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After decades and millions of tourists, Silver Springs to get first glass-bottom boat for wheelchairs
Orlando Sentinel
1.19.2021
Operation Outdoor Freedom to build dorm for female veterans’ trips to Blackwater
Pensacola News Journal
1.4.2021
Scary Covid-like Disease Attacking Florida’s Largest Coral Reef!
SaltStrong Podcast
12.31.2020
Land gift fulfills Subway founder’s conservation vision
Hernando Sun
12.10.2020
Development would’ve wiped out this FL habitat, but Destiny took a hand
Florida Phoenix
12.10.2020
Silver Springs State Park will get wheelchair-accessible glass-bottom boat
Ocala Star Banner
12.8.2020
27,000 acres of Osceola County land gifted to UF for preservation efforts
Osceola News-Gazette
12.5.2020
Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida Gives FDOA Grant for All-Terrain Mobility Device
The Outdoor Wire
12.2.2020
27,000 Acres Gifted To UF For Conservation
Southeast Produce Weekly
12.2.2020
Ducks and Gators Forge New Partnership at the DeLuca Preserve
Southeast AgNet
11.30.2020
Help is on the way for the nation’s most endangered bird
Flying Lessons
11.30.2020
UF gets 27,000-acre donation for conservation, research; Everglades restoration to benefit
News-Press
11.30.2020
UF receives donation of 27,000 acres of Osceola County land
Orlando Sentinel
11.30.2020
UF gets 27,000-acre donation for conservation, research; Everglades restoration to benefit
TCPalm
11.29.2020
2 Kittens May Be Key To Baffling Disease Killing Florida Panthers
Patch
11.18.2020
Spottswood named to state wildlife foundation
Florida Keys Free Press
10.28.2020
Key West Family Continues Wildlife Legacy
Florida Keys Weekly
10.23.2020
Spottswood named to state wildlife board
Keys News
10.21.2020
DEP Acquires 578-Acre Parcel Within St. Joe Timberland Florida Forever Project
Washington County Times Advertiser
10.19.2020
State buys undeveloped land in Northwest Florida
Florida Politics
10.16.2020
DEP Acquires Land Within St. Joe Timberland Florida Forever Project
Southeast AgNet
10.16.2020
DEP acquires 578-acre parcel within St. Joe Timberland Florida Forever Project
WMBB
10.15.2020
Beached whales on Tasmanian shore baffle scientists
South Florida Times
9.25.2020
Florida peninsula and red-bellied cooters travel; habitat needs could affect development
TCPalm
9.14.2020
Fledglings Take Flight: Good News for the Nation’s Most Endangered Bird
Flying Lessons
9.9.2020
A Florida milestone: 5,000 captured Burmese pythons
Tampa Bay Times
7.28.2020
A Florida python named Elvis is helping stop the spread of the state’s most notorious pest
USA Today
7.17.2020
Everglades Burmese python-tracking program is winning battles against invasive predator
TCPalm
7.14.2020
Hunting Pythons with Science and Speed
Flamingo Magazine
7.1.2020
FWC takes harder look at strange disorder crippling Florida’s felines
Keys News
6.10.2020
More big news for tiny, critically endangered birds
Fort Myers Florida Weekly
6.10.2020
Program teaches what happens ‘After the Flush’
Tallahassee Democrat
6.2.2020
Florida grasshopper sparrows now producing chicks
The Washington Post
5.24.2020
Coral Rescue Team Races to Save Endangered Corals From Mystery Killer
EcoWatch
5.22.2020
Long-Planned Shooting Sports Complex Opens For Limited Use
The Town Crier
5.21.2020
Two bobcats test positive for debilitating neuromuscular disorder
NBC 2
5.20.2020
FWC to study cause of neuromuscular disorder affecting wildcats
ABC 7
5.20.2020
Rare Florida grasshopper sparrows raised in captivity now reproducing in nature
Orlando Sentinel
5.15.2020
Study seeks to understand the tropicalization of Florida’s waters
The Port St. Joe Star
5.13.2020
FWC receives grant to research FLM
Immokalee Bulletin
5.9.2020
Mussels to restore Lake Trafford
Naples Florida Weekly
5.7.2020
Florida felines find Foundation funding
The Port St. Joe Star
5.6.2020
Grant of $150,000 will help research panther disorder
Fort Meyers Florida Weekly
5.6.2020
$150K grant will help unravel mysterious panther illness
The Fresno Bee
5.4.2020
$150K Grant Will Help Uncover Mysterious Florida Panther Illness
CBS Miami
5.4.2020
Grant Will Help Unravel Mysterious Panther Illness
NBC 6 South Florida
5.4.2020
$150K Grant Will Help Unravel Mysterious Panther Illness
U.S. News & World Report
5.4.2020
What the grasshopper sparrow is teaching us as it skirts extinction
Flying Lessons
5.2.2020
Florida grasshopper sparrow will probably go extinct. A conservation effort may be the last hope.
