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Not all Central Florida bears hibernating this winter, officials warn
(Orlando Sentinel © 01/10/2014)
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:10AM (Article ID 1063625087)

...way off. Residents of Orange, Seminole, Lake and Volusia counties complained to FWC more than 500 times last month about run-ins with bears, more ...winter sleep. "The numbers give us a trend," said Mike Orlando, an FWC wildlife biologist and bear specialist. "The thing I think is going on ...head and neck. "I used to think they were cute." Bradley alerted FWC on Dec. 23 to a neighborhood bear he described as "dangerously large" ...bathroom, ...

 

Shellfish harvesting reopening in 2 areas
(Panama City News Herald © 01/10/2014)
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:49AM (Article ID 1063673457)

...closings, contact (850) 236-2200. For questions about scallop harvesting, call the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at (850) 487-0554.

 

Hidden Treasure: Ritzy Naples Has Beaches and Golf, But So Much More
(Lakeland Ledger © 01/10/2014)
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 4:46AM (Article ID 1063727869)

...jets flying over the beaches. And an algae in the gulf, the red tide , has been lurking again offshore. Other than that, well, Naples is pretty ...

  

New coalition selling the "Gateway to the Gulf"
(Panama City News Herald © 01/09/2014)
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Indexed Jan 9 2014 5:02PM (Article ID 1063477644)

...and website and a desire to host special events, like an annual boating event and Fourth of July celebration on the Grand Lagoon. Greiner said ...

Outdoors Notes: Halifax Fish Club set for Rookie Day
(Daytona Beach News-Journal © 01/10/2014)
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:10AM (Article ID 1063624042)

...registration. For more information, go online to smyrnayachtclub.com then click on Boating /Regattas/Lipton Cup tab.

 

Conservation amendment backers raise another $163k, near the ballot
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:10AM (Article ID 1063631183)

Conservation amendment backers raise another $163k, near the ballot TALLAHASSEE -- The environmental groups ...attempting to place a land conservation constitutional amendment before voters this year grossed another $162,700 last month, ...Full story: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ssjuice/~3/uhMiRZf4nFA/os- land-conservation -amendment-backers-raise-another-163k-near- the-ballot-20140109,0,3130164.post

 

Diverting water from Ocklawaha south not likely
(Gainesville Sun © 01/10/2014)
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:22AM (Article ID 1063631934)

...would stay in North Central Florida. The district, they said, is emphasizing conservation and greater use of reclaimed water. Moreover, St. Johns has shifted to ...

 

Interior secretary tours Kissimmee Impressed with river restoration project, new wildlife refuge
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 4:46AM (Article ID 1063723895)

...the January 2012 establishment of the Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area. The purpose of the refuge is to conserve and restore habitat ...said but it wouldnt support an extended family of 18. Selling a conservation easement for the Everglades Headwaters Refuge was the perfect solution, and Durando ...thirds of the acreage, or 100,000 acres, will be protected through conservation easements purchased from willing sellers. With easements like the...

 

Lowry Park Zoo's plans for new animal hospital clear key hurdle at Tampa City Hall
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:22AM (Article ID 1063635185)

...surgery, pharmacy, radiology, labs and offices. • Animal quarantine and holding areas. • A conservation center for study and research. • A commissary capable of storing enough fresh ...

 

Niagara Falls frozen solid? Not so fast
(St. Petersburg: WTSP (Ch. 10) © 01/10/2014)
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:10AM (Article ID 1063624306)

...foot American falls were covered in ice and the area below the conservation area was frozen over. The cold weather caused the Niagara river to ...

 

Public input sought on Buttonwood and Heron Pond preserves
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 4:46AM (Article ID 1063723918)

...plan called a land management plan is the product of Lee County Conservation 20/20 staff. The plan describes the preserves and the planned restoration ...

 

Water district officials: No need to tap the Ocklawaha
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:22AM (Article ID 1063632464)

...output would stay in Marion County. The district, they said, is emphasizing conservation and greater use of reclaimed water. Moreover, St. Johns has shifted to ...he said. For Marion County, including the city of Ocala, Wilkening noted, Conservation and reuse will come first. The St. Johns report shows that by ...dispersed as Marion Countys. But district officials believe the process, coupled with conservation , can work. They noted that across St. Johnss entire area, total wa...

