Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport. ...more

November 20, 2009

After nearly 40 years on the brink of extinction, the brown pelican is coming off the endangered species list. The bird, now prevalent across Florida and the Gulf and Pacific coasts, was declared an endangered species in 1970, after its population was devastated by the use of the pesticide DDT. The pelican's recovery is largely due to a 1972 ban on the chemical. ...more

November 11, 2009

It has been more than 30 years since federal wildlife managers formally mapped the places where endangered manatee live in Florida. On Tuesday, they acknowledged it's probably time for an update. ...more

October 3, 2009

Egmont Key State Park once again is a target in the sights of legislative budget-cutters. ...more

March 27, 2009

Egmont Key State Park is once again a target in the sights of legislative budget cutters. ...more

March 26, 2009

Jesse Tyrone Barresse was duck hunting with some two friends and a child near a Ruskin duck pond when he spotted a bald eagle soaring overhead. ...more

March 5, 2009

Bird lovers are offering more than $4,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever killed a male bald eagle rescued in Seminole on Monday. ...more

January 28, 2009

Geographically, Egmont Key is hardly significant; a speck of an island dwarfed by nearby Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. ...more

January 5, 2009

Geographically, Egmont Key is hardly significant; a speck of an island dwarfed by nearby Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. ...more

January 4, 2009

The Bush administration's effort to free federal agencies from the Endangered Species Act is bad environmental policy and a waste of tax dollars. ...more

January 2, 2009