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While the animals aren't native to Florida, they are considered a conditional, rather than invasive, species. It was originally thought that they would eliminate native fishes, but the commission ...
Hurricane Debby didn't just wash up $1 million worth of cocaine into Florida — it's also sending nonnative creatures that move "like an infantry-man scooting under barbed wire," as the state's ...
Nearly 1,400 rhesus macaques were brought to the Florida Keys by a laboratory animal breeding company in the 1970s but they were ordered removed in 1997 after they destroyed 30 acres of mangroves.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Research Institute calls them "Invasive Catfish Condos." Friday, the institute posted a photo of sizeable holes along a Florida riverbank ...
The University of Florida says it takes about $30 million a year to manage invasive species in Florida. It also says while just 4 percent of plant species in Florida are considered invasive, those ...
Like all nonnative reptile species, green iguanas aren't protected in Florida except by anti-cruelty law and can be humanely killed on private property with landowner permission, according to the ...
Florida has a variety of invasive lizard species, including iguanas, tegus, Nile monitors, agamas, and basilisks. Many of these lizards were introduced through the pet trade and have established ...
These wild monkeys are considered invasive in Florida. Here are the three species you could find in the wild, according to the University of Florida : Rhesus macaques ...
Watch as walking catfish washes up in Florida driveway as Hurricane Debby approached Louis Bardach of south Florida couldn't believe his eyes when the catfish turned up in his driveway on Sunday ...
Hurricanes Helene and Milton may have spread invasive species in the Gulf Coast, threatening native wildlife and waterways. Hurricane flooding may speed up spread of invasive species in Florida | WLRN ...
Hurricane Debby didn't just wash up $1 million worth of cocaine into Florida — it's ... These aren't just any catfish — they're walking catfish, a species ... rather than invasive, species.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Research Institute calls them "Invasive Catfish Condos." Friday, the institute posted a photo of sizeable holes along a Florida riverbank ...