Tales from the field: Part III
By Kathy Worley, Acting Director of Environmental Science and Coastal Ecologist It’s January 2026, which means sea turtle nest monitoring has been in the rear-view mirror for a while, and…
New research highlights an unexpected role for invasive Burmese pythons
A newly published scientific study reveals that invasive Burmese pythons do more than threaten native wildlife in South Florida; they may also be altering how plants spread across the landscape. Biologists…
Tales from the field: Part II
Written By Kathy Worley, Senior Biologist – Coastal Ecology Another sea turtle season is winding down and it has been a stellar year for our four-flippered friends. I was out…
Tales from the field: Part I
Written by Kathy Worley, Acting Director of Environmental Science and Coastal Ecologist I was out on Keewaydin Island the other day, dodging, or rather trying to dodge, the storms, and…
Conservancy surpasses 20-ton milestone in Burmese python removal, sets new record season
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida announces a record-breaking Burmese python research and removal season of 6,300 pounds of invasive snake. This marks a milestone for the Conservancy’s python program, with…
Baby, It’s Cold in the Water: Studying Marine Turtles in Cape Cod Bay
Early last year, Conservancy research manager, Dr. Jeff Schmid, was contacted by Cody Mott with Inwater Research Group regarding techniques used to capture marine turtles in southwest Florida waters. Inwater Research…
Sea turtle season wrap up
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida’s sea turtle research team documented 425 nests during nesting season from March to October on Keewaydin Island. The season ended with 422 loggerhead nests and…
Florida’s invasive snakes can eat bigger prey than we knew
Burmese pythons can consume prey even larger than scientists realized, according to a new study published in the journal Reptiles & Amphibians. This means that more animals are on the menu…
Conservancy science research staff presents at invasive species conference
Written by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida Invasive Species Research Team Conservancy of Southwest Florida invasive species researchers Ian Bartoszek, Melinda Schuman, and Ian Easterling attended the North American Invasive…
