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A state-run contest to kill snakes brought worldwide attention to Florida’s invasive species problem. But how much closer are researchers to a solution?
Read More »Lake County seeks alligator trappers
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is looking for people to trap alligators in south Lake County.
Read More »Silver Springs animals to relocate as park becomes state property
More than 250 animals in Silver Springs Nature Park must relocate before Oct. 1, following a Florida Cabinet decision to make it a state park.
Read More »Alligator trappers needed in Marion County
Marion County residents can apply to catch and kill alligators.
Read More »Florida residents embarked on gator hunts in record numbers in 2011
If you ask Alachua County gator hunter Johnny Bass how he got that scar on his forehead, you won’t get a straight answer. But he will tell you it involves gator hunting on Newnans Lake.
Read More »Alligators on the move
Recent flooding and a rise in temperatures has alligators moving. A recent string of attacks within the last month has proven that. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FMs Liana Charles reports on the story of a Gainesville man who had a serious encounter with a huge “gator” and wrote a book about it and …
Read More »Drought taking a bite out of gator habitat
As temperatures soar well into the 90’s and with summer coming, alligators are becoming more active. But along with the heat, persistent dry conditions aren’t helping the extremely low water levels in nearby lakes, which are also home to gators. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Kelsey Peck reports how low water levels aren’t just …
Read More »UF students and alligators: sharing the campus
University of Florida students probably aren’t thinking very much about the alligators who live in the ponds around their school. However, Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Sarah Samuels reports students should always be wary of encountering alligators on campus. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/alligators.mp3]
Read More »Not all campus alligators hide from the cold
University of Florida students probably aren’t thinking very much about the alligators which live in the ponds around their school. But WUFT-FM’s Sarah Samuels says students should always be wary of encountering alligators on campus, especially with the changing season. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2011/11/CampusAlligators.mp3]
Read More »Fish and wildlife officials expand hours for alligator hunt
More than 1.3 million alligators live in Florida. Next Monday the official state alligator hunting season begins at 5 p.m. Nearly 7,000 permits have gone out to people who want to try their luck at hunting the reptile. Donna Green-Townsend talked with the Coordinator for the Alligator Management Program for the Florida …
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