Winner of Florida python hunting contest nabs 96 snakes: ‘I was on a mission’
Burmese pythons are an invasive species in the Everglades, and the challenge is part of initiative to remove them
The winner of this year’s annual Florida Python Challenge hunted down and eliminated 96 invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades national park, as part of an initiative to remove hundreds of the snakes from the area every year.
The challenge invites hunters to participate in 10 days of capturing and humanely euthanizing as many of the invasive snakes as possible across eight designated hunting locations, with the winner taking home a cash prize of $10,000. The event is hosted by Florida fish, wildlife and conservation (FWC), the south Florida water management district, the National Park Service and others.
Continue reading...Winner of Florida python hunting contest nabs 96 snakes: ‘I was on a mission’
Burmese pythons are an invasive species in the Everglades, and the challenge is part of initiative to remove them
The winner of this year’s annual Florida Python Challenge hunted down and eliminated 96 invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades national park, as part of an initiative to remove hundreds of the snakes from the area every year.
The challenge invites hunters to participate in 10 days of capturing and humanely euthanizing as many of the invasive snakes as possible across eight designated hunting locations, with the winner taking home a cash prize of $10,000. The event is hosted by Florida fish, wildlife and conservation (FWC), the south Florida water management district, the National Park Service and others.
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Lindsay Clancy murder trial: toxicologist testifies about medications found in defendant’s blood
Variety of prescriptions were found in blood of mother accused of strangling her three children, court hears
The trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts woman accused of killing her three children in January 2023, continued on Wednesday with a forensic toxicologist testifying to the variety and concentration of medications found in the defendant’s blood.
Justin Brower, a forensic toxicologist with NMS Laboratories, testified that his lab examined the levels of four psychiatric medications detected in Clancy’s blood after she allegedly strangled her children and attempted to take her own life.
Continue reading...Lindsay Clancy murder trial: toxicologist testifies about medications found in defendant’s blood
Variety of prescriptions were found in blood of mother accused of strangling her three children, court hears
The trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts woman accused of killing her three children in January 2023, continued on Wednesday with a forensic toxicologist testifying to the variety and concentration of medications found in the defendant’s blood.
Justin Brower, a forensic toxicologist with NMS Laboratories, testified that his lab examined the levels of four psychiatric medications detected in Clancy’s blood after she allegedly strangled her children and attempted to take her own life.
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Toronto zoo announces birth of pygmy hippo calf, third for mother Kindia
The 20-year-old’s third calf is being monitored by officials as survival rates for the species are challenging, the zoo said
The Toronto Zoo has announced the birth of a female pygmy hippo calf.
Kindia, the zoo’s 20-year-old pygmy hippo, started showing signs of labor at around 8.15am last Sunday, it said. Around four hours later, the calf’s feet emerged and after 1.5 hours of active labor, Kindia successfully gave birth to the baby pygmy hippo.
Continue reading...Toronto zoo announces birth of pygmy hippo calf, third for mother Kindia
The 20-year-old’s third calf is being monitored by officials as survival rates for the species are challenging, the zoo said
The Toronto Zoo has announced the birth of a female pygmy hippo calf.
Kindia, the zoo’s 20-year-old pygmy hippo, started showing signs of labor at around 8.15am last Sunday, it said. Around four hours later, the calf’s feet emerged and after 1.5 hours of active labor, Kindia successfully gave birth to the baby pygmy hippo.
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