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• Meetings set to discuss draft rule proposal related to CWD

  Friday, February 28, 2020 -  Meeting attendees will be invited to comment on a draft rule amendment, which if passed would prohibit importing or possessing whole and parts of carcasses of all members of the deer family originating from outside of Florida, except for de-boned meat; finished taxidermy mounts; antlers; and hides, skulls, skull caps, and teeth if all soft tissue has been removed.

• Help FWC monitor freshwater turtle die-offs due to virus

  Thursday, February 27, 2020 -  A fatal viral disease continues to impact Florida freshwater turtles, and the FWC asks the public to assist the ongoing investigation by reporting sick and dead turtles.

• Exotic Pet Amnesty Day set for Feb. 29 at Naples Zoo

  Tuesday, February 25, 2020 -  People can surrender their exotic pets at the event, whether they are being kept legally or illegally, without penalty or cost.

• Report horseshoe crab sightings to FWC for science

  Tuesday, February 18, 2020 -  Reporting horseshoe crab sightings provides important information about habitat use, population distribution and environmental conditions for spawning to FWC marine biologists.

• It’s bat time again: Check your home before maternity season

  Thursday, February 13, 2020 -  Bat exclusions are illegal during the maternity season, which runs April 15 through August 15.

• FWC and partners hosting a Tri-State Bobwhite Symposium

  Friday, January 17, 2020 -  The FWC and partners including the National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative are hosting a Tri-State Bobwhite Symposium for landowners and land managers in northwest Florida.

• Florida Python Challenge™ 2020 Python Bowl Kicks Off in South Florida

  Friday, January 10, 2020 -  Starting today, participants in the 10-day Python Bowl begin removing Burmese pythons from the Everglades for a chance to win prizes for removing these nonnative constrictors from public lands in South Florida.