Florida angler was bitten by a shark on a dock for the second time this week

Woman swimming with shark swimming beneath her – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Willyam Bradberry The second shark bite incidence of the week included a Florida angler who was bitten on the foot on Friday, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Around 8 o’clock in the evening, the shark bit the 35-year-old man when

The Best Beaches in America: Florida snags number one spot on the list

Florida’s Beaches – Aerial View of Miami Beach, South Beach – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Mia2you Two of the top 10 beaches are in Florida and three are in Hawaii. The greatest beach in the US for 2023 has been recognized as Florida’s St. George Island beach. The 14-kilometer length of the undeveloped white

Red Tide is back & stronger than ever in Florida beaches

Red Tide — Courtesy: Shutterstock — smcfeeters When there are large concentrations of Karenia brevis, an algae that produces brevetoxins that can kill marine life, the red tide is visible in offshore waters. Algal growth can also result in blooms that color the water a reddish-brown color. Florida is unable to stop the deadly “red

An additional three alligators have been taken from a Florida neighborhood after woman’s tragic death

Alligator with its mouth open — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Ernie Hounshell Three more alligators have been removed from the same area in northern St. Lucie County days after an alligator tragically murdered an 85-year-old woman. According to wildlife officials, Gloria Serge was drawn into the water by a 10-foot alligator while she was walking her

Iguanas in Florida are likely to drop from trees as Arctic chill takes over Christmas weekend

Green Iguana – Courtesy: Image by Scottslm from Pixabay As an Arctic cold front moves through the country, forecasters in Florida are warning of plummeting iguanas due to the Sunshine State experiencing a “hard freeze” during the holiday weekend. Northeast Florida might have lows in the 20s inland and temperatures approaching 30 at the coast

City in Florida votes to remove invasive ducks labeled as destructive

Muscovy ducks – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Maria Grin Muscovy ducks are primarily black and white with red coloring around their eyes. The Winter Park City Commission decided unanimously on Wednesday for a measure to send them on their way. The Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission (FWC) classifies these Muscovy ducks as an invasive

Green iguana causes ‘large scale’ power outage in Florida city

Green iguana sitting by lake — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Image by: Lacey Lin Photography Officials in a South Florida city said an iguana was at fault for causing a “large scale” power outage this past week. Beach Electric Utility crews responded to the pesky outage on Wednesday afternoon in Lake Worth, Florida. “[Lake Worth Beach]

Florida boat rental services in jeopardy as new law prepares to take effect

Boat rental in Miami, Florida — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Image by: Tverdokhlib When the new Boating Safety Act takes effect on January 1 and is implemented statewide in an attempt to make people safer throughout Florida waters, three words in the law could spell disaster for boat and jet ski rental businesses all over the

Alarming manatee death toll numbers in Florida push calls for endangered status

Endangered manatee swimming in water — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Image by: Peter Douglas Clark Following the nearly 2,000 manatee deaths in Florida’s coastal and inland waterways over the past two years, a coalition of environmental organizations has called for the species to be urgently reclassified as endangered. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), according

Florida wildlife officials considering new set of regulations to protect seabirds at Skyway Fishing Pier

Skyway Fishing Pier – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by kesterhu ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Between fishhooks and line entanglements, the Skyway Fishing Pier is the center of where several brown pelicans have sadly died. Previous cases of red tide wiped out the majority of the food source causing them to head to the pier for