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Report: Psychedelic mushroom pickers had little gator in backpack, officials say
A group of suspected psychedelic mushroom pickers are accused of having a 2-foot-long alligator in a backpack, clickorlando.com is reporting. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said four men and a juvenile were arrested Sunday at...
Tags: Seminole County, Mushrooms, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Wildlife
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SeaWorld Orlando rescues dolphin, releases rehabilitated sea cow
SeaWorld Orlando's animal-rescue team kept busy this week. Rescuers helped save a stranded dolphin Thursday in Central Florida. On the same day, SeaWorld Orlando released a rehabilitated manatee into the wild in southwest Florida. The animal-...
Tags: Travel, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Amusement and Theme Parks, Trips and Vacations, Tampa
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More aquatic plants seen as vital to helping Lake Apopka thrive again
Below the surface of the vast waters of Lake Apopka is a landscape akin to a desert. Only a hardy smattering of grasses, lily pads and other native plants cling to 1 percent of its lake bottom. As part of the vast, multimillion-dollar plan to restore...
Tags: Agriculture, Winter Garden, Polk County, Lake Apopka, Conservation
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South Florida outdoors notebook
Bass tournament: The Everglades Bassmasters of South Florida has a One Largemouth Bass tournament from safe light-noon June 16 out of Lake Ida Park in Delray Beach. Entry fee is $20 per angler. Contact Tony Crowder at 954-254-9072 or tcrowder@yahoo.com....Tags: Campbell (Osceola, Florida), Fishing, Conservation, FIFA World Cup, Wildlife
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South Florida outdoors calendar
June 8: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has a free hunter safety course from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Markham Park Target Range at 16001 W. State Road 84 in Sunrise. Participants must successfully complete the online portion of the...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Sunrise (Broward, Florida), Fort Lauderdale, Fishing, Everglades
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U.S. proposes new protections for captive chimps
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday proposed extending tough new protections for chimpanzees in captivity, a shift that would place strict limits on primates' role as human surrogates in biomedical research. In reclassifying chimps as...
Tags: HIV, Humane Society of the United States, Medical Research, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Conservation
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Falcon chick banded
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — It’s a girl! Well, probably, according to John Castrale, a wildlife biologist with Indiana Department of Natural Resources. He said he wasn’t 100 percent sure the peregrine falcon chick is female, but that was his best...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Wildlife
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FWC votes to open snook season in Gulf coast waters
Sun SentinelThe Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted to open the snook season in Gulf coast waters on Sept. 1. The season has been closed in Gulf waters, the Florida Keys and Everglades National Park since a cold spell in January 2010 killed...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Wildlife, Everglades National Park
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Imperial County man admits smuggling endangered fish for black market
A 34-year-old Imperial County man pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in El Centro to smuggling parts of an endangered species of fish into the U.S. to profit from a lucrative black market. Anthony Sanchez Bueno admitted that he smuggled three...Tags: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Wildlife
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Denali National Park Search Continues for Orphaned Moose Calves
Channel 2 NewsTwo moose calves orphaned near the Denali National Park and Preserve’s visitor center Thursday, when a visitor shot a charging cow moose, have not yet been found according to park staff. Park spokesperson Kris Fister says several park personnel,...Tags: National Parks, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Wildlife
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FWC lifts license requirement to keep lionfish
Sun SentinelThe Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission adopted changes Wednesday at its meeting in Lakeland that will waive the recreational license requirement for divers catching lionfish and exclude lionfish from the commercial and recreational bag...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Wildlife
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Large black bear in Orlando Saturday may be one of two in the area
The large black bear that had climbed into a tree near downtown Orlando on Saturday is one of possibly two bears that have been hanging around the Parramore, Citrus Bowl and College Park areas, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...
Tags: Parramore, College Park (Orlando, Florida), Orlando, Ocala National Forest, Tampa
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