Here's a fascinating «Your Dot» followup to my post on the 17 - foot egg - bearing female Burmese python that was caught, tracked and euthanized by federal biologists working to understand the impact of this introduced predator on the Everglades and Florida. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
The US Endangered Species Act requires federal biologists to keep close tabs on pelican populations for the first five years after delisting. (newscientist.com)
Federal biologists hope the birds will remain in their new locations as reintroduced birds from the Atlantic coast formed new colonies in Louisiana in recent decades. (newscientist.com)