Conservation

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (60+ words) FOX8 WGHP ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — North Carolina Zoo has many corporate and community partners who provide for the animals and help citizens enjoy the experience at the sanctuary. Shannon Smith visited the North Carolina Zoo on Friday to learn how corporate and…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (467+ words) Burmese python males in South Florida undergo a marked seasonal change in testosterone as the breeding period approaches, while another hormone linked to stress and energy use follows a less predictable pattern. A study published in General and Comparative Endocrinology…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (255+ words) Home - Environment - Florida pays python hunters up to $30 an hour plus $50 for each snake and $25 for every extra foot, and one contractor warns it is unrealistic to move there thinking you can make a living doing this “It’s definitely unrealistic…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (412+ words) October 26, 2018 / 8:08 AM EDT / CBS News At 734 square miles, Everglades National Park is almost two-thirds the size of Rhode Island and filled with an abundance of wildlife. According to the National Park Service, it's the most significant breeding ground for wading…...

5+ day, 34+ min ago   (482+ words) Hunter Tom Rahill captured 96 Burmese pythons in Everglades National Park to win the $10,000 grand prize in the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced on August 5, 2026. The 10-day event ran from July 10 through July 19, drawing 907 participants…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (432+ words) Often, people adopt these animals when they are small. A massive snake in South Texas is attracting attention after a reptile keeper posted its eye-popping measurements online. According to the keeper's account, the reticulated python was just 4 years old when…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (799+ words) Scientists are learning more than ever about animals’ inner lives, challenging long-held assumptions about what they think and feel Picture a calf kicking up her heels as she races around a field or an elephant patting the body of a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (655+ words) Invasive Burmese pythons continue to threaten South Florida ecosystems as researchers document new behaviors, including tree climbing, while local hunters pull record-setting specimens and record catches from wildlife areas across the Everglades. A September 2026 study published in the Journal of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (355+ words) SOUTHWEST FLORIDA (WINK) — Burmese pythons are one of the biggest threats to Southwest Florida's ecosystem, and researchers say hunters may need to start looking up to find them. The Journal of Herpetology published a study tracking more than 350 Burmese pythons…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (638+ words) After almost three hours of debate that ranged from the slow movement of water through wetlands to the limits of Orange County’s cash reserves, commissioners voted 4-3 Tuesday to approve a modified version of Tuscana, a large mixed-use development planned near…...