Jul 6, 2022 | Burrowing Owls, In the News
Burrowing owls displaced from habitats by developers in Fort Myers Published on ABC-7 by Lacey Lee 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....
Feb 2, 2021 | Burrowing Owls, Events, In the News
Cape’s Ground Owl Day remembers burrowing owls — and their supporter Published in Cape Coral Breeze by CJ Haddad Cape Coral dignitaries and residents gathered Tuesday morning at Pelican Baseball Complex to celebrate the city bird in a unique twist on a long-time...
Jan 19, 2024 | Burrowing Owls, In the News
Wildlife group seeks $900K state grant for burrowing owl habitats in Cape Coral Published on NBC-2 by Rachel Whelan A local wildlife group wants $900,000 from the state to go to new burrowing owl habitats. The Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife is asking the city council...
Mar 3, 2020 | Burrowing Owls, Events, In the News
Thousands flock to Burrowing Owl Fest Published in Cape Coral Breeze Nearly 20 years ago, the Burrowing Owl Festival started out with a few vendors and a couple hundred people dedicated to the official city bird. On Saturday, thousands of people came to Rotary Park,...
Apr 28, 2023 | Eagles, In the News
A look back at Harriet the Eagle’s final, chaotic season in Southwest Florida Originally published in the News-Pres, by Samantha Neely From massive hurricanes to missing matriarchs, this season for the Southwest Florida Eagle Cam has been one for the books. The...
Jun 2, 2022 | Burrowing Owls, In the News
Meet the Cape Coral resident who really gives a hoot about burrowing owls Published in the News-Press by Randy Kambic In early July 2021, Beverly Ahlering Saltonstall, a founding and 22-year member of the Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife (CCFW), received an email from...
Mar 23, 2024 | Burrowing Owls, In the News
Heavy rain threatens burrowing owl homes in Cape Coral Published on NBC-2 by Muhammad Abdul Qawee Burrowing owls in Cape Coral are threatened as heavy rain puts their homes in danger. Cheryl Anderson, who is on the board of directors for the Cape Coral Friends of...
Jan 21, 2021 | Burrowing Owls, In the News
Burrowing owl supporters make case at Sands location Published in Cape Coral Breeze 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...
May 1, 2024 | Burrowing Owls, In the News
Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife could purchase your property for the city’s official bird Published on Fox4 by Colton Chavez When it came to building more homes for burrowing owls, many said on Wednesday the $900,000 Florida Fish and Wildlife’s burrowing owl...
May 3, 2024 | Burrowing Owls, In the News
Friends of Wildlife await city execution of $900,000 grant Published in Cape Coral Breeze by Meghan Bradbury The city of Cape Coral is dotting its I’s and crossing its T’s as it considers how to best deal with a long-awaited preservation grant. A memorandum of...
Mar 4, 2018 | Burrowing Owls, Gopher Tortoise, In the News
On a Mission: Cape Coral Wildlife Trust finding homes for gopher tortoises, burrowing owls Published in the News-Press by Evelyn Longa Two of Cape Coral’s best-known residents, the gopher tortoise and the burrowing owl, will soon be living in protected lots all...
May 2, 2019 | Gopher Tortoise, In the News
Cape Coral to consider preserving land for gopher tortoises Published on Fox 4 An environmentalist group is trying to save wildlife in Cape Coral. Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife is working with the City of Cape Coral to designate land in a Northwest Cape Coral...
Nov 14, 2023 | Gopher Tortoise, In the News
Buried alive? Gopher tortoise burrows collapsed in Lehigh Acres; major work halted 30 days Published in the News-Press by Amy Bennett Williams Collapsed burrows. Alarmed neighbors. Slow agency response. The destruction of a once-thriving gopher tortoise community in...
