/tags/habitat-loss habitat loss en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT /environment/2026-04-03/better-urban-design-could-help-save-floridas-threatened-big-cypress-fox-squirrel Florida is home to a host of diverse wildlife you can’t find anywhere else. Most people know of manatees and Florida panthers. But you might never have heard of the Big Cypress fox squirrel, a subspecies found only in southwest Florida. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT /environment/2026-04-03/better-urban-design-could-help-save-floridas-threatened-big-cypress-fox-squirrel Eve Bohnett | The Conversation /americas/2026-02-05/royal-caribbean-mahahual-perfect-day-mexico-resort Miami-based global cruise company Royal Caribbean plans to build a massive water park private destination in Mahahual, a small town on Mexico’s coast, creating deep divisions within the community. Those concerns intensified after a federal judge ordered a permanent halt to land-use changes, freezing the project amid legal and environmental questions. Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT /americas/2026-02-05/royal-caribbean-mahahual-perfect-day-mexico-resort Natalie Leticia Gallón /environment/2025-08-13/florida-wildlife-officials-approve-rules-for-states-first-bear-hunt-in-more-than-a-decade The hunt will take place in four regions of the state and use a lottery process for hunters to obtain permits. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 19:27:03 GMT /environment/2025-08-13/florida-wildlife-officials-approve-rules-for-states-first-bear-hunt-in-more-than-a-decade Jim Turner - News Service of Florida /environment/2025-08-04/roof-nesting-shorebirds-adjust-to-shrinking-habitats From Winn-Dixie and Dillard's rooftops to man-made rafts, shorebirds find creative ways to protect their eggs. Mon, 04 Aug 2025 20:44:00 GMT /environment/2025-08-04/roof-nesting-shorebirds-adjust-to-shrinking-habitats Rose Schnabel /environment/2025-06-25/shorebirds-in-florida-are-losing-habitat-living-shorelines-are-part-of-the-solution American oystercatchers at-large are making gains. But in Florida, the state-threatened shorebird is struggling to hold onto habitat. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:37:00 GMT /environment/2025-06-25/shorebirds-in-florida-are-losing-habitat-living-shorelines-are-part-of-the-solution Molly Duerig /environment/2022-11-23/public-comment-requested-over-a-revised-proposal-for-critical-habitat-of-endangered-bonneted-bats The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service now wants to designate approximately 1.2 million acres as critical habitat across 13 counties, marking a 21% reduction from the previous proposal. Wed, 23 Nov 2022 12:00:00 GMT /environment/2022-11-23/public-comment-requested-over-a-revised-proposal-for-critical-habitat-of-endangered-bonneted-bats Jessica Meszaros /news/2017-05-19/environmentalists-ask-for-intervention-to-preserve-rare-pine-rockland-forest-in-southern-miami-dade Environmental activists and concerned citizens expressed outrage Thursday night over a planned development they say endangers a tract of rare pine… Fri, 19 May 2017 12:06:13 GMT /news/2017-05-19/environmentalists-ask-for-intervention-to-preserve-rare-pine-rockland-forest-in-southern-miami-dade /news/2017-05-17/development-proposal-near-zoo-raises-concern-for-miami-dades-rare-pine-rockland-forest Pine rockland is a rare type of forest found only in South Florida and the Caribbean. In Miami-Dade County, a swath of pineland once stretched from… Wed, 17 May 2017 19:41:52 GMT /news/2017-05-17/development-proposal-near-zoo-raises-concern-for-miami-dades-rare-pine-rockland-forest /science/2013-05-15/sea-level-rise-may-happen-too-quick-for-shore-birds-to-react Humans aren't the only species facing an uncertain future in South Florida should current sea level rise predictions prove accurate. Migratory and… Wed, 15 May 2013 10:03:00 GMT /science/2013-05-15/sea-level-rise-may-happen-too-quick-for-shore-birds-to-react