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The Archdiocese of Miami is condemning Florida’s controversial migrant detention facility — dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” — calling it “unbecoming of public officials” and “corrosive of the common good.
One of the largest flocks of American flamingos in the last decade was spotted in the Everglades recently, the South Florida Water Management District said in a Facebook post on Wednesday.
One of the largest flocks of flamingos in a decade was recently spotted in the Everglades by avian ecologist and restoration scientist Mark Cook.
Mosquito spraying is underway across South Florida, and workers are overwhelmed with a large number of calls for service.
The disparaging, historically loaded nickname for the facility popped up on Bluesky, X and other social media platforms, and was featured in the headlines of articles denouncing the facility.
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Florida Python Challenge begins July 11, bringing hunters to the Everglades to remove invasive Burmese pythons that threaten native wildlife in south Florida's ecosystem.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization convened last Friday in Paris and decided to keep the designation.
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MySuncoast.com on MSNDemocrats sue over access to Everglades detention centerThe denial of entry to the detention center “was an unconstitutional executive overreach because it prevented the duly elected members of the Florida Legislature from exercising their powers” and “restricted the legislature’s independence as a co-equal branch of government,” the lawsuit alleged.