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• Enrollment opens for FWC’s Florida panther Payment for Ecosystem Services pilot program

  Thursday, September 19, 2024 -  The program will benefit private landowners and the panther population by providing per-acre payments for habitat conditions supporting panther conservation and landscape connectivity.

• FWC announces results and winners of the 2024 Florida Python Challenge™

  Tuesday, September 17, 2024 -  This year, 857 participants from 33 states and Canada helped support Everglades conservation by collectively removing 195 invasive Burmese pythons from south Florida as part of the competition, with the Ultimate Grand Prize winner removing a total of 20 pythons.

• BearWise® basics to follow as bears become more active in fall

  Thursday, September 5, 2024 -  Following BearWise® practices such as securing garbage and removing food attractants can help prevent negative interactions with bears, as well as with other wildlife.

• Holiday help for sea turtles and shorebirds this Labor Day

  Wednesday, August 28, 2024 -  You can help by giving them space, removing beach gear at night, keeping beaches clean and dark, and filling in holes dug in the sand before you leave.

• NDA to conduct public meeting about chronic wasting disease

  Tuesday, August 27, 2024 -  Last year, the FWC confirmed Florida’s first known case of CWD in a white-tailed deer in Holmes County and has implemented new rules and regulations to control the spread of the disease.

• FWC seeking public input on Levy County manatee zones

  Monday, August 26, 2024 -  The workshop will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 5, at the Inglis Community Center, 137 Highway 40 West in Inglis.

• Sssalutations, volunteers! The FWC needs your help tracking eastern indigo snakes

  Wednesday, August 14, 2024 -  This project, the Indigo Snake Watch, is focused on improving our understanding of the reintroduced snakes’ activity and distribution and gives volunteers an opportunity to make a difference in the conservation of North America’s largest native snake species.

• Report all wild turkey sightings from now until Aug. 31

  Tuesday, August 13, 2024 -  Florida’s annual summer wild turkey survey is part of a broader multi-state initiative aimed at better understanding the reproductive success and abundance of wild turkeys.

• Help protect Florida’s manatees and sea turtles with newly designed decals from the FWC

  Monday, August 12, 2024 -  Donations for decals go directly to funding manatee and sea turtle research, rescue and management efforts.

• FWC: The 2024 Florida Python Challenge™ kicks off Aug. 9!

  Thursday, August 8, 2024 -  The annual competition offers the public an opportunity to get directly involved in Everglades conservation through invasive species removal, with this year’s event running until 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 18.