“The most iconic Florida freshwater fish has a new name ... Reporter for McClatchy covering the Southeast. She is based in South Florida and graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill ...

Originating in the Okefenokee Swamp, the Suwannee River meanders more than 249 miles through south-central Georgia and north-central Florida ... to the fish also threaten the mussel. The southeastern ...

Arapaima are native to South America, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ... Arapaima are “among the largest known freshwater fish species with sizes up to 14 feet and 440 pounds ...

Lake Okeechobee, or the "Big O," is the largest freshwater lake in Florida ... Regardless, the main draw in this giant south-central Florida lake is its fish. And, of course, the chance to catch ...

Accordingly, the Center petitioned to protect the South Florida rainbow snake under the Endangered Species Act in 2010, along with 403 other imperiled Southeast freshwater species ... for Snake ...

South of Lake Okeechobee, Florida - at the heart of Everglades National Park - a new freshwater reservoir is ... which killed ...

A recent story out of New Jersey highlighted a growing concern faced by coastal communities across the United States: saltwater intrusion into freshwater sources. Currently, rising sea levels and ...

This is the fish that was involved in the burglary, officials say. Arapaima are native to South America, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports. DeSoto County Sheriff's ...