Florida wildlife Archives - Creative Loafing Tampa

Dear Santa, please bring these gifts to help Florida’s environment

We need some help for our parks, springs, beaches, and bears — and send some Spirits to scare our leaders straight.

by Craig Pittman and Florida Phoenix December 21, 2024March 4, 2025

We need some help for our parks, springs, beaches, and bears — and send some Spirits to scare our leaders straight.

Reports of planes colliding with wildlife are increasing in Florida, according to FAA data

Larger Florida airports continue to develop complex strategies to prevent wildlife strikes.

by Julia Rogers and Fresh Take Florida December 16, 2024May 31, 2025

As Florida’s population grows, officials see 33% spike in wildlife calls

Most calls involve such things as wildlife in populated areas, getting into trash or causing property damage, not imminent public-safety threats.

by Jim Turner and News Service of Florida April 30, 2024April 15, 2025

Snakes eating each other, plus more of Creative Loafing’s most read news stories of 2022

Hisscuse me?

by Ray Roa December 23, 2022December 12, 2023

Florida governor Ron DeSantis fires Rick Scott Everglades appointees

This may be the only time we’ve been excited to see a Florida politician take a page out of President Trump’s book and say “You’re fired!”

by Cathy Salustri January 11, 2019July 10, 2025

Sh*t Happened 2/21/17: Manatee census, Trump owns most anti-Trump sites, Bloomin’ Brands to shutter 43 restaurants

by Scott Harrell February 21, 2017August 3, 2023

Popular Florida wildlife doc to be broadcast on WUSF Thursday

by Kate Bradshaw November 18, 2015August 17, 2023

Take in the natural beauty along the Hillsborough River on a leisurely canoeing trip

by Patrice Knezevic September 7, 2010August 3, 2023

The Green Community week in review: Tampa green biz program, cypress mulch protest, harmful water bottles and more

by Katie Machol Simon August 2, 2009August 17, 2023

Arts & Entertainment

Zora Neale Hurston: Florida folklorist and explorer

by Linda Taylor July 30, 2009February 2, 2024

Goodbye black bears, panthers, sea turtles; hello, 18 million more people

by Alex Pickett August 25, 2008June 5, 2022