Items
of Interest:
Non-native Pet Amnesty Day Events
Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.
People can surrender exotic pets free of
charge with no questions asked and with no
penalties.
- Feb 6, 2010 - Miami
MetroZoo
- Sep 25, 2010 - Jacksonville
Zoo and Gardens, Jacksonville
Park
Unveils "Don't Let It Loose" Billboard
Campaign (Dec 22, 2009)
National Park Service. Everglades National Park.
Everglades National Park, in partnership with other Federal and state land management
agencies in Florida, unveiled a year-long campaign to highlight the ongoing issue
of invasive species in the Everglades. Over the next twelve months, a statewide
network of billboards will feature select nonnative species and advise viewers
to "Don't Let It Loose."
2010
Draft South Florida Environmental Report and 2009
South Florida Environmental Report (Mar
2009)
Florida Department of Environmental
Protection and South Florida Water Management
District.
For invasive species related information,
see the Executive Summary and Volume
1: Chapter 9 (The Status of
Nonindigenous Species in the South Florida
Environment)
FWC
Announces Continuation of Python Permit
Program (Dec 2, 2009) and FWC
Orders Ammnesty Program for Reptiles of Concern (Dec 10, 2009)
Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission.
The Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission will
issue permits for capturing reptiles of concern
on state-managed lands in South Florida, beginning
January 2010 and expiring on Dec. 31, 2010.
Applications are available on the Burmese
Python Removal Program site. Only qualified
applicants will be issued the permits.
Air Potato Exchange Day -- Jan 9, 2010
Highlands Soil and Water Conservation District.
Bring in some air potato bulbils (at least one grocery bag full) to the Agricultural
Center in Sebring, and receive a free native plant.
Exotic
Fishes Poster Now Available (Aug 31,
2009)
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission.
A new poster, with the message "Help protect our natural resources - Don't
release exotic pets!" is available
through a joint effort between the Florida
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
(FWC) and the Florida
Outdoor Writers Association (FOWA). The
poster, titled "Some of Florida's Exotic
Freshwater Fishes," displays 17 species
of nonnative fishes that are currently established
and are the most widespread or commonly caught
species, in Florida. For more information
about exotic species in Florida, see FWC’s Florida's
Nonnative Species site.
FWC
works with legislators to solve Burmese
python problem (Sep 8, 2009)
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission.
See Burmese
Python Removal Program for more
information.
FWC
Announces Publication of Climate Change
Summit Report (Jun 17, 2009)
Florida
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
The
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
(FWC) has published the report Florida's
Wildlife: On the front line of climate
change (2009; PDF | 1.6 MB). The report
summarizes information from presentations
and discussions in the workshops conducted
during the "Florida's Wildlife:
On the front line of climate change" summit
in Oct 2008. This includes a workshop
on "Invasive organisms on biodiversity
in future climates". It also identifies
some of the concerns that emerged after
three days of discussions about potential
impacts of climate change for Florida's
fish and wildlife resources. See Climate
Change: Wildlife on the front line for
more information.
The
Landowners Guide to Exotic Plants: Stop
the Problem Before It Starts
Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council.
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