Some Florida lawmakers, led by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, are pushing for the West Indian manatee to be re-listed as "endangered" following the species being moved to "threatened" earlier this year.
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Located in Alachua, the Retirement Home for Horses serves as a safe haven to horses of many different backgrounds.
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Florida wildlife officials announced Wednesday that nine Florida scrub-jays have been moved from Ocala National Forest to the nearby Seminole National Forest in attempt to help the threatened bird's population.
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A wild horse attacked an alligator Wednesday at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park in Alachua County.
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Florida game officials will get an update next week on the state's growing black bear population, a discussion animal-rights supporters contend is a first step toward holding a hunt later this year.
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An exotic-animal ranch in Alachua County — which provides a home for Henry the Indian rhino, Sugarbear the redruffed lemur, Mocha the cougar and many other animals — a former horse racing couple have found their lives' calling. Read more about them on WUFT.org.
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Henry the Rhinoceros will soon have a new home.
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More than 150 athletes competed at Special Olympics Florida's State Equestrian Championship in Marion County this weekend. Kairee Whitmore was one of those athletes.
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With the recent classification of endangered for the rusty patched bumblebee, research on the species will become stronger because of a boost in federal funding, experts say.
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Three dairy cows from upstate New York were rescued and transported 20 hours to Morriston, Fla., to retire.
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