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Scientists believe modern flamingos, which state wildlife officials do not believe are native, are reclaiming their historic range and want the birds reclassified. A new Audubon count has raised their optimism.
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Researchers say sperm whales have a complex communication system, an example of how new technology is opening up the mysterious world of animal language.
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Supporters of an amendment that would enshrine a right to clean water in the state constitution are once again ramping up their efforts to get it on the ballot. This time, they're eyeing the 2026 election.
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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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The latest nesting count for Everglades wading birds found the birds had the second-best nesting season since counting began in 1996.
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The population of an endangered bird, the Everglade snail kite, has rebounded recently. Scientists it's all thanks to an invasive snail that has provided kites with a new abundant food source.
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An ambitious new paper produced by the U.S. Geological Survey found that the python population has exploded in only 20 years from a few snakes at the southern tip of Everglades National Park to an invasion that envelops the southern third of Florida.
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The cooling in the Pacific Ocean has gone on for three years. Its end is usually good news for the U.S. and other parts of the world, including drought-stricken northeast Africa, scientists said.
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Climate change is making flooding and wind damage from hurricanes more common in the U.S. That means dangerous storms are getting more frequent, even though the total number of storms isn't changing.
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Wildlife officials are using a new method to help control the explosive population growth of the invasive snake by tracking down their prey.
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Bianca was a mere calf when she was rescued in 2021 from Florida’s ailing Indian River Lagoon. After a long recovery at SeaWorld she finally swam back into the wild.
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The film is the cornerstone of a project that helped pass the Florida Wildlife Corridor Act. The goal is to preserve a natural pathway for animals to migrate before development cuts them off. The award-winning film will be released in over 40 theaters in Florida — including Melbourne — on Feb. 24.
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The ungainly yet graceful wood stork, which was on the brink of extinction in 1984, has rebounded dramatically in Florida and other Southern states, officials say.
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The lime swallowtail butterfly — an invasive species that hails from Asia and which has damaged citrus trees throughout the Caribbean for nearly 20 years — has reached Florida. It is speculated that the species moved into Key West as a result of Hurricane Ian.