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HEART OF TRADITION: A look into harvesting swamp cabbage for Labelle’s famous festival
LABELLE, Fla. — In the heart of LaBelle, it’s all about the heart of the cabbage palm this weekend. The 58th annual Swamp Cabbage Festival honors the cabbage palm, Florida's state tree, and its pivotal role in local culture and cuisine, particularly its heart which is celebrated as swamp cabbage.
Endangered panther killed by train in South Florida
An endangered Florida panther was hit and killed by a freight train in the state's southern region, officials said. The panther was a 2-and-a-half-year-old male, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in the news release announcing the animal's death. The remains were found on a railroad trestle in Glades County, Florida on Feb. 1. The train is believed to be a freight train, the commission said. No other information about the train or the animal's death was available. The commission said that vehicle collisions are the primary cause of death for Florida panthers, but this is only the second documented time...
First endangered Florida panther death of 2024 reported
Related video: Rare image of Florida panther caught on Manatee County trail camera LABELLE, Fla. (AP) — Wildlife officials have reported the first endangered Florida panther death of 2024. The 1-year-old male was found dead Tuesday from an apparent vehicle strike on a rural road north of LaBelle in Hendry County, the Florida Fish and […]
Officials report first endangered Florida panther death of 2024
Wildlife officials have reported the first endangered Florida panther death of 2024.The 1-year-old male was found dead Tuesday from an apparent vehicle strike on a rural road north of LaBelle in Hendry County, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said.A total of 13 Florida panthers were reported killed in 2023, with all of them being from vehicle strikes. Eight of those animals were killed in Collier County and three were found dead in Hendry County. The two others were killed in Glades County. In 2022, 27 panthers were struck and killed by vehicles in Florida — the same number...
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