Thank You to All Burrowing Owl Festival Sponsors!
Thank You to All Burrowing Owl Festival Sponsors! The Board of Directors of Cape Coral Wildlife, Inc. would like to recognize the following major sponsors of the 2023 Burrowing Owl Festival – Wildlife & Environmental Expo. If you are personally acquainted with a...
Paying Homage to the City Bird
A long-time tradition in the Cape paying homage and educating the public on Cape Coral’s official city bird takes place this weekend.
“CHARGING” – Nature of Cape Coral Bus Tour – Cape Coral Wildlife Trust’s Gopher Tortoise Preserve
Imagine having the rare opportunity to have this “CLOSE ENCOUNTER” happen to you! Thank you to Charles Wellhausen for sharing this amazing video!
Cape canals, wildlife disturbed in Ian debris cleanup
It has come to Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife’s attention that overzealous debris removal crews with huge excavators and tandem debris trucks are scraping the lots and the banks of canals across a wide swath of Cape Coral.
Burrowing owls defenders say heavy equipment for Hurricane Ian debris is crushing underground nests
The passionate defenders of Cape Coral’s burrowing owls are livid now that tractors are clearing debris from Hurricane Ian out of the city’s canals and possibly crushing dozens of owl and gopher tortoise burrows.
More Explores Ground Owl Day (ABC 7)
Watch ABC-7’s coverage of Cape Coral’s Ground Owl Day, Feb 2, 2023.
How Florida wildlife is faring after Hurricane Ian
Ian resulted in the deaths of at least 130 people and displaced thousands more. Now, as residents begin to rebuild, questions remain about the future of its diverse, critically important native species.
Cape Coral’s burrowing owls may have gotten lucky during Hurricane Ian
Despite howling winds and flooding waters from Hurricane Ian, Mr. Lucky – because he’s also Mr. Smarty – survived. As did most of his friends.
Burrowing owls returning to a damaged habitat after Hurricane Ian
The storm left the birds without a place to go back to, and many of them were injured. The owls are all over our community, and without a home, they’ll become scarce.
US wildlife officials deny increased gopher tortoise protections
The destruction of a once-thriving gopher tortoise community in Lehigh Acres last week typifies what’s happening to the threatened species throughout Southwest Florida, advocates say.
Hurricane Ian: So what exactly happened to all the beautiful and bountiful animals?
Florida is known for its phenomenal wildlife, for the birds and beasts that comb our swamps and roam our beautiful shores. So what exactly happened to all the beautiful and bountiful animals?
Burrowing owls displaced from habitats by developers in Fort Myers
Neighbors in a Fort Myers neighborhood claim the developers are displacing the burrowing owls. One neighbor sent in a photo of two burrowing owls on her front porch.
Future Forestry plants 100 trees at Veterans and Kamal Parkway
In hopes of “Planting it forward,” Future Forestry plants 100 trees along Veterans and Kamal Parkway.
Threatened burrowing owls number in the thousands in Cape Coral. Now they are being counted, protected
On this Sunday morning, Anderson and Collier are helping with the sixth annual census of Cape Coral’s 3,000-plus burrowing owls, the largest population in Florida – and likely on the planet.
Meet the Cape Coral resident who really gives a hoot about burrowing owls
Beverly Ahlering Saltonstall’s book “Cape Coral Burrowing Owls Don’t Hoot” tells you all you need to know about the tiny avian.
CROW rescues injured nestling Purple Martin
On May 16 the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) rescued an injured nestling Purple Martin that had fallen from its nest in Fort Myers.
Truck drives over lot littered with gopher tortoise burrows
Neighbors in one Cape Coral neighborhood say they’re keeping an eye out for a pick up truck caught on camera driving through an empty lot that’s bustling with gopher tortoise burrows.
CCFW’s annual Burrowing Owl Photo Contest
Enjoy snapping photos of wildlife or can’t get enough of the city’s official bird? The Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife is now accepting entries for its annual Burrowing Owl Photo Contest.
Beloved Cape Coral burrowing owl dies from suspected rat poison
A Cape Coral woman is heartbroken after finding a beloved burrowing owl lying on its face near its burrow in her front yard.
Burrowing owl dies in Cape Coral
Burrowing owls are a beloved part of wildlife, especially in Cape Coral. And now, there’s concern about their well-being after one beloved animal was found suffering.
Do Floridians have a right to clean water? Advocates working to change the state constitution
The storm left the birds without a place to go back to, and many of them were injured. The owls are all over our community, and without a home, they’ll become scarce.
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State requires lizard habitat upgrade; cage to cost $20,000
Green Day, an iguana that has lived 10-plus years at Rotary Park after falling out of a tree, will get a new cage that meets new state requirements related to invasive species.