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Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to manage the population of invasive snakes.
Robot rabbits are the latest effort by the South Florida Water Management District to eliminate as many pythons are possible ...
Following the conclusion of its annual Python Hunting Challenge, which allows hunters to kill thousands of the invasive ...
“The rabbits didn’t fare well,” said Robert McCleery, a UF professor of wildlife ecology and conservation who's leading the robot bunny study that ... s hunters and is involved in other python removal ...
Officials estimate that pythons have killed 95% of small mammals as well as thousands of birds in Everglades National Park ...
Burmese pythons are not native to Florida’s wetlands. Their population surged in the 1990s after the exotic pet trade and a reptile facility collapse during Hurricane Andrew.
The robots mimic the movements and body temperature of real rabbits, a favored prey of pythons. The project is funded by the South Florida Water Management District and builds upon previous research ...
Florida's New Strategy in the Burmese Python BattleIn the sprawling wetlands of Florida’s Everglades, an unlikely ally has ...