Tag: Florida
USFWS Must Reconsider Endangered Species Act Protections For The Florida Keys Mole Skink
In 2017, the Trump Administration denied Endangered Species Act protections for the Florida Keys mole skink, (Plestiodon e. gregius), a coastal subspe [...]
Florida FWC Traps 100-Pound Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle
Biologists at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute were checking traps last week that were set for the Suwannee alligator snapping turtle [...]
Florida Residents Should Be On The Lookout For Nesting Turtles And Turtle Nests
If you live in the state of Florida, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission wants you to know that it is turtle nesting season. The FWC [...]
5,000 Burmese Pythons Removed From Everglades
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, in conjunction with the South Florida Water Management District announced that 5,000 invasive B [...]
USARK Challenges Florida’s New Law On Reptile Keeping Restrictions
The United States Association of Reptile Keepers (USARK) is challenging a new law signed last month by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that places restricti [...]
Asian Parasites Found In Burmese Pythons Killing Native Florida Snakes
The Asian parasite Raillietiella orientalis, has found its way, via the invasive Burmese python, into Florida-native snakes. [...]
