South Florida has a climate perfect for warmwater fish and reptiles. Finding temperatures to their liking, it’s no surprise that so many exotic species have proliferated. Burmese pythons are ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) proudly highlights the significant milestones achieved in 2024, as Florida solidifies its reputation as a national leader in conservation ...

Fish and Game officials, armed with nets, came to Vogel Lake the following spring and confirmed that invasive pike were in the lake. It was the first documented case in North America of invasive ...

It was the first documented case in North America of invasive northern pike, considered an exclusively freshwater fish, swimming in an estuary, an area where freshwater and saltwater meet.

The site is in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, and biologists worried that invasive pike that got there after swimming across Cook Inlet would spread farther into the freshwater system. (Photo by ...

which they blame for introducing the fish into the country. The species is native to brackish coastal habitats in West Africa and has a physiology that makes it a formidable invasive. Blackchin ...

Still, many Floridians say there’s enough evidence to warrant concern. Communities across Florida in recent months have taken up the question of whether to fluoridate water supplies. This month, ...

Dancing with a Burmese python is how the Python Huntress Amy Siewe described a recent encounter she had with the invasive snake ... wreaking havoc with the South Florida ecosystem.

poaching and invasive alien species,” study co-author Rajeev Raghavan, South Asia chair of the IUCN’s Freshwater Fish Specialist Group, said in the statement. Iwan Jones, a freshwater ecologist from ...

Among the equipment already on the road, according to the state are: Manatees will head to warm-water locations, like springs and power plant discharge areas, the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

Officials are encouraging the public to report sightings of the invasive Asian swamp eel in Florida waterways.