So many places in South Florida are growing,” says town manager Linda Connors. “Miami wants to be Hong Kong, Fort Lauderdale ...

Brevard County’s southern barrier island is one of the least developed areas on Florida’s Atlantic coast. It’s a quaint, still pristine paradise, but all that seemed at risk just a few years ...

The Everglades is the largest stretch of undeveloped land in the easter U.S., and the area is literally crawling with beasts of all sorts, sizes ...

After record breaking cold stunned sea turtle numbers during the 2024-2025 winter season, things are normal so far this season, for now.

Ivory gulls sometimes breed on mountainous Arctic peaks, known as nunataks. These all-white gulls, perfectly camouflaged to ...

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Beaches, natural springs, historic towns, and alligators are a few of the things that make Florida a unique state. Many ...

The sex of many turtles, crocodilians, and other reptiles is determined by the temperature at which their eggs incubate.

Two dozen Kemp's ridley sea turtles are rehabilitating in Florida after cold waters off Cape Cod left them with frostbite and ...

Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think.

Audubon Aquarium Rescue is assisting with the turtles' lengthy recoveries in hopes of returning the reptiles to the wild Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...