Above, Capt. Cody Chivas last week in the Bayou. Photo by Garland An osprey rescued Sunday behind the Innlet in the Bayou is now recovering at Peace River Wildlife Center in Punta Gorda. C.J. Nemeth of Skyway Team Bird Rescue of Port Charlotte sent…

A group from the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Miami last week planted 767 orchids through Sam Murphy Park and the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association Bike Path as part of their Million Orchid Project.  The Million Orchid…

Lee County has the highest total number of manatee deaths in the state for 2026 so far, according to newly released preliminary manatee mortality data from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). FWC’s Marine Mammal Pathobiology L…