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Shark bite victim airlifted from Everglades National Park

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Medics airlifted the victim of a shark bite from Everglades National Park Saturday afternoon.

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Florida national parks being impacted by staffing reductions

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Staffing reductions are impacting Florida's national parks.

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Wife-husband python hunting team bag nearly 15-foot-long beast

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A wife-husband snake hunting team celebrated their love by bagging a massive snake on the week of Valentine's Day.

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In Florida, a race is on to save the Everglades and protect a key source of drinking water

Read full article: In Florida, a race is on to save the Everglades and protect a key source of drinking water

For decades, largescale engineering projects for development and agriculture drained and partitioned south Florida's Everglades, a vast wetlands landscape home to endangered and threatened species and a vital source of drinking water for millions of Floridians.

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Invasive Burmese pythons now stalked by other snakes in Everglades

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For years, the Burmese python has run rampant in the Florida Everglades.

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Famed python hunter and her team bagged 72 snakes in July

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A famed python hunter just put a major dent in the invasive snake population in the Everglades National Park.

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Missing Miami-Dade woman found dead in Everglades; FBI investigating

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A missing southwest Miami-Dade woman has been found dead in Everglades National Park, her husband confirmed to Local 10 News on Tuesday.

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Number of dead sawfish soars to 40 as reports of spinning fish continue to roll in

Read full article: Number of dead sawfish soars to 40 as reports of spinning fish continue to roll in

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is now reporting at least 40 endangered smalltooth sawfish have died since January of this year. That number is up by two from last week.

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Man bitten by crocodile in Florida Everglades after capsizing sailboat, falling in water

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Officials say a 68-year-old man fell off a sailboat in the Florida Everglades and was bitten by a crocodile while trying to swim to shore.

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Man airlifted to hospital after crocodile attack in Miami-Dade

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A man was airlifted to a hospital Sunday after being attacked by a crocodile in southwest Miami-Dade.

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Everglades National Park opens Flamingo Lodge & Restaurant

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Guests will now be able to stay at the new hotel at Everglades National Park and dine at its revamped restaurant, all with views of the Florida Bay.

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Everglades National Park set to unveil Flamingo Lodge & Restaurant

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Everglades National Park will celebrate the grand opening of its hotel and new restaurant, all with views of the Florida Bay.

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Video shows man being bitten, dragged out of boat by shark at Everglades National Park

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A group of fishermen experienced a terrifying moment after one of them was pulled into the water by a shark that latched onto his hand.

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Shark bites man’s hand at Everglades National Park

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A beachgoer was bitten on the hand Friday morning by a shark at Everglades National Park.

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Unsolved mystery unfolds after body turns up in Miami-Dade canal

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Detectives were dealing with an unsolved mystery on Tuesday in southwestern Miami-Dade County, near the urban boundary with the Florida Everglades.

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Everglades National park is looking for volunteers

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Everglades National Park is looking for volunteers to help conduct a wilderness survey.

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Man accused of shooting at Everglades park rangers dies in custody

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The death of a 37-year-old man in federal custody who was accused of shooting at Everglades National Park rangers and police officers is the focus of an investigation.

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Redheaded reptiles spreading across South Florida, raising concern

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The Peter’s rock agama is another non-native reptile species calling South Florida home, and their skills as agile hitchhikers have scientists concerned.

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Biden's plan would boost conservation of US lands, waters

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The Biden administration has detailed steps to achieve its goal of conserving about one-third of America’s lands and waters by 2030.

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Investigators search for arsonist after 11 suspicious fires at Everglades National Park

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Federal and state investigators are searching for an arsonist who has been setting fires at the Everglades National Park.

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Officials search for arsonists responsible for setting the Everglades on fire over the span of two months

Read full article: Officials search for arsonists responsible for setting the Everglades on fire over the span of two months

A series of fires in Everglades National Park seem to have been intentionally lit by an arsonist, or multiple arsonists, over the past two months — and officials are looking to put an end to it once and for all.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announces signing of environmental agreement

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At a news conference in Wellington, Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the signing of the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir’s Project Partnership Agreement.

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Calling all stargazers! Everglades National Park rangers are inviting you to look up to the skies this weekend

Read full article: Calling all stargazers! Everglades National Park rangers are inviting you to look up to the skies this weekend

Everglades National Park will be hosting special events this weekend to celebrate ā€˜Miami Dark Sky Week’.

