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• FWC to transplant seagrass within St. Andrew Bay for habitat restoration

  Wednesday, April 10, 2024 -  FWC staff will first harvest native seagrass from abundant beds on site and transplant the collected material to the western shoreline, which has suffered significant loss over the past 60 years.

• Join FWC in ‘shell-ebration’ of Gopher Tortoise Day

  Wednesday, April 10, 2024 -  Gopher Tortoise Day was adopted in 2016 by the Gopher Tortoise Council to increase appreciation and conservation support of the species.

• FWC officers and partner agencies intercept 16 Cuban nationals, turn over to federal authorities for repatriation

  Tuesday, April 9, 2024 -  The FWC officers, Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputies and U.S. Coast Guard personnel intercepted the chug and transported the 16 individuals on board to a USCG cutter.

• Calling all wildlife watchers! The FWC needs participants for innovative new photo project

  Tuesday, April 9, 2024 -  Focused on improving our understanding of wildlife patterns on the FWC’s wildlife management area system, this project combines in-the-field volunteering with online participation to give us a region-wide idea of the species that call south Florida home.

• Bat maternity season starts April 16

  Monday, April 8, 2024 -  The FWC is sharing the reminder that April 15 is the last day to legally exclude bats from buildings without a permit.

• FWC conducts aquatic plant control on Lake Cypress

  Friday, April 5, 2024 -  The FWC will treat invasive hydrilla in portions of Lake Cypress the week of April 15, weather permitting.

• Reeling in records: New saltwater state records set by Catch a Florida Memory anglers

  Thursday, April 4, 2024 -  Both new record holders will receive certificates and letters of recognition from the Director of Marine Fisheries Management, along with custom metal sculptures of their record species supplied by The Metal Edge.

• FWC and FDACS to conduct public meeting about chronic wasting disease

  Wednesday, April 3, 2024 -  This meeting will provide information about CWD, updates on the unified agency and partner response, new hunting regulations for the area, and sampling and testing procedures.

• Hunter missing in Sumter County WMA for over 24 hours found by FWC K-9 team

  Wednesday, April 3, 2024 -  FWC Officer Malachi Wilkins deployed K-9 Havoc, who tracked for approximately half of a mile before locating the man sitting on a fallen tree.

• Spiny lobster season closes April 1

  Friday, March 29, 2024 -  The spiny lobster recreational and commercial seasons close to harvest in state and federal waters starting April 1, and will reopen Aug. 6.