Newspaper Clips 01/05/14

Family of bears making themselves too at home for some Heathrow residents
(WOLF – Fox Orlando © 01/05/2014)
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Indexed Jan 5 2014 4:43AM (Article ID 1061500893)

...bears," Selover said, "I don't want to live with bears." FWC officials told FOX 35 relocating bears is difficultbecause there's very ...

 

Lioness breaks loose at wildlife sanctuary
(Hernando Today © 01/05/2014)
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Indexed Jan 5 2014 3:29AM (Article ID 1061473277)

...she was tranquilized and caged, said Baryl Martin, public information officer for Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission . "After the animal left its initial enclosure, it left to the trees ...said. The facility was inspected twice during the past year, and the FWC and U.S. Department of Agriculture were reinspecting facility reports to determine ...

 

Mira, Palm Beach Zoo's newest Florida panther, makes debut
(Palm Beach Post © 01/05/2014)
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Indexed Jan 5 2014 4:43AM (Article ID 1061497514)

...director was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and sought assistance from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission . Since then, she had been living at the zoo’s Melvin J. ...

 

Out & About: What's happening iu the great outdoors
(Florida Today © 01/05/2014)
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Indexed Jan 5 2014 3:22AM (Article ID 1061467167)

...Already, the first Florida panther death in 2014 has been reported by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC ) biologists who last week collected the remains of a male panther that ...panther that had been seen lingering in yards around the neighborhood. The FWC panther team, working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and ...of Mexico Fishery Management Council and the South Atlantic Council, along with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conser...

 

The Nature of Things: Green Groups Make a Difference
(Lakeland Ledger © 01/05/2014)
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Indexed Jan 5 2014 3:22AM (Article ID 1061455329)

...ad.org/. Ridge Rangers is a corps of volunteers coordinated by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission that helps with management work ranging from removing exotics to helping to ...

 

Time is ideal for outdoor explorations in South Florida
(Miami Herald © 01/05/2014)
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Indexed Jan 5 2014 3:29AM (Article ID 1061455829)

...you might spot crocodiles, numerous species of birds, and maybe even a python . Canoes, paddles and life vests are provided. Reservations are strongly recommended, up ...you will slog through mud puddles and likely encounter gators and maybe snakes as you make your way to the lush ferns and gigantic cypress ...

 

Dash Cam Captures Three-Car Crash On I-75 Near Dead Panther
(CBS 4 Miami © 01/05/2014)
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Indexed Jan 5 2014 3:29AM (Article ID 1061467467)

...vehicle crash near dead panther The panther, which according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation was the first panther death reported in the New Year, was ...

 

Escambia Co. Commissioners buy land in Perdido Key
(Pensacola-WEAR (ABC) © 01/05/2014)
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Indexed Jan 5 2014 5:09AM (Article ID 1061492210)

...help cover the cost. The rest will come from a grant from Fish and Wildlife Services. Thats because the property being used as a conservation area for ...

 

The gift of the Gulf
(Tampa Bay Online © 01/05/2014)
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Indexed Jan 5 2014 3:22AM (Article ID 1061463447)

...The wetlands, forests, and oyster reefs in the Gulf region provide critical fish and wildlife habitat and can serve as natural lines of defense to help reduce ...

 

Winter fishing patterns change quickly
(Sebring Highlands Today © 01/05/2014)
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Indexed Jan 5 2014 3:29AM (Article ID 1061469178)

...ever-changing weather factors, thus altering the normal celestial-influence patterns on fish and wildlife . The only thing we can hope for each day is that nature ...

 

2 rescued, 1 missing in boating accident
(Orlando-WKMG (CBS) © 01/05/2014)
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Indexed Jan 5 2014 3:22AM (Article ID 1061467116)

2 rescued, 1 missing in boating accident ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - Deputies are looking for a woman who went ...

