“This tiny crayfish needs the protection of the Endangered Species Act to fight off the ongoing destruction of its wetland home,” said Tierra Curry, senior scientist at the Center. “Protecting habitat ...

Both species are dependent on Florida’s freshwater and wetland habitats, which have been degraded by pollution, development and overconsumption of water resources. “These unique Florida species are ...

In the decade that invasive Asian swamp eels have been spotted in the Everglades, new research from FIU shows they’ve decimated populations of local mosquitofish and crayfish.