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Imperial County man admits smuggling endangered fish for black market
A 34-year-old Imperial County man pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in El Centro to smuggling parts of an endangered species of fish into the U.S. to profit from a lucrative black market. Anthony Sanchez Bueno admitted that he smuggled three...Tags: Conservation, Wildlife, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Environmental Issues
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Denali National Park Search Continues for Orphaned Moose Calves
Channel 2 NewsTwo moose calves orphaned near the Denali National Park and Preserve’s visitor center Thursday, when a visitor shot a charging cow moose, have not yet been found according to park staff. Park spokesperson Kris Fister says several park personnel,...Tags: Conservation, Wildlife, National Parks, Environmental Issues
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FWC lifts license requirement to keep lionfish
Sun SentinelThe Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission adopted changes Wednesday at its meeting in Lakeland that will waive the recreational license requirement for divers catching lionfish and exclude lionfish from the commercial and recreational bag...Tags: Conservation, Wildlife, Environmental Issues
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Large black bear in Orlando Saturday may be one of two in the area
The large black bear that had climbed into a tree near downtown Orlando on Saturday is one of possibly two bears that have been hanging around the Parramore, Citrus Bowl and College Park areas, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...
Tags: Conservation, College Park (Orlando, Florida), Tampa, Wildlife, Parramore
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Bear spotted on UCF campus
It's furry, wild and definitely not a UCF student. A bear has been spotted near the dormitories at the University of Central Florida, officials said Tuesday. The small bear was sighted about 6:45 a.m. at what's known as Academic Village, behind the...
Tags: Conservation, Wildlife, Colleges and Universities, University of Central Florida, Parramore
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Large bear lumbers into Parramore to spend quiet afternoon in tree
A large black bear lumbered into Orlando on Saturday for a quiet afternoon in a tree, drawing onlookers and raising a lingering question: Is this the same bear that visited Parramore last year? The bear is tagged and wildlife officials told police...
Tags: Conservation, Wildlife, Tampa, Parramore, Environmental Issues
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Alligator, magic mushrooms led to arrest, wildlife officers say
Five people were arrested Sunday after a wildlife officer caught them with psychedelic mushrooms, marijuana and an alligator, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said Tuesday. The officer saw four men and a teenager go into Little...
Tags: Conservation, Juvenile Delinquency, Wildlife, Oviedo, Environmental Issues
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Dawn Shirreffs: Everglades restoration cannot wait
Everglades restoration efforts, the future of Floridians' drinking water, and the fate of endangered species like the Florida Panther lie in the hands of the South Florida Water Management District this month. SFWMD must act now and affirm its...Tags: South Florida Water Management District, Wildlife, Monroe County (Florida), U.S. House of Representatives, Palm Beach County
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Coalition still battling against Michigan wolf hunt
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A coalition that opposes hunting wolves in Michigan is still making its case even though officials have scheduled a hunt for later this year. Wolves were taken off the endangered species list in the state last year, but...
Tags: Conservation, Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Woodhaven
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Can growing hay on dredged muck ease Lake Apopka pollution?
Farms that were bought out and removed in the 1990s get much of the blame for the decades of pollution that killed giant Lake Apopka. Yet now some government and business officials say a return to farming along the lake's north shore might help clean it...
Tags: Apopka, Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Lakes and Ponds, Lake County (Florida)
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Plan to protect loggerhead sea turtles sparks criticism from all sides
A federal proposal to protect 740 miles of beach for loggerhead sea turtles has generated criticism from all sides, ranging from the volunteers who guard turtle nests in Broward County to the government agencies responsible for restoring eroded beaches....
Tags: Conservation, Wildlife, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach County, U.S. House of Representatives
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Government moves to wrap up gray wolf recovery
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Federal officials are declaring victory in their four-decade campaign to rescue the gray wolf, a predator the government once considered a nuisance and tried to exterminate. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on...
Tags: Wildlife, Government, Environmental Issues, U.S. Congress, Bill Clinton
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