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Manatee Victories 

Garden & Gun

December/January Issue

 

Manatees might return to the endangered species list

EarthSky

10.22.2023

 

Inside the Weird and Wonderful World of Coral Reproduction

Garden & Gun

9.18.2023

 

SeaWorld opens new coral center to help save the endangered marine creatures

Florida Today

6.12.2023

 

SeaWorld Orlando opens coral rescue center in theme park

Orlando Sentinel

6.9.2023

 

SeaWorld Orlando opens new coral reef center dedicated to conservation

Click Orlando

6.9.2023

 

SeaWorld officially opens Florida Coral Rescue Center

WESH

6.9.2023

 

Cowabunga! SeaWorld Orlando opens newest attraction, Pipeline: The Surf Coaster

Click Orlando

5.27.2023

 

Did a sod farmer crack the code on seagrass restoration?

Salt Strong Podcast

5.23.2023

 

Sandspurs may threaten baby shorebirds: Roller-wielding volunteers to the rescue

Fort Myers News-Press

5.9.2023

 

Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida raises more than $1.2 million for wildlife conservation

Palm Beach Post

5.1.2023

 

Planting, replenishing eelgrass vital for marine life in Loxahatchee River in Martin County

WPTV

4.12.2023

 

Florida wraps up winter manatee feeding; Far fewer sea cows have died this winter

Florida Today

3.30.2023

 

With new bedrooms, women can feel more at home on Blackwater veterans hunting trips

Pensacola News Journal

2.18.2023

 

How Billionaires Found Joy With $1 Million Gifts to Small Nonprofits

The Chronicle of Philanthropy 

2.14.2023

 

Leftovers for Lars

Garden & Gun

2.7.2023

 

Lost Coral of Key West

Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom

2.5.2023

 

Tired of manatees dying? Three things we can do now to mitigate the death toll

TCPalm

2.5.2023

 

Scientists hope lab-grown coral can save endangered Florida Keys reef

CBS Evening News

2.2.2023

 

Manatees eat more than 66,000 pounds of food in first month of supplemental feeding program

WUFT

1.20.2023

 

Can we grow seagrass on land to revive the lagoon? Maybe

Florida Today

1.6.2023

 

Dozens of Florida manatees are in rehab amid ongoing starvation

WUSF

1.5.2023

 

Dozens of Florida manatees in rehab amid ongoing starvation

AP

1.5.2023

 

Entertainment: Mutual of Omaha’s “Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild”

Orlando Magazine

1.3.2023

 

Florida Restarts Push to Feed Manatees

The Wall Street Journal

12.25.2022

 

Manatee feeding station in Brevard ready for cold weather

TCPalm

12.21.2022

 

Biologists working to restore seagrass in Brevard County

WESH

12.17.2022

 

Wildlife officials step up efforts to save starving manatees as cold weather approaches

Sun Sentinel 

12.15.2022

 

Here is what scientists are doing to save Florida’s coral reef before it’s too late

NPR

11.29.2022

 

As Brevard’s manatees die, job of fixing Indian River ecology comes to life

Orlando Sentinel

11.18.2022

 

FWC won’t expand manatee lettuce-feeding program beyond Brevard County this winter

TCPalm

11.18.2022

 

Florida wildlife officials will feed manatees again this winter to curb die-off

Tampa Bay Times

11.16.2022

 

Florida plans to relaunch manatee feeding program to fend off mortality event

FOX Weather

11.16.2022

 

The Race to Save Florida Manatees

Garden & Gun

October/November 2022

 

Boston Celtics’ owner has been donating $1 million a week to nonprofits for a year

WOKQ

10.13.2022

 

Florida Coral Rescue Center dedicated to saving rapidly dying coral

WESH

9.23.2022

 

Florida grasshopper sparrows have wowed researchers with their resilience

NPR

9.14.2022

 

Do Not Touch: ‘Extremely Toxic’ Caterpillars Lurking In Florida

iHeart

9.7.2022

 

Watch out for ‘puss’ caterpillar’s venomous sting

KYW

9.7.2022

 

The cat or the goo? How to pronounce Florida’s venomous puss caterpillar

WTSP

9.6.2022

 

What to know about the ‘extremely toxic’ caterpillar found in Florida

WESH

9.6.2022

 

Scientists warn of venomous puss caterpillars in Florida

ABC 7

9.6.2022

 

Florida’s ‘puss caterpillars’ may look cute and fuzzy, but can pack venomous punch

Local 10

9.6.2022

 

Venomous puss caterpillars in Florida: What to do if you get stung

FOX 35

9.6.2022

 

Stay away: Florida’s puss caterpillar is one of the most venomous insects in the US

WTSP 

9.5.2022

 

Florida critter-tag sales are still robust but what do they accomplish?