 

About 60 Cold-Stunned Sea Turtles Arrived at Gulf World
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:22AM (Article ID 1063634746)

About 60 Cold-Stunned Sea Turtles Arrived at Gulf World PANAMA CITY BEACH- The first of 60 cold- ...stunned sea turtles began showing-up at gulf world marine institute in Panama City Beach ...said Secret Holmes, Gulf World Animal Care and Training. All of the turtles came from the port St. Joe area of Gulf County. "The temperatures ...week decreasing the water temperature in St. Joe bay and caused the turtles to cold stun,” said Holmes. ...

  

Python Pizza from the Everglades? Try a Sssslice in Fort Myers
(Sunshine State News © 01/10/2014)
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 4:46AM (Article ID 1063723089)

...the Everglades special and get a curious mixture of hog, alligator, tomato, frogs legs, swamp cabbage â€" and, yes, python. “Im very adventurous when ...

 

Wildlife refuge is getting something special (PHOTOS)
(Northwest Florida Daily News © 01/10/2014)
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:10AM (Article ID 1063639812)

...better and safer transportation to stranded or injured animals such as sea turtles , pelicans and beavers. “A lot of the time we depend on ...

Teen drowns in south Ga. duck hunting accident
(WTXL ABC Channel 27 Tallahassee © 01/10/2014)
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:10AM (Article ID 1063639498)

Teen drowns in south Ga. duck hunting accident DONALSONVILLE, Ga. (AP) â€" Authorities say a teenage boy was killed ...were treated for hypothermia after being thrown from their boat while duck hunting in south Georgia. WALB-TV (http://bit.ly/1lPWBvS ) reports the body ...

 

When Big Carnivores Go Down, Even Vegetarians Take The Hit
(WFSU Newsroom © 01/10/2014)
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 4:46AM (Article ID 1063726026)

...have a deep-seated fear of them. Several states now allow the hunting of wolves in places where their numbers seem adequate. Thats created enmity ...the dog, while at the same time demonizing them in myth, and hunting them to near extinction. "How do we live with these creatures and ...

 

Fishing Report: Cold weather keeps anglers at home
(Daytona Beach News-Journal © 01/10/2014)
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:10AM (Article ID 1063624041)

...are on the bottom just holding their heads.” MOSQ. LAGOON, INDIAN RIVER : Net-casters have Jan. 16 circled. Veteran anglers expect a massive shrimp ...

  

Mangroves return to the north
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:22AM (Article ID 1063632996)

...replanted red mangroves and marsh grass as part of the state-sponsored Indian River Lagoon Shoreline Restoration Projects. The mangroves are simply trying to return to ...

 

 5.1 earthquake sends ripples Keyswide
(Marathon & Big Pine Free Press © 01/10/2014)
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 4:46AM (Article ID 1063725645)

...nothing that made me want to seek shelter," said Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Bobby Dube. National scientists confirm The United States Geological ...

 

829 Manatee Deaths in 2013 Set Record
(Winter Haven News Chief © 01/10/2014)
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 4:46AM (Article ID 1063728996)

829 Manatee Deaths in 2013 Set Record <p>TALLAHASSEE | State wildlife officials cite a preliminary total of 829 manatee deaths documented in Florida ...waters during 2013. </p><p>The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced this week that it has had to step up ...

 

Anna Maria renourishment project resumes
(WWSB ABC 7 Sarasota © 01/10/2014)
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:10AM (Article ID 1063625363)

...on hold. The dredging has started back up again though. Manatee County Parks and Natural Resources tell ABC 7 that after nearly a week of ...

 

EPA to require S. Calif. offshore fracking reports
(Tampa Bay News 9 © 01/10/2014)
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:22AM (Article ID 1063635265)

...oil, ruined miles of beaches and killed thousands of birds and other wildlife . That spill led to a prohibition on new offshore platforms in federal ...

