Conservation

The state's main land preservation program was apparently not a priority this year. This comes only three years after lawmakers committed to spending at least $100 million a year on buying land.

Rather than sheer number, scientists looked at conch behavior to devise what they say is a more efficient way to protect disappearing herds of reproducing conch.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has sunk the proposal, which was widely criticized by environmentalists.

Florida's legislative session was scheduled to end March 13, but for the second year in a row, legislators were not able to cross the finish line with a completed budget. Your Florida asked residents how they think lawmakers did.

The Everglades seldom benefit from invasive species. But now, as non-native apple snails disappear, the endangered Everglades bird, the snail kite, is paying the price.

Several bills coursing through Tallahassee have aroused the ire of many conservationists. But some bills also have their backing.

SSA Marine said its port would be just south of the seaward side of the Sunshine Skyway and would complement Port Tampa Bay's operations. The land is on an environmentally sensitive island, worrying advocates.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet approved the expenditure as part of $27 million to protect 21,500 acres of conservation and agricultural lands statewide.

The Florida Aquarium has seen a 300% patient increase at its sea turtle hospital due in large part to cold-stunning.

This link of the Florida Wildlife Corridor will remain wild, thanks to several benefactors and the Department of Defense.

The expressway authority's governing board approved a resolution declaring some 44 acres of Orange County land as necessary for a planned toll road, including part of Eagles Roost.

The request to intervene said the groups have long sought to protect right whales from being struck by vessels and pointed to years of clashes with the federal government about the issue.