Florida is building the world's largest environmental restoration ... - BBC
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Florida is embarking on an ambitious ecological restoration project in the Everglades: building a reservoir large enough to secure the state's water supply. In February 2023, a large digger...
Florida man removes 20 Burmese pythons from Everglades ... - NBC News
WEB2 days ago · Sept. 18, 2024, 11:32 AM PDT. By Gabriella Rudy. The annual Florida Python Challenge has slithered to its conclusion, with professionally-categorized python purger Ronald Kiger crowned its victor ...
Hunters catch and kill pythons in Florida Everglades contest
WEB2 days ago · Hundreds of snake hunters scoured the Florida Everglades for 10 days, vying to catch the most — and biggest — invasive Burmese pythons. Now, the winner of the 2024 Florida Python Challenge has ...
Florida Python Challenge winner removes 20 Burmese pythons ... - CBS News
WEB2 days ago · The $10,000 grand prize went to Ronald Kiger, who removed 20 Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades during the 10-day hunt, ... in a news release. "This collective effort continues to have a ...
Governor Ron DeSantis Announces $1.5 Billion for ... - Florida …
WEBApr 22, 2024 · Of the $1.5 billion in funding, approximately $850 million will go towards Everglades restoration projects, including $614 million to support the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) and the Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir.
Florida Python Challenge 2024: Donna Kalil captures 19 Burmese …
WEB1 day ago · The 2024 Florida Python Challenge began at 12:01 am Friday, Aug. 9 and ended at 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18. In total, 857 participants competed in the 2024 snake hunt challenge from 33 states and ...
Grand prize winner removed 20 Burmese pythons from the wild in Florida …
WEB3 days ago · The $10,000 grand prize went to Ronald Kiger, who removed 20 Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades during the 10-day hunt, which was meant to bring awareness to the threat that these pythons ...
Money earmarked for Everglades restoration sets one-year record
WEBMar 26, 2024 · Lawmakers at the state and federal levels have earmarked a combined $1.165 billion for the next 12 month's worth of work restoring the Florida Everglades.
Interior Department Establishes Everglades to Gulf Conservation …
WEBMar 11, 2024 · VERO BEACH, Fla. – The Department of the Interior today announced the establishment of the Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area in southwest Florida as the 571st and newest unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System, which is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Western Everglades wildfire: flames moving southwest, roads and …
WEBMay 13, 2023 · Wildfire in Big Cypress National Preserve within the Florida Everglades is burning through acerage, moving to the southwest, shutting down roads and trails and putting residents in the heavily wooded region on notice that evacuations are escalating.