The Nile monitor has an aggressive temperament and thrives in Florida's climate.

Another giant reptile is clawing its way toward disrupting the South Florida ecosystem as an invasive species. The Nile monitor -- a semi-aquatic lizard equipped with razor claws that can grow up to 6 ...

Nile monitor lizards, an invasive species, are making their presence known in Cape Coral as temperatures rise.

Crews are working 24-7 with bulldozers, dump trucks and bright lights on portable towers during sea turtle nesting season.

There are five species of marine turtles in Florida: loggerhead, green, leatherback, Kemp's Ridley and hawksbill.

Volunteers at Apopka Birding Park spent a cloudy, damp morning spreading mulch, staking gopher tortoise burrows and clearing ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The Hillsborough school board voted unanimously Tuesday to remove two more books from school shelves. "Blankets" by Craig Thompson and "Identical" by Ellen Hopkins were previously ...

When we think of "the environment," we tend to picture the beach. But on a barrier island, the ecosystem is the whole neighborhood.

Human beings are the greatest threat to the survival of endangered species, as we are the ones destroying their natural habitat, poaching and also causing the effects of climate change. Even though ...