Two female rough-tooth dolphins have been released off the Florida Keys, six months after they stranded in shallow waters. Amy Tardif has more. (AUDIO)

The number of endangered snail kites in the Florida Everglades declined 50 percent in the last 4 to 6 years. That’s according to figures from the National Wildlife and Florida Wildlife Federations. They blame the decline on water management practices by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Monday the groups filed suit against the Corps in federal court. Valerie Alker has more. (AUDIO)

Nile Monitor Lizards have been hanging around Cape Coral for some time. They came to the region as pets, were released, and have multiplied. Now, there’s been a documented sighting on Sanibel. Wendy Humphrey reports.

A noted professor in southwest Florida is calling into question last April’s sighting of an Ivory-billed woodpecker in Arkansas. Ryan Warner reports. (AUDIO)

The Texas A&M University Hart Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies and the University of Havana are conducting a sea turtle workshop in Cuba this week to help locals improve a 7-year-old novel sea turtle program. Amy Tardif has more. (AUDIO)

Following the fatal alligator attack on Sanibel last year, the city becomes the first municipality in the nation to sponsor a study on ways in which residents can live in harmony with the reptile. Wendy Humphrey reports. (AUDIO)

Hordes of mosquitoes are hatching across Southwest Florida – thanks to recent heavy rainfall. And mosquito control workers are stepping up their efforts. Techniques for counting mosquitoes are rather low-tech. Workers count the number of the stinging pests in traps. And they check so called “landing rates”. Ginny Day is a biologist with Charlotte County Mosquito Control.

“We have 20 stations – landing rate stations around the county – that’s where they actually stand and let the mosquitoes land on them and count the number of mosquitoes from the waste down in one minute's time.”

Eradication efforts vary – Charlotte County uses airplanes for blanket spraying large areas. Spray trucks drive through neighborhoods – and helicopters zero in on salt marches around Charlotte Harbor. The county will be using all its resources in the coming days to deal with a massive outbreak of mosquitoes.

Lee County’s stray cat population is exploding. Homeless felines are becoming the county’s number one animal control issue. Valerie Alker has more. (AUDIO)

No woodstorks fledged this year at the National Audubon Society’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Collier County. Valerie Alker reports. (AUDIO)

A young manatee, dubbed Daisy by researchers, is missing. Daisy was released from a rehab facility back into the wild on March 29th – her transponder stopped working on April 24th. Wildlife officials are asking folks to keep an eye out for her. Valerie Alker has more. (AUDIO)