Fight to save Green Day the Iguana’s life
A Cape Coral park’s main attraction is at risk of being euthanized if local groups and the city don’t act quickly.
Watch: WGCU goes in search of feathered friends by way of the 20th Annual Burrowing Owl Festival
WGCU goes in search of feathered friends by way of the 20th Annual Burrowing Owl Festival in Cape Coral
2022 Cape Coral Pride Parade
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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.
2022 Cape Coral Art Festival
2022 Cape Coral Art Festival This weekend’s Cape Coral Art Festival was a fantastic event, and a big round of applause goes to the Cape Coral Rotary Club for organizing an outstanding festival. CCFW had the pleasure of welcoming numerous visitors to our booth,...
Conservationists say they were blindsided by gopher tortoise waiver benefitting developers
Florida conservationists said they were blindsided by an executive order last month that allows developers to relocate threatened gopher tortoises anywhere in the state.
Looking for a unique gift? How about adopting a burrowing owl
If you are at a loss as to what to give your friends and loved ones this holiday season, how about adopting a burrowing owl for everyone on your list?
Environmental advocates worry gopher tortoises will lose protections
Environmental advocates fear the gopher tortoise could lose some protections after a state agency decided to temporarily give developers more flexibility on where gopher tortoises can be relocated.
CCFW: Owl ‘adoption’ makes a great gift for the holidays
Looking to fill your favorite animal lover’s stocking this year? The Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife is hoping the public will adopt a burrowing owl this holiday season to help ensure the future home of Cape Coral’s official bird in a rapidly developing city.
Trick-or-Treaters run over, trample several owl burrows, conservation group says
At least four owl burrows were damaged or completely destroyed in Cape Coral over the Halloween weekend. “It’s not crushed in, so that’s the good news,” said Pascha Donaldson, the vice president of Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife.
CCFW opposes harvesting saw palmetto berries in 20/20 preserves
The Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife has sent the following letter in opposition to the harvesting of saw palmetto berries in Lee County 20/20 preserves to the county manager, copying all Lee County commissioners.
Burrowing owl nests being threatened by developments, natural causes
Protecting the official bird of Cape Coral is a top priority for wildlife groups. The burrowing owl has gone from being classified as a species of special concern to the threatened species list.
2021 Burrowing Owl Photo Contest
View the winning photos of the 2021 Burrowing Owl Photo Contest
We are officially 20 years young!
We are officially 20 years young! Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife (CCFW) held their 20th year anniversary at the Cape Coral Museum of History, 544 Cultural Park Blvd., Cape Coral, FL on Saturday, April 24, 2021. An estimated crowd of 55 persons attended the event....
2021 Burrowing Owl Photo Contest Submissions
View all the wonderful submissions to the 2021 Burrowing Owl Photo Contest
Burrowing owlets rescued from flooded Cape Coral burrow
Four burrowing owlets were admitted to a local wildlife rehabilitation clinic after being rescued from their flooded burrow in Cape Coral.
2021 Gopher Tortoise Day
2021 Gopher Tortoise Day Cape Coral Wildlife Trust recently celebrated Gopher Tortoise Day, a special event dedicated to honoring and preserving our “Other” burrowing neighbor. The ceremony took place at a newly donated land adjacent to the Oasis Woods,...
Nesting season underway for Cape Coral burrowing owls
They’re cute, they’re curious and they’re protected! Nesting season has just begun in Cape Coral for the burrowing owl, the official bird of the Cape.
Ground Owl will predict the weather for Southwest Florida
Most of the country looks to the famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, to predict how long winter will last but here in southwest Florida, we have a famous ground owl.
Cape’s Ground Owl Day remembers burrowing owls — and their supporter
This year’s event was in honor of the late Mayor Joe Coviello, who was a strong supporter of CCFW and the preservation of species that call the city home.
Burrowing owl supporters make case at Sands location
Dozens of people met at the future location of Sands Park on Saturday, not to protest the possible pickleball courts that could go there, but how the proposed courts would impact the site’s burrowing owls.
Mayor Joe was wildlife supporter, will be missed
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.