The Trump administration has proposed rolling back regulations that strengthen protections for threatened and endangered species like manatees. “These revisions end years of legal confusion and ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – A viral video showing the capture of a giant manta ray off Panama City Beach ignited public backlash this past summer. The manta ray was removed from Florida waters under a ...

Wildlife advocates are fearful the Trump administration's plans to roll back protections in the Endangered Species Act will hinder efforts to save iconic state animals such as the Florida panther and ...

If this lawsuit fails, I think we're done,' says longtime Florida panther advocate Matthew Schwartz of massive Collier ...

A Florida zoo is celebrating its first birth of 2026 - an endangered animal. See what it is and the adorable photos, video.

Conservation groups notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Tarpon Blue Silver King I, LLC, today of their intent to file suit in federal court to protect ...

After 10,000 years, they're now gone. Nearly all of Florida’s critically endangered Acropora coral colonies are now dead, after a record-breaking ocean heat wave in 2023. This marks the species’ ...

MARATHON, FLA. (WSVN) - An animal hospital in the Florida Keys has given an endangered species of marine reptiles a second chance. The staff at The Turtle Hospital in Marathon has helped sea turtles ...

If granted protections, the species would be the first to be protected under the current Trump administration.

The Environmental Protection Agency is refining habitat maps and mitigation options for growers to ensure crop protection ...