In the Everglades, birds and alligators form an unlikely but beneficial partnership. Several types of water birds, including herons and egrets, choose to nest directly above the territory of ...

A lonely alligator on a desolate trek, its feet sinking into crusted mud where a shimmer of water should be, is emblematic of this year's epic drought in the Central Everglades. The mournful image ...

Wading bird nesting is at a 30-year low, with surveys counting just 3,500 nests compared to a 10-year average of over 47,000. The drought is attributed to both lower rainfall and historical human ...

Alligators mate in early spring, and the 40 to 60 eggs resulting from the union are laid on the banks of stream or pond. They are buried in layers, with vegetation placed between. Heat generated by ...

In 1914, a wildlife preserve was born in South Carolina with the purchase of a vast tract of land. Thanks to Tom Yawkey's ...