Florida Today

8.18.2022

 

Tampa’s World of Beer now has a beer that could help feed the manatees

Creative Loafing

8.10.2022

 

The Next Generation of Coral

Wait Five Minutes

8.8.2022

 

Saving Florida’s Coral

Wait Five Minutes

8.1.2022

 

‘Dissolving on the inside’: Photos show how starvation is killing Florida manatees

TCPalm

7.26.2022

 

Officials: Starvation threat not over for Florida manatees

AP

7.20.2022

 

New Pennekamp State Park Coral Cam Gives a View into the Blue

Keys Weekly

7.12.2022

 

Florida grasshopper sparrow recovery

WPTV

7.7.2022

 

Hope for a Disappearing Florida Bird

Garden & Gun

6.28.2022

 

Small bird, big win: Grasshopper sparrow was fighting extinction. It just hit a milestone

TCPalm 

6.10.2022

 

Efforts to Save North America’s Most Endangered Bird Are Succeeding

Audubon Magazine

6.10.2022

 

One of North America’s most endangered birds reaches dramatic milestone

WTSP

6.8.2022

 

World Oceans Day: Ending over fishing and protecting the seas

FOX Weather

6.8.2022

 

Keys anglers, captains help support science, species studies

Keys News

6.4.2022

 

Sebastian Inlet sprouts hope for Florida manatees and other Indian River Lagoon life

Florida Today

6.3.2022

 

Florida wildlife officials say some manatee food growing

Miami Herald

5.26.2022

 

Florida wildlife officials say some manatee food growing

AP

5.25.2022

 

Florida wildlife officials say some manatee food growing

The Washington Post

5.25.2022

 

Florida wildlife officials say some manatee food growing

ABC News

5.25.2022

 

Florida wildlife officials say some manatee food growing

Action News JAX

5.25.2022

 

Florida manatees get $2M gift from Boston Celtics owner

Orlando Sentinel

5.20.2022

 

Florida organizations receive $2 million donation to save manatees

WPTV

5.19.2022

 

Celtics co-owner donates $2M to protect Florida manatees

WINK

5.18.2022

 

Boston Celtics co-owner donates $2 million to help save Florida manatees

TCPalm

5.18.2022

 

Celtics co-owner donates $2M to protect Florida manatees

AP

5.17.2022

 

Celtics co-owner donates $2M to protect Florida manatees

The Washington Post

5.17.2022

 

Celtics co-owner donates $2M to protect Florida manatees

WFMZ

5.17.2022

 

Co-Owner of Boston Celtics makes record $2 million donation to save Florida’s manatee

WGFL

5.17.2022

 

Co-owner of Boston Celtics gives $2 million to save Florida manatees

Naples Daily News

5.17.2022

 

Co-owner of Boston Celtics gives $2 million to save Florida manatees

Florida Today

5.17.2022

 

Co-owner of Boston Celtics gives $2 million to save Florida manatees

WESH

5.17.2022

 

It’s lovebug season in Florida, and they’re doing it all over. How to get them off cars

Miami Herald

5.10.2022

 

Where Have All the Grasses Gone?

Flamingo

5.2.2022

 

Eelgrass restoration in Indian River Lagoon will help feed manatees

WPTV

4.28.2022

 

The Nature Conservancy releases 26 eastern indigo snakes at Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve

WJHG

4.27.2022

 

Scientists Raise Florida Corals Threatened by Disease

VOA

4.27.2022

 

Florida coral reefs listed as ‘threatened’ under U.S. Endangered Species Act

FOX Weather

4.25.2022

 

Rough cactus coral offspring brings hope for the future

Attractions Magazine

4.22.2022

 

Scientists breed threatened Florida coral species in step toward reef restoration

Reuters

4.22.2022

 

For the First Time, Rough Cactus Coral Cared for by SeaWorld at the Florida Coral Rescue Center (FCRC) Funded by Disney Conservation Fund and the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida Produce Hundreds of Offspring Signaling a Hopeful Future for this Threatened Species

Yahoo! Finance

4.21.2022

 

FPL Donates Manatee Transport Truck For Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission

CBS Miami

4.21.2022

 