The Washington Post
5.2.2020
Why are Florida panthers, bobcats getting sick? Grant will help scientists understand mysterious ailment
News-Press
5.1.2020
Lake Trafford receives grant to restore mussels
Immokalee Bulletin
5.1.2020
FL Gets $150K To Study Disorder Afflicting Wild Bobcats, Endangered Panthers
WJCT
4.30.2020
Florida’s most endangered bird receives critical support
Fort Meyers Florida Weekly
4.29.2020
$65k Grant Helps Restore Lake Trafford
Valdosta Today
4.28.2020
Florida’s most endangered bird receives critical support
Immokalee Bulletin
4.25.2020
White Oak Gets More Funding To Help Prevent Extinction Of Nation’s Most Endangered Bird
WJCT
4.23.2020
Florida’s most endangered bird receives critical support
The Port St. Joe Star
4.22.2020
Gov. DeSantis announces coral reef protection tied to Super Bowl
Sun Sentinel
1.30.2020
Innovative Partnership Continues to Save Florida’s Corals
Coastal Breeze News
12.18.2019
Operation Outdoor Freedom still going strong thanks to grants
Navarre Press
11.28.2019
FWC receives grant to monitor Florida deer population
The Ledger
11.25.2019
Manatees Of Marion County Find New Human Hideaway
WUSF
11.22.2019
Rare Florida Crayfish To Be Studied
WFSU News
10.31.2019
Foundation Grants $13,000 to Introduce Women, Youth to Hunting in Florida
Spectrum Bay News 9
10.29.2019
Newest Florida Wildlife Corridor expedition carries an urgency
Tampa Bay Times
10.25.2019
Florida’s rare ghost orchids are getting cut off from water
National Geographic
10.25.2019
Groups push to save Keys coral reef
Key West Citizen
10.23.2019
New High Tech Camera Could Help Florida In Fight Against Invasive Burmese Pythons
CBS Miami
10.14.2019
How Many Horseshoe Crabs Are In Florida? Growing Volunteer Effort Aims To Find Out
WGCU
10.14.2019
Florida black bears on the move, preparing for winter
Tampa Bay Times
10.14.2019
Images offer glimpse into life of endangered Florida panther
The Guardian
10.13.2019
More than 23,000 lionfish removed from Florida waters in 2019 Lionfish Challenge
FOX 4
10.7.2019
‘It’s extremely depressing’: tiny turtle dies after eating 104 pieces of plastic
The Guardian
10.4.2019
100th invasive tegu lizard removed from the wild
Fox4
9.30.2019
What’s going on with red tide research? You asked, we answered
Miami Herald
9.30.2019
The race to save the coral of the Caribbean
Reuters
9.26.2019
What’s going on with Everglades restoration? You asked, we answered
Miami Herald
9.25.2019
Birds Are Vanishing From North America
The New York Times
9.19.2019
Threatened species thriving on Marco Island, number of burrowing owls increasing
NBC2
9.18.2019
Tegu lizards threaten native species around Riverview
Tampa Bay Times
9.18.2019
Bottled Water Is Sucking Florida Dry
The New York Times
9.15.2019
Captive-reared Florida grasshopper sparrows are adjusting to the wild
FOX 13
9.13.2019
4 billion particles of tiny plastics pollute Tampa Bay, study finds
Tampa Bay Times
9.12.2019
Someone needs to watch Florida’s dwindling scallop population. Enter the ‘scallop sitters’
Tampa Bay Times
8.23.2019
Python wars: the snake epidemic eating away at Florida
The Guardian
8.22.2019
FWC program lets teens join the python hunt
Fox 13 Tampa Bay
8.22.2019
Scientific Breakthrough At Florida Aquarium Could Save Florida’s Endangered Coral Reefs
CBS Miami
8.21.2019
Florida’s Panthers Hit With Mysterious Crippling Disorder
The New York Times
8.20.2019
The Race to Save Our Reefs
NBC Miami
8.19.2019
Scientists, Lawmakers Fight to Protect Thousands of Coral Off Florida Coast
Spectrum News 9
8.16.2019
The ‘Coral Whisperer’ Aims At Repopulating Florida’s Coral Reef
WJCT
8.14.2019
Climate change is turning Florida’s sea turtles female. How long can these species survive?
