Camping Fees Increasing At Big Cypress National Preserve
It's going to get a little more expensive to camp in Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida, where new fees will take effect October 1.
- August 22nd, 2013
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Butterflies Native To South Florida Most Likely Extinct
Two butterflies native to South Florida are most likely extinct, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Python Challenge 2013 Results Offer Help For Florida Parks – And Bad News For Pythons
The results of Python Challenge 2013, a multi-agency effort that offered cash prizes to promote the removal of non-native Burmese pythons from the greater Everglades area in southern Florida, are now in the books. Although the end result was bad news for exotic pythons, winners included the successful hunters, scientists and parks—and three lucky snakes.
Everglades National Park's Wading Birds Nesting Success Falls Far Off Average
South Florida, including Everglades National Park, has seen a precipitous decline in nesting success among wading birds, according to a report by the South Florida Water Management District.
Florida National Scenic Trail To Turn 30 In 2013
The Florida National Scenic Trail will mark its 30th anniversary during 2013, and a special event is scheduled for January 4 to dedicate the trail's Southern Terminus with a monument at the Oasis Visitor Center in Big Cypress National Preserve.
- December 25th, 2012
When Ordering The "Everglades Pizza," You Might Want To Hold The Python
The "Everglades Pizza" might be the rage in some parts of Florida, but before you sink your teeth into the pie with frog legs, gator meat, and ground python, check where the python came from, because the big snakes slithering through Everglades National Park are incredibly high in mercury.
South Florida Snake Hunt Aims To Dent Population Of Pythons Slithering About The Everglades
A python hunt, with cash rewards, will be held in south Florida beginning in January and running into February with hopes of denting the population of non-native pythons slithering around the Everglades, though the national park will be off-limits to most hunters.
Federal Court Tosses Out ORV Plan For Bear Island Unit Of Big Cypress National Preserve, Says Park Service Acted Without Reason
A federal judge has ruled that the National Park Service acted without sound reasoning in 2007 when it reopened more than 22 miles of off-road vehicle trails in Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida and ordered that the routes be closed before month's end.
Big Cypress National Preserve Extends Deadline For Your Comments On Hunting Plan
The public has two more weeks to comment on a management plan guiding hunting in Big Cypress National Preserve, a rugged 729,000-acre swath of south Florida that is home to perhaps the most endangered mammal in North America.
Pythons Roaming Everglades National Park Develop Taste For Birds And Their Eggs
You can add birds, and their eggs, to the prey that are falling victim to non-native Burmese pythons snaking through Everglades National Park, according to a study by Smithsonian Institution and National Park Service staff.
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