Hauntingly beautiful ghost orchids cling to pond apple trees growing right out of cypress sloughs. Endangered Florida bonneted bats soar through the open night skies. Large but docile eastern indigo ...

In Florida’s panhandle sits Tate’s Hell State Forest — a huge tract of marshlands, wooded areas and swamps that span over 200 ...

The state’s wildlife agency will test the bears’ DNA to determine if any of them had attacked and killed an 89-year-old man.

In Florida, a rare and tragic case for the black bear species occurred on May 2. An 89-year-old man, Robert Markel, and his ...

The authorities received a report on Monday about a bear encounter in an unincorporated part of Collier County just north of Everglades City, Fla.

Deanna Doane woke up hours before dawn on an unusually warm February morning in Southwest Florida, laced up a pair of running shoes and stepped onto a trail in Big Cypress National Preserve.

There’s more to Florida than its famed golf courses, beaches and theme parks. Book one of the these truly exceptional group ...

Venture to Florida's Nature Coast, just off the Gulf, and stop for a bite at vintage diners and enjoy scenic hiking in this ...

While there are a handful of picturesque trails scattered throughout Florida, only one is revered as the best place to hike.

Lab results have connected one of three black bears killed by wildlife officers in southwest Florida to a fatal attack on a man and ...

and finally into the largest old-growth bald cypress forest in North America; visitors can take a self-guided tour along the boardwalk to get a feel for what wild Florida was like before it was ...

Florida, often known for its pristine beaches and theme parks, also harbors a wilder side, offering an array of challenging ...