Poaching and storms are threats, and environmental groups could sue the federal government for not doing enough. The Associated Press is an independent, not-for-profit news cooperative headquartered ...

Experience and see some of the Cape Fear region's most unique flora and fauna at this natural jewel in Brunswick County.

Federal wildlife officials estimate there are fewer than 1,000 ghost orchids remaining in the United States. Found only in South Florida and Cuba, the ghost orchid clings to trees by its roots and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In “The Orchid Thief,” author Susan Orlean wrote of a “phantom” flower hidden deep in the swamps of Southwest Florida “so ...

In “The Orchid Thief,” author Susan Orlean wrote of a “phantom” flower hidden deep in the swamps of Southwest Florida “so bewitching that it could seduce people to pursue it year after year and mile ...