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- 1Report Says Everglades Restoration 'Crown Jewel' Is Too Small▼‘Crown Jewel’ of Everglades Restoration Is Too Small, Report Says
A new report argues that the flagship project of the multibillion-dollar Everglades restoration effort is too small to achieve its ecological goals. The finding raises questions about whether the plan, billed as the centerpiece of one of the world's largest ecosystem restoration programs, can deliver the water flows needed to revive the Florida wetlands. Critics say a bigger footprint is required.
- 2Florida district deploys robot rabbits to fight invasive pythons▼When a district in Florida used robot rabbits to eliminate growing population of Burmese pythons and prot
A Florida district has turned to robotic rabbits to help control the growing population of Burmese pythons, an invasive species that has devastated local wildlife in the Everglades region. The decoys, which mimic the movement and warmth of real prey, are used to lure the snakes to collection points. The unusual approach has drawn attention as an example of technology being applied to conservation and pest-control efforts.