As Florida’s Growth Booms, Habitat-Building Tortoises are removed from their underground burrows.
The Gopher Tortoise
Manatee & Invasive Armored Catfish
Armored catfish are driving manatees out of their warm-water refuges, putting their health at risk.
To save Caribbean coral reefs, scientists are creating a sea urchin “baby formula.” After a catastrophic die-off wiped out these reef “lawnmowers” in the 1980s, researchers hope this unlikely breakthrough could help restore one of the ocean’s most important ecosystems.
Long Spined Sea Urchins
Can these tiny insects stop the next wildlife pandemic?
The blowfly is known for feasting on decaying matter. One intrepid researcher hopes to use them as a biological warning system for wildlife disease.
Smoky Mountain Blowflies
A worm-like parasite, which infects at least 19 snake species, is poised to spread throughout the southeastern U.S., killing off Florida’s native snakes.
Snake Lungworm Disease
Through volunteer-led freshwater turtle surveys, the Florida Springs Institute is learning more about the health of a unique ecosystem.
Florida Springs Turtle Chasers
In the thickets Central Florida, a growing troop of wild rhesus macaques has lived along the Silver River. As their population slowly expands, scientists are asking an important question: what impact are these non-native monkeys having on Florida’s native ecosystem?
The Secret Macaques of Central Florida
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