State To Send Hunters After 'Glades Pythons
Evidently at its wits' end over the Burmese pythons swarming the Everglades, Florida has declared a month-long snake season for armed amateurs. They'll go into the 'Glades to compete for cash prizes by...
View ArticleThe Florida Panther Was Saved By Its Cougar Cousin From Texas, Report Says
Today's Florida panther is struggling for survival, but things could've been much worse, according to a recent report from the University of Florida. Research shows Florida's big cats were given a...
View ArticleAre Cats A Threat To Nature Or Simply Man's Favorite Scapegoat?
A teddy bear of a cat stretches across a desk. His baseball-sized orange paws skim the keyboard as his purring body contorts into a position that exposes an expansive patch of striped belly. The...
View ArticleGot Opinions On Florida's Environmental Future? State Agencies Want To Hear...
Citizen scientists and environmental stewards take note: Two state agencies are in the process of soliciting public comment on issues that could impact Florida's overall ecological outlook.
View ArticleDespite Release Of Rescued Panther, 2013 Off To A Rough Start For Endangered...
The upbeat news of a Florida panther's release at the end of January was dampened by confirmation of the recent deaths of two panthers in the wild.
View ArticleThe Python Challenge Final Tally: 50 Dead Snakes And A Whole Lot Of...
The wacky challenge that grabbed national headlines -- and perhaps more than its fair share of derision -- will come to a head Saturday morning, when the 2013 Python Challenge awards are presented in...
View ArticleMeet The Tegu: An Intelligent And Athletic Invasive Threatening Florida's...
As Mike Perez mingled with visitors at the recent Python Challenge awards event in Miami, his left arm supported the weight of a black-and-white lizard with a body as thick as a linebacker's bicep....
View ArticleRed Tide Claims 170 Manatees, But South Florida Population Should Be Spared
One of Florida's most beloved endangered species is facing a tough end to the winter. State wildlife officials have confirmed the deaths of more than 170 manatees in Southwest Florida as red tide...
View ArticleIn The Fight Against A Lionfish Invasion, Florida Turns To Creative Photo...
Lionfish are the newest target of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation's (FWC) efforts to use social engagement to tackle the problem of exotic, invasives in the state. The FWC announced last...
View ArticleFlorida Panther Released In Palm Beach County: VIDEO
Florida wildlife news often is dominated by loss: record numbers of manatee deaths, an endangered species on the brink of extinction, invasives over-taking entire ecosystems and so on.
View ArticleFeds Do About-Face, Step In To Help Endangered Florida Grasshopper Sparrow
The clock is ticking for the highly-endangered Florida grasshopper sparrow, but a new project recently green-lit by a federal agency may offer some hope for avoiding extinction. Scientists believe...
View ArticleIn ‘Climate Change’ Controversy, A Tale Of Two Agencies
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has a steering committee to address climate change. The commission maintains computer modeling programs that show how climate change will affect...
View ArticleGov. Scott Names Key West Developer To Fish And Wildlife Board
The president of a Key West real-estate development company has been named to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, replacing the former chairman who announced last week he is stepping...
View ArticleFWC Commissioner, Others Ask For Legal Protection To 'Take' Panthers While...
A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation commissioner is seeking a permit that would give her and other landowners legal coverage if they were to kill or harass endangered animals while developing...
View ArticleFL Wildlife Officials Limit Bears Hunters Can Kill To 320
Wildlife officials have approved the killing of 320 black bears next month during the state’s first bear hunting season in more than 20 years.
View ArticleJudge Affirms Florida Bear Hunt
A judge has ruled Florida's first bear hunt in two decades may proceed later this month. The judge ruled against environmentalists who argue the hunt will damage the population of the animal that was...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists Seek Volunteers To Help Monitor Florida Bear Hunt
It’s been 20 years since Florida’s last bear hunt, and environmentalists opposed to the hunt are seeking volunteers to monitor hunters, to make sure everything is being done by the books.Speak Up...
View ArticleState Plans Aim To Protect Imperiled Species
Fifty-seven species of fish and wildlife are so rare or face such threats that they are considered "imperiled" by the state of Florida.
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