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Wildlife officials weigh new rules at Skyway Fishing Pier to curb bird entanglements
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoST. PETERSBURG — Florida wildlife officials are weighing new rules for anglers at Skyway Fishing Pier State Park after thousands of birds were entangled in fishing gear over the past two years ...
Florida wildlife official urges Skyway anglers, bird rescuers to ‘work together’ to stop bird snags
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe chairperson of Florida’s wildlife agency is urging unity and participation between anglers and...
Florida environmentalists want feds to intervene in Skyway Fishing Pier bird snags
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoST. PETERSBURG — A coalition of Florida environmental groups on Thursday urged federal wildlife officials to intervene to prevent more seabirds from becoming entangled in fishing gear at the ...
Wildlife officials propose new rules for anglers at Skyway pier to curb bird deaths
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs Florida wildlife officials grapple with how to reduce the amount of seabirds becoming entangled in fishing gear at the busy Skyway Fishing Pier State Park, new rules proposed Wednesday night ...