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The Hendrie Ranch in Highlands County sold a 661-acre conservation easement along the Florida Wildlife Corridor, which will benefit the Florida panther
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“Florida bonneted bats desperately need critical habitat protection, and the Fish and Wildlife Service has excluded crucial areas threatened by development right now,” said attorney Ragan Whitlock with the Center for Biological Diversity.
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State wildlife officials approved a seasonal no-entry zone in an area of Brevard County waters where manatees gather in effort to provide more protections to the sea cows.
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Environmental groups are asking U.S. wildlife officials to return manatees to the endangered species list four years after they were downlisted to threatened, as hundreds continue to die mainly from pollution-caused starvation.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is listing the penguins native to Antarctica as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
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The court's decision reopened a lawsuit that invalidates a protected area in Brazil's Amazon.
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A spate of recent criminal indictments highlights how U.S. companies, taking advantage of a patchwork of federal and state laws, are supplying a market for shark fins that activists say is reprehensible.
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Scientists face a challenge: A troubled species rebounds thanks to restoration efforts, only to make things worse for others by preying on them or outcompeting them for food and living space.
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The organizations say the federal agency failed to consider the impacts deep sea aquaculture would have on threatened and endangered species.
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The Recovering America's Wildlife Act would create a permanent fund of more than $1.3 billion, given to states, territories, and tribal nations for wildlife conservation on the ground.
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Finally, a small number of manatees in the Indian River Lagoon are eating the lettuce.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced last week that it was considering stripping protections from two of Florida’s most iconic endangered species: the Florida panther and Key deer.