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	<title>Climate &amp; Environment Archives | Miami New Times</title>
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		<title>Vulnerable Swallow-Tailed Kites Finish 5K-Mile Migration to Palm Beach</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:12:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Miami Condo Building Stands by Pigeon Killings Despite Outrage</title>
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					<dc:creator>Naomi Feinstein</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:06:05 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Neighbors Outraged At Video Showing Man Harming Pigeons on Miami Condo Roof</title>
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					<dc:creator>Naomi Feinstein</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:09:17 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Florida&#8217;s Seven Biggest Python Captures</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:00:47 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Did South Florida Just Gain an Invasive Species? Meet the Nile Monitor</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:57:18 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Did Florida Officials Just Kill More Than 5,000 Frozen Iguanas?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:55:03 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>When Will Miami&#8217;s Historic Cold Front Finally End?</title>
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					<dc:creator>B. Scott McLendon</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:22:28 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Why Do Florida Iguanas Fall From Trees When it&#8217;s Cold?</title>
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					<dc:creator>Natasha Yee</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:00:10 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Florida Releases Kill Count for 2025 Black Bear Hunt: What to Know</title>
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					<dc:creator>B. Scott McLendon</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 09:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.miaminewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/12/black-bear-cub-by-U.S.-Fish-and-Wildlife-Service.jpg" alt="a black bear cub stands on a pine tree limb" />Hunters "harvested" (killed) dozens of Florida black bears during the statewide, state-sanctioned December hunt.]]></description>
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		<title>Miami’s Chilly New Year’s Eve Forecast: What to Know</title>
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					<dc:creator>B. Scott McLendon</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:41:21 -0500</pubDate>
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