Feds Finalize Sprawling Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area

Greenwire, March 11, 2024

A Florida panther at Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP

A New 4-Million-Acre Conservation Milestone

The Interior Department on Monday established a massive 4-million-acre conservation area in southwest Florida, expanding a vast refuge system that provides critical wildlife corridors and protects a region prone to rapid development and sea-level rise.

Top Interior officials unveiled the finalization of the "Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area” at an event Monday in Florida and marked the 121st birthday of the National Wildlife Refuge System.

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