 

Boating fans will soak up big show in Stuart
(Florida Today © 01/05/2014)
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Indexed Jan 5 2014 3:22AM (Article ID 1061467166)

Boating fans will soak up big show in Stuart Looking for something to do next weekend? If you enjoy boating and being out on the water, the 40th annual Stuart Boat Show ...

 

Learn all about Cape waterways
(Ft. Myers News-Press © 01/05/2014)
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Indexed Jan 5 2014 4:43AM (Article ID 1061501850)

...on their way out and return to home docks. To enhance your boating skills, take one of the excellent courses given by the Cape Coral ...

 

Trolley service now lets visitors without cars to travel about Everglades and Biscayne National Parks
(Miami Herald © 01/05/2014)
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Indexed Jan 5 2014 3:22AM (Article ID 1061456816)

...Hopefully the bus will leave early enough so that May can go kayaking , said Rosa. Program creators hope that the trolley would not only give ...

 

Woman missing in Orange County after her canoe capsized on Lake Pickett
(WOLF – Fox Orlando © 01/05/2014)
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Indexed Jan 5 2014 4:43AM (Article ID 1061500892)

...night.  A woman disappeared at around 5 p.m., while out canoeing with some friends.  Orange County Sheriff's deputies say the ...

 

Editorial: 2014, year of the environment
(Ft. Myers News-Press © 01/05/2014)
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Indexed Jan 5 2014 5:09AM (Article ID 1061501874)

...may be the most critical of all years. The future of the Conservation 20/20 land program could be decided. It is a program that ...key environmental, but impaired section called the Density Reduction Groundwater Resource area?Conservation 20/20 Conservation 20/20 has been the single-greatest land and water preservation program ...Lee County land for preservation by the year 2020, hence the name, Conservation 20/20. It exceeded that goal in 2012,...

 

Former Cone Ranch, now a Hillsborough preserve, will open to the public
(Tampa Bay Times © 01/05/2014)
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Indexed Jan 5 2014 3:29AM (Article ID 1061459966)

...be able to really experience the beauty, said Forest Turbiville, the countys conservation services division manager. Much of the preserve was used for ranching and ...

 

Winter fishing patterns change quickly
(Sebring Highlands Today © 01/05/2014)
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Indexed Jan 5 2014 3:29AM (Article ID 1061469178)

Winter fishing patterns change quickly The Florida freshwater fishing forecast for the first full week of January will be typical of ...

 

Matt Badolato: Hunting life's lessons on the marsh
(Florida Today © 01/05/2014)
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Indexed Jan 5 2014 3:22AM (Article ID 1061467165)

Matt Badolato: Hunting lifes lessons on the marsh Waterfowl ...hunting on the marshlands of the St. Johns River this season has reminded ...on the marsh has showed me the importance of friendship. Friends -- in hunting and in life -- help you carry the load, whether its decoys or ...and that I should just go be a vegetarian. But these same hunting buddies help me see the joy of sharing -- a crucial life skill. ...

 

#TCFishing: Wacky weather threw a wrench in fishing this week
(Jupiter Courier © 01/05/2014)
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Indexed Jan 5 2014 3:29AM (Article ID 1061467317)

#TCFishing: Wacky weather threw a wrench in fishing this week Redfish and trout topped the list this week in the Indian River Lagoon. xxEnd ...

 

Indian River Lagoon issues could attract attention in Scott-Crist governor's race
(Jupiter Courier © 01/05/2014)
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Indexed Jan 5 2014 4:43AM (Article ID 1061503016)

Indian River Lagoon issues could attract attention in Scott-Crist governors race Discharges from Lake Okeechobee flow through the St. Lucie Locks into the St. Lucie Estuary on ...

 

Commissioner: More Mosquito Control Needed
(Lakeland Ledger © 01/05/2014)
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Indexed Jan 5 2014 4:43AM (Article ID 1061454965)

...2 million mosquito control budget, said Jeff Spence, the countys director of parks and natural resources. Smith said hed like to find a way to ...

