#invasive-species
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Florida's Invasive Species — Pythons, Lionfish, Iguanas, and What You Can Do
Florida hosts more invasive species than any other US state — 500+ established. Pythons in the Everglades, lionfish on the reef, iguanas on Key Biscayne seawalls. Here's what they are, why they're here, and what a visitor can actually do about it.
The Limpkin — The Bird That Sounds Like a Banshee, Eats Only Apple Snails, and Is Surging Because of an Invasion
Twenty years ago you had to drive deep into central Florida marsh to hear one. Now there's a pair on the 14th-hole pond and they scream like a murder victim at 4 AM. Meet the limpkin — the bird whose population exploded because an invasive snail rolled into town.
Lionfish Hunting in the Lower Keys — Eat the Invader, Save the Reef
Drop sixty feet onto a Lower Keys ledge in May and you'll see them on every overhang — fanned, striped, unhurried. Florida wants you to spear them. No license, no bag limit, no closed season. Take the pole spear, take the ZooKeeper, take a frying pan.