Florida officials warn residents about dangerous invasive reptile in the state, and it's not a python or iguana

Wildlife officials urge residents not to approach the lizard and to report sightings immediately ...
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Experts alarmed as large reptiles take over US region: 'Potential … to enhance cold tolerance'

"There is the potential for behavioral plasticity." Experts alarmed as large reptiles take over US region: 'Potential … to ...
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Florida has a new invasive species and they are not messing around

Getty Image I swear, Florida is the land of invasive species. As if the green iguanas and Burmese pythons were not enough to wreak havoc, the Sunshine State now has another invasive species to contend ...

South Florida’s Newest Invasive Threat Is a 6-Foot-Long Lizard from Africa

For invasive reptile hunters in Florida, there’s another predatory lizard on the radar. Nile monitors, native to Africa, are populating parts of the Sunshine State, and they can ...

Nile Monitors Are The Next Major Invasive Species Threat Taking Over Florida

The state of Florida's 'Dirty Dozen' invasive species list recently got an update, adding three new species to the list and remove three that pose less of ...

Eliminate pythons. Make money. Florida hunter keeps cashing in

The South Florida Water Management District started its second year of the python elimination program. One hunter has stood ...

Cold snap can slow, but not eliminate, Florida's invasive species

Cozy climate and other factors align in Florida to make the state Earth’s playground for the most established, invasive ...
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Protecting our home through wildlife conservation | Opinion

A Florida bank president and her husband support local wildlife conservation efforts in Southwest Florida. The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) cares for over 6,000 animals annually ...
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Robot rabbits trick snakes to control invasive python population

Florida officials deploy robot rabbits to control the invasive Burmese python population. Scientists from the South Florida Water Management District and the University of Florida have teamed up to ...