Opinion: Florida’s Wildlife Conservation Model Is Working — And Deserves Support
By Mike ElfenbeinIn recent commentary, critics have raised concerns about the leadership of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), suggesting that commissioners lack the scientific backgrounds needed to guide conservation in our state. While healthy debate …
As someone who has spent years working in conservation, I can say confidently: Florida’s model is not broken. In many ways, it is a national leader.
The FWC is guided by one of the most successful conservation frameworks in the world — the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. This model, used in all 50 states, is built on a simple but powerful principle: fish and wildlife resources are held in trust for all people, not owned by any individual or special interest.
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