Mysterious, majestic and often misunderstood: the swamps of Florida hold more than just wildlife but history. "This is what Florida is supposed to be like or was like years and years ago," Wetzel ...

"Alligator Alcatraz" is the nickname for a planned temporary immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades.

An alleged carjacker was arrested in Florida Friday after he knocked over a cop with the stolen vehicle and led police on a high-speed chase that ended in a swamp, newly released footage shows.

Visiting Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is a trip that should be on the “bucket list” of everyone in Southwest Florida. The Audubon Society’s boardwalk takes you on a 2.

Federal wildlife officials estimate there are fewer than 1,000 ghost orchids remaining in the United States. Found only in South Florida and Cuba, the ghost orchid clings to trees by its roots and ...

Soon, wild animals that find their path blocked by the state’s busiest interstate will have a new way to get across.

While slogging through a Florida swamp in shin-deep water might not be everyone’s idea of a good time, that was precisely how I chose to spend a long November weekend on a bucket-list ...

Water levels, rare plants and ancient fish are among Florida’s natural resources that could be protected by a proposed expansion to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.

One of Florida’s rarest and most beloved swamp dwellers, the ghost orchid, could soon see increased protections under the federal Endangered Species Act. Citing the flower’s growing risk of ...