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Injunction marks a win for Miccosukee against Alligator Alcatraz

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Department of Homeland Security to cease construction and stop taking new detainees at Alligator Alc

The Miccousukee Tribe wins legal victory that could shut down “Alligator Alcatraz”

A court has ruled in favor of the Miccosukee Tribe that the Trump Administration cannot bring in new inmates and must halt new construction on the ICE prison in the Florida Everglades, which was illegally built on Miccosukee land.  The tribe also filed a temporary restraining order on August 7th to halt further construction until the courts handed down their ruling. “Pretty much the only government-to-government communication we’ve been able to engage with is the courts,” said William “Popeye” Osceola, who is secretary of the Miccosukee Tribe of Florida.  The facility would likely close completely because it would not be able to remain open and operational with the new restrictions placed upon it. It’s an important win for tribal rights in the US and huge victory for human rights in FL. 

Closure of Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center can proceed, judge says - ICT

A federal judge in Miami has refused to pause her order to wind down the immigration detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in the F

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The neon green around this Great Egret’s eye occurs only during their breeding season. the lores, which is the bare skin between eyes and bill, turn vivid green with their hormones. It’s shows they are ready for courtship.

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Florida's giant Burmese pythons are doing more than eating wildlife, they are transforming the Everglades by spreading seeds - The Times of

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So the long and short of it is that viable seeds are making it through invasive Burmese pythons' digestive tracts in the Florida Everglades, meaning that the pythons are acting as seed dispersers. Defenders of invasive species might answer that this means the pythons are just taking on the seed disperser role. However, there are two main ecological problems with that:

--Pythons can often reach places where the seeds' native dispersers do not or can not go, which alters the distribution of plant species, and potentially upsetting the balance of plant communities.

--What happens when the pythons have eaten all the native seed dispersers? They're certainly not going to continue spread the seeds around out of concern.

Burmese pythons are a prime example of how invasive species can have multiple negative impacts on ecosystems in which they're introduced. In some parts of the Everglades they have been the direct cause of a 99% decrease in small and medium mammal numbers. Now we're seeing how they may have cascading effects on plants as well.

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In Florida, Burmese pythons likely began as escaped or released pets. The Everglades suited them too well, so they started breeding and spread widely. Scientists have linked them to huge drops in native mammals, including raccoons, opossums, and bobcats.

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