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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

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Florida python control persists, mercury warning

9 clusters · 19 sources · last updated

Latest: Tom Rahill wins Florida Python Challenge with 96 captures

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge ran from July 10–19, drawing 907 hunters from 30 U.S. states, Canada, and Vietnam. Participants removed 280 invasive Burmese pythons, raising the season total to roughly 1,400 and bringi

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St. Pete Beach mothball dumping

3 clusters · 7 sources · last updated

Latest: Florida business owners charged over mothball dumping on St. Pete Beach

In late July 2026, beachgoers on St. Pete Beach, Florida, reported a strong acrid smell and discovered hundreds of small white objects. State officials identified the items as mothballs—plastic‑wrapped tablets containing

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Shark sightings and conservation efforts

2 clusters · 7 sources · last updated

Latest: Shark Conservation Efforts Highlighted in Florida and Brazil

On 31 July 2026, a Brazilian influencer posted a video from a boat trip to Jamaica showing a shark chasing a ray in shallow water, a rare glimpse of predator‑prey behavior, alongside a separate viral clip of a swimmer wi

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Florida alligator attacks, June–July 2026

10 clusters · 41 sources · last updated

Latest: Florida Alligator Attack Kills Construction Foreman Brittany Clark

June‑July 2026 saw an unprecedented cluster of alligator attacks in central Florida. An 8‑ft gator bit a snorkeler in the Rainbow River on June 21; a 2.6‑m animal maimed 11‑year‑old Brodie Terry on June 27, leading to am

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