A Key Deer Walks Into A CVS
A Key deer buck repeatedly wandered into a CVS on Big Pine until it was finally tranquilized and relocated. DOUG MADER, DVM The endangered Key deer are one of…
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World Famous GRIMAL GROVE After 160mph Winds Video
This legendary tropical fruit property in the Florida Keys had a massive hurricane roll through 2 years ago, so everyone's been wondering... How did this 60+-year-old Grimal Grove recover after…
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You Can Help Key Deer – Leave Them Alone
The endangered Key deer, the smallest subspecies of white-tailed deer found throughout much of North America, are perfectly adapted to surviving in the tropical island habitats of the lower Florida…
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Welcome the Holiday Season at Lower Keys Island Art Festival
Santa might wear shorts in the subtropical Lower Florida Keys, and palm trees might outnumber Christmas trees, but holiday lovers can find plenty of seasonal spirit amid the area’s balmy…
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Sixty Acres on Big Pine Key Targeted for Habitat Restoration
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Institute for Regional Conservation will begin a two-month restoration effort in the pine rockland habitats of the National Key Deer Refuge this…
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Blue Hole on Big Pine Key – Video
The Blue Hole is an attraction on the island of Big Pine Key in the Florida Keys. It is an abandoned rock quarry that was used for nearby road fills…
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Miss Costa – Don’t fear the fin in Big Pine Key
She’s been spending the winter mostly in the Lower Keys, but by summer, she’ll most likely be back in Cape Cod like any snowbird, except she’s a 12-foot, 1,668-pound female…
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FAVOR Florida Keys – Outdoor Fest!
Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges' Outdoor Fest - March 10-17, 2017 - is a celebration of the unique plant and animal species and rare habitats that are found only in…
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Checking in at Bahia Honda State Park
Bahia Honda State Park is making a graceful comeback following Hurricane Irma. The park was in the path of the dreadful northeast quadrant of the powerful Category 4 storm that…
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National Key Deer Refuge Offering Free Guided Nature Excursions
The Florida Keys Wildlife Society, a friends group for the Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges Complex and the National Key Deer Refuge, kicks off this season’s full moon kayak excursions…
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Key Deer Kidnapping Case Back in State Court
One of two mainland men who hogtied three Key Deer and put them in the back of a car in July serving a year sentence in federal prison is due…
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Chance to Win a Florida Keys Angling Vacation
Sponsored by The Monroe County Tourist Development Council, 1201 White Street, Suite 102 Key West, Florida 33040. Winning a Florida Keys Angling Vacation could be as simple as following the…
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Hurricane Irma – Volunteer for Florida Keys Recovery
People and parties interested within Monroe County Florida in response to Hurricane Irma Volunteer for Florida Keys Recovery may register to do so at www.volunteerflorida.org/irma/. How to Volunteer for Florida Keys Recovery…
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Sharks of Big Pine Key – Sportsman’s Adventures 2017
While the flats are usually a quiet place, the sharks of Big Pine Key make their presence known with loud drag screams and high jumping. Welcome to Sportsman's Adventures…
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Texas A&M Helping Find ‘Key’ to Preserving Endangered Florida Key Deer
For the past several months, a Texas A&M University System institute has been actively involved in efforts to quash a screwworm outbreak in Florida that has jeopardized an already endangered…
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Looe Key Snorkeling Some of the Best in the Florida Keys – Video
Just east of Key West, Looe Key snorkeling is considered by many locals as the best snorkeling in the Florida Keys. During a snorkel at Looe Key, you may encounter…
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Key Deer Refuge Preserving Organs from Dead Deer
As a backup plan to prevent species extinction, a federal agency has started harvesting reproductive organs from dead Key deer. The animals, only found in the Lower Keys, suffered a…
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Key Deer encounter on Florida’s Big Pine Key – Video
Published on Dec 4, 2016 A close encounter with several endangered Key Deer on Florida's Big Pine Key. They are very tame. We never fed any of these animals. We…
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National Key Deer Refuge – Population Studies Drive Management Actions
The number of Key deer deaths due to New World screwworm infestation has remained stable at 132 for more than a week; however, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) officials…
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Emergency Declared After Flesh-Eating Screwworm Found in Florida Keys
The fearsome screwworm is back. Federal officials have identified a small outbreak of the insect, also known as the New World screwworm fly (Cochliomyia hominivorax), in a population of deer…
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