Is red tide harmful to humans? What exactly is red tide? Here’s what to know as Southwest Florida deals with high levels of algal bloom.
Author: Kimberly Miller, Palm Beach Post
Golf legend Gary Player sues son, grandson over memorabilia dispute with ‘great’ reluctance
Gary Player is suing his son and grandson over memorabilia he says duo have sold or tried to sell despite agreement requiring items to be returned.
Invasive pythons slither north in Florida Everglades: May mean snake ‘population is expanding’
Python hunters are paid more to patrol Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in hopes they can prevent what happened at Everglades National Park.
‘Chicken of the Glades’: Florida officials propose culling invasive python population by eating them
Eating invasive Burmese pythons has been discouraged because of mercury levels, but a new study is underway.
Coronavirus could change Florida’s hurricane planning: Hotels, Lyft, Uber all in play
With hurricane season beginning June 1, Florida emergency managers are considering evacuating people by Uber or Lyft and putting them up at hotels.
Wildfire scorches 1,200 acres of Everglades; will there be more if coronavirus restrictions lift?
Low humidity triggers wildfire watch as drought provides fields of tinder in Everglades National Park and state-owned land in South Florida.
These mysterious ‘devices’ keep washing up on Florida’s beaches; scientists are concerned
FADS attract fish that gather for shelter or to feed on whatever grows in the artificially created ecosystem. Up to 121,000 were deployed in 2013.
Officials are cracking down on turtle smugglers in Florida
Softshell turtles are sold as food in Asia while box turtles are popular pets that can fetch a Florida poacher up to $300 each.
Lower number of shark bites off Florida coast may not be good news. Here’s why.
The number of blacktip sharks off Florida’s shoreline is down nearly 60 percent from 2011. Researchers say warming waters may be the reason.