Hunter finds 500-pound creature in small pond far from home, Florida rescuers say
A hunter stumbled across a large aquatic creature in an unexpected location in Florida. Then rescuers stepped in. The ...
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Manatee rescued from after getting trapped in small Florida pond
The team assisted in the rescue after a manatee became trapped in a small pond near the Big Bend Wildlife Management Area, according to the FWC. A photo from the rescue shows the ...
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Red Tide Detected In Southwest Florida
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has confirmed the presence of the red tide organism, Karenia ...
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Embracing the unknown in Big Bend National Park
They’re like a spy in the wild.” Filipe sets up hidden cameras known as trap cameras (pictured top right) throughout Big Bend in areas known for wildlife activity. VIDEO STILLS BY NATIONAL ...
Florida Voters Pass ‘Right to Fish and Hunt’ Amendment
Florida is the latest state to pass a constitutional right to hunt and fish as anti-hunters in other states attempt to ...
Watch as 4-foot invasive lizard jumps from tree into boat loaded with Florida hunters
An invasive iguana with a bad sense of timing dove out of a tree and landed in the middle of a boat loaded with Florida swamp ...
Manatee Awareness Month: Florida’s sea cows coming to Blue Spring, other winter havens
November marks the 45th year for Manatee Awareness Month as well as the official start of manatee season, which runs from Nov ...
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DeSantis announces financial aid for Big Bend fishing industries affected by hurricanes
Ron DeSantis returned to Taylor County in North Florida’s Big Bend Wednesday to announce that ... In addition, the Florida Fish & Wildlife Foundation will make an additional grant from the ...
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Texas buys 353,000-acre ranch near Big Bend National Park
“This is not the area for border walls.” Other segments of the ranch share a boundary with Big Bend National Park and the ...
Florida’s iconic Key deer face an uncertain future as seas rise
Key deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that live only in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida ...
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Climate Change, Policy in the Wake of Hurricanes Helene, Milton
Hurricane Helene struck Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 4 hurricane Sept ... gas-based transportation and methane ...
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Burmese pythons pose greater threat to Florida wildlife than previously realized: Study
Burmese pythons pose an even greater threat to Florida’s natural ecosystem than previously thought because of their big mouths ... forget," Ian Bartoszek, a wildlife biologist with the ...