3+ hour, 15+ min ago  (584+ words) You think you know a place, and then you don't visit for eight or nine years, and things start to feel a little foreign." I'm talking about the Dry Tortugas. I've probably been there 30 or 40 times. Back in the day…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (287+ words) An episode of the television series "Animal Zone" featuring the Dolphin Research Center's cognition research has received international recognition on the film festival circuit, including a recent win for Best Documentary Short at the Dallas Shorts Film Festival. The documentary…...

3+ week ago  (124+ words) Keys Weekly Newspapers The Key West Police Mounted Unit mourns the loss of Mila, a 17-year-old Percheron/Friesian draft cross horse. She had served the department for seven years and her passing was sudden and unexpected." Multiple veterinarians rushed to…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (341+ words) If you've ever dreamed of looking a humpback whale in the eye and having it look right back at you, this might be your moment." Applications are now open for a fully funded citizen-science scholarship that will send one participant…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (809+ words) There were some storm clouds out there, but nothing too close or too ominous." I think the only thing better than getting out there and exploring a place like that is getting to show other people how gorgeous it is....

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (141+ words) Keys Weekly Newspapers Keys Weekly is thrilled each week to showcase some "furever" friends that are ready, waiting and available for their perfect adoption "match" at the Florida Keys SPCA's Marathon campus " complete with their best qualities, preferences and turnoffs…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (374+ words) On May 5, Dolphin Research Center (DRC) responded to an urgent call to assist in the rescue of a severely emaciated manatee calf at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. Upon arrival, the center's trained response team assessed the calf, which…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (414+ words) Nobody likes a mama's boy. That's true whether you're trying to date on Duval Street or praying with your girlfriends over a boozy brunch that there's still some not-so-weird fish left in the sea. Just like for human men still…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (315+ words) Pawsitive Beginnings announced it has been awarded a $5, 000 grant from the Ocean Reef Community Foundation. This funding will support the organization's ongoing partnership with the Florida Keys Children's Shelter, helping to sustain and expand its animal-assisted healing programs for youth…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (180+ words) Sometimes you have to get your hands dirty to do the job right. That's what happened at Key West's wastewater treatment plant on April 24, when operator Walt Lee noticed a great white heron struggling to stay afloat in one of…...