Florida’s wetlands are having a tense moment, the kind that makes biologists speak quietly and glance at the sky. From the sawgrass prairies of the Everglades to the mangrove-fringed flats of the Keys, rare animals are blinking red on scientists’ dashboards. Some species show flashes of recovery; others are slipping faster than expected. The drama ...
Picture this: under the moonlit skies of a warm Florida night, an ancient ritual unfolds on sandy beaches that has been happening for millions of years. Florida’s coastline provides critical nesting habitat for loggerhead, green, and leatherback sea turtles that use the state’s beaches to lay nests each year. What many people don’t realize is ...
In a landmark victory for wildlife conservation, 41 federally threatened eastern indigo snakes, North America’s longest native serpent, have been released into Florida’s Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve (ABRP). This marks the eighth consecutive year of reintroduction efforts, bringing the total number of released snakes to 167. But the real triumph? For the first time ...
Suhail Ahmed
Suhail Ahmed
