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FWC bans vehicles and airboats on
drought-stricken areas
May 2, 2007
Contact: Dani Moschella, (561) 625-5122
The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation
Commission issued an order Wednesday restricting vehicle use on
Holey Land and Rotenberger wildlife management areas, as well as
a portion of the Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife
Management Area.
Motorized vehicles, motorcycles, airboats and
all-terrain vehicles are prohibited on the Holey Land and
Rotenberger and on Water Conservation Area 3A North in the
Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area.
The order, which will take effect at 12 a.m. May
4 and will remain in effect until rescinded, was prompted by an
inordinately low water level in the areas due to a regional
drought. These special regulations are necessary to minimize the
likelihood of motorized vehicles or airboats starting fires that
will harm wildlife and wildlife habitat.
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