Miami Herald
8.12.2019
Gov. DeSantis To Expand Efforts On Eliminating Pythons From Florida Everglades
CBS Miami
8.7.2019
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED FLORIDA GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS TAKE FIRST STEPS, FLAPS INTO THE WILD
90.7 WMFE
7.26.2019
Scientists race to save Gulf Coast coral ravaged by mysterious underwater disease
CBS THIS MORNING
7.25.2019
Here’s how Florida wildlife officials plan to keep manatees safe
WKMG
7.17.2019
Florida’s alligator egg hunt: the world’s most successful sustainability story
WFTV9
7.17.2019
‘Lift That Nest Up’: Florida’s Endangered Birds Threatened By Floods
WUFT
7.17.2019
Florida Coral Crew Works to Protect Coral Reefs
Bay News 9
7.8.2019
FWC says boating-related manatee deaths are rising
FOX4
7.6.2019
Scientists collect healthy corals for gene bank as mysterious disease decimates reefs
Miami Herald
7.5.2019
Threatened Native Eastern Indigo Snakes Released In North Florida
CBS Miami
6.12.2019
15 snakes, North America’s longest, released in North Florida
FOX13
6.11.2019
Free the snakes: Florida scientists release America’s longest snakes into the wild
Orlando Sentinel
6.11.2019
Scarce snakes reintroduced in North Florida preserve
WEAR-TV
6.11.2019
15 Eastern Indigo Snakes just released in year three of the North Florida recovery effort
Florida Trend
6.11.2019
These Special Forces Veterans Are on a Mission to Rescue Florida’s Threatened Coral Reefs
Geek
6.3.2019
Shooting sports park, one of largest in Florida, to open by end of year
South Florida Sun Sentinel
6.3.2019
Looking for a place to shoot? One of the largest gun parks in Florida is opening
Miami Herald
6.3.2019
Coral Rescue Project Aims to Protect, Preserve Reefs
NBC 6 South Florida
5.29.2019
Concern And Worry As Recovery Of North America’s Most Endangered Bird Moves Ahead
WJCT
5.16.2019
Facing extinction, captive-reared Florida grasshopper sparrows to be released in the wild
The St. Augustine Record
5.13.2019
Facing extinction, captive-reared Florida grasshopper sparrows to be released in the wild
FOX13
5.13.2019
Government agencies release endangered Florida grasshopper sparrows into wild, despite concerns
Tampa Bay Times
5.9.2019
Highly endangered Florida grasshopper sparrows reared in captivity are released
Orlando Sentinel
5.9.2019
Breeding Program for Florida Bird on Edge of Extinction Gets Funding
Spectrum News 13
5.2.2019
FWC awarded grant for bear monitoring
WCTV
4.30.2019
License plates to fund study of turtle-killing virus
Daily Commercial
4.27.2019
License plate funds go to UF study of turtle-killing virus
The Gainesville Sun
4.26.2019
License plate sales fund study of St. Johns River turtle deaths
The Florida Times-Union
4.25.2019
Funding from the Conserve Wildlife tag going to save fresh water turtles from disease
News4JAX
4.25.2019
FWC Gets Grant To Help Investigate Mysterious Turtle Deaths In St. Johns Watershed
WJCT
4.25.2019
Combatting Invasive Species In Florida
WUSF
4.16.2019
Florida Aquarium raising corals to replace those devastated by disease in the Florida Keys Reef Tract
Tampa Bay Times
4.11.2019
Florida’s Gulf Coast solitary bee may be added to endangered species list
FOX13
4.9.2019
The Race to Save the Most Endangered Conifer in America
Gizmodo
4.9.2019
Florida bill seeks red tide research money
WPTV
4.9.2019
Newly Discovered Virus Behind Turtle Die-Off in St. Johns River, Researchers Say
WMFE
4.3.2019
The Florida Aquarium grows coral to save reefs in the wild
WFTS Tampa Bay
4.2.2019
Coral Disease Prompts Unprecedented Rescue Project In South Florida’s Waters
WJCT News
4.1.2019
Indigo Snake releases guided by strong science and conservation ethic
Tallahassee Democrat
3.31.2019
A new ‘Conserve Wildlife’ license plate is on the way. Here’s how you can help pick it.
