Invasive Species

The approved changes will allow more Floridians to collect invasive, live green iguanas and to facilitate sale of those live green iguanas out of Florida.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is hosting the annual event beginning Saturday through Sept. 14 to encourage the public to hunt and remove the invasive, venomous species.

A veterinarian and conversation expert spoke about invasive and nonnative organisms during a special live show of "The Florida Roundup," recorded at Zoo Miami.

We go to Zoo Miami for a special show with a studio audience. Guests were Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Dr. Frank Ridgley, the head of the Conservation and Research Department at Zoo Miami.

As concerns grow about the impact of herbicides on manatees, new studies point to water lettuce’s roles in aquatic ecosystems.

Because Florida was hit by two hurricanes weeks apart, experts say there is a lot of possible overlap when it comes to invasive plants and animals.

The invasive Peters’s rock agama lizard has spread to Central Florida, with sightings in Seminole, Polk and Volusia counties, according to UF/IFAS.

It's meant to incentivize hunters to capture the invasive snakes to win prizes among a share of $30,000. The grand prize winner with the most snakes humanely killed gets $10,000.

States like Florida and Texas have long borne the brunt of the pig problem and struggled to manage it as the situation grows more dire nationally. Officials have incentivized hunters by instituting few restrictions. But some people, including hunters themselves, question whether the approach is overkill.

A Florida man is making his mark on Tampa with handmade hats. Ash Dudney is one of the only creators in the state and hunts invasive species to use as adornments for his unique pieces.

The University of Florida team said the four species to watch out for next are alewife, zebra mussels, crab-eating macaques and red shrimp crayfish.

A coordinated series of efforts over 10 years to eradicate the spectacled caiman from the Western Everglades resulted in the removal of 251 of the creatures.