In 2019, after Florida was hit hard by the outbreak of both harmful blue-green algae and red tide, newly elected Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed a Blue-Green Algae Task Force consisting of the state’s leading environmental scientists who, in October of that year, issued eight recommendations addressing water quality and public health.

Want to know more about Florida’s Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)? Florida’s FWC is more than just some fancy park ranger, they have full law enforcement capabilities and do a lot more than you may think.

Cold weather in Florida made lizards fall from trees. One green iguana fell from a tree in North Miami Beach, as caught on camera.

On Florida’s east coast, offshore Nassau and Volusia counties, an ongoing cold-stunning event has harmed about 120 green sea turtles so far. While that’s far fewer than the hundreds rescued off the Panhandle, it’s the most stressed turtles the state has documented in Northeast Florida, according to the wildlife agency.

During Florida’s historic weather event, FWC officers rescued 30 sea turtles from freezing waters in Gulf County.

Providing medical care to injured wildlife has been a priority of the Conservancy of Southwest Florida since 1979.

Deputies then discovered a 28-inch Arapaima in a gray plastic tote that had been fitted with a battery-operated air pump, officials said. The species is native to South America and one of that size is worth $1,000, the affidavit states.

The kayaker had gone into the water after his kayak turned over when it took on water about 2 to 3 miles offshore.

“Florida currently has more than 17,000 square miles of suitable bear habitat, of which 46% is protected,” the local BHA chapter wrote in a Jan. 12 blog post about bear management in the state, adding that “state-wide bear-related calls are at an all time high, with a 42% increase from 2016.”

A frozen iguana hit the deck after cold weather swept through South Florida in January. Here's what to know about the plummeting lizards.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced rescuing over 1,200 sea turtles from frigid water temperatures.