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Shrimper dies after falling overboard
HERNANDO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Tampa Bay area shrimper died after falling overboard in the Gulf of Mexico. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports that 58-year-old...
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Man killed in Tampa Bay boating accident
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a man died after he was thrown from a boat in TampaBay. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports that 42-year-old Anthony George Loveridge and...
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1 injured in hunting accident in Pasco Co.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Wildlife officials are investigating a hunting accident in Pasco County that left one person injured with a gunshot wound. A report by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...
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Hundreds Of Dead Fish Wash Ashore From Florida Red Tide
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP/CBS Tampa) — Hundreds of dead fish have washed ashore in southwest Florida because of red tide. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s red tide...
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Biologists Report 453 Fla. Manatee Deaths in 2011
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — State wildlife officials are reporting the third straight year with high numbers of manatee deaths. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported Wednesday...
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Coast Guard Carries Rare Turtles to Warmer Waters
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Some endangered green sea turtle hatchlings hitched a ride with the U.S. Coast Guard to warmer waters in the Atlantic. Sea turtles usually make their way to the ocean right...
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1 Dead After 2 Personal Watercrafts Crash in Lutz
LUTZ, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say two personal watercrafts collided on a Tampa Bay-area lake, killing one man. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the two watercrafts...
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Missing Sarasota Hunter Found Dead in Pasco County
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (AP) — State wildlife officials say they’ve found the body of a hunter reported missing in the Tampa Bay area. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission,...
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Crocodile Population Multiplies Nearly 10-Fold In South Florida
MIAMI (CBS Tampa/AP) — Crocodiles are making a comeback in South Florida. The population has multiplied nearly 10-fold since the 1970s. Today, there are more than 1,500 American crocodiles in South...
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Three Men Face Charges For Killing Endangered Gopher Tortoises
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Three young men face charges of torturing and killing endangered gopher tortoises in central Florida. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports that...
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84-Year-Old Woman Loses Arm In Alligator Attack
LEESBURG, Fla. (CBS Tampa) – An elderly Lake County woman has lost her arm during an alligator attack near her home. Authorities tell the Orlando Sentinel that 84-year-old Carol Hough is in critical...
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Mystery Monkey Caught After Two Years On The Lam
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The wild monkey that was on the lam in St. Petersburg for two years has finally been captured. Authorities say a wildlife official shot the monkey with a tranquilizer dart...
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Fla. Man Charged With Harassing Manatee
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A central Florida man has been charged after authorities say he posted pictures of himself playing with a manatee calf. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission...
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Wildlife Officer Arrested On Child Sex Charges
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Port Charlotte say a state wildlife officer has been charged with lewd battery on a 14-year-old girl. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office says 37-year-old...
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More Than 100 Brown Pelicans Dead In Central Fla.
MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) — Florida wildlife officials are trying to figure out why more than 100 brown pelicans have died between Melbourne and Merritt Island. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...
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FL Wildlife Officials Say They’ve Found A New Breed Of Bass
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida wildlife officials say they’ve discovered a new species of fish in the Southeast. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission scientists say it’s a new species of...
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2 Killed, 1 Injured When Boat Hits Dock In Fla.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — Two men were killed and a woman was injured when their boat collided with a dock in northeast Florida. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the 16-foot...
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Police Chase Kangaroo For Several Hours In Florida Town
LACHOOCHEE, Fla. (CBS Tampa) - Area residents were taken by surprise after looking out their windows and seeing an unexpected visitor – a kangaroo – making its way through town. Dispatchers with the...
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Gator Bites North Fla. Man Working On Dock
LAKE CITY, Fla. (AP) — An alligator bit a man on the leg while he was working on a dock at Lake Jeffery in north Florida. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokeswoman Karen Parker told...
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Fish And Wildlife Commission Debates Deer Ban
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Florida Fish and Wildlife commissioners are considering how to protect the state’s deer population from a deadly, mad cow-like disease. Meeting in Pensacola early Friday, the...
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