Giant African Land Snails /tags/giant-african-land-snails Giant African Land Snails en-US WLRN Fri, 23 Jun 2023 10:00:00 GMT Florida can’t seem to get rid of its giant African land snails /environment/2023-06-23/florida-giant-african-land-snails South Florida is back at war with an invasive, disease spreading pest: the giant African land snail. The mollusk was detected in Miramar earlier this month. Fri, 23 Jun 2023 10:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-06-23/florida-giant-african-land-snails Katie Lepri Cohen Are computers getting too smart? Giant snails take over and farewell to WLRN's Keys Reporter /podcast/sundial/2022-07-15/are-computers-getting-too-smart-giant-snails-take-over-and-farewell-to-wlrns-keys-reporter A UM professor working with artificial intelligence discusses the possibility of our computers growing conscious. Also, we look at the giant African land snail for Wildlife Thursday. And we say goodbye to one of our own — ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊKeys reporter Nan Klingener is moving on to new adventures. Fri, 15 Jul 2022 19:04:06 GMT /podcast/sundial/2022-07-15/are-computers-getting-too-smart-giant-snails-take-over-and-farewell-to-wlrns-keys-reporter Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz Are computers getting too smart? Giant snails take over and farewell to WLRN's Keys Reporter /2022-07-15/are-computers-getting-too-smart-giant-snails-take-over-and-farewell-to-wlrns-keys-reporter A UM professor working with artificial intelligence discusses the possibility of our computers growing conscious. Also, we look at the giant African land snail for Wildlife Thursday. And we say goodbye to one of our own — ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊKeys reporter Nan Klingener is moving on to new adventures. Fri, 15 Jul 2022 19:03:28 GMT /2022-07-15/are-computers-getting-too-smart-giant-snails-take-over-and-farewell-to-wlrns-keys-reporter Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz More than 1,000 invasive giant African land snails have been collected in Pasco County so far /news/2022-07-11/more-than-1-000-invasive-giant-african-land-snails-have-been-collected-in-pasco-county-so-far Authorities warn people not to touch the mollusks if one is found. Instead, contact the Florida Department of Agriculture’s Division of Plant Industry Helpline at 1-888-397-1517. Florida is again pitted Mon, 11 Jul 2022 10:59:10 GMT /news/2022-07-11/more-than-1-000-invasive-giant-african-land-snails-have-been-collected-in-pasco-county-so-far Talia Blake Effort begun to eradicate giant African snails in Florida /news/2022-07-08/effort-begun-to-eradicate-giant-african-snails-in-florida Invasive giant African land snails that can eat building plaster and stucco, consume hundreds of varieties of plants and carry diseases that affect humans have been detected once again in Florida, where officials said Thursday work has begun to eradicate the pests. Fri, 08 Jul 2022 12:06:54 GMT /news/2022-07-08/effort-begun-to-eradicate-giant-african-snails-in-florida Curt Anderson | Associated Press Pssst! Want a Hedgehog? Florida Wildlife Officials Seek Exotic Pet Owners /news/2014-09-26/pssst-want-a-hedgehog-florida-wildlife-officials-seek-exotic-pet-owners When exotic pets get too big, noisy or hungry to handle, their owners sometimes feel they have no choice but to release them into the wild. That’s the… Fri, 26 Sep 2014 17:56:22 GMT /news/2014-09-26/pssst-want-a-hedgehog-florida-wildlife-officials-seek-exotic-pet-owners Christine DiMattei Broward Shudders As Giant African Snails Cross Border From Miami-Dade /news/2014-09-10/broward-shudders-as-giant-african-snails-cross-border-from-miami-dade A big fear of state agriculture officials isn't a fear anymore. It's reality.The giant African land snails that have plagued Miami-Dade County -- but only… Wed, 10 Sep 2014 23:13:29 GMT /news/2014-09-10/broward-shudders-as-giant-african-snails-cross-border-from-miami-dade Florida Is Weird. But Here's What Was Weirdest This Year. /news/2013-12-31/florida-is-weird-but-heres-what-was-weirdest-this-year Florida can be a pretty weird place, and it's something of a holiday tradition for news organizations throughout the state to put together lists of the… Tue, 31 Dec 2013 12:43:50 GMT /news/2013-12-31/florida-is-weird-but-heres-what-was-weirdest-this-year Got Giant African Land Snails? Release The Hounds! /news/2013-08-30/got-giant-african-land-snails-release-the-hounds In the ongoing assault on invasive giant African land snails, Florida is ready to release the hounds.Literally.The state will be adding snail-sniffing… Fri, 30 Aug 2013 18:43:42 GMT /news/2013-08-30/got-giant-african-land-snails-release-the-hounds Sammy Mack Dogs Prove To Be Key In Battle Against Giant African Snails /2013-08-30/dogs-prove-to-be-key-in-battle-against-giant-african-snails While Florida hasn't yet declared victory, more than 128,000 of the destructive creatures have been found and eradicated in the past two years. Labrador retrievers are being used to sniff out the snails. Fri, 30 Aug 2013 15:10:00 GMT /2013-08-30/dogs-prove-to-be-key-in-battle-against-giant-african-snails Mark Memmott