Tag: invasive species

The annual impact of invasive plants, animals and disease to Florida’s agriculture industry is estimated at $179 million.

Burmese pythons likely gained a foothold in Everglades National Park in the 1980s after the release of captive snakes.

Florida’s record-breaking heat demonstrates how compound climate events hurt the most vulnerable people.

Toxic algal blooms now regularly infest much of the lake's 730-square-mile surface during the summer.

Researchers warn we risk losing a sustainable future if we don’t take action to conserve insects and address climate change.

FIU ecology professor John Kominoski has studied the Everglades for 11 years to understand the interface between land and water.

Oceana fears that a disaster similar to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill may happen in the future.