Mammals, birds, reptiles, endangered species & invasive wildlife
Florida's iconic marine mammals, federal protection laws, and responsible boating.
Fewer than 370 remain — entanglement and ship strikes threaten them.
Endangered, recovered, downlisted — and then a catastrophic setback.
Florida's five sea turtle species, nesting season, and protecting hatchlings.
From 'beaches dark with turtles' to endangered — and a local recovery.
How their blue blood saves human lives and how to help a stranded crab.
450 million years old, blue blood that saves human lives, still mating on our shores.
Florida's apex reptile predators, how to tell them apart, and how to coexist.
From a few hundred to thousands — the rarest reptile in the U.S. comes back.
Piping plovers, least terns, and snowy plovers — Florida's protection laws.
Great blue herons, roseate spoonbills, ibis, egrets — Florida's iconic water birds.
Over 500 species recorded — where to find them and how your observations drive science.
The 7-mile wildlife drive at Merritt Island NWR — wading birds, alligators, and marsh plants.
From 417 nesting pairs to over 70,000 — one of the greatest conservation comebacks.
How to safely handle catfish, stingrays, lionfish, jellyfish, alligators, and sharks.
Infauna, epifauna, deep-sea vents, bioluminescence, and the strangest bottom-dwellers on Earth.
Lionfish, Burmese pythons, iguanas, tegus — how to identify and report them.
Panthers, manatees, scrub-jays, Key deer — the animals that need our help most.
The local story of a lost top predator — and what it would take to bring it back.
Billions of birds, gone to zero in fifty years — the founding warning of conservation.
How balloon debris kills sea turtles, dolphins, and birds — and how to stop it.
Which species appear when, migration routes, and how climate shifts the seasons.
Observe and log wildlife you see — tracks, scat, calls, and sightings.
Walk for 15 minutes and identify as many bird calls as you can.
Survey a beach or shoreline for bird nests and nesting activity.
Test how different bird beak shapes are adapted for different foods.
See how blubber keeps marine mammals warm in cold water.
Test how camouflage helps animals hide from predators.