Hundreds of non-native animal & plant species live in Florida. They prey on native critters & damage native ecosystems.

"It's very difficult to find them and catch them." Officials invest millions to battle highly invasive species wreaking havoc on Florida Everglades: 'They have a voracious appetite' first appeared on ...

To combat the invasive green iguana, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Wednesday announced new changes to rules regarding their capture. According to the FWC, commissioners ...

A study analyzing over 500,000 tweets from 2006 to 2021 found that public discourse on invasive species heavily favors charismatic animals over ecologically harmful plants. The research, led by ...

Aedes aegypti carries diseases such as yellow fever, chikungunya and Zika. Populations of an invasive species of disease-carrying mosquitoes are continuing to spread throughout Northern California, ...

Officials are urging people to heed caution after an invasive species of “aggressive, day-biting” mosquitoes have continued to spread in the Bay Area. Earlier this month, the mosquitoes appeared in ...

Today on CNN10: We get a look at the world's longest direct flight, which one airline say will connect two cities on opposite sides of the globe. Then, we'll learn what's threatening some of the Great ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -The Carolina hammerhead is now a prohibited species in Florida state waters. This move, approved at the November Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) ...

After a searing ocean heat wave in 2023, two of the most historically important coral species in Florida are functionally extinct from the state’s reef, scientists have found. Elkhorn and staghorn ...

In early June 2023, the coral reefs in the lower Florida Keys and the Dry Tortugas were stunning. We were in diving gear, checking up on hundreds of corals we had transplanted as part of our ...

Healthy corals, like this one in Puerto Rico, have color. Bleached corals appear white. By Seán Kinane/WMNF News (2015). Two corals off the Florida coast are now functionally extinct after a 2023 ...