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Showing 1 through 6 of 6 articles for tag nonnatives

  • FWC announces results of the 2026 Florida Python Challenge™

    Wednesday, August 5, 2026 -  FWC and partners announced the results and winners of the 2026 Florida Python Challenge™, an event intended to raise awareness about invasive species while engaging the public in Everglades conservation through removal of invasive Burmese pythons. Over the course of the 10-day event, 907 Python Challenge participants from 30 different states, as well as from Canada and Vietnam, collectively removed 280 invasive Burmese pythons from south Florida. 

  • 2026 Florida Python Challenge™ kicks off July 10 — registration still open!

    Thursday, July 9, 2026 -  Starting at 12:01 a.m. this Friday, July 10, and running until 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 19, competitors in this year’s Florida Python Challenge will get the chance to win a share of $25,000 in prizes while raising awareness about nonnative species and helping to protect the native Florida wildlife that call the iconic Everglades ecosystem home.

  • Join the Florida Python Challenge™ this July!

    Monday, June 22, 2026 -  The 2026 Florida Python Challenge™ kicks off in July! Registered participants have the opportunity to win a share of $25,000 in prizes while removing invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades ecosystem and raising awareness about invasive species.

  • CORRECTED RELEASE: 2026 Florida Python Challenge™ dates announced — registration now open

    Tuesday, May 19, 2026 -  The 2026 Florida Python Challenge, hosted by FWC and the South Florida Water Management District, features an Ultimate Grand Prize of $10,000 for the registered participant who removes the most pythons.
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    2026 FWC Lionfish Challenge expands with new categories and prize opportunities

    Friday, April 17, 2026 -  The challenge will feature several exciting new competition categories designed to recognize a wider range of participants and prize packages.

  • FWC issues executive order regarding cold-stunned green iguanas

    Friday, January 30, 2026 -  FWC issued a new executive order outlining special regulations designed to temporarily allow people to remove live, cold-stunned green iguanas from the wild without a permit and bring them directly to five designated FWC offices in the South and Southwest Regions on Sunday, Feb. 1 and Monday, Feb. 2.
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