Heads up Florida. Say hello to your new neighbor, the Asian swamp eel. The swamp eel is one of the latest — and unwelcome — invasive species seen in the Sunshine State and officials want the public's ...

FLORIDA, USA — Multiple agencies are urging Floridians to report sightings of an invasive Asian swamp eel species. In a news release shared with First Coast News on Wednesday, the University of ...

Brevard County commissioners this week approved $6.2 million in spending on projects for the Environmentally Endangered Lands Program, commonly known as EELS. With the board’s approval, the county ...

Brevard County commissioners Tuesday will consider options on how to start spending $50 million that voters approved to protect sensitive environmental land in the county. In 2022, 70% of voters ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Officials with the University of Florida (UF) in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are encouraging the public to report any ...

WINTER PARK, Fla. — The invasive Asian swamp eel has been discovered in Central Florida, raising concerns about potential impacts on local ecosystems. These eels, which can grow up to three feet long ...

Scientists with the University of Florida and the U.S. Geological Survey are asking for the public’s help in spotting invasive swamp eels. The slimy, air-breathing eels were first found in Florida in ...

Sept. 30 -- When John Curnutt first netted a catch of Asian swamp eels and dumped the slithery, brown, tubelike creatures into a bucket, he knew Florida was facing an unusually fierce invader.

If there is anything we learned from Floridians’ collective outrage at the proposed developments in our state parks last year, it is that we share a deep-rooted opposition to watching our natural ...

Development could gobble up about 2 million acres of agricultural land by 2070, according to a new report by the University of Florida and 1000 Friends of Florida. Much of the land, like the area ...