 

Sprucing Up the Springs
(Gainesville-WCJB (ABC) © 01/05/2014)
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Indexed Jan 5 2014 3:29AM (Article ID 1061468760)

...got together to spruce up the springs, despite the cold weather. The parks owner may have changed but the parks heart filled with native beauty remains the same. The state got a ...

 

Trailer Estates opponents of feral cats barking up wrong tree
(Bradenton Herald © 01/05/2014)
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Indexed Jan 5 2014 3:10AM (Article ID 1061460162)

...and mice at bay. Rodents can be a real problem in trailer parks . As to the claim by another resident that 25 cats were in ...

 

Fertilizer ordinance takes effect
(Hernando Today © 01/05/2014)
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Indexed Jan 5 2014 3:29AM (Article ID 1061473283)

...far," Lester said. If Hernando residents are going to protect the countys springs , which is the ultimate goal of the new ordinance, it will take ...by June 1. Commissioners said the ordinance should help the Weeki Wachee Springs system, where the level of nitrogen almost has doubled since the 1920s ...

 

What a year for our water
(Ocala Star Banner © 01/05/2014)
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Indexed Jan 5 2014 3:22AM (Article ID 1061458871)

...on water. The year started out with a push to save Silver Springs that was highlighted by an event of bearing that name. Former governor ...senator Bob Graham headlined thousands of water preservationists who descended on Silver Springs to push for its salvation. There were more good things regarding water ...to begin curbing the amount of nitrates flowing into Silver and Rainbow springs . They established ambitious goals of reducing nitrate pollution to about one-seventh ...w...

 

Black Bear In A Tree In Tampa
(WUSF Tampa © 01/04/2014)
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Indexed Jan 4 2014 4:21PM (Article ID 1061389871)

...black bear was captured in a tree near Busch Gardens last July. FWC officials said that bear wandered down from near Weeki Wachee, likely in ...

 

Crappie anglers enjoy a happy new year
(Chipley Bugle © 01/04/2014)
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Indexed Jan 4 2014 3:41PM (Article ID 1061386487)

...bass boat powered by Mercury. Looking for the best places to go? Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC ) fisheries biologists compile annual lists of top fishing sites for bass, crappie, ...your best black crappie fishing in 2014, as compiled by Cheree Steward, FWC fisheries biologist. Lake Talquin (8,800-acre reservoir, west of Tallahassee) Lochloosa ...

 

Finding Clues Into Mass Animal Die-Off May Play Out Like CSI: Indian River Lagoon
(WFSU Newsroom © 01/04/2014)
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Indexed Jan 4 2014 3:41PM (Article ID 1061384083)

...the mysterious animal deaths. She’s also a research scientist for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission . Landsberg says what researchers are trying to work out is the common ...

 

Fish Busters': Crappie anglers enjoy a happy new year …..
(Chipley Foster Folly News © 01/04/2014)
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Indexed Jan 4 2014 7:15AM (Article ID 1061313251)

...bass boat powered by Mercury. Looking for the best places to go? Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC ) fisheries biologists compile annual lists of top fishing sites for bass, crappie, ...your best black crappie fishing in 2014, as compiled by Cheree Steward, FWC fisheries biologist. Lake Talquin (8,800-acre reservoir, west of Tallahassee) Lochloosa ...

 

FWC Law Enforcement Report
(North Escambia.com © 01/04/2014)
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Indexed Jan 4 2014 7:15AM (Article ID 1061238446)

FWC Law Enforcement Report January 4, 2014 Florida FWC Division of Law Enforcement reported the following activity during the weekend ending ...

 

Grouper issues set for debate Tuesday
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Indexed Jan 4 2014 5:31AM (Article ID 1061292938)

...start at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday and conclude at noon Thursday. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC ) fishery managers are also participating in the meetings at the Hilton Key ...to get a broad interpretation of whats going on," Kelly said. The FWC already allows for a limited take of the gamefish tarpon. Anglers can ...

