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A new law that requires boat renters to carry insurance could put the industry in jeopardy.
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Wildlife commission staff brought in law enforcement and an expert on global turtle trafficking to make the case against captive breeding of diamondback terrapins, while the majority of public commenters were for it.
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The captive breeding of diamondback terrapins has not been allowed in Florida since 2006, but wildlife officials on Wednesday will discuss whether to bring it back.
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While an original plan was presented in 2020, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service now wants to designate approximately 1.2 million acres as critical habitat across 13 counties - this marks a 21% reduction from the previous proposal.
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One hatchling was rescued from a parking lot after crawling across Gulf Boulevard, a major roadway along the barrier islands of Pinellas County.
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Plans are already in place to resume an experimental feeding program for manatees that gather at a warm-water power plant near Cape Canaveral.
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has a message for people tempted to cater to the black bear roaming Southeast Tallahassee: “a fed bear is a dead bear.” The bear was first spotted two weeks ago in the Northeast and has now made its way to neighborhoods off Conner boulevard near Tom Brown Park.
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There have not been as many Florida manatees dying this year, but the iconic sea cows remain in trouble.
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking the public to report freshwater turtles that appear sick, act strangely, or are dead — as wildlife officials study a virus infecting them.
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is extending most of the provisions of an executive order that conservationists say favors development over gopher tortoises.