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May is the beginning of flamingo nesting season, and researchers are crossing their fingers that the large, apparently healthy population could start popping out fledglings on Florida soil for the first time in a century.
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Warm weather and an upcoming mating season could mean more alligator sightings in Central Florida.
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Novelist Amy Tan's The Backyard Bird Chronicles centers on an array of birds that visit her yard, as Trish O'Kane's Birding to Change the World recalls lessons from birds that galvanized her teaching.
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Burmese pythons are hunted and euthanized in the Florida Everglades due to being an invasive species. Some countries farm python to eat and Australian researchers say its the best meat for the planet.
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A senior research associate at the University of Miami said sea surface temperatures have been breaking records every day since March 2023.
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State and federal surveys of the birds showed some information on their whereabouts and habits, that their numbers were falling at least 3.2% annually from 1966 to 1995, which triggered additional conservation efforts.
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has issued a reminder that sea turtles are starting to nest on the state’s beaches. Residents and visitors can play a big part in helping to protect vulnerable nesting sea turtles this spring and summer while visiting Florida’s coastal habitats.
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More than half of Florida manatees rely on power plants to survive. That’s a problem for addressing climate change.
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So far this year, state wildlife officials have recorded 83 deaths across the state through Feb. 9. That figure roughly tracks the number of deaths from the same period last year but is significantly better than 2021 or 2022, when more than 200 manatees died during the same period of about five weeks. Overall, Florida averages more than 700 deaths per year.
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Scientists say the fish kill that started in November and spread among dozens of species is unlike anything they've seen before.
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Atalas are small butterflies with inky black wings that are speckled with iridescent blue spots, and a bright red body.
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Researchers at the University of Florida found that nature-based "living shoreline" projects significantly reduced wave energy and were largely undamaged during Hurricane Idalia last year.
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Floridians experienced some of the hottest summer months this past year, and early indications show similar conditions in 2024.
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Nearly 1,000 manatees gathered at Blue Spring State Park on one of the coldest winter days of the season. Here's why the growing number of manatees at the park is encouraging.