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Here's how to avoid, deal with things that bite or sting
With the arrival of Memorial Day weekend and a summertime full of travel, cookouts, beach parties, camp-outs and other outdoor activities, it's important to remember that there are critters lurking (indoors as well as out) that bite and sting. Here,...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Vehicles, Environmental Issues, West Nile Virus, Animal Attacks
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FWC: Captured bear biggest ever found alive in Florida
Residents of a rural Lake County community long complained that a colossal four-footed creature had been feasting on their garbage and leaving damaged property in its wake. After an epic trajectory as the region's most prolific dumpster diver, officials...Tags: Ocala National Forest, Environmental Issues, Lake County (Florida), Wildlife, Conservation
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How to report dumb wildlife crimes
Orlando Sentinel ColumnistToday's column looks at how cases like the manatee cannonball jumpers are more than just a silly prank. There's enough of this senseless stuff going on in Florida to keep a team of 10 investigators from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...Tags: Environmental Issues, Wildlife, Conservation
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Manatee cannonball, other dumb crimes keep wildlife officers busy
It doesn't make me proud to say it, but Florida has a long, rich history of stupid criminals. There was the Jacksonville bank robber who handed the teller a note scrawled on the back of a police report detailing his previous arrest. And the yacht...
Tags: Social Media, Fort Lauderdale, Criminals, Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice
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Palm Beach County approves new deal to sell Mecca Farms
Finally giving up on developing taxpayer-owned Mecca Farms, Palm Beach County commissioners Tuesday approved pursuing a $26 million deal to sell the former citrus groves to the state for water storage as well as a public shooting range. The price of the...
Tags: Palm Beach County, Florida Atlantic University, Local Government, Farms, Palm Beach Gardens
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Scientists: Don't drop federal wolf protections
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Groups of scientists are urging federal officials not to remove protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states. In letters to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week, carnivore specialists say the wolf...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Wildlife, Conservation
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Wolves in U.S. won't lose protections -- for now
The on-again, off-again protected status of wolves in the Lower 48 continues, as it appears that the expected de-listing of gray wolves in the United States has been placed on indefinite hold. The Associated Press reported that the U.S. Fish and Wildife...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Wildlife, Conservation
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New Wild Plant Sanctuary designation in Clearfield County
Lehigh Valley WildThe Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has designated a new Wild Plant Sanctuary in Bloom Township, Clearfield County. Bilger’s Rocks, a property managed by the Bilger’s Rocks Association, has been accepted into... -
New Jersey plans Landscape Project webinar for June 18
Lehigh Valley WildThe NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife is inviting the public to attend an upcoming Webinar on the Landscape Project, an interactive ecosystem-based mapping tool that assists government agencies, planners, conservation groups, the public and others in... -
Fisherman found dead in Osceola lake
An Osceola County commercial fisherman died late Monday or early Tuesday when he fell overboard while trying to untangle nylon fishing lines, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said. William Platt, 64, was found floating in the Lake...
Tags: St. Cloud, Lifestyle and Leisure, Environmental Issues, Fishing, Osceola County
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Man cannonballs manatees on video, prompting investigation
Three men could face charges after a year-old video of a diver jumping into a canal onto two manatees surfaced on Facebook and YouTube Monday. The video — recorded in a residential Cocoa Beach neighborhood — shows the most egregious of...
Tags: Punishment, Maitland, Environmental Issues, Abusive Behavior, Wildlife
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Gun range, ATV course proposed for Palm Beach County parks
Forget slides, swings and soccer fields. A shooting range, off-road vehicle course and bicycle jumps are new nontraditional park attractions potentially coming to Palm Beach County. While county officials joke about getting into the extreme-sports...
Tags: Everglades, Shootings, Florida Atlantic University, Environmental Issues, Sports
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