WUSF, in collaboration with the Florida Climate Reporting Network, is bringing you stories on how climate change is affecting you.
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Climate change is pushing Florida’s native marine species into new regions across the state. You can call them the new natives.
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Longleaf pine conservation is considered a key part of climate resilience for Florida and the Southeast. But when it comes to climate change, longleaf pines are not out of the woods.
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The call has gone our for developers interested in building residences, retail and business space on the old golf course on the Tampa campus.
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As agriculture gives way to planned developments, many worry the Florida panther is on a path to doom. Environmentalists say planned communities — Kingston in eastern Lee and Bellmar in eastern Collier and both the size of small cities — could hurtle the Florida panther from the Endangered Species List to extinction.
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About 100 flamingos were counted during the first statewide survey completed since Hurricane Idalia. Two were spotted in the Tampa Bay area.
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Supporters point to increased incidents of bears venturing into residential communities, while critics say the change will result in more deaths of the once-threatened bears.
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The Florida Wildlife Corridor’s vision for conservation land in Florida stops short of providing mechanisms to make it a reality.
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Chairman Rodney Barreto wants to switch from the northern mockingbird.
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The Florida Wildlife Conservation's new Alligator Super Hunt permit application window is May 3 through June 3. The permit allows hunters to take two alligators from almost anywhere in Florida between Aug. 15 and Dec. 31.
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Will the corridor become a reality or will government authorities allow it to be paved over like so many other landscapes in fast-growing Florida?
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Hurricane season starts June 1. And water district officials are planning to rebuild a water control structure that helps keeps the Hillsborough River from flooding during major storms. It's a key feature protecting much of Tampa.
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The fate of the Florida panther could be decided by several proposed developments that are in the middle of the planned Florida Wildlife Corridor.
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The ban in Sarasota County will be lifted once the index reaches acceptable levels for seven consecutive days.
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The Apalachicola River and Bay have taken several hits—from major storms, to a “water war” between Florida, Georgia, and Alabama.