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Water district slashes offer for Palm Beach County's Mecca Farms
The payback keeps shrinking for Palm Beach County's $100 million investment in Mecca Farms — the failed home for The Scripps Research Institute. Plummeting property appraisals sunk a $55 million proposal for the county to sell the land last year to...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Everglades, Palm Beach County, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Wildlife
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South Florida outdoors notebook
CCA banquet: The Broward chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association has its 24th annual banquet and auction to benefit Florida's marine resources May 16 at the IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame & Museum in Dania Beach. The event begins with an open bar,...Tags: Pompano Beach, Ray Lewis, Environmental Issues, Everglades, Wildlife
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Fishermen want looser limits as red snapper makes comeback
WASHINGTON Over 18 years of running Old Dixie Seafood in Boca Raton, Larry Siemsen has seen supplies of locally caught red snapper dwindle and prices double, thanks to decades of over-fishing and recent federal restrictions to help the popular fish...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Environmental Issues, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Wildlife, Dining and Drinking
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Lawsuit seeks to stop expansion of large pork farm near Buffalo River
mlandis@ky3.comJASPER, Ark. -People come from miles around to take-in the beauty of the Buffalo River. However, neighbors are afraid the river could become a pig-sty, thanks to a new pig farm built in the area. "It was a bit of shock to us to realize this could...Tags: Environmental Issues, Wildlife, Conservation
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Helicopter carrying biologists makes emergency landing in Everglades
A helicopter carrying three biologists from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was forced to make a hard landing in the Everglades on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. No one was reported injured in the emergency landing, said...
Tags: Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Biology, Everglades, Palm Beach County
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BOLO: Tegus on the loose!
FloriDUHThe Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is asking folks in Panama City to report any sightings of a tegu, a non-native to Florida black-and-white lizard with banding on the tail, according to a news release from the Florida Fish and...Tags: Environmental Issues, Panama, Panama City (Panama), Wildlife, Conservation
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Alarm among activists after Malaysia kills nearly 100,000 monkeys
Tourists adore them. Homeowners bemoan them. And the Malaysian government has killed them –- by the tens of thousands. They are macaca fascicularis, mischievous monkeys with unusually long tails that give them their common name: long-tailed...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Bananas, Activism, World Wildlife Fund
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Scientists discover new bass species in Florida
Florida is regarded by many anglers as the best bass fishing state in the country and now, besides largemouth and peacock bass, those anglers can pursue a new species: Choctaw bass. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission scientists discovered...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Lifestyle and Leisure, Wildlife, Conservation
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Water war between Klamath River farmers, tribes poised to erupt
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — For decades this rural basin has battled over the Klamath River's most precious resource: water that sustains fish, irrigates farms and powers the hydroelectric dams that block one of the largest salmon runs on the West Coast....Tags: Environmental Issues, PacifiCorp, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Politics, John Kitzhaber
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Letters: Worrying about gray wolves
Re "Wolves may lose U.S. protections," April 26 I was saddened to read that the Obama administration is apparently giving up on true recovery of gray wolves in the Lower 48 states. As a wildlife biologist and an attorney, I am disappointed by the...Tags: Environmental Issues, Wildlife, Conservation
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Alligator hunting applications open
For those who feel no living room is complete without the warmth of a mounted alligator head, it's time to apply for a Florida alligator hunting permit. More than 5,000 permits are available for the season, which runs Aug. 15 to Nov. 1. The Florida...Tags: Environmental Issues, Rentals, Wildlife, Conservation
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Endangered green sea turtles make comeback
WASHINGTON — In one of nature's best comeback stories, endangered green sea turtles have multiplied in Florida during the past two decades and are now thriving in protected waters from Melbourne to the Florida Keys, marine scientists have...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, U.S. Geological Survey, National Marine Fisheries Service , Seafood and Fishing Industry
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