New manatee transport truck to aid in rescues, rehabilitations

WPTV

4.20.2022

 

‘We’re going to remain optimistic’: New rays of hope and dollars shine on Florida manatees

Florida Today

4.15.2022

 

Florida manatee feeding plan ends, starvation still an issue

The Washington Post

4.7.2022

 

Florida manatee feeding plan ends, starvation still an issue

AP

4.7.2022

 

Boat show donates $300,000 to Fish & Wildlife Foundation

Palm Beach Florida Weekly

4.7.2022

 

Wildlife officials to stop manatee temporary feeding program as warm weather moves in

FOX13

3.31.2022

 

Florida plans to stop feeding manatees lettuce on Friday

Tampa Bay Times

3.30.2022

 

Officials: Florida manatees eat ‘every scrap’ in food trial

AP

3.23.2022

 

Officials: Warmer waters mean manatees are venturing away from feeding sites

WTSP

3.9.2022

 

55 tons of lettuce fed to Florida’s starving manatees

AP

3.9.2022

 

55 tons of lettuce fed to Florida’s starving manatees

The Washington Post

3.9.2022

 

‘That’s a good sign.’ Manatee poop shows lettuce program for starving seacows may be working

Palm Beach Post

2.25.2022

 

‘That’s a good sign.’ Manatee poop shows lettuce program for starving seacows may be working

TCPalm

2.25.2022

 

Officials: More than 80 starving manatees in rehab across US

The Washington Post

2.23.2022

 

Officials: More than 80 starving manatees in rehab across US

AP

2.24.2022

 

Wildlife staff struggles to aid ailing manatees

Palm Beach Post

2.18.2022

 

Manatee feeding trial update

WPTV

2.16.2022

 

Florida wildlife officials are distributing 3,000 pounds of lettuce a day to save starving manatees

CNN

2.16.2022

 

Officials: Florida plan has fed manatees 25 tons of lettuce

News4JAX

2.16.2022

 

Officials: Florida plan has fed manatees 25 tons of lettuce

AP

2.16.2022

 

Manatee lettuce feeding trial continues to see success off Florida’s east coast

WTSP

2.15.2022

 

Florida Fish and Wildlife experts working around the clock to feed starving manatees

WPBF

2.9.2022

 

Manatee feeding program shows some success after deadliest year on record

WPLG

2.9.2022

 

Wildlife agencies: Supplemental feedings for starving manatees likely a long-term effort

WMFE

2.9.2022

 

As efforts continue to save starving manatees, experts find they have preference for certain lettuce

WTSP

2.9.2022

 

Florida has spent $18,000 feeding manatees as deaths continue

Tampa Bay Times

2.9.2022

 

‘They’re not picky eaters’: Florida biologists use lettuce feedings near warm water to help manatees

USA Today 

2.7.2022

 

Manatees warming up to lettuce at Florida Power & Light power plant

Florida Today

2.6.2022

 

Seagrass loss and starving manatees: What is FWC doing to help?

WFLA

2.3.2022

 

Manatee feeding: FWC expands Brevard County site in hopes sea cows eat provided lettuce

TCPalm

1.20.2022

 

Warm weather helped Florida manatees, but more winter deaths feared

Tampa Bay Times

1.13.2022

 

Manatee feeding experiment starts slowly as cold looms

News4Jax

1.13.2022

 

Florida wildlife officials say give over dollars, not lettuce to save starving sea cows

Florida Today

1.13.2022

 

Nonprofit finding new ways to help manatee population

WPTV

1.11.2022

 

2021 was a record year for Florida manatee deaths. Here are 5 ways you can help sea cows

TCPalm

1.10.2022

 

Florida conservation movement takes flight, boosting support for panthers, wild places

WUSF 

12.31.2021

 

DeLuca Preserve is surprise refuge for Florida’s most endangered bird

WUSF 

12.30.2021

 

‘Daring’ coral rescue as officials attempt to safeguard genetics of Florida reef tract

Palm Beach Post

12.30.2021

 

Manatees uninterested in romaine lettuce, but that could change as lagoon gets colder

TCPalm

12.29.2021

 

Protecting the puzzle piece of DeLuca Preserve from within and far beyond

WUSF 

12.29.2021

 

Destiny’s death buys time for a Florida frontier and the birth of conservation movements

WUSF

12.28.2021

 

Last stand for Florida wildlands

WUSF

12.27.2021

 

