 3 to 26.