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Florida biologists turn GPS-collared possums into python bait in new hunting tactic

"We're not putting these animals out there and in harm's way. Harm's way is there. We're just documenting what is happening." ...
EcoPortal.net

Burmese pythons have wiped out 98 percent of Florida’s opossums, so scientists are now strapping GPS collars onto the survivors and letting the snakes eat them, becau…

Florida researchers fitted GPS-collared opossums to track Burmese pythons from the inside — and the hidden biology of this ...
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As pythons in Florida try to hide, they face a new enemy: Possums with GPS collars

Wildlife researchers studying mammals in Key Largo have discovered a potentially groundbreaking—if not heartbreaking—way to locate and kill invasive Burmese pythons, especially the big ones. A team ...
ecoportal.net

Florida is battling a python invasion. The solution has been to put GPS collars on their prey so they swallow them.

The extensive wetlands of Florida are being invaded by hundreds of thousands of invasive Burmese pythons. These relentless predators hunt without fear, consuming nearly everything that crosses their ...