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A Journalist discusses the New Issue of Smithsonian Magazine entitled “Pablo Escobar’s Abandoned Hippos are Wreaking Havoc in the Columbian Jungle”
Florida’s Python Challenge offers cash for catching Burmese pythons
Listen: South Florida has an issue with the rapidly reproducing Burmese python. But the state has a plan to remove as many snakes as possible. Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez announced that registration for the 2024...
Florida will continue to monitor a deer disease even after no detection this year
Wildlife officials have not found any other deer infected with fatal chronic wasting disease after one last year.
“Stand your ground” law against bears advances in State House
Listen: A State House bill that would allow people to kill bears on their property without permits when they feel threatened advanced in a House subcommittee Friday. But, opponents say that killing the bears...
A surprising statistic sparks concern for the endangered Florida panther
The Florida Panther is our state’s official animal and one of the most endangered mammals in the country. WMNF's Chris Young reports.
Augustine Sedgewick – Coffeeland: One Man’s Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug What do you know about coffee? A wonderful new book will change how you look at – or taste coffee...
Audubon Florida says the Wilson’s Plover shorebird is ‘threatened’
Audubon Florida wants the state to designate the Wilson’s Plover, a type of coastal wading bird, as a threatened species.
Eastern indigo snake pushed out of habitat by overdevelopment
The Eastern Indigo Snake is a threatened species, and the overdevelopment of the snake’s natural habitat may be the cause.
Rabies reported in Pasco County
Pasco County has issued a rabies alert. The rabies alert is in response to a cat that tested positive on Tuesday.
Director of wildlife sanctuary addresses gator attacks and relocating the facility
Amy Kight, executive director of Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, in Jupiter, Florida, discusses the recent deadly alligator attack in Fort Pierce, and their relocation plans.
Kelly Crandall--a graduate student at Southern Illinois University (SIU)--discusses on “Talking Animals” how her research focusing on raccoons and opossums inadvertently yielded results with significant implications about the Burmese python, a rampant invasive species in...
Kate Benjamin: expert on designing cat-friendly homes
Kate Benjamin offers expertise on designing stylish, cat-friendly homes--and lives with 13 cats in her two-bedroom condo.
