The Sunshine State is a brilliant place to see animals in the wild, and this collection of birdwatching destinations is a bucket list for nature lovers.

State biologists recently released the latest report card on the health of south Florida's wading bird populations, and the news is not good. Wading birds ... on Sanibel and Everglades National ...

But he was most excited about the birds ... Everglades for recreation and its wildlife. As Samples from Friends of the Everglades notes, it’s also about building climate resiliency in Florida ...

Flamingos were common in South Florida until the end of the 19th century, when trends turned to feathers on women's hats and hunters slaughtered millions of birds in the Everglades. The last ...

A crocodile and alligator were filmed fighting on a Florida Everglades sidewalk ... They eat fish, reptiles, birds, and small mammals but could mistake dogs or cats near the water as natural ...

1845: Florida becomes 27th state. 1881: Real estate developer Hamilton Disston buys 4 million acres and begins efforts to drain the Everglades. 1906: The first dredging project began in South ...

In Florida, a Race Is on to Save the Everglades and Protect a Key Source ... dodging alligators and watching birds take flight as tiger-striped dragonflies clung to their clothes.