Rare bird attracts birders from around the country to Grassy Key
By Callie Guillory
By 8 a.m. on July 23, only a handful of birders were still milling around the intersection of Peachtree and Morton streets on Grassy Key....
Mote scientist to receive prestigious award at Nation’s Capitol
Erinn Muller’s coral and disease research is catching the attention of many in Florida, the U.S. and around the world.
The science director of Mote’s Elizabeth Moore Center...
Subtle clues may help find person who speared turtle
According to The Turtle Hospital’s Bette Zirklebach said “Splinter,” the 150-pound sea turtle found off Key Largo this past weekend is in guarded condition.
“We are cautiously optimistic,”...
Prescribed Burns planned on Big Pine Key Next Week (October 28 – November 1)
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to conduct prescribed burns on one or more locations within the National Key Deer Refuge on Big Pine Key next...
A Not-So-Happy 40th Anniversary: Pythons in the Everglades
By Antonia Florio, Science Communications Liaison, Everglades National Park
Everglades National Park just had a 40th anniversary on October 24. It’s one anniversary we’d rather not celebrate. That’s...
Speared sea turtle makes full recovery – Splinter will return to her ocean home...
Splinter’s going home. The 150-pound green sea turtle that had been shot with a spear and become entangled in trap line made a full recovery at The...
Turtle returns to waters off Alligator Reef
A debilitated green sea turtle rescued off Alligator Reef in May returned home on Dec. 29. With a “goodbye” to Allie, onlookers onboard the Key Dives boat...
From Tibet to the Keys
In late January, Tibetan monks from the Drepung Gomang Monastery in South India toured the Keys as part of their annual Sacred Arts Tour, spreading peace and...
Right whales safe in deeper water off North Carolina
Good news from the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: A mother and calf right whale (Eubalaena australis), which were spotted March 26 in the Gulf of Mexico...
FWC stops out-of-County fishermen in Dry Tortugas with large illegal catch
On April 08, 2020 at approximately 01:36 PM, Ofc. Glen Way, Ofc. Martin Messer, and Lt. Josh Peters were patrolling the waters of the Dry Tortugas. While...
