Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced the Boater Freedom Initiative, a legislative proposal that protects Floridians’ right to boat ...

“Florida currently has more than 17,000 square miles of suitable bear habitat, of which 46% is protected,” the local BHA chapter wrote in a Jan. 12 blog post about bear management in the state, adding ...

Last year was one of the deadliest for endangered Florida panthers. Thirty-six cats were found dead, 30 of those from vehicle strikes — the most since 2016. And so far in 2025, one cat has ...