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7:03 am
Thu May 9, 2013

Enjoy Florida's Wetlands Before They Disappear

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Wildlife hotspots like Green Cay Nature Center in Boynton Beach are ideal places to mark American Wetlands Month.
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The recently-wrapped 2013 Florida Legislative session was an active one for those who track environmental issues in the Sunshine State.

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Nature
8:30 am
Tue April 23, 2013

Father Saves Boy From Alligator Attack With Stranger's Help

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A Fish and Wildlife Service team caught and killed an alligator after the animal attacked a 6-year-old boy Friday. The boy survived with only incidental wounds.
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An image from Google Maps shows the area of the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge where Joey Welch, 6, was attacked by an alligator.
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Originally published on Tue April 23, 2013 3:05 pm

A 6-year-old boy's day off from school Friday left him with a vivid story to tell his classmates, after he was seized — and eventually released — by an alligator in South Florida. The attack occurred at a wildlife refuge near Boynton Beach, Fla., where Joseph Welch had taken his son, Joey, for a canoe ride.

As Welch, a native of Rhode Island who now lives in Pompano Beach, says in a Morning Edition interview airing Tuesday, his idea had been to do "something new and different."

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A Gator-Free Look At Everglades Animals
7:01 am
Fri April 12, 2013

Nine Awesome Everglades Animals (Aside From The Alligator)

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Roseate spoonbills.
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American crocodile
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River otter
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A rare uncollared female panther caught on "wildlife cam" moving a kitten.
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Swallow-tailed kite
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Wood stork
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Marsh rabbit
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Green anole
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Eastern indigo snake
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Is there any animal more closely associated with the Everglades than the American alligator? OK, the Burmese python has been the 'glades press "darling" as of late, but invasive, non-natives do not count for the purposes of celebrating the Everglades. While Florida's iconic reptilian king deserves all of the attention it gets, there are plenty of other cool critters that inhabit the Everglades.

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Seminole Tribe Photo Exhibition
7:02 am
Tue April 9, 2013

Rediscovered Photographs From 1910 Offer A Glimpse Of Seminole Life In The Everglades

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Photos from the Julian Dimock collection will be on exhibition through the end of the year.
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Throughout the month, WLRN will celebrate the Everglades in audio, visual, and written form. On Sunday, Florida's singular River of Grass got a national shout-out when the weekend edition of NPR's "All Things Considered" profiled an exhibition of recently "rediscovered" photographs of Seminole subjects living in the Everglades in 1910.

In her introduction to the story, host Jacki Lyden spoke of her annual spring pilgrimage to the Everglades: "There's nothing quite as evocative as the Florida of mangrove swamps and inhospitable terrain that you will find in the Seminole territories..."

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Everglades Day
5:42 pm
Fri April 5, 2013

How WLRN Will Celebrate 'Everglades Day' Throughout April

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On Sunday, April 7th, Florida will celebrate its first official “Everglades Day.” Established by the Florida Legislature, Everglades Day honors South Florida’s unique wetland ecosystem, the wild inhabitants who live there and all the passionate Floridians working to conserve this magical place.

As a tribute, WLRN will run a month-long TV and radio series entitled, "Guardians of the Everglades" which will profile people from a variety of different backgrounds but who are bound by a common desire to save our state's national treasure for future generations.

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Artists in Residence in Everglades
11:00 am
Mon April 1, 2013

For Inspiration, Everglades National Park Inserts Artists Deep In The Swamps

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Naomi Fisher is the current resident artist in the Everglades AIRIE program. Her work will screen on March 30 at Everglades National Park.
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Discussions of South Florida artist enclaves and art incubators typically reference places like Wynwood in Miami, FAT Village in Fort Lauderdale, or downtown Boynton Beach. Rarely do the Everglades enter into the conversation. Artists in Residence in the Everglades (AIRIE) could change that. 

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Science
7:02 am
Mon March 25, 2013

Impact Of Tamiami Trail Bridge 'Will Be Huge,' Says Conservationalist

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The Tamiami Trail bridging seeks to restore historic water flows to the Everglades.
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State officials, local dignitaries, and conservationalists gathered last Tuesday to celebrate the completion of the first phase of the Tamiami Trail bridge project. The plan took more than two decades to achieve and is part of a larger effort to restore fresh water flow to the Everglades.

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Under the Sun
5:59 pm
Mon March 18, 2013

There Everglades Runs Through Their Blood

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Frank Denninger considers himself a spokesman for the Gladesmen.
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Frank Denninger walks through the grass of Big Cypress.
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By Michael Keller

The Jones family has lived in the Everglades for five generations. They’ve made their livelihods in Mack’s Fish Camp, a spit of marshland that straddles the county line between Broward and Miami-Dade out west. They live among seven-foot alligators, painted turtles, blue herons and white egrets. They make a living fixing airboats, renting out bungalows and serving as guides for tourists and government researchers. They are known as Gladesmen.

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Vulture Tagging Everglades National Park
7:03 am
Fri March 15, 2013

Tagged Vultures May Solve Mystery About Why They Attack Cars In The Everglades

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A tagged black vulture (left) is part of a group of more than 100 vultures being monitored in Everglades National Park.
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In January, WLRN reported on the curious -- and destructive -- habits of some of the Everglades National Park's vulture population. The birds have been reported to "attack" parked vehicles, picking off rubber and vinyl. The baffling and costly behavior has led Everglades' staff to pass out anti-vulture kits to park visitors. It has also motivated state conservationalists and scientists to look into the matter more thoroughly. 

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Town Hall 2013 Environmental Issues
11:07 am
Tue February 26, 2013

Environment Back On The Table This Legislative Session, Says Senate Majority Leader

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Wildlife viewing is popular with Florida residents and tourists, making Everglades restoration and environmental protection a matter of economic concern.
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Tough economic times put environmental issues on the Florida Legislature's back burner in recent years, but this session should be different, according to Sen. Jack Latvala (R-Clearwater), who sat on the panel at Monday night's Town Hall Session 2013 hosted by WLRN and the Miami Herald. 

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Python Hunters
12:18 pm
Tue February 19, 2013

The Snake's A Snitch: Why Florida Released Biggest Python Caught In Hunt

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A Burmese python at Zoo Miami. Authorities are trying to cut down the number of such snakes in the state.
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Originally published on Tue February 19, 2013 12:47 pm

This headline may make you go "huh?"

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