A three-year-old male panther (UCFP501) was found dead March 25 on US-27 in Glades County after an apparent vehicle strike, wildlife officials confirmed.

Manatee County deputies freed an alligator tangled in a soccer net at Greyhawk Landing in Bradenton; photos from the sheriff's office show the rescue.

Manatee County is partnering with a state program to place conservation easements on two ranches, preserving 1,483 acres of working land from development.

Pinellas County's $125.7M beach renourishment began, but more than 100 beachfront owners refused temporary easements — leaving gaps in protection and complicating federal funding.

A coalition of 32 groups is urging Florida lawmakers to tap trust‑fund receipts and boost appropriations after a state report found a roughly $759M parks repair backlog.

A 9-foot-9-inch alligator wandered near a Seffner school bus pickup Thursday; a licensed trapper removed it and no one was hurt.

F23, the female at the Southwest Florida Eagle Cam nest, hasn’t been seen since last Friday. Mate M15 is caring for eaglet E26 while wildlife groups monitor the situation.

A Trust for Public Land plan would stitch local paths into a 420‑mile greenway from Tampa Bay to Naples, connecting seven counties and dozens of communities. Early land deals and short connectors are already shaping the route.

ZooTampa closed a $33 million campaign to finish Florida Waters and the Straz Family Manatee Rescue, adding new habitats and expanded rescue capacity this spring.

Lee County deputies, FWC crews and drone pilots rescued an injured mother manatee and her calf from the Orange River; both were sent to ZooTampa for care.

A $34.7M, 33,055‑sq‑ft Fair Oaks Recreation Complex has opened in East Tampa, adding courts, trails and senior programming across a 10.25‑acre campus.

A female Florida panther, UCFP500, was found dead on State Road 82 in Collier County; biologists suspect a vehicle strike and urge drivers to slow down in known panther corridors.

UF/IFAS researchers developed a duplex digital PCR eDNA test that finds Asian swamp eels and bullseye snakeheads from a few drops of water, offering faster detection in murky canals.