Tampa Bay Times
3.22.2019
Ringling Collaboratory students compete with ‘Conserve Wildlife’ license plates
Herald-Tribune
3.19.2019
Here’s how you can help Florida wildlife officials investigate turtle die-off
WKMG News 6
3.19.2019
Art students compete for Florida’s new ‘Conserve Wildlife’ license plate design
The News-Press
3.19.2019
Horseshoe crabs at risk of extinction, FWC asks Floridians to help track them
Fox 4
3.12.2019
Seven rehabilitated manatees return to wild
WKMG News 6
3.11.2019
Gopher tortoise preservation spurs profitable cottage industry
The Gainesville Sun
2.18.2019
Seven rare right whale calves spotted off Florida coast but ‘still isn’t enough’
The Guardian
2.17.2019
Florida investigating high number of manatee deaths in Everglades National Park
Miami Herald
2.14.2019
Sea Turtles Nested In Florida Despite 2018 Algae Bloom, Tropical Storms
CBS Miami
2.13.2019
There’s a whale baby boom off Florida’s east coast; 5th North Atlantic right whale calf spotted
Orlando Sentinel
2.11.2019
Red fish replenishment efforts begin in Florida coastal areas plagued by red tide
News 6 WKMG
2.1.2019
Corals rescued from disease spreading along Florida’s west coast
FOX 13
1.24.2019
Florida Aquarium opens $4.1 million turtle rehab center at growing Apollo Beach campus
Tampa Bay Times
1.23.2019
State agencies acknowledge pollution contributes to algal blooms
WCTV
1.23.2019
3 Newborn Endangered Right Whales Seen After Year With No Births
The New York Times
1.22.2019
Red snapper study to include $250 tags on fish
Tampa Bay Times
1.19.2019
In Florida, Turtles Poisoned by Red Tide Are Getting a New Treatment
Hakai Magazine
1.16.2019
Red tide episode kills record number of sea turtles
Herald-Tribune
1.15.2019
Real python hunters don’t wear gloves
Business Observer
1.11.2019
Gov. DeSantis makes water policy announcement in Bonita Springs
FOX4
1.10.2019
3 Rehabbed Red Tide Manatees Released in Apollo Beach
Spectrum News 9
12.18.2018
Manatee deaths increase, but estimate raised for Florida’s manatee population
South Florida Sun Sentinel
12.18.2018
Video shows wildlife crossing in Collier County, Florida
Miami Herald
12.18.2018
‘The Worst I’ve Ever Seen It’: Lean Stone Crab Season Follows Red Tide in Florida
The New York Times
12.16.2018
People pour into Florida’s Four Corners. Can wildlife and the Everglades survive?
