do you have any Florida flavored hope?
1. Although sea turtles face enormous challenges in our current world, the rules and regulations designed to protect them here in Florida do seem to be helping. Green sea turtle nests in Florida increased from ~4,000 nests in the 1980s to over 230,000 in the 2010s. (Source)
2. Endangered smalltooth sawfish had a really bad few years due to a mysterious illness, but the most recent studies suggest the species is recovering and the old nurseries in the Indian River Lagoon are filled with baby sawfish (Source)
3. Our North Atlantic Right Whales had a great calving season this year, with the highest number of calves recorded in twenty years! (Source)
4. The passing of the State Parks Preservation Act and the Conservation Lands Bill represent a huge win for wildlife in the state! This legislation strengthens protections for state parks and wildlife management areas, which will hopefully make it much harder for certain scumbag real estate groups and politicians to secretly “swap” (aka steal) public lands for development. (Source)
