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High water levels in the Everglades and Francis S. Taylor, Holey Land and Rotenberger wildlife management areas (WMAs) continue to stress area wildlife as they seek refuge on tree islands and levees. The long duration of this high-water event adds further stress, resulting in a prolonged recovery period for the impacted animals. For this reason, […]

NRA Calls Treaty Blatant Attack on Citizens Rights Obama Administration Signs United Nations Arms Trade Treaty Fairfax, Va. – Today, Secretary of State John Kerry signed the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty on behalf of the Obama administration. The National Rifle Association strongly opposes this treaty, which is a clear violation of the Second Amendment […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 30, 2013 CONTACT: DEP Press Office, 850.245.2112, DEPNews@dep.state.fl.us SILVER SPRINGS TO OPEN AS A STATE PARK TUESDAY ~Silver Springs State Park now part of the state’s award winning park system~ TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Recreation and Parks welcomes Florida’s most iconic spring – Silver Springs […]

Published September 24, 2013 FoxNews.com A seemingly unlikely battle between a golden eagle and a baby deer was photographed by a camera trap set up to capture poachers seeking Russia’s endangered tigers. The three images captured by the camera cover a 2-second period, and show an adult golden eagle clinging to the deer’s back. Its […]

School officials at Dinwiddie High School in small-town Virginia forced a student to remove a Duck Dynasty t-shirt he had worn to school because they deemed it threatening, reports local NBC affiliate WWBT. The shirt shows Uncle Si, an old, bearded guy from the hugely popular A&E television show Duck Dynasty, with his fist clenched. […]