The 150-acre wildfire burning in the Ocala National Forest was 75% contained as of midday May 3, according to Ludie Bond, a wildlife mitigation specialist with the Florida Forest Service.

A 150-acre wildfire in the Ocala National Forest is 75% contained as of May 3. An evacuation order issued on May 2 has been lifted, though authorities urge people to avoid the area. Rain is ...

A 150-acre fire that started the afternoon of May 2 in the Ocala National Forest has led to an evacuation order for part of northeast Marion. County Road 314 between Southeast First Road and State ...

Florida is famously one of the most nature-rich states in the U.S., but this National Forest is perhaps even more beautiful ...

(This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information.) Update: As of 9:20 p.m. May 2 the evacuation order was lifted and all roads are open, according to the Marion County ...

He named this miniature forest Goshin, which means “protector ... This story appears in the February 2025 issue of National Geographic magazine.

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It has tracked them from the Panhandle and Ocala National Forest in the state’s midsection, to Big Cypress National Preserve in South Florida, which was near where the attack on Monday occurred.

This article was created in partnership with the National Geographic Society ... in and out of the deep jade shadows of the rain forest. We are in one of the most biodiverse places on Earth ...