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Articles by ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Staff

Wood Stork.
The Data Is In! Now It’s Time to Improve Water Quality in the Guana River System
December 21, 2020 — Water issues in our state not only affect the flora and fauna we love, but our own communities as well.
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A banded Piping Plover is spotted in Florida. The bird was banded in 2010. Photo: Jean Hall.
Winter Monitoring Protects Vulnerable Species and Enhances our Understanding of Conservation Areas
December 21, 2020 — Using wintering bird data, ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ has successfully worked with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to expand Critical Wildlife Areas for wintering birds and encourage beach communities to reduce the amount of disturbance wintering birds encounter.
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Black Skimmers. Photo: Jean Hall.
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Florida Earns Major Gulf Restoration Grant
December 21, 2020 — The grant funds coastal conservation work into 2024.
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³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ biologist Devon Nemir Pepe samples fish in Florida Bay to measure the effectiveness of Everglades Restoration projects. Photo: Anna Simmons.
Fish Sampling Provides Critical Data for Everglades
November 27, 2020 — Long-term monitoring efforts at ESC track the changing trends in fish community dynamics over time.
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State of the Slough infographic.
Everglades Science Center Sheds Light on Water, Fish, and Spoonbill Fluctuations
November 27, 2020 — The semi-annual State of the Slough showcases how restoration projects affect South Florida ecosystems.
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Bald Eagle. Photo: Michael Amatucci.
Volunteers are the Heartbeat of EagleWatch
November 02, 2020 — This season, 480 community volunteers donated 7,530 volunteer hours for nest monitoring, data reporting, and in some instances, the rescue and transport of Bald Eagles in need of medical attention.
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Banded Bald Eagle.
EagleWatch Auxiliary Banding Study Records Critical Re-Sight Data
November 02, 2020 — This season, staff banded and released eight eaglets from five counties. Six of the fledgling eagles came from natural nests and two came from nests on artificial structures. Since inception in 2017, the study has banded and released 48 juvenile eagles.
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Bald Eagle feeding two large eaglets. Photo: Kelly Ward.
Shifts at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Forge New Opportunities for EagleWatch
November 02, 2020 — EagleWatch will step into the role of providing nest information to stakeholders and will continue to maintain and update the nest map while assigning nest ID’s for new nests reported to EagleWatch and the FWC.
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Florida Grasshopper Sparrow
Fantastic News for Florida Grasshopper Sparrows
June 05, 2020 — Successful captive breeding program is a major step forward in the fight to bring the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow back from the brink of extinction.
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Black Skimmers
Coastal Stewardship Answers Critical Questions
April 01, 2020 — Ten years after the Deepwater Horizon spill.
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