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Florida Manatees Are Dying Of Starvation At An Alarmingly High Rate : NPR — Natural History Wanderings

NPR reports Over 10% Of Florida’s Total Manatee Population Has Died So Far This Year In Florida, wildlife managers and environmental groups are stunned by a record number of manatee deaths. More than 750 manatees have died since the beginning of the year, the most deaths ever recorded in a five month period. Most of […]

Florida Manatees Are Dying Of Starvation At An Alarmingly High Rate : NPR — Natural History Wanderings
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Lance Richardson (The Guardian) writes about the tens of thousands of pythons in the Florida wild, attacking animals and damaging ecosystems. He explains how “the quest to stop them has become a collective crusade.” Here are excerpts: On a Thursday afternoon in St Petersburg, Florida, Beth Koehler crouches over a cairn terrier named Ginger, trimming intently […]

via Python wars: the snake epidemic eating away at Florida — Repeating Islands

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(THIS ARTICLE IS COURTESY OF NBC NEWS) Florida panthers and bobcats are walking weird. Wildlife officials can’t figure out why. Experts have ruled out “numerous diseases and possible causes” that might explain why the cats are having extreme difficulty walking. Trail camera captures Florida Panther walking abnormally AUG. 21, 201900:44 Aug. 21, 2019, 11:38 […]

via Florida panthers and bobcats are walking weird Wildlife officials can’t figure out why — Truth Troubles

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