Cloud Nine Outdoors opens new worlds to explore for Tampa Bay youths

Tampa Bay Times

12.16.2021

 

How you can help Florida manatee conservation efforts

ClickOrlando

12.15.2021

 

Manatees will receive emergency rations of romaine lettuce if starvation looms this winter

Sun Sentinel

12.8.2021

 

Studying Florida’s Springs

WPTV

12.6.2021

 

Florida conservation movement takes flight, boosting support for panthers, wild places

Orlando Sentinel 

12.5.2021

 

DeLuca Preserve is surprise refuge for Florida’s most endangered bird

Orlando Sentinel 

12.4.2021

 

Protecting the puzzle piece of DeLuca Preserve from within and far beyond

Orlando Sentinel 

12.3.2021

 

Dick Corbett

Cast and Blast Florida

12.2.2021

 

Ecology thinkers pursue wildlife corridors, innovative land purchases and millions of dollars

Orlando Sentinel 

12.2.2021

 

Decades of conservation work arrive within reach of crowning environmental success

Orlando Sentinel 

12.1.2021

 

This could be key to saving North America’s only barrier reef

FOX Weather

11.21.2021

 

Manatee death rate spikes to highest number in nearly 50 years

FOX13

11.17.2021

 

Florida records 1,000 manatee deaths in 2021

Axios Tampa Bay

11.16.2021

 

Race against time

Borneo Bulletin 

10.4.2021

 

Orlando organization making strides to restore coral reef

WFTV

10.2.2021

 

A mysterious disease is destroying Florida’s coral reef

Earth.com

10.2.2021

 

Upriver for Snook

Florida Sportsman

10.1.2021

 

Scientists Are on a Mission to Save Florida’s Coral Reefs From a Mysterious Disease

Science Alert

10.1.2021

 

Scientists race to save Florida coral reef from mysterious disease

WION

9.30.2021

 

Un laboratorio de Florida, santuario para corales devastados por una misteriosa enfermedad

France24

9.30.2021

 

En Floride, un laboratoire tente de sauver les coraux d’une mystérieuse maladie

L’Express

9.30.2021

 

Scientists race to save Florida coral reef from mysterious disease

Yahoo! News

9.29.2021

 

Bass Pro Shops, Cabela’s help plant cypress trees in Jonathan Dickinson State Park

TCPalm

9.29.2021

 

Python Removal Program Grows in Southwest Florida

U.S. News & World Report

9.25.2021

 

Python removal program grows in southwest Florida

WJXT News4JAX 

9.25.2021

 

Biologists are using snakes with transmitters to catch invasive pythons in the Everglades

USA Today

9.22.2021

 

Program tries to eradicate invasive Burmese pythons from Everglades by targeting female snakes

WINK

9.21.2021

 

Invasive python research and removal program grows in Southwest Florida

Naples Daily News 

9.20.2021

 

VIDEO: ‘Noah’s Ark’ For Coral Promises To Save Endangered Florida Reef

Zenger

9.16.2021

 

Battling Extinction: Rare Florida Corals Rescued Amid Plague Graduate From Orlando To New Jersey

WUSF

9.11.2021

 

Rescuers race to save Florida’s corals while federal government plan more dredging

Florida Politics

9.10.2021

 

Rescuers race to save Florida’s corals while federal government plan more dredging

Florida Phoenix

9.9.2021

 

As Mysterious Disease Kills Florida’s Reefs, A Massive ‘Noah’s Ark’ Effort Tries To Save Them

WLRN

9.7.2021

 

As Mysterious Disease Kills Florida’s Reefs, A Massive ‘Noah’s Ark’ Effort Tries To Save Them

WMFE

9.7.2021

 

As mysterious disease kills Florida’s reefs, a massive ‘Noah’s Ark’ effort tries to save them

The Bakersfield Californian

9.6.2021

 

As mysterious disease kills Florida’s reefs, a massive ‘Noah’s Ark’ effort tries to save them

Phys.Org

9.6.2021

 

As mysterious disease kills Florida’s reefs, a massive ‘Noah’s Ark’ effort tries to save them

MSN.com

9.6.2021

 

Florida corals rescued amid plague moved to New Jersey

The Modesto Bee

9.5.2021

 

Florida Corals Rescued Amid Plague Moved to New Jersey

U.S. News & World Report 

9.4.2021

 

Florida corals rescued amid plague moved to New Jersey

WRAL

9.4.2021

 

Python Roundup

WPTV

9.3.2021

 

Rare Florida corals rescued amid plague graduate from Orlando to New Jersey

Orlando Sentinel

9.2.2021

 

As mysterious disease kills Florida’s reefs, a massive ‘Noah’s Ark’ effort tries to save them

Miami Herald

9.2.2021

 

The race to rescue Florida’s diseased corals

The Washington Post

8.29.2021

 

Could Lobsters Help Save Florida’s Corals?

