Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The St. Johns River has a wonderful and diverse variety of wildlife. The river’s vertebrate wildlife includes all the fish species ...

Sea turtle nesting season has begun in Florida. Learn what to do and what not to do if you encounter a sea turtle or nest.

Have you ever wondered what happens to aquatic life in the winter when lakes freeze over? Rather than hibernating as mammals do, some animals go through a process known as brumation. Freshwater ...

Demographic information is critical for interpreting abundance trends. Demography refers to the key vital rates or parameters, such as breeding, survival, and dispersal rates. As a concrete example, ...

Out of the thousands of sea turtle hatchlings emerging from the sand and shuffling toward the ocean around Florida, only 40 were leatherbacks from a Sanibel Island clutch laid by their mammoth mama on ...

Are box turtles in worse shape than herpetologists thought? University of Toledo researchers raise the question in new ...

Turtles are some of the most unique creatures on Earth. Turtles seem to take their time with everything they do. This can be frustrating for those who are always on the go, but it’s also a reminder to ...