VIDEOS Florida may shut down pens used to train dogs to capture foxes, coyotes

Hunters use fox pens to train their hunting dogs and to stage competitions in which dogs are judged on how well they pursue their prey. It’s all about the chase, not the kill, they say. Animal activists, on the other hand, say chasing captive wildlife for hours at a time, day after day, is inhumane [...]

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Next step for Collier’s new FEMA flood maps is appeal process for residents

The release of new FEMA flood maps represents the first change in the flood plain designations in the county in more than a decade. The changes, unveiled at a recent series of meetings held by county government staff, will force many to purchase flood insurance within the next nine months to 18 months _ insurance [...]

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$16 million available to real estate professionals in Florida who lost business because of oil spill

An agreement struck between Florida Realtors, the state Realtor association, and Kenneth Feinberg, the claims administrator for the BP Oil Spill Fund, makes $16 million available to real estate professionals in Florida who lost business because of BP’s blown-out well, which is now capped.

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Lee Commissioners have no legal reason to fight permit for Mound Key dock

Lee County Commissioners have no legal reason to challenge a state environmental permit for private land owners to build a dock and foot bridge on Mound Key, the county attorney said Tuesday.

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Residents blame coyote for two cat deaths in North Naples subdivision

The discovery of two dead pets in two weeks has a pair of residents in a North Naples subdivision convinced a coyote is on the prowl.

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