EcoWatch

7.30.2021

 

Spiny Lobsters Help Coral

WPTV

7.27.2021

 

Florida Python Challenge is back with a chance at $10,000

Fox 4

7.10.2021

 

$10,000 Award Offered for the Most Pythons Removed Through Florida Python Challenge

WGCU

7.9.2021

 

Florida wants to pay you to stop pythons in the Everglades. How you can be a snake hunter

Miami Herald

7.9.2021

 

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Announce New $10,000 Award for the Florida Python Challenge

Space Coast Daily

7.6.2021

 

Lake Trafford could get an ecosystem boost with a mussel transplant

Naples Daily News

7.4.2021

 

New $10,000 Award Announced for Florida Python Challenge

Positively Osceola 

7.3.2021

 

Conservancy of Southwest Florida study tracks invasive python movements

News-Press

6.22.2021

 

Hands Across the Water

AZA Connect

6.16.2021

 

The Race to Rescue Florida’s Coral Reef

Flamingo

6.8.2021

 

Conversations #3.10: Lee Grove

Cast and Blast Podcast

6.3.2021

 

Conversations #3.8: Jovan McNeill

Cast and Blast Podcast

5.20.2021

 

Florida Coral Rescue Center provides hope for future of reef system

WPTV

5.17.2021

 

Three Florida specialty license plates — including ‘bear tag’ — sporting new look

Tallahassee Democrat

5.12.2021

 

FL Dept. of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announces redesign of three specialty license plates

The Apopka Voice

5.11.2021

 

Florida Coral Rescue Center

Zoo Logic Podcast

5.6.2021

 

Researchers plant eelgrass for Earth Day

WCJB

4.22.2021

 

SeaWorld, Disney and others collaborate to save Florida’s coral reefs

WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando 

4.22.2021

 

Orlando sanctuary nurses largest cluster of Florida corals rescued from a devastating disease

Orlando Sentinel

4.15.2021

 

Zoo association collaborating with SeaWorld, Disney, FWC to save Florida’s coral reefs

Spectrum  News 13

4.15.2021

 

Conversations #3.4: Cordell Jeter

Cast and Blast Podcast

4.15.2021

 

Snook Tagging: Proof that Snook are on the Move North!

Salt Strong podcast

3.26.2021

 

Track chairs give people with disabilities access to the great outdoors

TCPalm

2.24.2021

 

A Sparrow Back from the Brink with Andrew Walker

American Birding Podcast

2.18.2021

 

DeSantis Promised $10 Million For Biscayne Bay In December. Meanwhile, $10 Million For Coral Reefs Dried Up

WLRN

2.17.2021

 

Vero Beach man walks 200-mile journey for Florida panther conservation

WPTV

2.10.2021

 

The DeLuca Preserve: A Unique Partnership for Conservation, Agriculture, and Educatio‪n‬

Ducks Unlimited Podcast

2.8.2021

 

Man walking from Vero Beach to Key West to Tallahassee for Florida panther donations

TCPalm

1.30.2021

 

After years of battling, Florida glass-bottom boat attraction will become wheelchair accessible

Florida Insider

1.26.2021

 

Bringing back the ‘most endangered bird’ in the U.S.

National Geographic

1.25.2021

 

Florida attraction Silver Springs to get glass-bottom boat for wheelchairs

USA Today

1.24.2021

 

Silver Springs attraction to get glass-bottom boat for wheelchair users

Tampa Bay Times

1.24.2021

 

Florida attraction to get glass-bottom boat for wheelchairs

The Modesto Bee

1.24.2021

 

Florida attraction to get glass-bottom boat for wheelchairs

Bradenton Herald

1.24.2021

 

Florida attraction to get glass-bottom boat for wheelchairs

Huron Daily Tribune

1.24.2021

 

After decades and millions of tourists, Silver Springs to get first glass-bottom boat for wheelchairs

Orlando Sentinel

1.19.2021

 

A Florida entrepreneur is urging state and local governments to make more tracked chairs available to folks with disabilities.

WFSU

1.8.2021

 

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

 

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