/tags/florida-wildlife Florida wildlife en-US WLRN Wed, 15 May 2024 13:59:11 GMT /environment/2024-05-15/the-changing-landscape-of-lee-and-collier-counties-and-what-it-means-for-the-panther Environmentalists say planned communities — Kingston in eastern Lee and Bellmar in eastern Collier and both the size of small cities — could hurtle the Florida panther from the Endangered Species List to extinction. Wed, 15 May 2024 13:59:11 GMT /environment/2024-05-15/the-changing-landscape-of-lee-and-collier-counties-and-what-it-means-for-the-panther Eileen Kelley /environment/2024-05-02/florida-in-50-years-study-says-land-conservation-can-buffer-destructive-force-of-climate-change A new report by scientists from four major Florida universities, the wildlife corridor — if completed — will not only allow wildlife to survive in the coming decades, it will make climate change less destructive to humans. Thu, 02 May 2024 13:12:18 GMT /environment/2024-05-02/florida-in-50-years-study-says-land-conservation-can-buffer-destructive-force-of-climate-change Bill Kearney | Sun Sentinel /podcast/sundial/2023-04-13/sundial-path-of-the-panther-follows-the-people-trying-to-save-floridas-biggest-cat The film "Path of the Panther", produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, follows the endangered species and the people in Florida on the front lines trying to save the state's biggest cat. Tori Linder, another producer with the film, joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about growing up around Florida's wild environment and how this with ongoing efforts to save these creatures. Thu, 13 Apr 2023 17:48:03 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-04-13/sundial-path-of-the-panther-follows-the-people-trying-to-save-floridas-biggest-cat Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena /news/2023-02-01/in-the-keys-theres-a-new-skunk-in-town-sheriffs-petting-zoo-gives-squirt-a-new-home The Monroe County Sheriff's Office has a petting zoo at its jail on Stock Island. They just adopted a skunk who needed a home. Wed, 01 Feb 2023 19:39:08 GMT /news/2023-02-01/in-the-keys-theres-a-new-skunk-in-town-sheriffs-petting-zoo-gives-squirt-a-new-home Gwen Filosa /news/2022-08-17/hunters-to-help-keep-zombie-deer-disease-from-reaching-florida-by-donating-animals-heads To prevent a fatal disease in Florida white-tailed deer, state wildlife managers are asking hunters in Collier, Lee, DeSoto, and Hendry counties to donate the heads of deer they have killed for testing. Wed, 17 Aug 2022 13:45:00 GMT /news/2022-08-17/hunters-to-help-keep-zombie-deer-disease-from-reaching-florida-by-donating-animals-heads Tom Bayles /local-news/2022-08-08/south-floridas-baby-sea-turtles-are-threatened-by-plastic-and-light-pollution Stand on the beach in Boca Raton at 10 or 11 at night with your back to the ocean — over the dunes, you'll see a glowing sky. This artificial light is coming from city buildings and homes. It's confusing baby sea turtles. Mon, 08 Aug 2022 13:25:04 GMT /local-news/2022-08-08/south-floridas-baby-sea-turtles-are-threatened-by-plastic-and-light-pollution Yvonne Bertucci zum Tobel /news/2022-08-05/its-that-time-of-year-again-to-hunt-pythons-in-florida The 2022 Florida Python Challenge kicks off Friday, as part of a drive to eliminate the large snakes that threaten native wildlife in the Florida Everglades. Fri, 05 Aug 2022 11:30:00 GMT /news/2022-08-05/its-that-time-of-year-again-to-hunt-pythons-in-florida News Service of Florida /news/2022-07-28/rescued-manatee-flown-from-texas-to-florida-on-cargo-plane An ailing manatee that was found and rehabilitated in Texas late last year was flown to Florida on a cargo plane and released into a bay near a wildlife refuge along the Gulf Coast this week. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 18:41:58 GMT /news/2022-07-28/rescued-manatee-flown-from-texas-to-florida-on-cargo-plane The Associated Press /news/2022-07-21/starvation-threat-isnt-over-for-florida-manatees Fewer manatee deaths have been recorded so far this year in Florida compared to the record-setting numbers in 2021, but wildlife officials cautioned Wednesday that chronic starvation remains a dire and ongoing threat to the marine mammals. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 18:21:00 GMT /news/2022-07-21/starvation-threat-isnt-over-for-florida-manatees The Associated Press /local-news/2022-07-21/230-pound-loggerhead-sea-turtle-is-released-in-boca-raton Last night, nearly 500 people gathered at Spanish River Park in Boca Raton to bid farewell to Wannanosaurus, a 230-pound loggerhead sea turtle. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:39:38 GMT /local-news/2022-07-21/230-pound-loggerhead-sea-turtle-is-released-in-boca-raton Yvonne Bertucci zum Tobel