Florida's largest national park is a watery wilderness of incredible birds, subtropical swamps, and, yes, alligators.

The South Florida Water Management District reported overall nesting down although snowy egrets, South Florida's dominant ...

Advances in technology allow meteorologists to more easily tell the difference between weather and critters, including bats, ...

It stretches for roughly 1,200 miles from Texas to Florida where it ends at the Everglades, 2 million acres of wetlands ...

WPTV anchor Michael Williams went to the northernmost reaches of the Kissimmee Valley outside Orlando to the southernmost ...

The Everglades also contributes to South Florida’s climate resilience, naturally absorbing the impacts of hurricanes and minimizing coastal erosion and flooding. This ecosystem is home to hundreds of ...

The islet sits along the brackish zone where the saltwater of Florida Bay meets Everglades freshwater flowing from the north. This estuary, historically one of the world’s ecologically richest, yields ...

In the lawless Everglades, the Lacey Act did not put an end to plume hunting. Poachers hid out and slaughtered the birds there with impunity. Five years after the bill's passage, a game warden was ...

If you're planning a trip to Miami or Fort Lauderdale, Florida, visiting Everglades National Park should be on your to-do list. The South Florida national park is known for its expansive beauty ...

Wading birds across the Everglades had a rough couple of years with annual nesting over the last two seasons below the 10-year average, according to reports compiled by the South Florida Water ...

But it’s also possible the birds seen the morning of March 5 are full-time residents of the Everglades just out for their daily meal. Birds are most often seen on radar during morning hours ...

Read more about the top Everglades tours here. For the best chance of seeing the wide variety of wildlife, from alligators and crocodiles to 360 different species of birds and the endangered ...