CROW presents next weekly Virtual Speaker Series program
By CROW - | Mar 10, 2021
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Presented by LCEC, the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife’s weekly Virtual Speaker Series will continue on March 16 at 4 p.m. with “Citizen Science & Invasive Lionfish Removal” with Reef Environmental Education Foundation Education and Outreach Program Manager Madalyn Mussey.
More than 37 non-native marine fish have been documented in Florida coastal waters, most believed to be released aquarium pets. Invasive lionfish, first sighted in 1985, are the only one of the species to have become established and are now causing severe problems throughout the western Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Learn about the threats invasive marine fish pose to their non-native environments and what is being done to combat one of the most infamous invasive fish species.
CROW presents next weekly Virtual Speaker Series program
By CROW - | Mar 3, 2021
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Presented by LCEC, the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife’s weekly Virtual Speaker Series will continue on March 9 at 4 p.m. with “The Story of Ospreys” with Claudia Burns, volunteer for The International Osprey Foundation.
Ospreys are large brown and white raptors who breed in Southwest Florida from December through April and can be seen diving for live fish in shallow waters throughout the area. Because they build their nests right out in the open, their behavior is easy to observe, but not always easy to understand. The presentation uses photos, videos and recorded vocalizations to explain osprey behavior.