Out in the Big Cypress swamp, across the street from the country’s smallest post office in a wilderness the size of Rhode Island, a canal is teeming with something unexpected: … Click to Continue »
Read More »Florida sharks worth more alive than dead, study finds
A live shark swimming through Florida’s waters is about 200 times more valuable than a dead shark, a new study has found. The study, commissioned by the nonprofit Oceana in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Florida scientists fear hurricane forecasts, climate research will suffer under Trump
A growing chorus of scientists is raising the alarm over reports of Trump administration budgets cuts that would affect climate change research and hurricane forecasting. On Monday, 32 Florida scientists … Click to Continue »
Read More »South Florida wading bird nesting falls to lowest level in a decade
The number of nesting wading birds in South Florida, a key measure of Everglades health, sunk to a decadelong low last year, according a South Florida Water Management District report … Click to Continue »
Read More »Florida panther population shows sharp rebound
A new estimate puts the maximum number of Florida panthers prowling the state’s forests and swamps at 230, a sharp increase from past years and a hopeful sign for a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Numbers up for Florida manatees, both dead and alive
The number of Florida manatees, both dead and alive, continues to climb. This week, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission released preliminary results of an annual count that recorded … Click to Continue »
Read More »Florida wildlife officials encouraged by high manatee count
Florida wildlife officials are encouraged by the results of a recent survey that counted 6,620 manatees in the state. It is the third straight year that the count showed more … Click to Continue »
Read More »Nearly 100 false killer whales died in South Florida. Now scientists want to know why
By the time rescuers returned to a mass stranding of false killer whales on the remote coast of Southwest Florida early Sunday, most had died overnight, their corpses now drawing … Click to Continue »
Read More »Nearly 100 false killer whales stranded off Southwest Florida
Nearly 100 rare false killer whales have stranded themselves off the remote coast of Southwest Florida in Everglades National Park, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Monday. So far, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mysterious stranding kills 81 false killer whales off Southwest Florida
More than 80 false killer whales have been found dead after stranding themselves along the remote coast of Southwest Florida in Everglades National Park, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration … Click to Continue »
Read More »Florida scientists call for climate meeting with Trump
Florida scientists who called out Gov. Rick Scott two years ago for doubting climate change now hope to meet with President-elect Donald Trump while he’s in the state celebrating the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fight over exotic fern threatens future of South Florida wildlife refuge
Old World climbing fern, the monster vine packing 100-foot long tendrils that has infested huge swaths of the Everglades, with a particularly ferocious choke hold on the tree islands of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Rare river crossing by female raises hopes for boost in Florida panther population
Efforts to save the Florida panther may have broken through a longtime barrier: a female cat appears to have forged the Caloosahatchee River to stake out new territory to the … Click to Continue »
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