After decades as the unchallenged lords of the swamp, the alligators of the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge will soon find themselves turned into prey. A controversial alligator hunt has been ...

It is the only intact remnant of the northern Everglades in Palm Beach County — an emerald marshland of peaceful blackwater where cattails ring vast wet prairies of spikerush, and teardrop-shaped tree ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The last stronghold of the northern Everglades – a sprawling scruff of emerald in western Palm Beach County – had its first ...

This past weekend was the start of the two-and-a-half-month alligator-hunting season in Florida. It was also the first time the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge opened its gates to recreational ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — A portion of the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge is closed to the public because of a well-fed alligator. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said ...

Story updated to clarify that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the closure of the boat ramps, not FWC. A boat ramp at the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge will soon ...

Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge dodged a bullet last week when two bill amendments that would have returned control of the 147,000-acre area to the state were withdrawn. Whether the gun is still ...

Is the bigger threat to one of South Florida’s natural treasures an invasive species or invasive politics? That treasure is the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, about 145,000 ...