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Rescue effort of cormorant on Fort Myers Beach unsuccessful
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (782+ words) A tragic effort to rescue a young double-crested cormorant, who was found on Fort Myers Beach visibly ill, did not turn out successfully. According to observers, the juvenile cormorant had been seen for hours standing on the water's edge of…...
Baby osprey saved from monofilament line in Fort Myers Beach nest
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (299+ words) That would have killed it," Howell said. Howell said the baby osprey is about three weeks old. Howell said the mother osprey got squirmy" when he first approached on the left but took off after a couple minutes. The baby…...
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture announces grants to support forests
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (487+ words) Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson and the Florida Forest Service announced a total of $6. 3 million is now available to Florida landowners through two cost-share programs. Florida's Future Forests Program and the Enhancing Gulf Waters Through Forested Watershed Restoration (RESTORE)…...
Wildlife biologist to join Mound House lecture series
9+ mon, 5+ day ago (179+ words) The Mound House will be holding a virtual discussion Thursday, Oct. 30 at 7 p. m. with'Mike Mills, a wildlife biologist at the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF). The 45-minute presentation, followed by a 15-minute Q&A, will highlight SCCF's ongoing research on the bat…...
Lee Commissioners establish tiered system to rank properties proposed for Conservation 20/20
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (417+ words) The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve a two-tiered acquisition priority matrix for potential Conservation 20/20 properties, clearly identifying those properties with greatest environmental importance and evaluation score. The priority system, which was approved by the Conservation 20/20 Land…...