Southwest Florida waters are home to some of the Amazon's most prized gamefish. If that sentence sounds a little strange, it should. Amazonian fish don't belong in our ponds, lakes and rivers, but ...

The recreational fishing of shallow water grouper will close in Atlantic state waters, reopening May 1, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The annual spawning season ...

Nicknamed the "Sunshine State," Florida continues to draw tourists and new residents thanks to its weather and activities.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service encourages eating some invasive species to help protect native wildlife. Although not illegal, eating Burmese pythons is not recommended due to high levels of ...

Heads up Florida. Say hello to your new neighbor, the Asian swamp eel. The swamp eel is one of the latest — and unwelcome — invasive species seen in the Sunshine State and officials want the public's ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has recognized the Florida bass as a unique species separate from the Largemouth bass and will incorporate the species name ...

The species likely began to spread with the opening of the Suez Canal. An aggressive species of invasive seagrass that has been traversing the oceans for more than a century has been detected in the U ...

President Donald Trump’s administration is proposing a change to the Endangered Species Act that environmental groups say will kneecap habitat protection and lead to extinction of vulnerable species.

Photo Provided by Jonathan Mays, FWC - Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, for WMNF News. Florida ranks seventh among U.S. states in biodiversity, with over 4500 different animal species and ...

Florida is unfortunately home to a lot of uninvited guests — especially invasive animals. But there might be another way to control their rapidly increasing populations. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...