After spending $250 million on a hastily built detention camp at an airport in the Everglades, the DeSantis administration now is looking at under-used state prisons in case a hurricane forces the ...

Florida has an estimated alligator population of 1.3 million, residing in various freshwater habitats. Lake Okeechobee has the highest estimated alligator population in Florida, around 33,542. It's ...

Work progresses on a new migrant detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility in the Florida Everglades, Friday, July 4, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. WLRN ...

Florida is home to an estimated 1.3 million alligators. Alligator mating season begins in April and they are most active when temperatures are between 82 and 92 degrees. Lake Okeechobee has the ...

It's generally assumed that any body of water in Flroida has an alligator in it. According to Florida Fish and Wildlife, they prefer freshwater lakes and slow-moving rivers and their associated ...

There’s a spot in northwest Fort Worth that contains 3,700 acres of untouched and protected prairies, forests, wetlands and swamps. This landscape contains a diverse set of life ranging from bison and ...

When it comes to animals, alligators are likely among the toughest in the world — and they’ve got the reputation to prove it. Tough as they are, though, the cold-blooded reptiles are not immune to ...