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Coastal News Today | FL - Battle brewing between turtle rescuers, Florida s wildlife commission

Battle brewing between turtle rescuers, Florida s wildlife commission

Staci-Lee Sherwood (NEW YORK) Tensions are rising between turtle rescue organizations and the Florida Wildlife Commission that oversees their work so much so that the unpaid volunteers may soon be banned from helping to save the reptiles. Every year between March and October, multiple species of sea turtles, mainly loggerheads, swim up to Florida s shores to lay their eggs. But once the hatchlings emerge, they face a multitude of obstacles, many of them human-made, and the majority of them in Broward County never make it to the ocean, local activists say. To help, turtle rescue groups stake out the nests, deter residents and tourists from interfering and collect the just-hatched turtles into buckets to move them into the splash zone, near the water, Richard WhiteCloud, founder and director of Sea Turtle Oversight Protection (STOP), told ABC News.

Florida plans to kick sea turtle rescuers off the beach, calling them a threat to environment

Florida plans to kick sea turtle rescuers off the beach, calling them a threat to environment Sun Sentinel 2 hrs ago David Fleshler, South Florida Sun Sentinel © [MEGHAN MCCARTHY/palmbeachdailynews.com]/Palm Beach Post/TNS Sea turtles nests are marked at the beach near Root Trail on July 30, 2020 in Palm Beach, Florida. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Florida wildlife commission has identified a new menace to the marine environment: volunteers who protect sea turtle nests. For more than a decade, unpaid guardians have watched over sea turtle nests in Broward County, rescuing thousands of hatchlings led astray by artificial lights. Now the state wants to cut the number of volunteers as a step toward ejecting them completely from the beach. The state wildlife commission told three sea turtle rescue groups that their nighttime vigils are unnecessary and harmful, saying in a letter “the increased human presence on the beach at night during nesting and hatchi

Florida sea turtle rescue groups face shutdown by state - South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Florida sea turtle rescue groups face shutdown by state - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Wilton Manors City Commissioner Donates Remaining Campaign Funds to Local Charities

Wilton Manors City Commissioner Donates Remaining Campaign Funds to Local Charities Share Article After winning election to the Wilton Manors City Commission in November, Mike Bracchi has elected to contribute all leftover campaign funds to various non-profits in Florida. Each of these local organizations contribute to our city and I encourage everyone to consider donating. Mike Bracchi, Wilton Manors City Commissioner BOCA RATON, Fla. (PRWEB) January 26, 2021 Mike Bracchi was elected to the Wilton Manors City Commission in November, 2020 with overwhelming support from residents throughout the city. Although a first-time political candidate, Bracchi quickly became the front-runner. He had one of the largest kick-off events in Wilton Manors history and outraised the other candidates by more than 3:1. Ultimately, Bracchi garnered support from throughout the city and came in first place in all six precincts.

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