 

Everglades refuge 'will get done,' U.S. interior secretary vows
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:10AM (Article ID 1063625085)

...buy land as part of a planned 150,000-acre Everglades National Wildlife Refuge that will stretch between Orlando and Lake Okeechobee. "We were hoping ...ranch lands actively used for cattle grazing but still largely healthy with wildlife . Federal officials plan to buy 50,000 acres outright and to make ...lands already established, including Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park and Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area. She landed at Durando Ranch just south of Yeehaw Jun...

 

Experts Help Sea Turtles During Cold Stun Event
(WMBB ABC 13 Panama City © 01/10/2014)
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:10AM (Article ID 1063639437)

...doing is they'll shock themselves," said United States Fish and Wildlife Service Member Harold Mitchell. "They will be immobile and they'll ...

 

FWC: Fewer panther deaths in 2013
(Panama City News Herald © 01/10/2014)
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:49AM (Article ID 1063673460)

...panther sightings. Twenty panther deaths were documented by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) in the past year, compared with the 27 panthers ...to a kitten. However the male, released last April in the Rotenberger Wildlife Management Area in Palm Beach County, died Jan. 4 due to unknown ...panthers and the effectiveness of our partners, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service and others that work with the FWC on these efforts.â...

 

Good news: panthers deaths are down in state
(Marathon & Big Pine Free Press © 01/10/2014)
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 4:46AM (Article ID 1063725642)

...in 2012 to 20 in 2013, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). There were no panther deaths reported in Monroe County. ...end so well. The animal was released last April in the Rotenberger Wildlife Management Area in Palm Beach County, but died Jan. 4 because of ...

 

Gulf Power Relocates Osprey Nests Before Construction
(WMBB ABC 13 Panama City © 01/10/2014)
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:22AM (Article ID 1063639435)

...those to taller and sturdier concrete ones. "Ospreys are part of the wildlife in Northwest Florida, and that's part of our beauty so ...

 

Half-price park admission for football fans
(South Florida Sun-Sentinel © 01/10/2014)
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:22AM (Article ID 1063624127)

...reward from their schools recent victories on the football field. Florida state parks are offering half-price admission Mondays through Thursdays through the month of ...

 

Interior secretary tours Kissimmee Impressed with river restoration project, new wildlife refuge
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 4:46AM (Article ID 1063723895)

Interior secretary tours Kissimmee Impressed with river restoration project, new wildlife refuge SEBRING - Sally Jewells boat moved from the Lake Istokpoga boat ramp ...to reduce flooding. The U.S. Secretary of the Interior saw little wildlife , because 40,000 acres of floodplain below Lake Kissimmee had dried out. ...discuss next step: the January 2012 establishment of the Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area. The purpose of the refuge is to conse...

 

Local teen attempts to hide illegal catch
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:37AM (Article ID 1063653855)

...Pompano Beach pier, Dec. 26, when he reeled in an illegal catch. Wildlife officials said, after catching the Sandbar Shark, he tried to hide the ...also seized the dead shark as evidence at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Broward Office. (Copyright 2014 by Sunbeam Television Corp. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

 

Manatee officials add port, seafood venture to oil spill 'wish list'
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 4:46AM (Article ID 1063727697)

...6 million in ecosystem restoration projects, said Charlie Hunsicker, county director of parks and natural resources. "Theyre not final proposals by either group, the intent ...

 

New animal care complex to be built at Lowry Park Zoo
(St. Petersburg: WTSP (Ch. 10) © 01/10/2014)
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:10AM (Article ID 1063624764)

...off the boardwalk of the Mason M. and Charles P. Lykes Florida Wildlife Center. When complete, it will consist of four buildings:  * A veterinary ...

 

Not all Central Florida bears hibernating this winter, officials warn
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:10AM (Article ID 1063625087)

...cousins in the rest of the state. Statistics from the Florida Fish Wildlife Conservation Commission showed a spike in human-bear encounters in Central Florida ...sleep. "The numbers give us a trend," said Mike Orlando, an FWC wildlife biologist and bear specialist. "The thing I think is going on ... is ...dogs in her Wingfield North subdivision off Markham Woods Road near Longwood. Wildlife officials called the incident the most serious bear attack ever in Flori...

