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Conservationists alarmed by new land swap deal involving Guana River Management Area
11+ mon, 2+ day ago (405+ words) ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. " Neighbors and environmental groups are raising the alarm about a newly proposed land swap deal that could take a significant chunk of land out of the Guana Wildlife Management Area. Spanning nearly 10, 000 acres, the Guana Wildlife…...
Turkey hunting season opens in Georgia | What you need to know
2+ week, 5+ day ago (237+ words) Georgia's 2026 turkey hunting season opened on private land Saturday, March 28 and will expand to public lands beginning April 4. According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division, the season runs through May 15 on both public and private land....
UF Researchers ask for help spotting invasive swamp eels
1+ week, 2+ day ago (135+ words) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. " University of Florida researchers are asking South Florida residents to help spot Asian swamp eels. The fish, originally from East and Southeast Asia, were first seen in the Florida Everglades in 2007. Frank Mazzotti, a wildlife ecology professor at…...
Eagle Watch Society finds dead birds due to rodenticides along Ortega River
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Eagle Watch Society finds three dead bald eagles, two owls due to rodenticides along Ortega River
3+ week, 3+ day ago (191+ words) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. " In the last two weeks, the Eagle Watch Society says they've found two baby bald eagles, one adult male bald eagle, and two owls dead alongside the Ortega River. Mary Cook, a three-year volunteer with the Eagle Watch…...
North Florida Land Trust expands conservation footprint with land purchase in Bradford County
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (332+ words) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. " The North Florida Land Trust (NFLT) has expanded its conservation efforts by purchasing over 79 acres in Bradford County, Florida, within the Ocala to Osceola (O2 O) Wildlife Corridor. This acquisition, located west of the Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, aims…...
City of St. Augustine to remove lions from Bridge of Lions for almost three years
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (516+ words) ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. " By the end of the month, the Bridge of Lions will have lost its lions, at least on the west end. The city of St. Augustine hired a Green Cove Springs contractor to remove the iconic lions…...
Iconic lions removed from St. Augustine's Bridge of Lions ahead of FDOT project
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (129+ words) ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. " The historic lion statues on the west side of St. Augustine's Bridge of Lions are officially gone. Workers removed them around midnight Wednesday. It took them about an hour. The statues, named Firm and Faithful, needed to…...
This new bird ER offers hope for injured wildlife
4+ week, 2+ day ago (646+ words) WARSAW, Poland " When a male bullfinch smashed into Marcin Jarz'bski's apartment window, he took it in but realized it needed expert treatment. So the next morning he brought it to Warsaw's new emergency room for wild birds. He prepared a…...
Incredible honor: Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens once again named No. 4 zoo in the country
4+ week, 2+ day ago (343+ words) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. " The Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens has been named the No. 4 best zoo in the United States for the second consecutive year. The ranking was announced as part of the USA TODAY 10 Best Readers" Choice Awards following weeks…...