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December 1, 2021
The Second District has addressed the illegal collection and sale of alligators and their eggs under section 379.409, Florida Statutes, in two interesting opinions published this […]
May 10, 2021
The FWC has noticed an unusual number of manatee deaths along the Atlantic coast of Florida in the beginning of 2021. Between January 1 and April […]
April 30, 2021
Shark finning is the practice of slicing the fin off of a still-living shark and discarding the rest of its body overboard, leaving it to bleed […]
April 25, 2021
At the end of March 2021, a leak was discovered in a wastewater reservoir at the old Piney Point fertilizer processing plant, located in Manatee County. […]
March 14, 2019
We’ve all seen the horrific pictures of marine animal carcasses washed up on Florida’s beaches. Animals emblematic of our state’s wildlife—such as manatees, dolphins, and sea […]
July 11, 2018
“Ghost nets” are commercial fishing nets that have been lost or discarded in the ocean. These nets get caught in ocean currents and can drift for […]
June 29, 2018
Red-on-black, friend of Jack; red-on-yellow, kill a fellow. This catchy saying is well known by many outdoor enthusiasts to help remember which of two similar looking […]
May 18, 2018
It all started when, in 2011, a wildlife photographer named David Slater left his camera unattended on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. A crested macaque […]
May 18, 2018
In a split decision, Florida’s First District Court of Appeal (“1st DCA”) recently dissolved an injunction against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (“FFWC”), as […]