Jacob OglesJanuary 22, 2020
4min410
Roadway remains a priority of Bill Galvano.
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Jacob OglesJanuary 22, 2020
Ryan NicolJanuary 5, 2020
5min853
The legislation would protect endangered and threatened species even after those classifications have been removed by the feds.
Scott PowersAugust 22, 2019
4min623
'I am concerned about the possible impact... on the species’ survival'
Mitch PerryAugust 30, 2017
3min220
Congress has been on summer break for a long time, but when they finally return to Washington next week, Vern Buchanan has quite a to-do list of the people’s business. Among which, the Sarasota Republican will offer amendments to a government funding bill which bans horse slaughter, combats red tide and protects endangered species. Buchanan has submitted […]
Associated PressAugust 13, 2017
2min203
Wildlife officials say a federal review of the Florida panther’s endangered species status will not jeopardize protections for the big cats. The panther is one of over a dozen animals whose listing status is being reviewed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Panther biologist David Shindle said in a News-Press report that his agency’s review aims […]
Guest AuthorJuly 19, 20175min582
Heads up, citizens: the federal government is about to review the endangered status of one of our state’s rarest species — the Florida panther — and now is the time for all of us to make our voices heard. We Floridians clearly love our wild and mysterious panthers; in 1981, the state’s schoolchildren chose the […]
Associated PressAugust 22, 2016
3min254
More than 6,000 permits have been issued to hunt Florida alligators, and some 13,000 hunters have applied for permits. The Naples Daily News reported that each permit allows a hunter to kill two alligators during the hunting season which began last week. Florida has more than a million alligators, according to estimates, and they’re in […]
Associated PressJanuary 7, 2016
1min244
Federal wildlife officials will announce their decision on a petition to reclassify Florida’s iconic manatees as “threatened” instead of “endangered.” The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has scheduled a news conference for Thursday afternoon in Miami to discuss its review of the manatee’s status. A Florida business group and the conservative Pacific Legal Foundation petitioned […]
Bruce RitchieApril 30, 20155min247
The Florida office of a national environmental group on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit against federal agencies over protection of an endangered sparrow and Everglades restoration indirectly related to a proposed big land purchase. Environmental groups and some local government officials are pressuring the state to exercise an option to buy 46,800 acres of U.S. Sugar […]