HERNANDO COUNTY SPORTS BRIEFS ...more

December 31, 2008 |

Doctors at the Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in southwest Florida are trying to save the life of a 3-year-old Atlantic bottlenose dolphin found stranded Dec. 16 on Siesta Key. ...more

December 26, 2008 |

Meet Lex Brown, patas monkey trapper. Brown closely followed the saga of the 15 patas monkeys that escaped nearby Safari Wild in April and became his wily neighbors. ...more

December 19, 2008 |

Michael Helmholtz considers himself an ambassador for marine life. ...more

December 19, 2008 |

A trapper has captured the last of 15 patas monkeys whose escape from Safari Wild eight months ago set in motion the events that led to the resignation today of Lex Salisbury, president of Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo. ...more

December 18, 2008 |

A Tampa man's archaeological expedition led to his arrest Wednesday, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. ...more

December 18, 2008 |

A young dolphin stranded on Siesta Key this morning has been taken to the Mote Marine Laboratory for testing. ...more

December 16, 2008 |

The carrier door swung open and the otter took a cautious step before breaking into a trot toward the water and disappearing with a splash. ...more

December 10, 2008 |

the symbol of the nation's strength - underscores the weakness of state laws meant to protect the birds America loves. ...more

December 7, 2008 |

For a creature that might weigh more than a ton, manatees can be surprisingly hard to see. They often travel just below the surface, and the only thing that shows above is the tip of their nose as they raise their head to breathe, a mouse-sized patch of skin and whiskers that's very difficult to spot from a fast-moving powerboat. ...more

December 7, 2008 |