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Go slow and look below: Manatees on the move
5+ hour, 42+ min ago (429+ words) This Manatee Appreciation Day, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is reminding boaters that Florida's manatees are beginning to disperse from their winter refuges. A mother and calf make their way along Three Sisters Springs canal. As temperatures…...
BearWise aims to keep public safe in bear territory
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (459+ words) The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) want the public to be BearWise as the weather warms. Spring has arrived, and wildlife across Florida is becoming more active. The FWC encourages residents and visitors to be BearWise and stay…...
Citrus dives into reef experiment
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (582+ words) Citrus County is diving into a new effort to grow marine life, boost tourism and bring residents into the science behind it all. And the project is already gaining outside support. The initiative, called "Race to the Center" " or Race2 " would…...
Go slow and look out below — manatees are on the move
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (232+ words) Many manatees at Three Sisters Springs in Crystal River. This Manatee Appreciation Day, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is sharing the springtime reminder that Florida's manatees are starting to naturally disperse from their winter refuges. Boaters and…...
Burn bans issued throughout Northeast Arkansas
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (440+ words) JONESBORO" The windy conditions over the past few days has led several area counties to issue burn bans, while the threat of high and extreme risk of fires also has the area facing difficulties as well, according to officials. As…...
Fresh crop of limb-leapers in dens nowadays
1+ week, 1+ day ago (855+ words) Newborn gray squirrel kits, hairless and blind, don't look a great deal like squirrels. A few weeks into life, young squirrels will begin exploring the world outside their dens with littermates." One thing leads to another: Procreation works like that....
BearWise open house held in Gatlinburg
1+ week, 4+ day ago (668+ words) TWRA Assistant Bear Program Coordinator'Janelle Musser, right, speaks with attendees at the Smokies BearWise Task Force open house Wednesday at Rocky Top Sports World. Great Smoky Mountains National Park Wildlife Biologist Ryan Williamson gives a presentation on living with a…...
Innovative STEM activity blends plant exploration with immersive virtual learning
1+ week, 4+ day ago (221+ words) Students at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff are exploring plants through a combination of hands-on investigation and immersive technology at the UAPB Child Development Center. The learning initiative allows students to study plant structure and growth while participating…...
Storms trigger sirens, minor damage in McCracken County
1+ week, 5+ day ago (347+ words) April Watson, the new director of Emergency Management in McCracken County looks at the weather map for Mar. 16." The Office of Emergency Management for McCracken County. The office set off sirens on Sunday, March. 15 to warn the county of tornadoes....
Agencies host Smokies BearWise open house March 18
1+ week, 6+ day ago (256+ words) SEVIERVILLE " The Sevier County High School Bearettes defeat" EDITOR'S NOTE:The following information was taken from the intake reports gener" GATLINBURG " The Smokies BearWise Task Force, the City of Gatlinburg, Gatlinburg Police Department, and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency are…...