Endangered sawfish recorded by Conservancy biologist
Conservancy Research Manager, Dr. Jeff Schmid, was recently treated to a rare sighting of two endangered smalltooth sawfish while performing sea turtle nest monitoring on Keewaydin Island. The island is…
Conservancy measures longest Burmese python ever captured
The longest Burmese python caught in Florida has been documented. In the early morning hours on July 10, a group of passionate python hunters caught a female Burmese python. Interested to learn…
Loggerhead sea turtles released after months of rehabilitation
“They are 10 minutes out!” To those of us there to volunteer, 10 minutes standing on the beach seemed like forever. Having spent more than 20 years researching and protecting…
Burmese python research in the media
Celebrating a remarkable 10-year milestone, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida’s invasive species team has made impressive strides in the removal of Burmese pythons. This dedicated team has been at the…
Live sea turtle nesting numbers from Keewaydin Island
We are excited to introduce our new dashboard for sharing sea turtle nesting data from Keewaydin Island. This dashboard is a presentation of geographic information that allows a viewer to…
Celebrating Endangered Species Day Fifty Years After the Passage of the Pivotal Endangered Species Act
Written By Amber Crooks, Environmental Policy Manager Florida is one of our planet’s global biodiversity hotspots. We also have many rare fish, wildlife, and plant species that are found nowhere…
Sea turtle nesting starts strong despite hurricane debris
Sea turtle nesting season is underway in Southwest Florida as the female loggerheads return to beaches changed by Hurricane Ian. The beach itself is littered with tree trunks, snags, and…
