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St. Petersburg man found guilty of decapitating dog, dumping it at Fort De Soto
A St. Petersburg man accused of decapitating his newly adopted dog and dumping its headless body in Fort De Soto Park last ...
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A Hurricane Swept These Tortoises Across Miles of Ocean to a New Home in Florida—and Now, They’re Thriving
Park rangers say at least 84 gopher tortoises are now living at Fort de Soto Park near St. Petersburg. Prior to Hurricane ...
Carried by hurricane waves, these tortoises were swept to Florida’s Fort De Soto
On the horizon directly in front of her burrow, about two miles offshore, Egmont Key’s historic lighthouse towered over ...
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Fort De Soto Park
Spanning five small islands, the 1,136-acre Fort De Soto Park lies at the mouth ... The park is also one of the best places in St. Petersburg to visit the beach. The popular North Beach is ...
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This beach in St. Pete just reopened after recovering from hurricane damage
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla ... Just north of Egmont Key is Fort De Soto State Park, home to North Beach, which also reopened in February after withstanding damage from the hurricanes.
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17 Best Things To Do in St. Petersburg, FL
Spanning five small islands, the 1,136-acre Fort De Soto Park lies at the mouth ... The park is also one of the best places in St. Petersburg to visit the beach. The popular North Beach is ...
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A Florida Park’s Gopher Tortoise Population Exploded Thanks to Hurricane Helene
The Guardian reports that Fort de Soto county park’s gopher tortoise ... 84 active burrows in the Florida coastal area near St. Petersburg—a drastic increase from the eight tortoises they ...
A ‘flying car’ over Tampa Bay? Yes, it’s real.
TIERRA VERDE — To get 250 feet above the mangroves while flying at least 40 miles an hour, you don’t need a runway. Or even a pilot’s license.