Miami Herald
12.14.2018
Newly approved guidelines will help 9 threatened species in Florida
News4JAX
12.14.2018
Test results show red tide caused Marco Island bird ‘apocalypse’
NBC2
12.14.2018
As Nesting Season Winds Down, FWC says Sea Turtles Had Another Good Season
Spectrum News 13
12.13.2018
A Rare Florida Bat Needs Your Help
WLRN
12.11.2018
New species of giant salamander discovered in Florida
National Geographic
12.5.2018
Economic study: Scalloping provides a delicious boost to Hernando County’s economy
Tampa Bay Times
11.28.2018
Florida wildlife officials warn watch out for migrating manatees
WPTV
11.14.2018
Conservation groups file lawsuit to protect Florida bonneted bats
Orlando Sentinel
10.23.2018
Mote announces launch of new Red Tide Institute
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
10.22.2018
Bats are important to Florida ecosystem, including pest control
TCPalm
10.21.2018
Antibiotics for the reef
Keys Weekly
10.21.2018
Everglades: climate change threatens years of work to reverse manmade damage
The Guardian
10.17.2018
State workshop looks at controlling non-native wildlife
Sun Sentinel
10.16.2018
Youths take part in Youth Hunter Education Challenge
The Ledger
10.14.2018
Hurricane Michael’s fury will have longstanding environmental impacts
WGRZ
10.13.2018
Red Tide bloom now touching all three of Florida’s coasts
Tampa Bay Times
10.01.2018
Red Tide Reaches Florida’s Atlantic Beaches, Test Results Show
The Weather Channel
10.01.2018
Mote Marine’s ozone experiment works, sort of, but it’s not the silver bullet to kill Red Tide
Tampa Bay Times
09.27.2018
Red Tide takes toll on imperiled species of birds, but volunteers try to save them
Tampa Bay Times
09.26.2018
Clay may combat Florida’s Red Tide, but opposition ended experiments here 15 years ago
Tampa Bay Times
09.20.2018
FWC and partners to experiment with “specialized clay” to fight red tide
WWSB MySuncoast
09.19.2018
State Looks To Bolster Redfish Amid Red Tide Fight
CBS Miami
09.18.2018
Red Tide endangers more than sea life. Birds are latest victims
Tampa Bay Times
09.17.2018
State wildlife agency hands out $305K in Central Florida to deter nuisance bears
Orlando Sentinel
09.12.2018
Toxic red tide algae moves north near Tampa Bay, killing hundreds of thousands of fish
The Washington Post
09.09.2018
Florida Aquarium grows coral in captivity, in hopes of saving reefs in the wild
Tampa Bay Times
09.08.2018
Tropical Storm Gordon Alleviates Florida’s Red Tide But Likely Not for Long
The Weather Channel
09.06.2018
We have the resources to save Florida’s dying coral reefs. Now, we just need the will.
Miami Herald
09.05.2018
Florida’s toxic red tide is a perfect storm for the Gulf Coast
PBS NewsHour
09.05.2018
FWC offering free hunter safety courses in October
News4JAX
09.05.2018
In Key Largo, fin-to-fin with the denizens of Florida’s revitalized coral barrier reef
The Washington Post
08.31.2018
The Deadly Toll of the Red Tide
The New York Times
08.31.2018
Red tide leads Florida to alter fishing rules for snook and redfish
Miami Herald
08.30.2018
No, There Isn’t a Brown Tide in Florida
The Weather Channel
08.30.2018
Red tide may be ‘natural,’ but scientists believe coastal pollution is making it worse
Miami Herald
08.30.2018
Florida’s unusually long red tide is killing wildlife, tourism and businesses
The Washington Post
08.28.2018
How the environment has become a key factor in Florida’s elections
ABC News
08.26.2018
Super-snake: hybrid pythons could pose new threat to Florida Everglades
The Guardian
08.25.2018
Scientists Battle Red Tide That Turned Florida Coast Into Wildlife Killing Field
NPR
08.23.2018
Florida’s red tide has produced 1,700 tons of dead marine life and cost the state more than $8 million
CNN
08.22.2018
Florida to reimburse Manatee County for red tide cleanup
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
08.21.2018
Scallop Population Rebounding in Florida Panhandle
U.S. News
08.20.2018
SA freshwater, saltwater tug-of-war is eating away at the Everglades
Science News
08.20.2018
FWC attempts to reduce human-bear conflicts
The Walton Sun
08.19.2018
Few Weeks To Go In Already Record-Setting Lionfish Challenge
WFSU News
08.19.2018
Scientists testing new solution to fight Florida’s toxic red tide
CBS News
08.18.2018
FWC investigator Kyle Patterson receives Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation Award for saving marine life
TC Palm
08.07.2018