POLICE OFFICER HELPS LOST BABY TURTLES FIND THEIR WAY BACK HOME IN THE FLORIDA...
Key West Police Officer Randy Perez responded to a unique call on the night of July 18 — a baby turtle rescue.
The tiny turtles had hatched on...
KEYS MARINE SANCTUARY PROPOSES BOUNDARY EXPANSIONS & OTHER REGULATIONS
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary’s Advisory Council members listened intently as an updated set of proposed regulations and a management plan — known as the Restoration Blueprint —...
NEW PENNEKAMP STATE PARK CORAL CAM GIVES A VIEW INTO THE BLUE
Famed ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau taught us, “People protect what they love, they love what they understand and they understand what they are taught.” The Friends of...
EMACIATED MANATEE RESCUED ON DUCK KEY
Dolphin Research Center’s Manatee Rescue Team (DRC), the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), and Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters, assisted by local residents, rescued an emaciated...
RED BULL WAKEBOARDERS UNFAZED BY TROPICAL STORM IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
As Tropical Storm Alex churned in the Gulf of Mexico, five athletes from the elite Red Bull wakeboarding team ironed out final details for their Keys waterways...
DOLPHIN RESEARCH CENTER STAFF RALLIES TO CARE FOR NEWBORN CALF
Dolphin Research Center’s newest flippered addition is in need of a few helping hands. Thankfully, she has dozens waiting in line.
When DRC staff came to work on...
AUCTIONS CLOSE FOR 3 ICONIC KEYS LIGHTHOUSES
It’s no secret that real estate prices in the Keys are at an all-time high. Apparently, the same goes for lighthouses.
In bidding wars that quickly narrowed to...
CORAL FRAGMENTS FROM LAND-BASED NURSERY OUTPLANTED IN BID TO RESTORE ISLAMORADA REEFS
Mote outplanted the first coral fragments from its satellite nursery in Islamorada at Bud N’ Mary's Marina on April 28. These corals were initially fragmented on the...
FWC ANNOUNCES RULE CHANGES FOR 4 KEYS SPECIES
At its meeting on May 3 and 4 in Gainesville, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved a number of immediate and potential rule changes...
BREAKING NEWS: WHAT KILLED 51′ SPERM WHALE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS?
A 51-foot sperm whale was the last thing one expected to see on the morning of May 11, laid out in the gravel parking lot of Robbie’s...
