Everglades

For centuries, the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida has called the Everglades home. But decades of engineering projects have devastated their ancestral lands and an ecosystem that’s sustained them

A family who were among the victims of the crash between two airboat in the Florida Everglades gathered to address the media alongside their attorneys on Friday.

More than a dozen people were hospitalized after two airboats collided off Tamiami Trail in Collier County Friday afternoon.

The Burmese python is best known in South Florida for destroying the Everglades — but what makes them such a threat?

A Florida trapper wrangled a 17-foot python over the weekend in the Everglades near Fort Lauderdale, and the major catch was caught on video. 

A Florida trapper wrangled a 17-foot python in the Everglades near Fort Lauderdale.

Multiple people were rescued after an airboat overturned in the Florida Everglades in western Miami-Dade when the operator, who was later arrested, made a sharp turn to see an alligator. NBC6’s Jamie Guirola reports

Multiple people were rescued after an airboat overturned in the Florida Everglades in western Miami-Dade. NBC6’s Jamie Guirola reports

A man was hospitalized Sunday after a crocodile bit him in the leg at Everglades National Park, officials said.

A man was hospitalized Sunday after a crocodile bit him in the leg at Everglades National Park, officials said.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a huge step forward in the path to restore the Everglades. NBC6’s Steve Litz reports

Two people were killed after the wreckage of a small plane that crashed in the Florida Everglades near Broward County was discovered. NBC6’s Ari Odzer reports

Two people were killed after the wreckage of a small plane that crashed in the Florida Everglades near Broward County was discovered Wednesday, officials said. NBC6’s Ari Odzer reports.

Video shows a pilot getting rescued Tuesday hours after his small plane crashed in southwest Broward County. NBC6’s Heather Walker reports

A man has been rescued after his small plane crashed in Southwest Broward. Chopper 6 captured the small plane crashed in the Florida Everglades as a man stood on the wing requesting help.

The long-awaited new Flamingo Lodge is opening in Everglades National Park. NBC6’s Ari Odzer took a look inside

The Burmese python is best known in South Florida for destroying the Everglades — but what makes them such a threat?

McKayla Spencer from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission explains why Burmese pythons pose such a dangerous threat to Florida’s wildlife and environment — especially in the Everglades.

Floridians are encouraged to hunt pythons – you can win up to $10,000 as part of the FWC’s “Florida Python Challenge.”