A day after a Bradenton man was jailed for a bogus Burmese python capture, the question of just how to control the exotic nonnative snakes in Florida went before Congress.
Posted: Saturday, November 07, 2009 07:00 AM EST
Environment
The first pole-and-troll zone proposed for Florida Bay waters of Everglades National Park will be explained in public-comment sessions Nov. 9 and 10.
Posted: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 11:00 AM EST
Allison Higgins of the Nature Conservancy handles an exotic python during a training session held at the government center in Key Largo on Tuesday. (Photo by David Ball)
A 6-foot ball python — considered one of the most docile of the constrictor snakes — is easy for one person to capture without any special gear, according to Allison Higgins of the Nature Conservancy in the Florida Keys.
Posted: Friday, October 30, 2009 10:51 AM EDT
At the Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center in Tavernier, last summer was the toughest for funding in nearly 20 years, and operators say the center, which cares for sick and injured birds, may close if money doesn’t start flowing in soon.
Posted: Friday, October 30, 2009 09:37 AM EDT
An experiment in pole-and-troll rules for Florida Bay flats likely will take shape near Flamingo.
Posted: Saturday, October 24, 2009 11:00 AM EDT
- Recycle rates fall as enforcement nears
With enforcement set to start in just more than four months, the mandatory recycling law in Key West doesn't appear to have gained much traction with residents.
Posted - Monday, October 26, 2009 07:03 AM EDT
- Poll: Majority favor 'Glades restore
Floridians of all political hues agree on at least one issue: Save the Everglades.
Posted - Wednesday, October 21, 2009 11:33 AM EDT
- Florida Keys wellfields get more monitoring
South Florida water managers and Florida Power & Light have reached an agreement that will increase monitoring of saltwater intrusion in the area of the mainland Turkey Point nuclear power plant.
Posted - Saturday, October 17, 2009 11:00 AM EDT
- Ban on Goliath grouper harvest remains for now
A goliath grouper (formerly known as "Jewfish"), hovers over the Benwood wreck off Key Largo.
Anglers who can testify to increasing numbers of Goliath grouper now include Rodney Barreto of Key Largo, chairman of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Posted - Friday, October 09, 2009 11:05 AM EDT
- State awards Keys energy project
Left to right: Josh Clearman, Key West High physics teacher; Dave Perkins, assistant principal, Key West High; Debra Walker, School Board member; and Michael Zavosky, Florida Department of Education.
A Key West high school alternative energy program is one of five winners in Florida's Governor's Serve to Preserve: Green Schools Awards program.
Posted - Thursday, October 08, 2009 05:07 PM EDT
