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Officials said it's not likely that the bald eagle found hurt along a North Fort Myers road Sunday, that had to be euthanized due to the severe injury, was one of the eagles from the Southwest Florida Eagle Cam nest.

When September 2022, Hurricane Ian swept through Southwest Florida, C.R.O.W. on Sanibel Island was one of the many places affected. Now, more than 14 months later, the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife is rebuilding and recovering still, while continuing to care for wildlife.

The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife's hospital, visitor center, and student housing all sustained damage a year ago from Hurricane Ian, but staff were able to return in the months following the storm. CROW on Tuesday held a groundbreaking for new outdoor enclosures, which had not fared well. The event marked a significant milestone in CROW’s recovery from the devastating effects of Hurricane Ian.

Resiliency is the focus for the three town halls sponsored by the SanCap Citizens for a Resilient Future. The first townhall in March featured dramatic personal experiences of surviving the storm. The second townhall in April centered on how well the environment held up and how it possibly helped mitigate storm damage. A third townhall is scheduled for Monday, May 22 at Big Arts on Sanibel, with a focus on the emergency response.

As the barrier islands of Sanibel and Captiva continue to assess the damage to homes and businesses after Hurricane Ian, some community organizations and concerned citizens have joined to create the SanCap Citizens for a Resilient Future. Their goal is to spark conversations on how to rebuild on the islands so that structures and people can become more resilient for future storms. The group recently hosted the first of two formal gatherings .

The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, or CROW, expects to see a record-breaking number of patients this year.On Sept. 21, the clinic treated its…

As the annual drama of blue-green algae plays out near the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River, a persistent bloom of red tide has festered off the Gulf…

While red tide rages along Southwest Florida’s Gulf coast, blue-green algae is making its way westward along the Caloosahatchee River toward the Gulf. The…