How Everglades National Park came to preserve the great 'River of Grass'
A Florida governor in the early 1900s saw potential for the Everglades land but only if it was drained of its water.
2 off-duty park employees self-deployed to rescue Hurricane Helene survivors
Nick Yarnell and Ryan Williamson spent their shift waiting to be deployed. When that call never came, they took matters into their own hands.
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Chilean flamingo and harbor seal dead from bird flu at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo
Two animal deaths at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago have been traced to ... the deaths of a Chilean flamingo on Jan. 8 and a harbor seal on Jan. 9. "The zoo is saddened by the loss of a Chilean ...
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Hillsborough County Extends State of Emergency in Response to Hurricane Helene's Impact, Preps for Hurricane Milton
Hillsborough County Administrator Bonnie Wise has once again put pen to paper, extending the state of local emergency with an executive order, an action that's become all too common in the face of ...
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Wrong-Way Driver Killed In Multi-Vehicle NJ Turnpike Crash: State Police
Ramin Shakhgusegynov, 44, of Brooklyn, NY was driving a Volvo SUV southbound in the northbound lanes when he struck three vehicles at 4:20 a.m. on the northbound inner roadway near milepost 96.9 in ...
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'Cheeky seal' wins river photo competition
in the New Forest National Park, is a popular place for wildlife spotters. In March 2024, a grey seal pup believed to be the first of its kind was born on the river. Two months later, an oyster ...
Tampa Bay Times18d
Tampa leaders kill Hillsborough River development that threatened wetland
Tampa City Council members struck down a developer’s rezoning request Thursday, delivering a win to neighbors long opposed to the Hillsborough River housing ... in the state, specializes in ...
Chicago Sun-Times18d
Flamingo, seal die of bird flu at Lincoln Park Zoo
Lincoln Park Zoo Share Bird flu is being cited as the cause of the recent deaths of a Chilean flamingo and harbor seal at Lincoln Park Zoo, the zoo announced Wednesday. The flamingo, named Teal ...
Daily Herald18d
Lincoln Park Zoo seal, flamingo die from bird flu
Bird flu is being cited as the cause of the recent deaths of a Chilean flamingo and harbor seal at Lincoln Park Zoo, the zoo announced. The flamingo, named Teal, hatched last fall and “was just ...
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Bird Flu Kills Harbor Seal and Flamingo at Lincoln Park Zoo, Officials Announce
"It is no riskier to visit Lincoln Park Zoo than to enjoy a walk outdoors,” said Megan ... The dead Chilean flamingo was a fall hatchling named Teal; the harbor seal, 7-year-old Slater, was “known for ...
Fox News18d
Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo loses flamingo, seal to bird flu
The Avian Influenza has claimed the lives of a Harbor Seal and a Chilean Flamingo at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo. The zoo announced they received results that confirmed the highly pathogenic Avian ...