Butterflies Native To South Florida Most Likely Extinct
Two butterflies native to South Florida are most likely extinct, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
- By NPT Staff - June 13th, 2013 3:03am
Big Cypress National Preserve
Python Challenge 2013 Results Offer Help For Florida Parks – And Bad News For Pythons
The results of Python Challenge 2013, a multi-agency effort that offered cash prizes to promote the removal of non-native Burmese pythons from the greater Everglades area in southern Florida, are now in the books. Although the end result was bad news for exotic pythons, winners included the successful hunters, scientists and parks—and three lucky snakes.
- By Jim Burnett - February 23rd, 2013 3:03am
Everglades National Park's Wading Birds Nesting Success Falls Far Off Average
South Florida, including Everglades National Park, has seen a precipitous decline in nesting success among wading birds, according to a report by the South Florida Water Management District.
- By NPT Staff - January 16th, 2013 3:03am
Florida National Scenic Trail To Turn 30 In 2013
The Florida National Scenic Trail will mark its 30th anniversary during 2013, and a special event is scheduled for January 4 to dedicate the trail's Southern Terminus with a monument at the Oasis Visitor Center in Big Cypress National Preserve.
- By NPT Staff - December 25th, 2012 3:03am
When Ordering The "Everglades Pizza," You Might Want To Hold The Python
The "Everglades Pizza" might be the rage in some parts of Florida, but before you sink your teeth into the pie with frog legs, gator meat, and ground python, check where the python came from, because the big snakes slithering through Everglades National Park are incredibly high in mercury.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 19th, 2013 12:30pm
South Florida Snake Hunt Aims To Dent Population Of Pythons Slithering About The Everglades
A python hunt, with cash rewards, will be held in south Florida beginning in January and running into February with hopes of denting the population of non-native pythons slithering around the Everglades, though the national park will be off-limits to most hunters.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 9th, 2012 3:03am
National Park Service Urged To Follow The "Precautionary Principle" In Overseeing Cultural, Ecological Systems In The Parks
Can the National Park Service more fully embrace the "precautionary principle," the concept that it err on the side of "science-informed prudence and restraint," as suggested by Revisiting Leopold: Resource Stewardship in the National Parks?
How Have National Parks And Public Lands Fared Under The Obama Administration?
With the Obama administration nearing the end of its first term, it has a track record for its stance on public lands in general and national parks specifically, and it's not as rosy as many conservationists had hoped for when the president came into office.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 12th, 2012 3:03am
Wolf Trap Foundation For The Performing Arts To Present Face Of America: Spirit Of South Florida
Inspired by graceful herons, crawling insects, and even alligators, the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts is focusing on south Florida's national parks in its latest edition of Face of America.
- By NPT Staff - September 2nd, 2012 3:00am
Scientific Panel Calls On NPS To Recommit To, And Reemphasize, Science In The Parks
A year-long review of how wildlife management and other sciences are studied in the National Park System has produced a call for the National Park Service to both recommit its staff to the sciences and to reemphasize science in the park system.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 27th, 2012 11:46am
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