 

Lion on the Lam (Briefly) in Spring Hill
(WUSF Tampa © 01/04/2014)
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Indexed Jan 4 2014 4:21PM (Article ID 1061389870)

...and up to 60 days in jail if convicted. Tags: lion animals florida fish and wildlife conservation commission Related Content: Politics Hillsbrough County Animal Director Loses Job Culture Lost Your ...

 

Manatee numbers down in South Florida
(South Florida Sun-Sentinel © 01/04/2014)
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Indexed Jan 4 2014 5:31AM (Article ID 1061246623)

...deaths, about 16 percent of an estimated population of 5,000. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission attributed the increase largely to toxic algae blooms off Lee County and ...into the reduction in manatee numbers here." Kevin Baxter, spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission , said although the large numbers of deaths in recent years played a ...Miami-Dade County and eight in Palm Beach County, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Con...

 

Marti Coley Commends DEP and FWC on Announcement of Projects
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Indexed Jan 4 2014 9:21AM (Article ID 1061339382)

Marti Coley Commends DEP and FWC on Announcement of Projects State Representative Marti Coley Commends DEP and FWC on Announcement of Projects This morning the Florida Department of Environmental Protection ...DEP) and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC ) announced several early restoration projects identified by the Natural Resource Damage Assessment ...

 

Don't even think about overturning python ban
(South Florida Sun-Sentinel © 01/04/2014)
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Indexed Jan 4 2014 8:03AM (Article ID 1061246555)

...wild populations beyond those already established," said Tom MacKenzie, spokesman for the U .S . Fish and Wildlife Service. Yet the United States Association of Reptile Keepers says the ban ...

 

Fla. biologist takes bird houses to Belize
(Naples Daily News © 01/04/2014)
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Indexed Jan 4 2014 7:37AM (Article ID 1061315909)

...contribution to helping the habitat." Keys, 42, is a biologist with the U .S . Fish and Wildlife Service; since 1998 he has been stationed at the St. Marks Wildlife ...

 

Crocodiles certainly have a place in the Keys
(Florida Keys Keysnet © 01/04/2014)
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Indexed Jan 4 2014 3:41PM (Article ID 1061386863)

Crocodiles certainly have a place in the Keys In response to Rachel Eakins ...

 

Coral Springs police shoot coyote spotted in residential area
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Indexed Jan 4 2014 7:15AM (Article ID 1061246413)

Coral Springs police shoot coyote spotted in residential area Ihosvani Rodriguez, Sun Sentinel 7: ...four-legged trespasser was found prowling in a residential neighborhood in Coral Springs on Friday morning. Coral Springs Police said they shot and killed a coyote spotted around the 5700 ...four years ago," he said. The coyote was removed by the Coral Springs Police Animal Control. While this may be the first police-involved coyote slaying in ...

 

South Lee beach renourishment project could begin by spring
(Sunshine State News © 01/04/2014)
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Indexed Jan 4 2014 2:41PM (Article ID 1061377731)

...an interlocal project shared by Lee County and the City of Bonita Springs Full story: http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2014/jan/04/south-lee-beach- renourishment-project-could-by/?partner=RSS

 

US Fish and Wildlife Service Ten Year Frog Study Reveals Low ... Sierra Sun Times

A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service study published in the journal PLOS ONE finds that on average less than 2 percent of frogs ... (Rick Hansen/USFWS) ..

 

UCF wins Bassmaster on Lake Okeechobee Daytona Beach News-Journal

The duo held on to a Day 1 lead and brought 20 pounds, 13 ounces of bass to the scales on Saturday to clinch the win. “The spot we were fishing had ...

 

Finding Clues Into Mass Animal Die-Off May Play Out Like 'CSI ... WFSU

Finding out the source of a mysterious animal die off in the Indian River Lagoon ... scientist for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

 

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