Crocodile numbers up in S. Florida FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The endangered American crocodile appears to have made a strong comeback in the past two decades, nesting in parts of Florida's Biscayne Bay for the first time this century, researchers say. The crocodile was declared an endangered species in 1975 when its population dwindled to 20 nesting females, all of them in a 20-square-mile area in Miami-Dade County and the Keys. But University of Florida biologists announced Monday that they have seen more than 100 crocodiles and two nests over the past three years. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559942046-0b8> SOME ENDANGERED SPECIES ARE DOING BETTER A number of endangered species that have reversed their decline and begun steady recoveries are profiled in a recently released Environmental Defense Fund report. http://www.edf.org/pubs/NewsReleases/1999/June/b_endangered.html
