“These beautiful plants are part of what makes South Florida so special,” said Elise Bennett, Florida director at the Center. “They only grow here, and protecting the places these rare plants live ...

the Florida brickell-bush is found exclusively in South Florida's pine rockland territory, specifically on the Miami Rock Ridge on the edges of Everglades National Park. At maturity this plant ...

The findings also suggest the need to better control the types of animals and plants imported into South Florida, Searcy added, as well as the importance of implementing stricter protocols for ...

The population has kept growing in many of Florida’s metropolitan areas, including South Florida and Central Florida — putting them in national Top Ten lists, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The actions will result in about 900 U.S.-represented employees getting temporarily laid off in addition to about 4,500 ...