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U.S. Geological Survey

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    Burmese Pythons Can Survive in Saltwater. Damn.

    ​As if snakes large enough to swallow -- or at least try to swallow -- alligators in the Everglades aren't frightening enough, U.S. Geological Survey researchers delivered a bit of unsettling news this week about Burmese pythons. These massive beasts can't be held back by saltwater. The resea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    State Representative Wants to Re-Open Old Oil Wells in South Florida

    BallotpediaMatt Hudson, R-Naples​The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that there are about 370 million barrels of undiscovered oil under South Florida -- and State Representative Mark Hudson (R-Naples) wants to go looking for it.Specifically, he wants to go back to old plugged or dry wells and giv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Florida Wildlife Commission: Be on the Lookout for Freak Seven-Foot Lizards

    U.S. Geological SurveyThis is a Nile Monitor lizard, which you should not wrestle​If you see a seven-foot lizard in your Broward or Palm Beach residence, that's a problem, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.Nile Monitor lizards, native to Africa, have been popping u ... More >>

  • News

    January 28, 2010

    Lithium From Bolivia Could Reshape Miami and the World

    U.S. Geological SurveyThis is a Nile Monitor lizard, which you should not wrestle​If you see a seven-foot lizard in your Broward or Palm Beach residence, that's a problem, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.Nile Monitor lizards, native to Africa, have been popping u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    PETA Fretting Over Humane Deaths for Giant Snakes

    PETA says: Stun and decapitate​Florida Fish and Wildlife has yet to respond to a July 30th letter from Lori Kettler, senior counsel for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), concerning humane death for Florida's thousands of Burmese pythons. Tori Perry, senior cruelty caseworker at P ... More >>

  • News

    July 8, 2004

    Cleaning It Up

    Not-so-cute Place Names

  • News

    September 12, 2002

    Big Cypress Buyout

    Proposed payment of millions to a wealthy clan amounts to nothing more than stealing from taxpayers for the Bush boys' political gain

  • News

    April 27, 2000

    Awful Fishy

    For Broward's canal fisherman, potentially toxic levels of mercury are a part of the catch of the day

  • Culture

    November 11, 1999

    A Fair Way to Present Grass

    "The American Lawn: Surface of Everyday Life"

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