Jenny Staletovich

Miami

Environment Reporter at WLRN-FM (Miami, FL)

@WLRN public radio environmental reporter. Florida born.

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Everglades scientist ordered to surrender to serve jail term

4 weeks ago | kbindependent.org | Jenny Staletovich

An Everglades scientist found guilty of contempt of court will surrender in July to serve a 10-day jail sentence, according to a judge’s order issued Thursday. Tom Van Lent was sentenced to time behind bars after the Everglades Foundation accused him of stealing trade secrets three years ago. Van Lent denied stealing protected documents, but a judge found him guilty of criminal contempt after he disobeyed an order to stop deleting information from his computers.
Everglades scientist ordered to surrender to serve jail term

4 weeks ago | wlrn.org | Jenny Staletovich

An Everglades scientist found guilty of contempt of court will surrender in July to serve a 10-day jail sentence, according to a judge’s order issued Thursday. Tom Van Lent was sentenced to time behind bars after the Everglades Foundation accused him of stealing trade secrets three years ago. Van Lent denied stealing protected documents, but a judge found him guilty of criminal contempt after he disobeyed an order to stop deleting information from his computers.
Researchers find two invasive termite species are cross-breeding in Florida

1 month ago | wusf.org | Jenny Staletovich

Two invasive, house-destroying species of termites are cross-breeding in South Florida. Researchers found the aggressive Formosa and Asian subterranean termites are mingling and mating where their colonies overlap, according to a new study from the University of Florida. Scientists said that means they could spread even faster than a single species. Formosa and Asian termites are responsible for half the damage caused globally by termites.
Researchers find two invasive termite species cross breeding in Florida

1 month ago | wlrn.org | Jenny Staletovich

Two invasive, house-destroying species of termites are now cross-breeding in South Florida. Researchers found the aggressive Formosa and Asian subterranean termites have begun mingling and mating where their colonies overlap, according to a new study from the University of Florida. Scientists said that means they could spread even faster than where a single species exists. Formosa and Asian termites are responsible for half the damage caused globally by all termites.
NOAA forecast: 2025 will be another busy hurricane season

1 month ago | wlrn.org | Jenny Staletovich

Expect another busier than normal Atlantic hurricane season this year, with hotter oceans and low odds for storm-shredding weather patterns emanating from the Pacific. That’s according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s preseason outlook issued Thursday. Forecasters say warm surface waters and a likely chance that neither a La Nina or El Nino will form are driving the forecast, with about a 60% chance that the season again exceeds the average.
Endangered sawfish continue to fall ill in South Florida waters

2 months ago | kbindependent.org | Jenny Staletovich

Another three endangered sawfish have turned up dead this spring as scientists continue to investigate toxic algae they suspect is killing the fish, bringing the total to nine this year. Last week, three sick smalltooth sawfish grounded themselves in shallow waters around the Florida Keys. One died, said Florida Wildlife Research Institute biologist Tom Matthews. Since December, state wildlife biologists had received 50 reports as of mid-April for sightings of the rare fish in distress.
Endangered sawfish continue to fall ill in South Florida waters

2 months ago | wusf.org | Jenny Staletovich

Another three endangered sawfish have turned up dead this spring as scientists continue to investigate toxic algae they suspect is killing the fish, bringing the total to nine this year. Last week, three sick smalltooth sawfish grounded themselves in shallow waters around the Florida Keys. One died, said Florida Wildlife Research Institute biologist Tom Matthews. Since December, state wildlife biologists had received 50 reports as of mid April for sightings of the rare fish in distress.
Endangered sawfish continue to fall ill in South Florida waters

2 months ago | wlrn.org | Jenny Staletovich

Another three endangered sawfish have turned up dead this spring as scientists continue to investigate toxic algae they suspect is killing the fish, bringing the total to nine this year. Last week, three sick smalltooth sawfish grounded themselves in shallow waters around the Florida Keys. One died, said Florida Wildlife Research Institute biologist Tom Matthews. Since December, state wildlife biologists had received 50 reports as of mid April for sightings of the rare fish in distress.
Keys judge sentences brother in 'unimaginable nightmare' murder case to therapy, probation

2 months ago | wlrn.org | Jenny Staletovich

A Florida Keys judge threw a surprising lifeline to a mentally ill man facing life in prison for killing his younger brother as he slept in his bed nearly five years ago. Instead, Monroe County Judge Mark Jones sentenced Daniel Weisberger, now 22, this week to a minimum of two years in a Miami-Dade residential mental health facility, 40 years probation and time served for the years he spent awaiting trial after the gruesome 2020 killing committed when he was 17.
Wildlife managers propose changes to Endangered Species Act, sparking concern among conservationists

2 months ago | wlrn.org | Jenny Staletovich

Federal wildlife managers unveiled plans last week to revise rules for the Endangered Species Act. Conservationists warn that could hasten extinction for many. Under the change, the Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service would no longer consider the potential damage to a species’ habitat when deciding whether to allow activities like drilling or construction. Loss of habitat is the main cause many species become endangered.