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• Be a holiday hero for sea turtles and shorebirds this Labor Day

  Thursday, September 1, 2022 -  You can help nesting sea turtles and their emerging hatchlings, along with shorebirds and flightless chicks, 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.

• Find a fawn? If you care, leave it there

  Friday, August 26, 2022 -  If you find a fawn that you think is abandoned, do not touch it, pick it up or remove it from its natural environment.

• FWC seeks input on draft revisions to Gopher Tortoise Permitting Guidelines

  Wednesday, August 24, 2022 -  Key revisions and information included in the guidelines will be presented at two public webinars.

• FWC launches new initiatives to reduce the risk of chronic wasting disease

  Tuesday, August 9, 2022 -  The FWC is also partnering with the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida and Woods ‘n Waters magazine to support the need for testing more hunter-harvested deer for CWD in specific counties this year through the CWD Monitoring Sweepstakes.

• First Lady Casey DeSantis Kicks Off Florida Python Challenge® Competition

  Friday, August 5, 2022 -  Over 800 participants and counting, from 32 states and Canada, are beginning their search to find and remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades ecosystem.

• Stick with manatees and sea turtles by collecting this year’s FWC decals

  Monday, August 1, 2022 -  New decal designs are released each July and can be purchased with a $5 donation when you register or re-register a vehicle or boat at local tax collector’s offices across the state.

• Learn how to be alligator aware

  Friday, July 29, 2022 -  While serious injuries caused by alligators are rare in Florida, the FWC recommends taking the following precautions when in and around the water to prevent conflicts with alligators:

• Two Burmese pythons, clutch of eggs and hatchlings found and removed from Big Cypress National Preserve

  Thursday, July 14, 2022 -  In addition to python removal efforts on public lands, pythons may be humanely killed on private lands at any time with landowner permission — no permit or hunting license required — and the FWC encourages people to remove and kill pythons from private lands whenever possible.

• FWC approves new guidelines for imperiled beach-nesting birds

  Wednesday, July 13, 2022 -  The guidelines are designed to be a tool for landowners, consultants, agency partners and other interested parties on how to conserve these species.

• FWC approves captive wildlife rule language for reporting requirements for injuries and escapes

  Wednesday, July 13, 2022 -  The new rule improves public safety and provides information necessary for the management of captive wildlife.