Conservation

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.

The purchased conservation lands cover 134 square miles, the largest increment of conservation land and easement purchases ever proposed on a single Cabinet agenda.

The property is where Thirtymile Creek flows into the Alafia River, which is prone to flooding, even in minor storms.

A new report by scientists from four major Florida universities, says that the wildlife corridor — if completed — will not only allow wildlife to survive in the coming decades, it will make climate change less destructive to humans.

Researchers at the University of Florida Center for Coastal Solutions and Center for Landscape Conservation Planning recently developed a tool to help identify conservation lands in Florida that could help improve water quality if they are protected.