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Rookery Bay Research translator Renee Wilson carefully holds her special friend, a red rat snake. It is a constrictor reptile and won't bite if it doesn't feel threatened, Wilson explained.

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Rookery Bay Research translator Renee Wilson carefully holds her special friend, a red rat snake. It is a constrictor reptile and won't bite if it doesn't feel threatened, Wilson explained.

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  • Many species residing in the Everglades are endangered by global warming. Alligators have been identified as a key component of the Everglades ecosystem to the point that long-term changes in their numbers, nesting habits, growth and survival serve as indicators of the health of the Everglades system.
  • Rookery Bay Director Gary Lytton said, 'Think about the pros and cons of taking action versus taking no action.' He emphasized the fact that the scientific community has arrived to a consensus about global warming: it is happening and human activity is responsible for a great deal of it.
  • Fifteen years ago Rookery Bay and the Mosquito Control District discovered that pesticides used for mosquito control were killing crabs and harming other sensitive species. New technologies are now used for mosquito control. Scientific research leads to informed management decisions.
  • Pledging to stop using disposable bottles and using instead refillable ones might spare the planet 20 million grams of carbon monoxide and 28 lbs. of carbon dioxide.
  • Rookery Bay Research translator Renee Wilson carefully holds her special friend, a red rat snake. It is a constrictor reptile and won't bite if it doesn't feel threatened, Wilson explained.
  • A frequent wonder observed in Florida's Everglades. Healthy coastal ecosystems benefit the economy and so it's imperative that these systems be protected.
  • Global warming is already affecting the globe and human activity is changing the atmosphere of the Earth at a rapid pace.
  • The Florida peninsula has been submerged under the sea waters several times in the past million years. Floods have been caused by the melting of glaciers during warm climate periods.

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