Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

One of the most biologically diverse estuaries in North America, the Indian River Lagoon is an estuary of national significance. The Service partners with a variety of groups to improve water quality in the Indian River Lagoon.

The Suwannee alligator snapping turtle inhabits the tannin-rich black waters of the Suwannee River, flowing from the headwaters of the Okefenokee Swamp. After decades of hunting, they have struggled to recover because they are slow to mature and reproduce. Today it’s accidental deaths from fishing...

So just what does it take to get over 6,500 pounds of manatees to new homes? A lot of muscle. A lot of planning. And a lot of like-minded hearts. And that is where the story begins.

Habitat conditions will improve for the Panama City Crayfish with help from timber cleanup funds.

The Ochlockonee River basin is a priority watershed with recovery efforts underway for the Ochlockonee moccasinshell (Medionidus simpsonianus).

Nowhere in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are successful partnerships more evident than right now in manatee conservation.

The St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge is under the climate gun as Mother Nature unleashes all manner of temperature, precipitation, and storm havoc on the popular preserve along the Gulf Coast. Sadly, the animals that once depended upon steady weather and predictable tides suffer the brunt of the...

Some birds make long journeys throughout the year while others seem to stay in your backyard. One way to better understand their behaviors and distribution is through banding and marking birds with individual identifiers.