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A Gator-Free Look At Everglades Animals
7:01 am
Fri April 12, 2013

Nine Awesome Everglades Animals (Aside From The Alligator)

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Credit Tricia Woolfenden / WLRN
Roseate spoonbills.
Credit National Park Service / National Park Service
American crocodile
Credit dsyzdek / Flickr Creative Commons
River otter
Credit USFWS/Southeast / Flickr Creative Commons
A rare uncollared female panther caught on "wildlife cam" moving a kitten.
Credit Noel Reynolds / Flickr Creative Commons
Swallow-tailed kite
Credit Rictor Norton and David Allen / Flickr Creative Commons
Wood stork
Credit aecole2010 / Flickr Creative Commons
Marsh rabbit
Credit Tricia Woolfenden / WLRN
Green anole
Credit Pete Pattavina USFWS Endangered Species / Flickr Creative Commons
Eastern indigo snake
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Is there any animal more closely associated with the Everglades than the American alligator? OK, the Burmese python has been the 'glades press "darling" as of late, but invasive, non-natives do not count for the purposes of celebrating the Everglades. While Florida's iconic reptilian king deserves all of the attention it gets, there are plenty of other cool critters that inhabit the Everglades.

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Florida Panther Released in PBC
8:01 am
Fri April 5, 2013

Florida Panther Released In Palm Beach County: VIDEO

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A Florida panther is released April 3 into Rotenberger Wildlife Management Area in Palm Beach County.
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Florida wildlife news often is dominated by loss: record numbers of manatee deaths, an endangered species on the brink of extinction, invasives over-taking entire ecosystems and so on.

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Florida Panther Released
4:00 pm
Thu February 7, 2013

Despite Release Of Rescued Panther, 2013 Off To A Rough Start For Endangered Florida Panther

Credit Tim Donovan / FWC
This Florida panther was rescued as a kitten and released on January 31 of this year.
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By Tricia Woolfenden

The upbeat news of a Florida panther's release at the end of January was dampened by confirmation of the recent deaths of two panthers in the wild.

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Florida Panthers
4:00 pm
Tue January 29, 2013

The Florida Panther Was Saved By Its Cougar Cousin From Texas, Report Says

Credit USFWS/Southeast
Today's Florida panther owes the Texas cougar for its survival as a species.
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By Tricia Woolfenden

Today's Florida panther is struggling for survival, but things could've been much worse, according to a recent report from the University of Florida. Research shows Florida's big cats were given a boost in 1995, when eight female cougars from Texas were brought in to help diversify the ailing Florida population, the News-Press reports.

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