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SeaWorld Orlando celebrates historic birth of critically endangered sawfish pups

SeaWorld is now the second aquarium in the world to have a successful smalltooth sawfish birth

by Grayson Keglovic October 18, 2023May 28, 2025

SeaWorld is now the second aquarium in the world to have a successful smalltooth sawfish birth

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Wildlife officials will consider listing manatees as endangered species again

Florida had a record 1,100 manatee deaths in 2021, followed by 800 deaths in 2022

by Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida October 12, 2023January 29, 2024

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Kissimmee congressman Darren Soto pushes bill to re-classify manatees as ‘endangered’ following record deaths

by NSF August 9, 2021May 15, 2024

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Kissimmee congressman Darren Soto pushes bill to re-classify manatees as ‘endangered’ following record deaths

by NSF August 9, 2021May 15, 2024

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Another Florida panther killed by vehicle, car-related death toll jumps

Solomon GustavoMarch 4, 2020August 16, 2023

Arts + Culture

Disney debuts two new zebra foals at Animal Kingdom

Larissa HamblinJune 12, 2018March 2, 2025

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Florida drivers have killed 21 endangered panthers so far this year

Nicole DudenhoeferNovember 14, 2017August 16, 2023

Arts + Culture

Critically endangered orangutan born at Busch Gardens Tampa

Nicole DudenhoeferNovember 9, 2017April 26, 2024

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Endangered sea turtles are having a record nesting year on Florida shores

Nicole DudenhoeferSeptember 5, 2017June 8, 2024

Arts + Culture

Disney’s Animal Kingdom welcomes critically endangered Sumatran tiger cubs

Nicole DudenhoeferAugust 24, 2017April 11, 2025

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Another Florida panther was hit and killed by a car

Deanna FerranteMarch 3, 2017August 16, 2023

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Wildlife officials holding public meeting on manatee reclassification this weekend

Rachel StuartFebruary 16, 2016August 16, 2023

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Florida drivers have killed roughly 10 percent of panther population this year

Colin WolfJuly 31, 2015August 16, 2023