The biggest threat facing Florida's black bears is human development — not the recently approved bear hunt, says National ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis, Attorney General James Uthmeier, and Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson approved the protection of more than 78,000 acres of lands through ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his cabinet approved $26.75 million to purchase 3,818 acres of panther habitat. The land is located in Southwest Florida and will help connect existing conservation areas ...

Governor Ron Desantis and the Florida Cabinet approved the protection of 34,595 acres of conservation lands Wednesday. The preservation of these lands was largely possible through the Florida Forever ...

Last summer, Floridians sent a clear message: Our state parks are not for sale. When officials proposed allowing commercial developments — golf courses, hotels and pickleball courts — within nine ...

If there is anything we learned from Floridians’ collective outrage at the proposed developments in our state parks last year, it is that we share a deep-rooted opposition to watching our natural ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Privately owned lands support a large portion of the biodiversity in some areas, but procedures for identifying those private lands critical ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Almost two centuries ago, Native American tribe members sought the protection of ...

Florida Natural Areas Inventory tracks conservation across 67 counties. Miami-Dade County ranks fourth with 69% of land under conservation status. Monroe County leads the state with 97% of its land ...

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