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Southwest Floridians Want Wildlife Protected

Florida’s wood storks. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons user Mwanner.)For all of Southwest Florida’s problems (congestion, a troubled real-estate market, etc.), apathy about the environment doesn’t seem to be one of them.

According to a recent telephone poll by Audubon of Florida, 91 percent of Naples/Ft. Myers residents believe the concerns of wildlife, and not just people, need to be considered when planning for development and growth. Seventy-six percent of those polled added the natural environment is very important to the quality of their life.

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