Established in 1974, Big Cypress National Preserve was the first nature preserve of its kind in the United States. Its 729,000 acres were purposely excluded from Everglades National Park to allow ...

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — It was a warm and breezy morning in Kissimmee when the "Finding Florida" crew explored alligator territory. But to get around, we needed an airboat instead of a regular vehicle. Hop ...

The sprawling swamps of the Florida Everglades are worlds apart from the marble halls and bustling corridors of Washington, D.C. Yet both serve as critical arenas for addressing some of the nation's ...

The Python Challenge sounded like a pretty bad idea. In reality, it was probably worse than most people imagined. Late last year, the state of Florida announced it would host a first-ever Python ...