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The mission of The Florida Chapter of The Wildlife Society is to serve and represent wildlife professionals in promoting wildlife conservation, biodiversity, and resource stewardship.

News & Events

The votes are in for the Proposed Bylaw and Charter Timeline Changes. There were 47 returned ballots.  Both proposals were accepted by the membership, increasing chapter dues to $20 per year was accepted by 83.0% of the vote, and the changes to the bylaws was accepted by 97.9%. Just under a third of members (29.8%) are also members of the Florida Wildlife Federation. Thank you to those that voted!

Check out the 2009 Spring Newsletter!

Saving gopher tortoises, small step at a time

May 21, 2009

A new state policy that provides incentives for creating gopher tortoise habitats hit the ground crawling Tuesday.  [Read More]

Songbird migration tracked for the first time

February 25, 2009

For the first time scientists have tracked songbirds like wood thrushes and purple martins during their epic migrations from North to South America and back again.  [Read More]

The recipient of the Greater Everglades Student Memorial Scholarship is Ashley Williams.

FWC records high counts during statewide manatee survey

January 28, 2009

A team of scientists counted an all-time-high number of manatees during the annual manatee synoptic survey conducted the week of Jan. 19. [Read More]

Cat control lead to eco disaster on World Heritage island

January 23 ,2009

Efforts to remove cats from Macquarie Island, a sub-Antarctic island and World Heritage Site, have indirectly led to environmental devastation, according to a report published in the Journal of Applied Ecology. [Read More]

Endangered woodpecker thrives in Blackwater River State Forest

January 7, 2009

Volunteers needed to monitor birds. Officials with the Florida Division of Forestry report a very productive 2008 nesting season for the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker population at Blackwater River State Forest, Florida's largest state forest. [Read More]

Wood storks return to Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

December 26, 2008

Rains mean more fish to whet birds’ appetite. As cold air blasted through the open window of the Cessna 172 Tuesday, Jason Lauritsen photographed seemingly insignificant white spots in Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary’s bald cypress forest 1,000 feet below. [Read More]

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