Geographical Location: Southeastern

March 22, 2022

Bobcat preys on Burmese python eggs in Everglades

First-of-its kind footage reveals that bobcats may prey on invasive Burmese python eggs in southern Florida. While the video showed only a one-off confirmed case, the discovery reveals that some...

March 21, 2022

Rare eastern indigo snake spotted in Alabama

A rare eastern indigo snake has been spotted in the wild in Alabama. It’s only the second sighting since a reintroduction program started releasing captive-raised snakes in the state in...

March 11, 2022

Watch: Two red wolves released into wild

The Red Wolf Recovery Program has released two wolves into a conservation area in North Carolina. The pair are the first of 10 that officials plan to release on the...

February 28, 2022

WSB: Floating trail cameras improve marsh mink detection

The best way to track down Atlantic salt marsh mink, it turns out, may be by using an upside-down bucket floating on a small raft. Atlantic salt marsh mink are...

February 15, 2022

S.C. releases tagged coyotes in incentive program

South Carolina has released 16 more tagged coyotes throughout the state with an incentive for hunters to harvest them. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources created the Coyote Incentive...

February 2, 2022

Human presence keeps armadillos up at night

Proximity to humans may be turning armadillos into night owls. Nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus)—the only armadillo species found in the United States—are distributed widely across southern states. They are also...

January 31, 2022

Watch: Manatees take to supplemental feeding

After a slow start, efforts to feed Florida manatees in the wild to protect them from starvation in the winter are showing some success. About three dozen manatees (Trichechus manatus)...

January 27, 2022

Densely packed invasive anoles outcompete natives

Invasive brown anoles might outcompete their native cousins in the southeastern U.S. merely by living more densely. Brown anoles (Anolis sagrei) inadvertently came to Florida in the 1800s by tagging...

January 11, 2022

CWD found in Alabama deer

Chronic wasting disease has been detected in a hunter-harvested deer in northwestern Alabama, making it the 28th state where CWD has been documented. The disease has also been detected in...

December 8, 2021

Federal, state officials plan to feed struggling manatees

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to take the unprecedented step of feeding Florida manatees to help them survive the winter—a move that comes as the threatened species faces...