Record-setting python discovered in Florida Everglades
A massive Burmese python (Python bivittatus) weighing 140 pounds and carrying 73 developing eggs was capture in the Florida Everglades by wildlife technicians last ...
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Watch: Florida students share favorite events and TWS value
A “Beast Feast” of cricket brownies and wild meat and women-mentored deer hunts are among the wonderful benefits enjoyed by the members of the University of ...
Florida investigates mass softshell turtle die-off
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating why softshell turtle species are dying off in droves in the state. Approximately 100 dead ...
Florida Keys ospreys removed from state endangered list
The Florida Keys’ population of ospreys is no longer considered an imperiled species by the state. State wildlife officials announced that a yearlong review found ...
Florida student chapter is full steam ahead
The University of Florida Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society has experienced a sea of change during the 2018/2019 school year, under the leadership of its new ...
Right whale calf spotted off Florida coast
Florida wildlife officials have reported a North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) calf sighting — the first in the winter calving season. Last year, no ...
Survey brings good news in bad year for manatee deaths
For Florida’s manatees, there’s good news and bad news. The good news: the state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission believes the population is much ...
New U.S. salamander species discovered
Researchers have identified a new species of salamander — the first discovery in its family since 1944. The reticulated siren (Siren reticulata) is the largest ...
Recolonizing Florida monarchs face steep decline
Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) stopping over in Florida while traveling north have declined 80 percent since 2005, according to a new study. The monarchs ...
Red tide blamed in Florida dolphin strandings
Officials believe red tide is likely behind the death of more than 22 bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncates) that washed up dead on Southwest Florida beaches last ...