/tags/wildlife-conservation wildlife conservation en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT /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/2026-01-05/conservationists-eye-threatened-list-status-for-floridas-bears After having what one described as a "significant impact" on Florida's black bear hunt this month, conservationists could seek to add bears to the federal threatened species list. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Tuesday reported 52 bears were killed during the hunt, which was held from Dec. 6 through Sunday. That was less than a third of the 172 bears that could have been killed. Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:00:00 GMT /environment/2026-01-05/conservationists-eye-threatened-list-status-for-floridas-bears Combined dispatches /environment/2025-09-19/conservationists-sue-to-stop-floridas-first-black-bear-hunt-in-a-decade State officials approved the plan in August despite strong opposition. The group Bear Warriors United filed the complaint against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in a court in Tallahassee on Wednesday. Fri, 19 Sep 2025 16:29:00 GMT /environment/2025-09-19/conservationists-sue-to-stop-floridas-first-black-bear-hunt-in-a-decade Kate Payne | Associated Press/Report for America /environment/2025-06-06/the-group-spearheading-the-florida-wildlife-corridor-gets-a-1-million-boost Disney World's conservation arm has given $1 million to the foundation that wants to preserve a wildlife corridor through the length of Florida. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:17:00 GMT /environment/2025-06-06/the-group-spearheading-the-florida-wildlife-corridor-gets-a-1-million-boost Steve Newborn /environment/2023-10-27/proposed-southwest-florida-wildlife-conservation-area-renamed-size-reduced The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has nearly halved the acreage involved in its plan to establish a large conservation area in Southwest Florida Fri, 27 Oct 2023 14:16:59 GMT /environment/2023-10-27/proposed-southwest-florida-wildlife-conservation-area-renamed-size-reduced Tom Bayles /environment/2023-10-09/florida-wildlife-officials-delay-launch-of-new-guidelines-protecting-rare-beach-nesting-birds New state guidelines to protect endangered beach-nesting birds will not take effect until this time next year. Originally those guidelines. applauded by bird advocates. were slated to start last month, but The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission delayed its effective date. Mon, 09 Oct 2023 12:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-10-09/florida-wildlife-officials-delay-launch-of-new-guidelines-protecting-rare-beach-nesting-birds Molly Duerig /environment/2023-10-02/proposed-conservation-florida-wildlife-corridor Federal money could be used to match or augment existing state dollars used to protect environmentally sensitive land, including that of the Florida Wildlife Corridor. Mon, 02 Oct 2023 13:56:57 GMT /environment/2023-10-02/proposed-conservation-florida-wildlife-corridor Steve Newborn /environment/2023-09-26/american-pink-flamingo-conservation-florida-peaches Peaches the flamingo was found in deep water off Florida’s Gulf Coast. Now a pair of researchers is tracking the bright-pink bird to see if wild, breeding populations may return to Florida for the first time since they went locally extinct in the early 1900s. Tue, 26 Sep 2023 17:16:25 GMT /environment/2023-09-26/american-pink-flamingo-conservation-florida-peaches Julia Cooper /environment/2023-08-16/panthers-and-bats-and-bears-floridas-endangered-species-have-even-more-room-to-roam Floridians own rights to decide if 5,000 acres of farmland in southwest Florida will ever be developed as part of Rural and Family Lands Protection Program. Wed, 16 Aug 2023 11:30:00 GMT /environment/2023-08-16/panthers-and-bats-and-bears-floridas-endangered-species-have-even-more-room-to-roam Tom Bayles /environment/2023-04-20/bills-to-fully-fund-preservation-of-the-florida-wildlife-corridor-are-lagging The wildlife corridor would preserve land stretching from the Everglades to Georgia and Alabama, allowing wildlife to freely migrate. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 16:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-04-20/bills-to-fully-fund-preservation-of-the-florida-wildlife-corridor-are-lagging Steve Newborn