Crocodile Lake NWR
Est. 1987

National Key Deer Refuge
Est. 1957

Key West NWR
Est. 1908

Great White Heron NWR
Est. 1938

 
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Welcome to FAVOR Florida Keys!
Friends  And  Volunteers  ORefuges

Our Mission

The Mission of FAVOR – Florida Keys is to support the National Wildlife Refuges of the Florida Keys through Education, Volunteerism, Non-Adversarial Advocacy, and Fundraising
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"Why shouldn't I feed the critters?"

The Nature Conservancy recently posted a good answer to this in "Ask the conservationist" in their latest e-newsletter, when someone asked how to deal with people who were feeding Sandhill Cranes. 

Click HERE for the gist of the article, where you will also find a link to the whole page.
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Click for the latest  FAVOR Newsletter!

Not getting our newsletter?  Click HERE.  A window should open your e-mail program; you can just hit SEND, or, add more contact information if you would like to receive snail-mailings as well!  If that doesn't work for you, Contact the Webmaster

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What happens to the Keys when the sea level rises?

"Anne Morkill, who manages the Key Deer National Wildlife Refuge north of Key West, Fla., said her staff is working with the Nature Conservancy and Florida International University on models of sea-level rise to determine to what extent saltwater intrusion will erode the rocky pine habitat that supports the Key deer and other species."

This quote is from a Washington Post article, "Warming Trends Alter Conservation."  Read the whole article at the link.

See also the FWS video: http://www.fws.gov/home/climatechange/
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This is a picture from the first Python Catching Training. Don't Ever Abandon Your Pets....
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And the snake coils....
We had a great 2nd Python Catching Training recently, with 12 keys folks learning to wrangle Burmese Pythons, Reticulated Pythons, and Ball Pythons, oh my!

NBC and Univision were there. 

MSNBC has footage at:
 http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/29030728#29030728
Other footage is at:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-flbpythons0306sbmar06,0,7773882.story
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4ElK6MThuc
and
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#29021482

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Check out the Key Deer Bookstore
In the National Key Deer Refuge Visitors Center
GPS Coordinates:
 24°40'19.42"N
 81°21'24.70"W

Proceeds Benefit FAVOR
and the
Key Deer Protection Alliance

 

NOW OPEN AT THE
VISITORS CENTER!!!


Would you like YOUR artwork featured in the Key Deer Bookstore?
Click: FAVOR information and application forms

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Featured at the Key Deer Bookstore:

“We endangered animals have to stick together.”

Survival is the name of the game for Jill, a Key Largo woodrat
who is set free in the wild after being bred in captivity.

Join Woodrat Jill on her travels through Crocodile Lake
wildlife refuge as she learns to share her amazing new habitat
with other animals: some friendly and some not-so-friendly!

This fully illustrated narrative helps children learn fascinating tales behind the National Wildlife Refuge Service's endangered species recovery program.

Sponsored in part by the Florida Keys Council of the Arts, the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and private donations.
 

Order direct from Amazon - Click Here!

Or, buy it or other FAVOR Bookstore items at the FAVOR "astore"

For information on wholesale ordering contact Baker and Taylor at http://www.btol.com/ 
(800 755 1800 option 6) or BookSurge (866 308-6235 ext. 5121)

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NEW Carpool website!
Click HERE for more information.

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Addressing Marine Debris
The newly-launched federal Marine Debris Initiative, a national and international program that focuses on preventing, identifying and reducing the problem, presents a multifaceted approach.

Click: Marine Debris Initiative

See also:

http://www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/programs/coral/debris1.htm

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Please sign up for some cleanups!

Click HERE to sign up!

Here's a picture of Jacqueline Laverdure, former Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Team OCEAN Coordinator, after a recent cleanup.

Click HERE for her comments on that cleanup!

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Click for the Florida Keys Birding Checklist
(PDF, 80 kb)

Click for the expanded Florida Keys Refuges brochure
(PDF 340 kb)

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What you will find here

  1. A Calendar of coming events for FAVOR members, as well as others related to the Keys ecology.
  2. News about issues that concern us.
  3. Links to other sites with connections to wildlife
  4. Special information about prescribed burns.
  5. Information about each of the Florida Keys Refuges.
  6. A sign-up sheet.  You don't have to pay monetary dues to become a member of FAVOR; just donating some of your time (keep track!) is enough.
 

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