A frozen iguana hit the deck after cold weather swept through South Florida in January. Here's what to know about the plummeting lizards.

As American crocodile populations have risen in recent decades, the threatened reptiles have made their way into suburban canals, adapting to the human environment as best they can.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission documented over 1,200 cold-stunned sea turtle rescues within six days.

Deputies then discovered a 28-inch Arapaima in a gray plastic tote that had been fitted with a battery-operated air pump, officials said. The species is native to South America and one of that size is worth $1,000, the affidavit states.

More than 1,200 sea turtles were rescued in northern Florida following a significant cold-stunning event in mid-January.

The officer pulled up to 29-year-old Carlos Fabian Mercado de Choudens, who was fishing with four other people. The officer checked one of Mercado’s buckets and found several bluegill fish, according to the report, which added Mercado didn’t have an active fishing license.

A recent USF study caused a stir when it reported that manatees were a nonnative species that arrived relatively recently to Florida. Here, a manatee biologist with Save the Manatee Club looks at

Two key questions remain when it comes to the proposed red tide remedies: how to scale them up so they can treat large areas and how to pay for the treatments.

The reptiles, an endangered species, were incapacitated when the water temperature plummeted after a rare winter storm hit the Panhandle last week.

A pilot of a small plane was hurt after crashing in rural Indian River County on Thursday, according to local officials.

Even with the improved conditions, fish kills and respiratory irritation usually associated with red tide were reported off Sarasota County.

The case drew attention amid a nationwide focus on the apprehension and deportation of undocumented immigrants.