big cypress national preserve
Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity announced Monday that they submitted a legal brief on July 3 in support of their motion for a temporary restraining order and injunction against Florida's new illegal alien detention facility in the Everglades, better known now as "Alligator Alcatraz." "Caring about America’s clean water, public […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed that President Donald Trump will attend the official opening of the new "Alligator Alcatraz" detention facility on Tuesday, marking the biggest Florida-federal alignment on illegal immigration to date. Trump will fly to Ochopee to join DeSantis at Alligator Alcatraz, the state's controversial new migrant detention facility in the Everglades, the Florida […]
The Burmese python is one of the more high-profile invasive species in Florida and it appears to be getting more comfortable in other parts of the state. According to a study by the University of Florida published in Scientific Reports, researchers have found the snake cozying up more in southern Palm Beach County near stormwater […]
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers reportedly captured the largest panther in state history last week. The panther was spotted in a tree at the Tarpon Blue Ag Babcock Ranch in Punta Gorda. After being safely removed from the tree, department officers said the big cat weighed 165 pounds. […]
Efforts by the Federal government to designate Big Cypress National Preserve as wilderness have met stiff opposition from Florida lawmakers and the Miccosukee Tribe in the region. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has introduced a bill prohibiting the designation of the Preserve, while Representative Scott Franklin (R-FL) introduced its House companion. Senator Scott, in a letter […]
Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) appeared on Fox 4-WFTX to discuss the prospect of President Joe Biden’s (D) administration changing the status of Big Cypress National Preserve to a “wilderness designation.” Rep. Donalds and many other Florida representatives in the U.S. Congress believe that Big Cypress National Preserve deserves to be protected. It could be harder […]
In a rare show of bipartisanship, 18 Members of Congress from Florida – led by Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) – have sent a letter to Secretary Deb Haaland (Department of the Interior) of the Biden administration to demand the protection of the Big Cypress National Preserve. Rep. Donalds claims that any “wilderness designation” of the […]