40 ‘Cold-Stunned’ Turtles Warming Up at Turtle Hospital
Forty critically endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtles arrived in the subtropical Florida Keys Saturday to warm up and receive treatment after suffering “cold stunning” in the waters...
KEEP A LOOK OUT FOR BABY SEA TURTLES WASHED UP BY ETA
The public is being asked to keep their eyes out for sea turtle post hatchlings along the waterline. Baby sea turtles are being “washed back” into shore...
Man charged after posts with nurse shark, fileting goliath grouper
A 32-year-old man from Callahan, Florida, turned himself in to authorities on Oct. 13 after photos and video allegedly showed him in possession of a nurse shark...
SHARK ATTACK OFF LIGHTHOUSE HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR 3 *VERY* IMPORTANT REASONS
First and foremost, no one wants to blame the victim. Andrew Charles Eddy, 30, sustained a life-threatening injury when he jumped into the water at Sombrero Lighthouse...
Snorkeler airlifted Sunday after shark bite off Marathon
A 30-year-old Atlanta, Georgia man was airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center in Miami Sunday morning after he was bitten in the shoulder by a shark at Sombrero...
Compete in FWC’s 2020 Lionfish Challenge
Now is the time to register for the 2020 Lionfish Challenge! The Lionfish Challenge is an incentive program that rewards harvesters for their lionfish removals. With a...
Confirmed dengue case in Key Largo
A mosquito-borne illness advisory remains in effect after the Florida Department of Health in Monroe County confirmed a case of dengue on June 19. It’s the second...
MarineLab Offers Summer Camp for Monroe County kids in June
With kids coming out of quarantine and itching to get hands-on with learning again, parents are wondering what options will be available this summer. MarineLab has a...
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...
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...
