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Conservancy Media Update

April — May 2023

NEWS

BIG STORIES

Scientist at Conservancy of Southwest Florida describes python program

Florida panther road kills are down, but that may reveal a greater threat

Conservancy of Southwest Florida Celebrates Earth Day

POLICY

Florida Panthers falling victim to rare disease

Florida panther road kills are down, but that may reveal a greater threat

EPA preps Trump-era plan to push wetlands permitting to states

U.S. Army Corp of Engineers discuss improvement plans against storm surge in Collier County

U.S. Army Corp of Engineers improvement plans against storm surge

DeSantis' Big Bet on Florida's EPA Takeover Isn't Paying Off

SCIENCE

Small details in $117B state budget: from python removal to 'accurate' state history program

PYTHONS, 1 - EVERGLADES, 0 - Palm Beach Florida Weekly

New normal? Lack of dunes, vegetation has water creeping closer

Scientists at Conservancy of Southwest Florida gain valuable knowledge of pythons during necropsies

Conservancy of Southwest Florida python program removing large invasive snakes from the wild

White-tailed deer hooves found in stomach contents of large python captured by Conservancy of…

WILDLIFE HOSPITAL

Wildlife groups push for more coastal bird protections at Skyway Fishing Pier

City Council awards $1.5 million design contract for historic Naples Pier - Gulfshore Business

Burrow Buddies Day at Mackle Park

EVENTS

Conservancy of Southwest Florida Celebrates Earth Day

PICTURES

Lemonade stand raises more than $5,000 for the Conservancy of Southwest Florida

Conservancy hosts South Florida Water Management District Governing Board monthly meeting

Turtle nesting starts strong on Keewaydin Island, despite debris from Hurricane Ian

STAFF BLOGS

Celebrating Endangered Species Day Fifty Years After the Passage of the Pivotal Endangered Species…

Sea turtle nesting starts strong despite hurricane debris | Conservancy of Southwest Florida

Rabbit suffers from a missing hind leg | Conservancy of Southwest Florida

Conservancy supporters instrumental in getting the Army Corps' CSRM study off to a great start |…

Action Alert: Ask Governor DeSantis to VETO SB 540 | Conservancy of Southwest Florida

Red-shouldered hawk nestling falls from nest | Conservancy of Southwest Florida

Gopher tortoise hatchling kept in a home | Conservancy of Southwest Florida