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Gators Are Sensitive To Environmental Changes - Everglades

An American alligator sits while researchers collect data during a crocodile and alligator research survey with the University of Florida Croc Docs team Thursday, November 7, 2024, in Everglades National Park, FL, USA. Alligators like to hunt in the dark but tonight they’re the creatures being stalked, not for sport but for science by two University of Florida wildlife biologists, Sergio Balaguera-Reina and Kevin Olejiczak. Alligators, along with their cousins and co-residents crocodiles, are sensitive to environmental changes in the Everglades. That makes them what scientists call a good “indicator species” for assessing progress in the on-going multibillion-dollar effort to restore the natural water flow to the sprawling River of Grass. Gators are a bit like Goldilocks. Too much water, and they use too much energy trying to catching fish and other prey. Not enough, and they struggle to move or mate. They need the water just right. Photo by Alie Skowronski/Miami Herald/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gators Are Sensitive To Environmental Changes - Everglades

An American alligator swims through the water while attached to the boat for researchers to collect data during a research survey with the University of Florida Croc Docs team Thursday, November 7, 2024, in Everglades National Park. The alligators health is a good indicator of the health of the Everglades. Alligators like to hunt in the dark but tonight they’re the creatures being stalked, not for sport but for science by two University of Florida wildlife biologists, Sergio Balaguera-Reina and Kevin Olejiczak. Alligators, along with their cousins and co-residents crocodiles, are sensitive to environmental changes in the Everglades. That makes them what scientists call a good “indicator species” for assessing progress in the on-going multibillion-dollar effort to restore the natural water flow to the sprawling River of Grass. Gators are a bit like Goldilocks. Too much water, and they use too much energy trying to catching fish and other prey. Not enough, and they struggle to move or mate. They need the water

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Gators Are Sensitive To Environmental Changes - Everglades

Kevin Olejniczak, wildlife technician, left, holds an American alligator while Sergio Balaguera-Reina, research scientist studying conservation biology, collects data during a research survey with the University of Florida Croc Docs team Thursday, November 7, 2024, in Everglades National Park, FL, USA. Alligators like to hunt in the dark but tonight they’re the creatures being stalked, not for sport but for science by two University of Florida wildlife biologists, Sergio Balaguera-Reina and Kevin Olejiczak. Alligators, along with their cousins and co-residents crocodiles, are sensitive to environmental changes in the Everglades. That makes them what scientists call a good “indicator species” for assessing progress in the on-going multibillion-dollar effort to restore the natural water flow to the sprawling River of Grass. Gators are a bit like Goldilocks. Too much water, and they use too much energy trying to catching fish and other prey. Not enough, and they struggle to move or mate. They need the water just

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Gators Are Sensitive To Environmental Changes - Everglades

Kevin Olejniczak, wildlife technician, holds a small alligator during a research survey with the University of Florida Croc Docs team Thursday, November 7, 2024, in Everglades National Park. This one was too small to tell the sex, so they put it back and do not collect data on smaller creatures. Alligators like to hunt in the dark but tonight they’re the creatures being stalked, not for sport but for science by two University of Florida wildlife biologists, Sergio Balaguera-Reina and Kevin Olejiczak. Alligators, along with their cousins and co-residents crocodiles, are sensitive to environmental changes in the Everglades. That makes them what scientists call a good “indicator species” for assessing progress in the on-going multibillion-dollar effort to restore the natural water flow to the sprawling River of Grass. Gators are a bit like Goldilocks. Too much water, and they use too much energy trying to catching fish and other prey. Not enough, and they struggle to move or mate. They need the water just right.

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Gators Are Sensitive To Environmental Changes - Everglades

Kevin Olejniczak, wildlife technician, holds down an American alligator while his partner collects data during a research survey with the University of Florida Croc Docs team Thursday, November 7, 2024, in Everglades National Park. The alligators health is a good indicator of the health of the Everglades. Alligators like to hunt in the dark but tonight they’re the creatures being stalked, not for sport but for science by two University of Florida wildlife biologists, Sergio Balaguera-Reina and Kevin Olejiczak. Alligators, along with their cousins and co-residents crocodiles, are sensitive to environmental changes in the Everglades. That makes them what scientists call a good “indicator species” for assessing progress in the on-going multibillion-dollar effort to restore the natural water flow to the sprawling River of Grass. Gators are a bit like Goldilocks. Too much water, and they use too much energy trying to catching fish and other prey. Not enough, and they struggle to move or mate. They need the water j

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Gators Are Sensitive To Environmental Changes - Everglades

Kevin Olejniczak, wildlife technician, left, holds an American alligator while Sergio Balaguera-Reina, research scientist studying conservation biology, collects data during a research survey with the University of Florida Croc Docs team Thursday, November 7, 2024, in Everglades National Park. The alligators health is a good indicator of the health of the Everglades. Alligators like to hunt in the dark but tonight they’re the creatures being stalked, not for sport but for science by two University of Florida wildlife biologists, Sergio Balaguera-Reina and Kevin Olejiczak. Alligators, along with their cousins and co-residents crocodiles, are sensitive to environmental changes in the Everglades. That makes them what scientists call a good “indicator species” for assessing progress in the on-going multibillion-dollar effort to restore the natural water flow to the sprawling River of Grass. Gators are a bit like Goldilocks. Too much water, and they use too much energy trying to catching fish and other prey. Not e

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Bird Condos To Encourage Breeding In The Purple Martin - Montreal

Conservation biologists Jacques Duquette and Michel Rouselle, far right, look and record bird species as they search for purple martins in their weekly visits to the La Prairie Basin on the shore of the St. Lawrence River on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 in Lasalle, Que, Canada. A project sponsored by Quebec Oiseaux, since 2020, has built bird condos along the shore to encourage breeding in the purple martin, an endangered species. Photo by Christinne Muschi/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bird Condos To Encourage Breeding In The Purple Martin - Montreal

Conservation biologists Michel Rouselle, right, and Jacques Duquette of Heritage Laurentian, watch and record bird species as they search for purple martins in their weekly visits to the La Prairie Basin on the shore of the St. Lawrence River on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 in Lasalle, Que, Canada. A project sponsored by Quebec Oiseaux, since 2020, has built bird condos along the shore to encourage breeding in the purple martin, an endangered species. Photo by Christinne Muschi/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Phi Phi islands' drive to balance tourism, environmental conservation

STORY: Phi Phi islands' drive to balance tourism, environmental conservation DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:37 LOCATION: KRABI, Thailand CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Maya Bay beach 2. Marine Discovery Center's marine biologists and staff releasing the bamboo sharks to the ocean 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KULLAWIT LIMCHULARAT, Sustainability development senior specialist at Singha Estate 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BART CALLENS, Cluster General Manager of Saii Resorts STORYLINE: Phi Phi islands, a group of stunningly beautiful islands in the Andaman Sea off the coast of Thailand, were once plagued by the problems of over-tourism, prompting local authorities to close its most famous tourist spot Maya Bay in mid-2018. As tourism begins to pick up in the islands after the pandemic-induced lull, local authorities are striving to balance the need to attract visitors with the need to protect the environment. The number of people entering Maya Bay beach now has been reduced from around 7,