 

Open house at Wildflower Preserve
(Englewood Sun Herald © 01/10/2014)
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:10AM (Article ID 1063639790)

...an 80-acre former golf course that is being restored as a wildlife preserve on Jan. 25. Guided trail walks with knowledgeable guides will leave ...

 

Pair accused of smuggling rare Brazilian snake
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:31AM (Article ID 1063643679)

...comment on the allegations," said Bakman, who has handled several other federal wildlife smuggling cases. It wasnt immediately clear if Keri Stone had an attorney. ...

 

Potential Record Buck in Polk Co.
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 4:46AM (Article ID 1063728906)

...The buck has to be officially scored by a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologist before going on the Florida Buck Registry.</p> ...

 

Record 829 manatee deaths documented in 2013
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 4:26AM (Article ID 1063713637)

...wildlife officials say a preliminary total of 829 manatee deaths were documented in Florida waters during 2013. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced this week that its had to step up efforts ...Statistics, http://myfwc.com/research/manatee/rescue-mortality-response/mortality-st...

 

Residents upset over removal of peacocks
(WJXT Channel 4 Duval County © 01/10/2014)
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:31AM (Article ID 1063653357)

...them somewhere else?" State Rep. Janet Adkins and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are working on a possible solution. Fish and Wildlife and the Homeowners Association would issue permits to anyone who wants to ...

 

Royal Palm to install new energy-efficient lights at three parks
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 4:26AM (Article ID 1063720505)

Royal Palm to install new energy-efficient lights at three parks ROYAL PALM BEACH — The village hopes to save up to $30,000- ...on energy bills by replacing outdated sports lighting in three of its parks with new energy-efficient lights that can be controlled from anywhere with ...the great lawn at Commons Park. The lights at Preservation and Camellia parks and on the Bob Marcello baseball field are more than 20 years ...Marsh said. “We’ll coordinate (the instal...

 

Shellfish harvesting reopening in 2 areas
(Panama City News Herald © 01/10/2014)
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:49AM (Article ID 1063673457)

...236-2200. For questions about scallop harvesting, call the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at (850) 487-0554.

 
 

Tail-waggin’ news: Dogs will be allowed on Volusia County beaches
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:10AM (Article ID 1063623958)

...oppose beach driving and other activities on the beach that could threaten wildlife . She immediately sent an email to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the council and others on Thursday afternoon, arguing the hours between ...

 

Thursday's Daily Pulse
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 5:10AM (Article ID 1063713676)

...that are acceptable to all anglers. Representatives of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico fishery ...

 

Trace Adkins cancels SeaWorld gig amid Blackfish controversy
(Central Florida News 13 © 01/09/2014)
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Indexed Jan 9 2014 5:02PM (Article ID 1063477635)

...a performance at SeaWorld Orlando as the controversy continues surrounding the theme parks treatment of killer whales, prompted by the documentary "Blackfish." A ...

 

Victory for Pinellas community in fight with developer
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:49AM (Article ID 1063673525)

...us to play golf and recreate. Theres also a tremendous amount of wildlife here," said Methfessel. But residents in this Seminole neighborhood can breathe easy. ...

 

Wildlife refuge is getting something special (PHOTOS)
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:10AM (Article ID 1063639812)

Wildlife refuge is getting something special (PHOTOS) Published: Thursday, January 9, 2014 at 17:04 PM. FORT WALTON BEACH â€" The Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge is getting a new ride. Quality Imports Toyota will award a ...presentation at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the dealership. What does the wildlife refuge do? Check out these photos. >> The donation is part ...the Florida beachesâ€(tm) sandy terrain,” she said. Debbie Win...

 

Zimbabwe: 4 killed in botched ivory deal
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 5:10AM (Article ID 1063726622)

...a botched deal.Elephant poaching is rampant in Zimbabwe.Late last year wildlife authorities reported 106 elephants killed by cyanide poisoning in the western Hwange ...

 

Anna Maria renourishment project resumes
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:10AM (Article ID 1063625363)

...sea turtles. The federally-funded project is being dredged by contractors Great Lakes Dredge and Dock, who already built in down time for weather conditions, ...

 

Big chill delays speck spawn but slabs still plentiful
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:10AM (Article ID 1063632431)

...Roes fished Crappie Slider jigs in deeper, open water. Orange and Lochloosa Lakes are enjoying nice, high water again, and anglers are able to idle ...

