United Nations keeps Everglades Everglades National Park on global ‘in danger’ list

Everglades National Park will remain on a United Nations list of world cultural and natural heritage sites that are in danger. The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. UNESCO, convened last Friday in Paris and decided to keep the …

Everglades National Park considered ‘in danger’ by United Nations group

Florida wetlands in The Everglades. By felixmizioznikov via iStock for WMNF News. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, formally decided Wednesday to keep the Everglades National Park on the List of World Heritage …

Darkness is crucial to Everglades habitat. Could Alligator Alcatraz threaten it?

Surrounded by the low hum of swamp bugs, Anthony Sleiman pointed his camera to the west. The conservation photographer was more than 15 miles from the state’s newly built immigrant detention center, dubbed Alligator Alcatraz. But just before 10 p.m. on …

Calling Everglades camp 'Alligator Alcatraz' is a crock | Opinion

Construction workers with The Haskell Company work on replacing a 30 inch storm drain with a 60 inch storm drain near the intersection of Belmont and Landon in the San Marco area of Jacksonville, Fla. Thursday June 5, 2025. The storm drain will be able to …

Survey: Tariff Uncertainty Worries Port Everglades Businesses

The Port Everglades business ecosystem is facing a year of labor challenges and growing concerns over tariff uncertainty, according to a survey from a supply chain management professor at Florida Atlantic University. The Port Everglades business ecosystem …

Ep. 396: Rock Mines in the Everglades with Chris Wittman

In this week's interview episode, Cal and Jordan chats with Chris Wittman, co-founder of Captains for Clean water, to talk about one of the biggest threats to the Florida Everglades: rock mines built by the sugar industry.To learn more and get involved …

This week's python hunt aims at Everglades but some slither in Brevard

The annual Florida Python Challenge aims to remove invasive Burmese pythons, which threaten the Everglades ecosystem. Sightings of Burmese pythons have been documented in Brevard County, though the main challenge takes place farther south. The competition …

South Florida family uses social media to find their lost pet bird miles away in the Everglades

A pet bird named Kiwi took quite the trip. The family thought the small bird was gone forever, but she made it back with the help of some new friends. The nightteam’s Heather Walker has the heartwarming reunion — in her special assignment report “Fly Away …

Critics controversial nickname for ICE’s Everglades detention facility: ‘Alligator Auschwitz’

Everglades photographer snaps back against 'Alligator Alcatraz'

In the heart of the Everglades, behind the Clyde Butcher Big Cypress Gallery, it’s nature untouched, vast and remote. “The best thing I can advise is just take your time,” Scott Randolph warns while guiding Gulf Coast News through the landscape. He’s led …