Go slow, look out below for manatees
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Go slow, look out below for manatees

Watching for manatees while boating is always important and spring is a particularly important season for boaters to go slow and lookout below for the slow-moving mammals as they naturally disperse from their winter refuges. Manatees overwinter in Florida springs, power plant discharges and other warm-water sites, relying on water that is warmer than 68…

Bat maternity season coming up in April
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Bat maternity season coming up in April

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is sharing the reminder that bat maternity season, the time when most of our state’s native and beneficial bats give birth and raise their young, starts on April 16.  Now is the time for property owners to check homes and other buildings for roosting bats before bat maternity…

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Outdoors Brief

FWC law enforcement achieves highest accreditation level The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Division of Law Enforcement was awarded the Excelsior Status, the most prestigious achievement in Florida accreditation, by the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation at their February 2024 conference.  Excelsior Recognition is reserved for criminal justice agencies that have received accreditation…

Could ice in space preserve life on other worlds?
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Could ice in space preserve life on other worlds?

Finding life on other planets has long been a goal for scientists around the globe. One UF/IFAS researcher will look to icy ocean worlds as possibly possessing evidence of life in their frozen waters.  With a recent $6.4 million grant from NASA, the project team will simulate the vacuum, temperature, and radiation conditions on ocean…