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Tampa Free Press on MSN2025 Florida Python Challenge Kicks Off: $25,000 In Prizes For Everglades ConservationHunters Vie for $25,000 in Prizes to Protect Florida's Ecosystem The 2025 Florida Python Challenge™ officially began today, with hundreds of registered participants already scouring the Everglades in a crucial effort to remove invasive Burmese pythons.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski criticized the remote location of the detention site called "Alligator Alcatraz" and the rhetoric surrounding it.
While not everyone saw rain, everyone will be feeling the heat as "feels like" temperatures climb to the triple digits when the humidity is factored in. Heat index values will range between 100 to 105 across South Florida, so make sure to hydrate often and take frequent AC breaks if spending time outdoors.
Snake hunters across Florida are participating in the annual “Python Challenge.” The goal of the 10-day event is to remove invasive Burmese pythons from the state. The Python Challenge began at midnight on Friday and will conclude on July 20. The challenge offers a $10,000 cash prize to the hunter who removes the most pythons.
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), the American flamingo is one of the largest species of flamingo and averages some 5 feet tall. A survey conducted in 2024, spotted around 100 American flamingos in the wild around the Sunshine State.
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Conservation groups warned government agencies in a legal filing today that they’re breaking the law by failing to protect the Big Cypress National Preserve from the increasingly destructive effects of the mass detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz.
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WPEC West Palm Beach on MSNFlorida's Python Challenge begins; snake hunters competing for $25k in prizesThe race is on to protect Florida’s native wildlife by killing as many Burmese pythons as possible – and potentially bring home a share of $25,000.
One of the largest flocks of flamingos in a decade was recently spotted in the Everglades by avian ecologist and restoration scientist Mark Cook.
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FOX 13 Tampa Bay on MSNFlorida Python Challenge kicks off Friday. Here's what to knowFlorida Python Challenge starts Friday in South Florida, and participants can win thousands of dollars in prizes.
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.