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Emergency officials are working around the clock to evacuate residents from Sanibel and Captiva Island. It is currently unknown how many people remain stranded on the islands in the wake of the near-Category 5 Hurricane Ian.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will include more than $30 million in the state's 2023 budget to try and figure out why record numbers of manatees are dying in Florida waters. Scientists blame agriculture and development for polluting the rivers where manatees live.

Manatees vocalize while feeding, resting, or playing using high-pitched squeaks, squeals, squeak-squeals, and chirps. Learn about innovative research being conducted at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota exploring how and why manatees vocalize.

Bears begin eating more calories in the fall to pack on additional fat needed during the winter months. Bears will consume up to 20,000 calories per day and will snack on anything that’s convenient, including what's in your garbage.

Bears begin eating more calories in the fall to pack on additional fat needed during the winter months. Bears will consume up to 20,000 calories per day and will snack on anything that’s convenient, including what's in your garbage.

We are all connected by the environment we share. The Earth is our home. This is the space where we share the environmental stories that caught our attention this week in Florida and beyond.

A St. James City man was arrested this week on charges related to harassment of manatees and other wildlife. 68-year-old Gary Stone was arrested on a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission warrant and charged with disturbing marine turtles, eggs or nests, which is a third-degree felony and harassment of manatees which is a second-degree misdemeanor and a violation of the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act.

A recent investigation by state wildlife officials found thousands of native turtles that were being poached and sold illegally to international markets.…

Red tide is back in Southwest Florida’s Gulf waters. Fish kills have been reported along Collier County beaches on Marco Island and respiratory irritation…

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is gearing up to enforce a new rule to help discourage the trapping of native songbirds.Craig…