Two suspects charged in turtle smuggling case
Two Florida men face a number of charges related to the illegal capture and sale of freshwater turtle species. According to a press release by the Florida Fish and ...
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Drug overdose therapy cures poisoned sea turtles
Sea turtles suffering from the toxic effects of getting caught in red tide algae may benefit from therapy normally used to treat human drug overdose patients. “It ...
Florida officials looking for videos of crippled panthers
Florida panthers are suffering from a crippling disorder, and state wildlife officials are looking for more evidence to determine the cause of the problem. Eight ...
Rising seas may hasten Florida’s mangrove loss
Development and sea level rise has caused Florida to lose much of the mangrove forests that once lined its coasts, according to a recent U.S. Geological Survey ...
Florida boosts efforts to combat invasive pythons
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced plans to double resources to remove Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) from in and around the Everglades. The governor says ...
JWM: When gators attack! — And when they don’t
A landscaper was pruning a tree on Florida’s Sanibel Island when a 12-foot alligator seized her by the arm and dragged her 10 feet to a nearby pond. By the time ...
Florida panther population grows, but gene flow still a concern
Efforts to bolster the only existing population of Florida panthers have been largely successful, but genetic health of the animals will likely remain a concern due ...
Florida clarifies iguana removal advice after accidental shooting
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has dialed down its advice for exterminating invasive iguanas with a new statement intended to clear up ...
WSB: Researchers capture pocket gophers by the bucket
Southeastern pocket gophers (Geomys pinetis) typically live in sandy soils with early successional plants they feed on in longleaf pine ecosystems in the ...
Watch: Wildlife managers catch scrub lizards for translocation
Wildlife managers are scrambling around in the bushes in an effort to help a struggling Florida lizard regain some of its lost territory. Kevin Enge, an associate ...