DOLPHIN BIOLOGY CONFIRMS THEY’RE BUILT FOR PLEASURE – KEYS WOMAN MAGAZINE

Buckle up, folks. This one might get a little awkward, but I promise you, there’s a point. Before I became a newspaper editor, I spent the first six...

IN PICTURES: COASTAL CLEANUP NETS 1,550 POUNDS OF DEBRIS IN THE UPPER KEYS

When many people think of the ocean plastic crisis and coastlines covered in plastic and discarded trash they often think of far-off beaches or unnamed communities. When...

DIVE REPORT: MORE DIVE CERTIFICATIONS MEANS MORE DIVING IN THE KEYS

This Week’s Dive Report We’re giving our good friend Eric Billips a break as the holidays approach. So, here we go! The days are ticking away before we say...

KEYS STONE CRABS: HIGH DEMAND & LOW SUPPLY EQUALS BIG MONEY

It’s stone crab season! As of Oct. 15, Keys commercial fishermen and -women have been bringing up their traps, hoping against all hope that they are full...

GOLIATH GROUPER: PROTECTED SPECIES OR EATING MACHINES?

By: Jim McCarthy, Charlotte Twine and Mandy Miles An abundance of goliath grouper in Florida has prompted state wildlife officials to consider allowing a limited harvest of the...

Rare And Endangered: The Florida Panther And Us

“How America’s most endangered cat could help save Florida.” The headline in National Geographic (NatGeo)’s latest feature on the rare and endangered Florida panther kindles an ambitious hope...

INFORMATION SOUGHT IN GRUESOME PELICAN STABBING

Authorities and bird officials are seeking the public’s assistance in a disturbing animal cruelty case that left a pelican succumbing to its injuries from multiple stab wounds...

5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT MONARCH BUTTERFLIES (AND HOW TO HELP THEM)

Five Things to Know About Monarch Butterflies 1 Monarch butterflies have been rapidly declining in numbers, nearing endangered species status.  In the past 15 years, the migratory population...

A dead whale washed up in the Everglades. Turns out, it’s a new species...

In January 2019, a 38-foot, 30-ton whale washed up on Sandy Key in the Everglades. I happened to be camping at Flamingo, by chance, and ran over...

KEY WEST MAKES IT ILLEGAL TO FEED ROAMING CHICKENS

Key West’s unofficial mascots are messy, especially in areas where well-intentioned residents feed them regularly. But the island’s resident chicken population will now have to fend for...