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Two oystercatchers walk along the beach.
An Improved Nesting Season for Seabirds and Shorebirds
November 24, 2019 — Audubon’s hard-working coastal biologists and volunteers were thrilled in 2019 to see more breeding success than the previous year.
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Snowy Plover.
Critical Wildlife Area Supporters Convince Fort Myers Beach Town Council to Vote Down Destructive Boardwalk.
November 19, 2019 — The Town Council of Fort Myers Beach voted down an ordinance exception that would have allowed boardwalk construction into nesting bird habitat in the Little Estero Island Critical Wildlife Area (CWA).
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Mr. Rathmann receives his award
Naples' Rathmann Family Foundation and Dick and Sharon Stillwell Receive Awards
November 13, 2019 — Conservation Leaders Recognized at 2019 Audubon Assembly in Gainesville
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Guy Bradley Award recipient
City of Orlando Earns Guy Bradley Award
November 13, 2019 — Conservation Leaders Recognized at 2019 Audubon Assembly in Gainesville
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Tagging a bald eagle.
Where Do Bald Eagles Nest and Why?
November 07, 2019 — Ongoing auxiliary banding study will shed light on nest choice.
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Scientist monitoring seagrass
Field Work at the Edge of Florida
November 01, 2019 — Audubon scientists in the Keys map seagrasses in Florida Bay to gauge the success of Everglades Restoration.
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Red Knots.
Red Knots Return to Outback Key after Devastating Red Tide Bloom in 2018
October 21, 2019 — Red Knots are returning to beaches once ravaged by red tide. Will red tide hurt their populations again this year?
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Electric vehicle charging.
Model Ordinance Toolkit
October 02, 2019
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Limpkin. Photo by Danny Rohan.
Cleaner Water, Extraordinary Birding
September 20, 2019 — Gainesville's Sweetwater Wetlands Park attracts wildlife and improves water quality.
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Lake O
Lake Okeechobee Recovering After Years of High Water
September 20, 2019
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