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Photo Credit: Damon Bell
Cape Coral’s citizen sanctuary
Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife has spent about $450,000 purchasing four dozen plots and are negotiating to buy five more. The 300-member group has been amassing the citizen sanctuary since 2002.
Cape Coral works to protect burrowing owls as nesting season begins
It’s officially burrowing owl nesting season and the City of Cape Coral is working to protect the species. Burrowing owls and their nests are not allowed to be disturbed from February 15 through July 10.
Punxsutawney Phil? Pshaw. Burrowing owl to predict the brrrr
Cape Coral, Florida, is one of the fastest-growing cities in America, its population up nearly 98 percent to more than 204,000 since 2000. Construction is booming, a plus for the economy but disastrous for area wildlife—especially ground-nesting burrowing owls.