The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s panther team has released its “Annual Report on the Research and Management of Florida Panthers.” Hikers and mountain bikers in western Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties should stay informed since they might encounter the large carnivore, which can weigh more than 150 pounds. A sampling [...]

    As of Aug. 29, deer, hog or alligator hunters are now allowed to kill Burmese pythons on public land, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Up to 100,000 of the non-native snakes are slithering throughout the Everglades and other wetlands, devouring indigenous animals and scaring humans who are hiking, kayaking [...]

  A reward for information that leads to an arrest and/or a conviction in the shooting death of a Florida panther is now at $15,200. The panther was found April 21 in Hendry County on private property bordering the Big Cypress National Preserve, according to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Hendry County borders western [...]

  A reward for information that leads to an arrest and/or a conviction in the shooting death of a Florida panther is now at $15,200. The panther was found April 21 in Hendry County on private property bordering the Big Cypress National Preserve, according to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS). Henry County borders [...]