2018 Legislative Session, March 13. By Preston Robertson and Jay Liles. SB = Senate Bill, HB…
Regular AnimalMarch 13, 2018
News by the Florida Wildlife Federation
Keep up to date with the latest from the Federation.
The Protecting Florida’s Natural Resources Forever Map shows Florida’s Existing Conservation Lands (green) and those…
Regular AnimalJanuary 14, 2018
The recent public video of individuals dragging a large shark from the back of a…
Regular AnimalJanuary 14, 2018
It is impossible to overstate the contribution Nathaniel Reed has made to transforming the culture…
Regular AnimalJanuary 10, 2018
Yesterday, the Florida House of Representatives released its proposed budget that provides a mere $10…
Regular AnimalJanuary 10, 2018
To protect our coastal waters, we need a constitutional prohibition on oil and gas drilling and its associated industrial infrastructure. Remember that in 2009, shortly before the Deep Water Horizon disaster, the Florida House passed a bill to open Florida's marine waters to oil and gas drilling. This is not an idle threat. If we had a disastrous spill in Florida waters, our beaches and wildlife would immediately be in peril. The absolute last thing we need in Florida is oil-soaked marshes, bays, mangroves, seagrasses, coral reefs, and beaches.
The future of menhaden, a critical forage fish species, is being decided soon. The Atlantic States Marine…
Regular AnimalSeptember 21, 2017
The Florida Wildlife Federation (FWF) calls for land conservation spending to be added to the…
Regular AnimalMay 31, 2017