A 214-year-old clam named “Aber-clam Lincoln,” discovered in Florida, was born the same year as Abraham Lincoln

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Hard shell clam at low tide — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Christopher Seufert This Thursday, the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab released Lincoln, a quahog clam thought to be 214 years old, into the Gulf of Mexico. At Florida’s Alligator Point, Americorps member Blaine Parker discovered the 200-year-old mollusk while gathering shellfish for chowder. The clam, according

An additional three alligators have been taken from a Florida neighborhood after woman’s tragic death

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Alligator with its mouth open — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Ernie Hounshell Three more alligators have been removed from the same area in northern St. Lucie County days after an alligator tragically murdered an 85-year-old woman. According to wildlife officials, Gloria Serge was drawn into the water by a 10-foot alligator while she was walking her

An enormous blob of stinky seaweed is on its way to Florida beaches

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Seaweed pollution along Miami Beach, Florida — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Sergii Figurnyi The majority of the stinky seaweed buildup in the Atlantic, which is being closely monitored by researchers, is expected to end up on Florida beaches this summer. Jetty Park was covered in stinky, brown seaweed in July of last year. This brown seaweed

City in Florida votes to remove invasive ducks labeled as destructive

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Muscovy ducks – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Maria Grin Muscovy ducks are primarily black and white with red coloring around their eyes. The Winter Park City Commission decided unanimously on Wednesday for a measure to send them on their way. The Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission (FWC) classifies these Muscovy ducks as an invasive

‘Sand is like gold.’ The pricey cost of restoring Florida’s beaches before the next Hurricane hits

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Sand walkway to South Beach — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Image by: Mia2you The Sunshine State’s beautiful sandy beaches aren’t just one of the biggest money-makers in the state’s tourism industry, they’re also the first line of defense against storm surges and flooding caused by tropical storms and hurricanes. Now, after both coasts were hit during

Alarming manatee death toll numbers in Florida push calls for endangered status

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Endangered manatee swimming in water — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Image by: Peter Douglas Clark Following the nearly 2,000 manatee deaths in Florida’s coastal and inland waterways over the past two years, a coalition of environmental organizations has called for the species to be urgently reclassified as endangered. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), according

Florida wildlife officials considering new set of regulations to protect seabirds at Skyway Fishing Pier

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Skyway Fishing Pier – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by kesterhu ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Between fishhooks and line entanglements, the Skyway Fishing Pier is the center of where several brown pelicans have sadly died. Previous cases of red tide wiped out the majority of the food source causing them to head to the pier for

Central Florida Zoo reopens after four-week closure due to Hurricane Ian

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Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens Entrance Sign – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by KLiK Photography Long after Hurricane Ian made landfall in the Sunshine State, the devastating storm that drenched the Central Florida region left its mark on one beloved attraction.  The Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Sanford, Florida finally managed to

Florida teen wins the top prize after catching 28 pythons during annual challenge

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Burmese Pythons in the Everglades, FL – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Heiko Kiera A 19-year-old man from the Sunshine State accomplished a great feat by capturing 28 Burmese pythons during a 10-day competition created to spread awareness about the serious threat invasive snakes pose on state ecology. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife

In Florida, a multimillion-dollar battle against mosquitoes has begun in the wake of Hurricane Ian

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Swarm of mosquitoes over lake – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by: VladKK First came the storm, then, a plague of creepy crawlers. Hordes of pesky mosquitoes have magnified in debris and floodwater left behind in Hurricane Ian’s devastating wake, and now swarm communities in Florida. Local and state officials are waging a multi-million-dollar war against