The animal intake was exceptionally high because of animals surrendered in anticipation of the storm. Many people brought their pets to Animal Services before evacuating to a shelter and picked them up when it was safe to return home.
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A farm experienced major flooding, causing almost a foot of water to submerge a lake dock and spill into horse stalls nearby.
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Florida Wildlife Care helps animals recover from the impending damage that Hurricane Irma had on the wildlife of Florida.
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From the city of Palm Coast regarding Hurricane Irma: 1. As the winds pick up, stay indoors – even between bands or when it’s calm as the eye passes. Trees will be weakened by all the rain and will be falling, and the wind will be blowing all kinds of …
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With Hurricane Irma approaching the state of Florida, a group from the League for Animal Welfare in Batavia, Ohio drove more than 800 miles to help clear local shelters before the storm.
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In preparation for Hurricane Irma’s potential landfall in Florida on Saturday, farmers and livestock owners across the state are searching for secure facilities for their animals.
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Chosen from 1000 candidates, snake hunters will help eliminate the Burmese python invading the Florida everglades.
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National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore, the founder of "Photo Ark," an effort to take portraits of every species on Earth, recently visited UF’s Florida Museum of Natural History to photograph insects and celebrate the museum’s 100th anniversary, Sartore sat down with UF environmental journalist-in-residence Cynthia Barnett and conservation photographers Jennifer Adler and Ryan Jones.
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With rising spring temperatures, wildlife officials are warning of increased activity from the American alligator — and they're giving tips for how to avoid conflicts: swimming in designated areas, keeping dogs on leashes, and maintaining a distance when an alligator is spotted.
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The Marion County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday that it will be assigning a deputy to just agricultural duties, such as assisting with missing or loose livestock, helping the county's animal-control employees and investigating stolen farm equipment.
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