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[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ last=”yes” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” hover_type=”none” link=”” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” class=”” id=””][fusion_text]Keep Florida Fishing, an advocacy arm of the American Sportfishing Association (ASA), released the following statement on Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and Sen. John Thune’s (R-S.D.) airboat tour of the Everglades on Friday. “We appreciate Senators Nelson and Thune for their attention to Florida’s wetlands,…

Wild turkeys are creatures of habit, so scouting for the birds can greatly increase[...]

One of the most colorful figures in Broward County, the developer, entrepreneur and sometime alligator[...]

“It’s probably one of the greatest success stories in the history of endangered species,” Bergeron said. “Back in 1981 when we started the estimate, we were down to about 20. It’s been a long journey.”

Recommendation – Allow water to FLOW SOUTH. Allowing water to flow south would minimize damaging discharges from the Caloosahatchee, Saint Lucie & Indian River estuaries, alleviate high water in central Everglades and provide water to Everglades National Park & Florida Bay which are dying from lack of water. On February 15th, 2016 an emergency order & deviation was activated for 90 days and was very successful in releasing water that met the…

JAMES BORCHUCK | Times A Florida black bear lounges in a tree across the street from Adventure Island in Tampa on Tuesday. It was tranquilized and removed by state wildlife officials. All of this happened on the eve of the vote on whether Florida would host a second annual bear hunt. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 4-3 to put off the hunt for a year to gather more information.…

In a stunning reversal from its decision last year to authorize the state’s first bear hunt since 1994, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted this week not to proceed with a trophy hunt in 2016, sparing as many as 400 bears and acknowledging the overwhelming expression of public sentiment that the hunt is the wrong strategy for handling bears. Commissioner and businessman Ron Bergeron led the no-hunt effort for the FWC,…

By Dan Sweeney | SunSentinel.com In a surprise move, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 4-3 late Wednesday to hold off on having a second bear hunt later this year. The vote marks a major change from last year, when the wildlife commissioners voted 6-1 to go ahead with Florida’s first bear hunt in 21 years, which was held in October despite strong public opposition. The change in attitude was…

TV Series to Highlight Uniqueness and Need to Save the Ecosystem. A South Florida-based television production and distribution company, has announced plans to produce ForEverglades, a six-episode adventure drama series starring Everglades activist Alligator Ron Bergeron. The show will highlight the uniqueness of the Everglades ecosystem, the indigenous and endangered species that call it home, and the Florida characters who rely on it to make their living. “The possible destruction of the…

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