Opinion: Florida moves gopher tortoises to save them from development, but experts say relocation may not solve the bigger ...

The gopher tortoise dig burrows that end up not only acting as a home for themselves, but as a refuge for hundreds of other species in Florida.

Florida's Everglades is the largest stretch of undeveloped land in the easter U.S., and the area is literally crawling with ...

Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park in Micanopy isn’t flashy, doesn’t have a marketing budget, and won’t sell you an overpriced souvenir. What it does offer is 21,000 acres of pure, unadulterated ...

Hontoon Island State Park floats serenely in the St. Johns River, offering 1,650 acres of unspoiled Florida wilderness that feels worlds away from the tourist crowds and beach-goers that dominate the ...

Researchers have identified a new species of poison-dart frog, Ranitomeya hwata, in the remote bamboo-forest of Alto Purus ...

"A lot of non-native species get around through rafting," Eric Suarez, a leader in invasive species research at the University of Florida, told First Coast News. "It's hitchhiking on vehicles. They'll ...

Scientists found a “fanged” creature with “robust” limbs in a mountain forest of Thailand and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Attapol Rujirawan As a humid night cloaked a mountain ...

As darkness blanketed the mountains of central Peru, a “long”-fingered creature took up its perch on a tree branch. Its “large” red eyes scanned the surrounding forest, but it wasn’t the only one ...

After hiding in the shadows, a long-lost frog is giving conservationists a glimmer of hope in Ecuador. Back in 2022, biologist Juan Sánchez-Nivicela and his team navigated through dense vegetation on ...

In the forests of northern Vietnam, researchers on the hunt for frogs trekked through the dense leaves and trees under the cover of darkness . As they approached fast-flowing streams cutting through ...