Across the country, the species most frequently euthanized were feral swine, with about 132,000 deaths, and coyotes, with about 61,000, the data showed.
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Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2026
Corn is reportedly the crop most commonly damaged by feral swine.
These scaly reptiles move by alternating contracting muscles on either side of their body.
—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
29 Oct. 2026
Long before theme parks dominated Orlando, visitors came to the region to admire sprawling citrus groves, wander botanical gardens, and get an up-close look at Florida’s most famous reptiles.
These fruit bats are legally considered vermin in Madagascar, and are often associated with eating commercially important fruits.
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Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
29 Oct. 2026
Funky smells and active vermin were among the reasons seven Miami-Dade and Broward restaurants found themselves on this week’s Sick and Shut Down List of restaurants failing state inspection.
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