The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates less than a thousand ghost orchids are left in the United States.

The poachers weren’t intimidated by heat, lightning, mosquitoes, venomous snakes, alligators or losing their way in the South ...

This story is part of our weekly Hidden Gems feature series as the USA TODAY Network – Florida takes readers around the state to highlight some of our most interesting attractions. Some of the world's ...