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 ...

An unsung environmental success story has unfolded in Florida. With hurricane season is upon us, a restored river wetland ...

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 ...

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

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.

The Conservation Fund, a national nonprofit, agreed to pay $60.1 million for 7,765 acres near the Okefenokee Swamp once ...

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

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 ...