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Tentative Times for Treefrogs

Tentative Times for Treefrogs

By Melinda Schuman | Conservancy of Southwest Florida Biologist
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Melinda Schuman
A diet of glass for Kemp’s ridleys

A diet of glass for Kemp’s ridleys

By Conservancy Research Manager Dr. Jeff Schmid
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Dr. Jeff Schmid
Invasion of the Atomic Sunfish

Invasion of the Atomic Sunfish

By Conservancy Research Manager Dr. Jeff Schmid
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Dr. Jeff Schmid
Shirt Tales

Shirt Tales

Cherish your wild side, Florida
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Leif Johnson
Adventures of Doodler and a Hobbit

Adventures of Doodler and a Hobbit

A biologist’s recap on deploying a satellite transmitter on a sea turtle
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Conservancy of SWFL
On a Collision Course

On a Collision Course

By Melinda Schuman | Conservancy of Southwest Florida Biologist
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Melinda Schuman
Romancing our Reptiles: Conservancy Science Director Kathy Worley Featured in Naples Illustrated

Romancing our Reptiles: Conservancy Science Director Kathy Worley F...

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida’s Environmental Science Director Kathy Worley was featured in the most recent issue of Naples…
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Mangroves are silent sentinels of our coast that need our protection

Mangroves are silent sentinels of our coast that need our protection

Written by Conservancy Biologist Vanessa Booher
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2020 Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nesting Season Recap

2020 Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nesting Season Recap

This year the Conservancy of Southwest Florida concluded its 38th season of loggerhead sea turtle nest monitoring on Keewaydin Island.
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So, You Want to Work with Sea Turtles?

So, You Want to Work with Sea Turtles?

The Making of a Blister
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Leif Johnson
Conservancy python team joins forces with federal agencies

Conservancy python team joins forces with federal agencies

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Conservancy of SWFL
Recapture of a Lifetime

Recapture of a Lifetime

By Conservancy Research Manager Dr. Jeff Schmid
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Dr. Jeff Schmid
The Beauty of Birdsong

The Beauty of Birdsong

There’s a light-post that towers over my neighbor’s yard. Fifteen feet tall, it’s a nightmare to change a bulb in, though George has a…
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Leif Johnson
Turning Red Tides for Kemp’s Ridley Turtles

Turning Red Tides for Kemp’s Ridley Turtles

By Conservancy Research Manager Dr. Jeff Schmid
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Dr. Jeff Schmid
2019 a great year for sea turtles!

2019 a great year for sea turtles!

Conservancy biologists have been monitoring Keewaydin Island for sea turtle nesting activity for the past 37 years. Though annual nest…
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Conservancy of SWFL
Harmful algal blooms: To remediate or not to remediate, that is the question

Harmful algal blooms: To remediate or not to remediate, that is the...

By Kathy Worley | Conservancy Environmental Science Director
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To Trap a Turtle

To Trap a Turtle

A story of satellite tagging sea turtles
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Leif Johnson
The Face of Extinction: A broad look at the past, present and future of biodiversity

The Face of Extinction: A broad look at the past, present and futur...

Ask any allergy sufferer how they feel about their nose, if they’re anything like me they’ll probably tell you it’s the red-headed…
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Leif Johnson
You Ask, We Answer: Distressed Sea Turtles

You Ask, We Answer: Distressed Sea Turtles

By Kathy Worley | Conservancy Environmental Science Director
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Conservancy of SWFL
Animal Impact: How red tide affects marine life

Animal Impact: How red tide affects marine life

By Kathy Worley | Conservancy Environmental Science Director
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Conservancy of SWFL
Plasticity, not Plastics, in the Diet of Kemp’s Ridley Turtles

Plasticity, not Plastics, in the Diet of Kemp’s Ridley Turtles

By Conservancy Research Manager Dr. Jeff Schmid
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Dr. Jeff Schmid
Urban Ecology: Golf and Wildlife

Urban Ecology: Golf and Wildlife

By Kathy Worley | Conservancy Environmental Science Director
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Conservancy of SWFL
Hammerhead High

Hammerhead High

Confusion, it’s not a look I’m used to seeing on Dr. Jeff Schmid’s face. At this point, there’s not much he hasn’t seen out here after…
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Leif Johnson
May 1 official start of sea turtle nesting season

May 1 official start of sea turtle nesting season

Conservancy of Southwest Florida Sea Turtle Monitor and Protection Program
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Conservancy of SWFL
A Mangrove Misunderstanding: Silent Guardians of the Coast

A Mangrove Misunderstanding: Silent Guardians of the Coast

By Leif Johnson
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Leif Johnson
Conservancy Burmese python research in the news

Conservancy Burmese python research in the news

2023
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Conservancy of SWFL
Invasive Burmese python documented eating deer weighing more than python itself

Invasive Burmese python documented eating deer weighing more than p...

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida documented a Burmese python eating a white-tailed deer that weighed more than the python itself. This…
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Conservancy of SWFL
Post-Irmageddon in the Ten Thousand Islands

Post-Irmageddon in the Ten Thousand Islands

By Conservancy Research Manager Dr. Jeff Schmid
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Dr. Jeff Schmid
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