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Storms impacting sea turtles on southwest Florida’s Gulf Coast
For immediate release: August 12, 2015 Media contacts: Diane Hirth, 850-410-5291; Gary Morse, 863-648-3852 Photos available on FWC’s Flickr site. Go to: http://www.flickr.com/photos/myfwcmedia/sets/72157629205002908/ Storms impacting sea turtles on southwest Florida’s Gulf Coast Heavy rain and rough weather along southwest Florida’s Gulf Coast are impacting sea turtle nests along the beaches, jeopardizing the eggs and hatchlings […]
Orlando woman injured by alligator on Wekiva River
Contact: Karen Parker, 386-872-0831 Orlando woman injured by alligator on Wekiva River An Orlando woman was injured Aug. 8 when an alligator bit her while she was swimming in the Wekiva River just west of the Wekiva Island Marina. Rachael D. Lilienthal, DOB 12/4/77, was swimming upstream away from a crowded beach area when […]
Florida Deer Management Units
Be aware of new antler restrictions, hunting rules! Deer hunters, please remember that 10 new Deer Management Units (DMUs) were established in hunting zones A, B and C, each with their own unique set of antler regulations and private land antlerless deer harvest days. Similar changes were approved last year for northwest Florida’s two DMUs […]
August is Tree Stand Safety Awareness Month
Press Release For Immediate Release August is Tree Stand Safety Awareness Month Date: August 1, 2015 Contact: Glen Mayhew or Jay Everett Roanoke, VA – Tree Stand Safety Awareness (TSSA) is excited to announce that August is officially Tree Stand Safety Awareness month. August is the month that most hunters start heading back to […]
FWC to score antlers in Alachua
Contact: Karen Parker, 386-758-0525 FWC to score antlers in Alachua Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers are scoring deer antlers Aug. 8 in Alachua. People can bring their bucks to Alachua Farm & Lumber Inc., located at 14101 NW 145th Ave. in Alachua. The scoring will begin at 9 a.m. The deer being […]