Protected Species and Wildlife Policy Issues
Caloosahatchee research: Fisheries
"Mainstream and Backwater Fish Assemblages in the Tidal Caloosahatchee River: Implications for Freshwater Inflow Studies" by Stevens et al, Florida Wish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute.
Click here for PDF.
Endangered Species
Florida Panther
SCCF signed on to a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Kan Salazar, supporting a petition for critical habitat designation for the Florida Panther, dated July 23, 2009.
Click here for letter.
Protected Species
Smalltooth Sawfish
Photo right of Smalltooth Sawfish by Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
Wildlife Issues
Bald Eagles
Attached is a recommendation from the Lee County Eagle Technical Advisory Committee issued in response to the delisting of Bald Eagles. See the Calendar (view through the Policy drop-down) for upcoming meetings.
Lee County Eagle Ordinance