Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Trail of Florida's Indian Heritage, Inc. Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is a wild place. On any given day, you might see ...

It took decades for this endangered bird to reclaim its habitat. The snail kite, one of Florida’s most imperiled birds, appeared to be in the midst of a complicated success story after Hurricane Irma ...

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Two bald eagles were released into the wild on Thursday in the vicinity of Paynes Prairie in Micanopy. Mary Ellen Cross and Bubba and Ingrid Scales are volunteers for the Audubon EagleWatch Project.

A 9-foot alligator was rescued from Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park after a bungee cord was found wrapped around its jaw. The alligator, now named Bungee, was relocated to Gatorland in Orlando for ...

The St. Johns River Water Management District has backed off of a plan to sell thousands of acres of environmentally sensitive property throughout the state as surplus property, including 157 acres in ...

The Alachua County Commission addressed a proposed development near Paynes Prairie and set a transition date for Celebration Pointe’s Sports and Event Center at a meeting Tuesday. During the meeting's ...

A dog was stranded near the Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park in Gainesville. Florida. Alachua County Sheriff's Office Facebook Wet. Cold. Miserable. Then came help, relief and safety. A Labrador ...

Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is a wild place. On any given day, you might see horses and cattle grazing along a trail, a bald eagle drifting overhead, or bison making their way across an open ...