Environment
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Officials: 35 pilot whales moving in deeper water
EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla. (AP) — Pods of 35 pilot whales have been moving into deeper water off Florida's southwest coast, raising optimi…
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Officials: At least 20 whales in deeper water
EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla. (AP) -- Wildlife officials prepared Thursday to use sound and other herding techniques to try to save pilot wha…
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Officials: Up to 20 whales moved to deeper water
EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla. (AP) — Wildlife officials say as many as 20 pilot whales in danger of stranding in Everglades National Park are…
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Workers try again to save whales in Everglades
EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla. (AP) — Wildlife workers will try again Thursday to lead 41 pilot whales out of dangerously shallow waters in Ev…
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10 whales dead, dozens stranded in Everglades
EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla. (AP) -- Wildlife workers in boats struggled Wednesday to coax nearly four dozen pilot whales out of dangerous s…
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Mich. store owner guilty in Fla. wildlife case
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — The owner of a Michigan aquarium supply store has pleaded guilty in Florida to illegal trafficking in wildlife including…
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Eagle nest complicates plans for new restaurant in Bradenton
BRADENTON, Fla. - A new restaurant is slated to open in Manatee County next year, but plans for its location have some concerned because of a bald eagle.
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Officials warn gardeners of citrus tree disease
GULF BREEZE, Fla. (AP) — A highly contagious disease that could radically damage citrus tree growth has been found in the Florida Panhandle.
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Fla. officials announce license-free fishing days
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott is waiving fishing license requirements for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
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Wild Turkeys in Fla.
European explorers took Wild Turkeys from Mexico to Europe in the early 1500s. They were so successfully domesticated in Europe that English c…
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Photos: Wild turkeys in Manatee County
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. - A Bradenton man is sharing his photos of some of his turkey friends that expect to have a quiet Thanksgiving Day.
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Giant skate caught, released off Miami Beach
MIAMI, Fla. - A Florida fisherman who hooked an 800-pound deep sea beast in the waters off Miami Beach says the mysterious fish was like “a dinosaur.”
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UF study: Fla. seaweed could fend off cancer, other diseases
A new defense against prostate cancer, the most common cancer in men in the United States, may come from a seaweed found off the coast of Florida.
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Panther, 12, to go on exhibit at Palm Beach zoo
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A 12-year-old Florida Panther named Mirasol will go on exhibit at the Palm Beach Zoo.
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BP spill money funds Fla. snapper project
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — The Ocean Conservancy says a $3 million, five-year project to expand data collection on red snapper and other reef fish…
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Feds will label Silver Springs as threatened
SILVER SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — The National Park Service plans to label Florida's iconic Silver Springs as threatened in an upcoming report on th…
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Fla. couple challenges front yard garden ban
MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida couple is heading to court to challenge a town's ordinance that bans vegetable gardens in the front yards of homes.
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Whooping crane migration enters Kentucky
MORGANFIELD, Ky. (AP) — A flock of whooping cranes being guided by an aircraft on the way to Florida has arrived in Kentucky.
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One legged bald eagle hanging out at Bradenton Country Club
BRADENTON, Fla. - Dave Copland tells ABC 7 he first noticed a juvenile bald eagle last Friday afternoon. The eagle was sitting on the ground a…
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Funding short for buying new conservation lands
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Much of the land that the state considered surplus conservation lands that could be sold to raise money for the purchase…
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Officials warn boaters to watch out for manatees
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. (AP) — Florida wildlife officials are warning boaters to watch out for manatees.
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Experienced pet owners can adopt exotic species
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Florida wildlife officials are looking for experienced pet owners to adopt exotic species.
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Panther festival sheds light on endangered animal
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panther Festival taking place in Naples will help shed light on the endangered animal.
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Florida may see an El Nino in the summer of 2014
It has long be know that the large scale warming and cooling of the central and east-central equatorial Pacific waters has a large impact on g…
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Citrus crops predicted to decline again this season
MANATEE COUNTY - If you haven't noticed yet, brace yourself for an increase in the cost of citrus produce. Prices for orange juice, and orange…
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Feds tout economic benefits of wildlife refuges
MIAMI (AP) — Federal officials say national wildlife refuges offer benefits to humans as well as wildlife.
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1 dog dead, 1 dog injured from killer bee attack
ST. PETERSBURG, FL. - One dog is dead and another injured after being attacked by killer bees in St. Pete.
