ORLANDO, Fla. – Central Florida is grappling with significant environmental challenges, including hurricanes, flooding, and wildfires, much like many regions around the globe. Ahead of Earth Day ...

Professor by night, park ranger by day, protector of sea turtles always. That was the late Hank Smith, a unique person in ...

Florida must address the insurance cost challenge. Mitigation is the state’s most proven, cost-effective and underutilized ...

In Key West, cruise ships churn up sediment, worsening water quality more than hurricanes occasionally do. Lizard populations shift in Florida due to invasive species, altering mosquito feeding ...

Can you eat pythons? Florida snake hunter prefers his ground up like hamburger, however state recommends NOT eating the ...

Snake hunters across Florida are participating in the annual “Python Challenge.” The goal of the 10-day event is to remove invasive Burmese pythons from the state. The Python Challenge began at ...

The Florida Department of Environmental Quality supervises the districts. While the districts oversee water conditions, they don't issue bonds, like some of the regional groupings do.

The use of fire arms, dogs and other animals is prohibited during the Florida Python Challenge The 2025 Florida Python Challenge runs from July 11 to July 20 in specific South Florida locations ...

The groups sued federal, state and Miami-Dade County officials over the facility, which could start housing migrants next week.

Florida Python Challenge starts Friday in South Florida, and participants can win thousands of dollars in prizes.

The race is on to protect Florida’s native wildlife by killing as many Burmese pythons as possible – and potentially bring home a share of $25,000.