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• Governor Ron DeSantis Highlights the Start of the 2023 Florida Python Challenge® 

  Friday, August 4, 2023 -  This year’s Challenge boasts more than 840 participants registered (and counting) from across Florida, the U.S., and the world. T

• FWC invites public input on burrowing owl conservation and permitting guidelines

  Wednesday, August 2, 2023 -  FWC staff will present draft revisions to the guidelines during the scheduled webinars, with each of the three online workshops providing the public with the opportunity to give feedback and offer suggestions.

• More than 400 north Florida residents attend public meeting to discuss chronic wasting disease

  Wednesday, July 12, 2023 -  The meeting provided information about CWD and an opportunity for area residents to ask questions about CWD and CWD management strategies.

• Help ensure Florida’s manatees and sea turtles have access to clean and healthy habitats with new decals from the FWC

  Monday, July 10, 2023 -  New editions of these high-quality collectible stickers are released every July and are available with a $5 donation at your local tax collector’s office. All proceeds from the decals help fund manatee and sea turtle conservation efforts.

• Help shorebirds and sea turtles when at the shore

  Thursday, June 29, 2023 -  Do your part to help sea turtles and shorebirds have a successful nesting season by giving them space, removing beach furniture and trash before leaving for the day, keeping beaches clean and dark, and never disturbing their nests.

• FWC, FDACS and partner agencies to conduct public meeting to discuss chronic wasting disease in north Florida

  Wednesday, June 28, 2023 -  The meeting will provide information about chronic wasting disease and an opportunity for area residents to ask questions about CWD and CWD management strategies.

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

  Wednesday, June 21, 2023 -  If you find a fawn that you think is abandoned, do not touch it, pick it up or remove it from its natural environment. Instead, leave it alone and quietly move away from the area.

• FWC, FDACS and partner agencies issue emergency order, implement management actions to monitor and protect against possible spread of CWD in north Florida

  Tuesday, June 20, 2023 -  The FWC and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services have implemented management actions and an executive order to protect against the possible spread of CWD.

• FWC, FDACS and partner agencies activate chronic wasting disease response plan after disease detected in Florida white-tailed deer

  Thursday, June 15, 2023 -  The FWC has confirmed that a road-killed 4.5-year-old female white-tailed deer in Holmes County sampled during routine surveillance activities has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD).

• Seeing bears in unexpected areas? What you should do:

  Tuesday, May 30, 2023 -  Between the ages of 1½ -2½ years, juvenile or yearling bears start dispersing in spring and summer, with spring marking a return to activity for bears after limited movements in winter.