Conservancy of SWFLFollowMar 19, 2018·4 min readMagic Under the Mangroves nets $1.9 million for the Conservancy of Southwest FloridaConservancy Media UpdateMarch 2018BIG STORIESMagic Under the Mangroves nets $1.9M for the ConservancySnakes alive! 31-pound Burmese python devours 35-pound white-tailed deer fawn in FloridaCLOSE NAPLES, Fla. - For Burmese pythons - one of South Florida's most notorious invasive species - few meals are too…www.usatoday.comPOLICYFlorida's 2018 Legislative Session: Eye on Environmental IssuesThe results of Florida's 2018 Legislative Session, which ended earlier this month, were a mixed bag when it comes to…news.wgcu.orgBill to ban fracking for oil and gas dies in Florida Legislature againCLOSE Florida lawmakers again wrapped up a legislative session without writing regulations for fracking and stimulated…www.naplesnews.comDeltona Settlement Agreement - and Its Enormous Impact | Coastal Breeze NewsMap showing the extent of Deltona's undeveloped properties in 1982: Barfield Bay is in white in at the left bottom of…www.coastalbreezenews.comLake Okeechobee reservoir to cut discharges now supported by some environmental groupsCLOSE What a difference an order by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection makes. Several environmental…www.tcpalm.comPOINT OF VIEW: Senate bill putting our wetlands at riskA few weeks ago, SB 1402 and its House companion HB 7043 appeared on the legislative horizon. Since then, these two…www.palmbeachpost.comSCIENCESnakes alive! 31-pound Burmese python devours 35-pound white-tailed deer fawn in FloridaCLOSE NAPLES, Fla. - For Burmese pythons - one of South Florida's most notorious invasive species - few meals are too…www.usatoday.comDeer-Eating Python Documented by Conservancy of Southwest Floridahttps://youtu.be/mKtccuL1HCA Imagine being out deep in the wild and coming across a large Burmese python eating a…www.helloswfl.comUna serpiente se tragó un venado de mayor peso en el condado Collier - DLatinosUna serpiente se tragó un venado de mayor peso en el condado Collier- DLatinos Una serpiente se tragó un venado de mayor peso en el condado Collierwww.dlatinos.comMajority of sea turtles born on Florida beaches are female, says Florida researcherCLOSE South Florida beaches are no longer "Where the Boys Are." At least for sea turtles. For more than a dozen years…www.naplesnews.comPost-Irmageddon in the Ten Thousand IslandsOn Sept. 12, 2017, Hurricane Irma made landfall on the southwest coast of Florida as a Category 3 storm. Six months…www.marconews.comEDUCATION'Camperships': FoT funds TBE students to Conservancy summer programThe Friends of Tigertail (FoT) want to keep the environmental ball rolling. Fully grown adults, many near or past…www.marconews.comEVENTSMagic Under the Mangroves at Conservancy of SWFLThe 14th annual Magic Under the Mangroves™ is a recognition of the continuing importance of protecting our unique…www.paradisecoast.com14th Annual Magic Under the MangrovesThe Conservancy of Southwest Florida will host the 14th annual Magic Under the Mangroves gala dinner and auction…www.gulfmainmagazine.comMake some evening plans at the Conservancy of SWFL | Naples Florida WeeklySenior biologist and turtle expert Dave Addison digs up a turtle nest on Keewaydin. "Evenings at the Conservancy," a…naples.floridaweekly.comIMAGES2018 Magic Under the MangrovesVIDEOSSTAFF BLOGSA Mangrove Misunderstanding: Silent Guardians of the CoastI pull, the mud pulls back. For a brief moment we seem to reach an impasse with neither side willing to budge, but like…medium.comCardinal ripped out feathers trying to free itself from glue trapJoanna Fitzgerald | Director of the von Arx Wildlife Hospitalmedium.comRed tide likely cause for “drunk” cormorantsBy Joanna Fitzgerald | Director of the von Arx Wildlife Hospitalmedium.comSibling bald eaglets admitted to wildlife hospitalBy Joanna Fitzgerald | Director of the von Arx Wildlife Hospitalmedium.comOtter pups admitted separately, recovering togetherBy Joanna Fitzgerald | Director of the von Arx Wildlife Hospitalmedium.comThe Briggs BlogSee the Magic that is the Briggs Boardwalk through the eyes of one of its most passionate volunteers.medium.comLegislative Wrap-Up 2018: Success, Progress & SurpriseAfter a whirlwind eight weeks, the Florida Legislative Session has ended. From an environmental perspective, Session…medium.com