Our Foundation supports innovative solutions to conservation challenges and our recent collaboration with FWC and Bass Pro Shops is a perfect example. With funding support from Bass Pro Shops & Cabela’s Outdoor Fund, our Foundation supported spawning aggregation research of snapper near Western Dry Rocks, a major coral reef system
As the sun rose over the central Florida prairie on July 16th, history unfolded. A tiny bird, the 1,000th conservation-bred Florida grasshopper sparrow, took its first tentative hop into the wild, marking a significant milestone for one of North America’s most endangered birds. This special sparrow, accompanied by nine others,
POSITION TITLE: Major Gifts Officer FLSA STATUS: Exempt SUPERVISOR: Director of Philanthropy LOCATION: St. Petersburg, Florida Please send resume and cover letter to [email protected] by August 12th for consideration. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The nonprofit Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida is seeking a dedicated and experienced Major Gifts Officer to support
Did you know that July is Disability Pride Month to honor America's first comprehensive civil rights law for people with disabilities on July 26, 1990? Our Foundation is committed to ensuring all have access to the outdoors. In 2021, we funded a wheelchair and hearing accessible glass bottom boat to
Humans aren't the only ones flocking to southwest Florida beaches this summer: it's peak breeding season for black skimmers. A state-threatened species, they nest in large colonies of up to several hundred birds. Their Florida nesting season typically lasts from early May through September. But the 2020 and 2021 nesting
Flapjack's frequent flyer card with the FWC rescue team has another punch in it. The almost four-year-old manatee was recently re-released into the wild yet again, following a two-month stint at SeaWorld Orlando’s rehabilitation center. Flapjack was originally found emaciated on October 20, 2021 in Weeki Wachee River. While his
When Jamie Verley’s four young children returned from a YMCA summer camp in Wisconsin each year, she fondly described them as “completely feral.” “They were reconnected, they were reinvigorated,” she said. “They were excited to be outside.” The weeks her children spent at camp without phones, internet, or television were
Miss Toto takes pride in her work as a drag queen, DJ, and a promoter of queerness in science. Every year, she joins marine scientists off the coast of Miami for hands-on shark research. Donning full drag, Miss Toto hosts Drag ‘n Tag, a day of marine education with other
In an increasingly urgent battle to save Florida’s Coral Reef, a surprising hero has emerged: the spiny lobster. Recent research by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has uncovered that these lobsters play a crucial role in protecting corals from predators. The researchers found that spiny lobsters act
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