The newest established Florida population of the invasive Argentine tegu was recently discovered in St. Lucie County. What to ...

Monster Mike Fishing Catching Exotic Fish in South Florida! Posted: March 7, 2025 | Last updated: March 7, 2025 South Florida is home to some of the wildest, most exotic fish in the world, and we ...

How to handle the growing problem of the invasive Argentine black and white tegu, as they emerge for breeding season in Central Florida.

Origin: Tropical, sub-Saharan Africa Habitat ... The species first arrived in South Florida in the 1960s, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Escaped or released pets ...

Researchers at the University of Florida’s Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory are conducting research to push the aquaculture industry in a more species-sustainable direction by breeding marine ...

The federally endangered smalltooth sawfish, which was approximately 14-feet long, had the tip of its long flat snout tangled in a fishing net next to a dock in Lantana. Its unusual teeth, which line ...

A new reptilian threat is emerging on the Treasure Coast, who said Argentine black and white tegu lizards populations are on ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Exotic Pet Amnesty Program helps rehome unwanted nonnative pets, preventing their release into the wild. The Southwest Florida Cooperative ...

Origin: Tropical, sub-Saharan Africa Habitat ... The species first arrived in South Florida in the 1960s, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.