News tagged with florida fish and wildlife conservation
New strategy offers hope for Florida's gopher tortoises
Florida's approach to saving gopher tortoises from extinction a decade ago allowed developers to bury the docile reptiles alive in their burrows in return for what critics called "blood money" that was used to buy and protect ...
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Manatees paddle to warm water to escape Fla. chill
(AP) -- People aren't the only ones in Florida who don't like cold weather. Manatees - those giant aquatic mammals with the flat, paddle-shaped tails - are swimming out of the chilly Gulf of Mexico waters ...
Dec 30, 2010 |
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Magnets might dissuade crocodiles from settling in neighborhoods
Magnets taped to the heads of captured crocodiles could keep them from returning to South Florida neighborhoods where they're not wanted, state wildlife officials said Monday.
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Scientists discover new threat to birds posed by invasive pythons
Smithsonian scientists and their colleagues have uncovered a new threat posed by invasive Burmese pythons in Florida and the Everglades: The snakes are not only eating the area's birds, but also the birds' ...
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Biologists monitor crocodiles at nuclear plant
(AP) -- An unexpected but fruitful relationship has blossomed between two potent forces in the swamps of South Florida: the American crocodile, and a nuclear power plant.
Dec 06, 2011 |
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St Maarten finds local lionfish tainted with toxin
(AP) -- Conservationists in St. Maarten are warning islanders not to eat lionfish after tests found a naturally occurring toxin in the flesh of the candy-striped invasive species, officials said Thursday.
Nov 26, 2011 |
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Five sea turtle populations are endangered
The United States issued a ruling on Friday saying that five world populations of loggerhead sea turtles are endangered species but four are only "threatened."
Sep 16, 2011 |
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Getting a read on wild animals' age
While pets and livestock often have known birthdates, the ages of animals in the wild have been difficult to track down, but that may change. A new skin analysis test can give accurate information about the ...
Sep 15, 2011 |
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US fisheries kill 4,600 sea turtles per year: study
Improved fishing nets have saved tens of thousands of endangered sea turtles in recent years, but 4,600 are still dying annually, mainly in Gulf of Mexico shrimp trawls, said a US study on Wednesday.
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Sharks saved from soupy fate set free at sea
Saved from the soup bowl at a Thai restaurant, the baby shark wriggled out of the bag and into the open sea -- a rare survivor of a trade that kills millions of the predators each year.
Sep 06, 2011 |
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Study finds artificial reefs are economic boon; enjoy widespread public support
A newly released University of Florida study of artificial reef use in six southwest Florida counties shows the structures lure a lot more than fish.
Aug 05, 2011 |
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Gopher tortoises are in trouble but won't get federal protection
The long-awaited message from federal authorities Tuesday to a shrinking population of gopher tortoises: Sorry, but we don't have the time and money to protect you.
Jul 27, 2011 |
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National Zoo Welcomes Whooping Crane
After an 88-year-long hiatus North America's tallest bird, the statuesque whooping crane (Grus americana), is once again on exhibit at the Bird House at the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park. An 11-yea ...
Jul 05, 2011 |
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