Conservation

Santa Rosa County Commissioners have approved the sales contract to secure and protect 27.57 acres of environmentally sensitive Soundside property in Gulf Breeze.

Jan. 17 screening supports local waterways and nonprofit groups

The Trump administration wants to roll back protections for endangered and threatened species viewed as detrimental to economic growth. One critic says the proposals would have "destructive effects."

Santa Rosa commissioners are looking at options for establishing a dedicated funding source for land conservation in the county.

Pointing to its constitutional power to manage wildlife, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is urging a judge to toss out a lawsuit that seeks to prevent a bear hunt in December.

With little discussion, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Cabinet members Tuesday approved spending $83.3 million for four acres of land that will be overseen as a public park by Okaloosa County.

A conservation group has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission from holding the state’s first bear hunt in a decade

If you've ever wondered how sick or injured manatees are treated, meet Virginia Edmonds. She rehabs manatees at the Bishop Museum of Science and Nature in Bradenton.

There are more than 100 specialty license plates in Florida. The second most popular is providing a big help for sea turtles.

For the first time since 2015, Florida will reopen black bear hunting.