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Apalachicola oyster harvesting halted TALLAHASSEE — State wildlife officials said Wednesday they hope a full five years won’t be needed to restore conditions in Apalachicola Bay as they suspended wild-oyster harvesting in the bay. Members of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved the suspension as part of a $20 million restoration effort. The decision came despite pleas from officials in Panhandle communities to cut the time to three years to protect the local oyste...

Good boy! Florida’s new python-sniffing dogs track down first snake New program hopes to eradicate invasive species Brendan Farrington Updated:  Tags:  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Truman, the python-sniffing black Labrador retriever, recently tracked down his first snake in a new program Florida is using to eradicate the invasive species. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recently began training Truman and another dog named Eleanor to detect a pythons scent and alert handlers ...

Florida’s new python-sniffing dogs have first success tracking down invasive species By Brendan Farrington FWC uses python detector dogs to sniff out invasive snakes Truman and Eleanor are two dogs who are being trained by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to track down invasive pythons in the Everglades. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Truman, the python-sniffing black Labrador retriever, recently tracked down his first snake in a new program Florida is using to eradicate the inva...

Brendan Farrington Truman sits near an area where he tracked down an 8-foot-python, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, in Miami-Dade County, Fla. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation is beginning a new program to use dogs to sniff out invasive pythons. (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission via AP) December 16, 2020 - 1:36 PM TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Truman, the python-sniffing black Labrador retriever, recently tracked down his first snake in a new program Florida ...

Florida halts oyster harvesting near Apalachicola for five years The hope is that the time will allow the oyster population to recover.     Gene Dasher, left, and Frankie Crosby, center, use wire baskets on the end of 14-foot handles to tong oysters while Misty Crosby separates clumps of oysters at Apalachicola Bay, near Eastpoint, The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation will shut down wild oyster harvesting for as long as five years. The Commissioners hope that the pause and $20 mill...

the young man getting him to safety he was aware and awake and everything. his back hurt. his foot hurt. and this is -- he was aware. >> what did he say happened? he was climbing on one of the rocks and one came loose he fell. >> as far as how is he doing some hes breathing and everything is so far so good. >> jesse declined to provide the last name of his brother his brother is at john muir medical center now and there is no official word on his condition at this point. >> thank you v...