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Sneak preview of Children's Rainforest Garden
SARASOTA, Fla. - Children on the Suncoast can now experience a tropical rain forest right here at home. Selby Gardens is showing off its newes…
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Sarasota Bay Water Festival raises awareness about importance of area waterways
SARASOTA, FLA. - Karen Fraley knows how important Sarasota Bay is to our way of life.
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Sperm whale beached near St. Petersburg is euthanized
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Wildlife officials have euthanized a 30-foot sperm whale that beached itself near John's Pass on Thursday morning, acc…
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Sarasota Bay Watch scallop restoration project
SARASOTA, FL- Sarasota Bay Watch has now released approximately 21 million scallop larvae this 2013 scallop restoration season. In addition…
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Florida manatee deaths at all time high in 2013
Red tide contributed to nearly 300 of the deaths.
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Huge increase in green turtle nests recorded in 2013
SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. - Once nearly extinct, the green sea turtle is now coming back in record numbers. More than 25,000 nests were counted th…
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Anna Maria turns to bees to help plants
ANNA MARIA, Fla. - Bees around the world are dying from what scientists call colony collapse disorder. A recent study showed pesticides might …
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Anna Maria looks beyond green buildings to entire green street
ANNA MARIA, Fla. - When Michael Coleman moved to Anna Maria Island in 2007, he says the area was full of run down shacks. Rather than looking …
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Manatee Video - tourists won't leave these gentle animals alone
Florida's manatees have a variety of challenges, whether it be on account of toxic red algae, red tide, boat propellers, or people who physica…
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BAY GUARIDANS AT NORTH WATER TOWER PARK ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19
SARASOTA, FL – The Sarasota Bay Estuary Program’s Bay Guardians will visit North Water Tower Park on Saturday, October 19 to remove the invasi…
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Wildlife rescue urges drivers to be aware of sandhill cranes near roadways
MANATEE COUNTY - A protected species of bird may need even more protection due to an alarming number of sandhill cranes being hit by cars in Manatee County lately.
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Officials: Raw shellfish and open wounds increase risk of deadly bacteria
SARASOTA COUNTY - A warning was issued for Floridians this weekend regarding a dangerous bacteria that could be lurking in the waters. More th…
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Seaweed has Siesta vacationers 'disappointed'
SIESTA KEY, Fla. - Do September showers bring October seaweed? That's the theory by some people on South Siesta Key, where piles of smelly stu…
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Caught on camera: Boater drives through waterspout in Keys
MARATHON, Fla. - Charter captain Kevin Johnsen, his dog Boede and friend Aaron Osters were cruising around the Florida Keys in search of lobst…
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Green Turtle nesting breaks local record
SARASOTA, Fla. - Sea turtles have finished nesting on beaches from Longboat Key through Venice, where green sea turtles laid a record number o…
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Short term plan approved to open Warm Mineral Springs
NORTH PORT, Fla. - After two and a half months of being shut down, it appears Warm Mineral Springs in North Port will soon reopen. Tuesday, Sa…
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4 more license-free fishing days
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida wildlife officials are adding four license-free fishing days.
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FWC arrests man suspected of disturbing turtle nest
SARASOTA COUNTY - Wildlife officials say they have caught the man who allegedly stole sea turtle eggs on Casey Key last month.
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FWC seeks man photographed disturbing sea turtle nest
SARASOTA COUNTY - Wildlife officials are looking for a man they say may be stealing sea turtle eggs. It happened two weeks ago on Casey Key. T…
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Beachgoers Face Invasion Of Jellyfish
Along some stretches of coastal waters, scientists have spotted huge, mile-long blooms of jellyfish, sometimes with 30 to 40 animals per square yard of sea.
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Where Sand Is Gold, the Reserves Are Running Dry
Constant erosion from storms and tides and a rising sea level continue to swallow up chunks of beach along Florida’s coastline. Communities ha…
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Mote Marine report details 9 years of whale shark study
SARASOTA, Fla. - If you look around Dr. Bob Hueter’s Mote Marine Laboratory office, you can tell he is quite fond of whale sharks.
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Three cited for possessing too many sharks
ENGLEWOOD, Fla. - Three Charlotte County fishermen were cited last week after a Marine Patrol unit says they were in possession of twice the legal limit of sharks.
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