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Leaving bear with burned paws alone is best for the bear
For immediate release: January 19, 2012 Media contact: Joy Hill, 352-258-3426 A male Florida black bear that appears to have burned his front feet in a wildfire will likely fare well if he is left alone to heal, according to bear biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). “Our hope is that […]
Think you’re man enough!?
The guys from Knight Rifles “Americas Muzzleloader” head out to the range with Dave Fricke of Millennium Manufacturing to shoot the largest center fire rifle ever made. Only 12 people have ever shot the .950 JDJ as a rifle. Produced by SSK Industries, only 3 were ever made this was the first and the lightest […]
Florida python swallows a whitetail deer!
Python in Everglades swallows 76-pound deer Largest intact prey ever found in python in Florida An adult deer was found intact inside a huge Burmese python Thursday, after the snake was captured and killed in the Everglades. Contractors for the South Florida Water Management District encountered the python on a tree island in western Miami-Dade […]
3 Florida panthers die in early 2012, after 24 deaths, 32 births documented in 2011
For immediate release: January 12, 2012 Media contact: Carli Segelson, 561-625-5122 3 Florida panthers die in early 2012, after 24 deaths, 32 births documented in 2011 Florida panthers are off to a rough start in 2012, with three deaths documented by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Last year, 24 Florida panther deaths […]