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Man charged with trying to kill Everglades park rangers

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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A 37-year-old of Palmetto Bay man faces federal attempted murder and firearms charges after authorities say he opened fire with an AK-47 at park rangers who were trying to get him out of an area of Everglades National Park on Sunday. According to a criminal complaint affidavit, investigators were responding to a domestic violence call where they observed ā€œscrapes and marks on the face of Sikes’s alleged victim.ā€They then went searching for Sikes along Highway 9336, between the Mahogany Hammocks and Flamingo Park sections of Everglades National Park. Adā€œAt that point, according to the complaint affidavit, officers heard gunfire and felt rounds traveling over their heads. Despite officers’ continued commands that Sikes cease fire and emerge from the woods, Sikes continued shooting, says the affidavit.ā€Sikes is alleged to have fired 50 rounds at the rangers. Prosecutors say officers negotiated for over an hour with him before he eventually came out of the woods and was arrested.

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Man who shot at rangers at Everglades National Park apprehended

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HOMESTEAD, Fla. – An active shooter response was initiated at Everglades National Park on Sunday after a suspect fired shots at law enforcement rangers along the main park road on State Road 9336. It all began earlier in the day when two park rangers responded to a domestic violence investigation at Mahogany Hammock. At 5:52 p.m., rangers located an empty vehicle on the main park road, just south of Paurotis Pond. Park rangers encountered an active shooter about 20 miles from the Homestead of Everglades National Park. (WPLG)Approximately 20 miles from the Homestead entrance at 6:45 p.m., the 33-year-old white man suspect fired shots at law enforcement rangers along the main park road on State Road 9336, authorities said.

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Controlled fires in Florida Everglades being set to eliminate ā€˜monster’ invasive plant

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BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – Fire crews with the National Park Service have been igniting controlled fires in the Florida Everglades to control an invasive vine that’s been wreaking havoc on the native ecosystem. The plant, called Lygodium Microphyllum - and also known as Old World Climbing Fern - is a stealthy and invasive plant that was likely introduced as decorative vegetation that made its way into the Everglades in 1999. While many may think of the invasive Burmese python as a great threat to wildlife, scientists like Dr. Ellen Lake with the USDA Invasive Plant Research Lab in Davie say Lygodium could be more dangerous. (WPLG)Michael Gue, prescribed fire specialist with the National Park Service, said the vine can be easily spotted from a helicopter. ā€œWe’ve seen in Florida, in general, an increase in Lygodium so of course the Park Service is concerned,ā€ said National Park Service botanist Hillary Cooley.

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Traffic Alert: Crash blocks North Okeechobee Road in Miami-Dade

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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A multivehicle crash is blocking U.S. 27 on Monday in Miami-Dade County, east of the Everglades National Park. The crash was blocking both the southbound and northbound lanes of U.S. 27, also known as North Okeechobee Road. The collision was on the southbound lanes of U.S. 27, between Krome Avenue and Northwest 186th Street. This is a developing story. Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Sandra Antonio contributed to this report.

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US gives Florida wider authority over wetland development

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Florida accounts for about a fifth of the country’s wetlands and includes the Everglades, among the state’s most important environmental jewels. ā€œThe fact is that Florida’s proposed program to take over wetlands permitting doesn’t comply with federal environmental laws,ā€ she said. Florida becomes the third state to gain broader permitting authority of wetlands under the federal Clean Water Act. Florida's request to gain sole permitting authority was launched under the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis, also a Republican, took on that mantle and earlier this year formally petitioned the federal government to transfer that authority.

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$25,000 offered for info about dead smalltooth sawfish

Read full article: $25,000 offered for info about dead smalltooth sawfish

EVERGLADES CITY, Fla. – Wildlife officials and a non-profit group are offering $25,000 for information about six critically endangered smalltooth sawfish found killed in Florida. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday that it would pay up to $20,000 for information leading to a criminal conviction or civil penalty. The Center for Biological Diversity announced an additional $5,000 reward. An Everglades National Park employee recently reported the dead sawfish and two dead bonnethead sharks along a causeway south of Everglades City, which is in Collier County. If you have information, you are urged to call the NOAA Enforcement Hotline at 1-800-853-1964.

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