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Say NO to Nibblers a
Great Success!
FAVOR’s Our Animal Family, and USFWS’s
National Key Deer Refuge sponsored a “Say No to Nibblers” free trash can
corral giveaway at the Blue Hole parking area on Big Pine Key on
Saturday, February 18th. We constructed 40 corrals made of
pressure treated lumber and gave them away free to residents of Big Pine
and No Name Key. We focused on these islands first because of their
larger Key deer populations, and the abundance of other urban wildlife
species that have become accustomed to breaking into our unsecured trash
cans for an easy meal. This can lead to these creatures ingesting
materials that make them sick, or in some instances, even kill them. One
of Our Animal Family’s main themes is helping to Keep Wildlife
Wild, and, by outreaching to our local community, we helped educate our
neighbors on the importance of securing our trash. This creates a
win-win situation for the wildlife and our local community members, who
are often left to pick up the trash that gets littered around our
neighborhoods.
FAVOR and Key Deer Refuge volunteers and staff want
to thank all our volunteers and local residents who contributed their
time on Saturday morning to help make this event happen. A special shout
out to several of our volunteers whose devotion really made this event
happen, Dennis Fowler, Karl Paoletti, Glenn Cooper, Bill Bivona, Jim
Bell, and Maya Totman. We also send out a special thanks to Big Pine and
No Name Key residents Jack Clark, Anne Press, Eugene Hartman, and Randy
Hochberg for giving up their Saturday to help build these awesome
corrals. Refuge construction helpers included Anne Morkill, Dana Cohen,
and Kristie Killam. We also appreciate and want to send a special thanks
to Overseas Lumber, on Big Pine Key for supplying us with materials at
great rates! |
Inside this Issue
FAVOR News................. 2
Favor Is......................... 4
Favorite People............... 5
Backcountry
Musings......................... 6
Backcountry Plan............. 7
Wildlife Walks.................. 8
What’s new
at the Book Store ............. 9
Spotlight on
the Biologist.................... 10
Spotlight on the Species... 11
Key Deer Love................. 12
Movie Listing................... 13
Calendar ........................ 14 |