 

Everglades refuge 'will get done,' U.S. interior secretary vows
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:10AM (Article ID 1063625085)

...to the Everglades region. Her helicopter flight crossed pastures, cypress swamps, marshy ponds , palmetto prairies, pine forests and, here and there, individual homes and dirt ...conservation lands already established, including Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park and Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area. She landed at Durando Ranch just south of Yeehaw ...would help ensure a cleaner and more natural flow of creeks and rivers that thread south toward the Everglades. A 100-mi...

Florida Keys and Cuba rattled by a rare quake
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:10AM (Article ID 1063631783)

...nerves were rattled by the moving earth and swaying lamps. In Bonita Springs on Floridas west coast, resident Steve Dicarlo told the Naples Daily News ...

 Hot Spots with Capt. Chris Phillips
(Pensacola News Journal © 01/10/2014)
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 4:46AM (Article ID 1063722507)

...You?ll definitely want to spend your time fishing in the bayous, rivers and canals. The sheepshead fishing doesnt seem to be as good as ...black drum are the likely catches these days.Freshwater Reports from the rivers were hard to come by this week since most anglers werent willing ...be some good striped and hybrid bass action on Escambia and Blackwater Rivers .

Interior secretary tours Kissimmee Impressed with river restoration project, new wildlife refuge
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 4:46AM (Article ID 1063723895)

...fish, wildlife and plants, and to clean the water that flows though rivers and canals from Lake Istokpoga on its way to Lake Okeechobee, the ...

Key senators unite on springs bill with nearly $380M to treat wastewater
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 4:46AM (Article ID 1063723989)

Key senators unite on springs bill with nearly $380M to treat wastewater A key group of Senate ...380 million a year to remove or improve septic tanks to protect springs and groundwater. Florida has more than 700 springs including 33 "first-magnitude" springs that discharge more than 64 million gallons daily. Scientists say many ...springs are becoming choked with algae because of too much nitrogen is seepi...

 

Paul Kroegel's family believes he'd be 'saddened' by Indian River Lagoon's condition
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 4:46AM (Article ID 1063728810)

Paul Kroegels family believes hed be saddened by Indian River Lagoons condition SEBASTIAN — When Paul Kroegel was named the first warden ...

 Rescued manatee healthy, released back into wild
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Indexed Jan 9 2014 10:25PM (Article ID 1063594866)

...To stay healthy, manatees typically migrate to warmer waters such as warm springs or power plants. Cheeno had reached a healthy weight of 740 pounds ...

 

Ruth: Ridiculous 'raiders of the lost artifacts'
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 3:22AM (Article ID 1063635209)

...10,700 pieces of antiquities found by 150 divers in the states rivers . In one case, a defendant allegedly sold a box of about 90 ...the Isolated Finds Program. It allowed collectors to legally remove items from rivers based on the theory that something embedded in a waterway had quite ...The defendants continue to claim whatever artifacts they possessed were obtained from rivers or acquired at artifact shows. The FWC, even after its two-year ...

 
 SWFL woman lobbies for flood insurance relief
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 4:02AM (Article ID 1063673625)

...SPRINGS , Fla.- A Southwest Florida woman is taking her fight for affordable flood ...insurance to Washington. Since flood insurance subsidies dried up in 2013, Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce President Christine Ross watched as the local economy ...

 Two major art festivals to keep you busy this weekend
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Indexed Jan 10 2014 4:46AM (Article ID 1063726985)

...one of two big art festivals this weekend, along with the Bonita Springs National Art Festival at Riverside Park. So Thomas started tracking the hummingbirds? ...

 Underwater window to the manatee
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Indexed Jan 9 2014 5:41PM (Article ID 1063477722)

Underwater window to the manatee HOMOSASASSA SPRINGS , CITRUS COUNTY --  At a distance, it looks like a sharks fin ...him,” explains JD Mendenhall, a park ranger at the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. But the tracking device bobbing up and down in ...County, two million gallons of warm water exit a boil  in Homosassa Springs each hour that attract curious manatees like Charlie and curious visitors. " ...