OpportunityTitle: Removal and Surveillance of Argentine Black and White Tegus in the Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area: Protecting Valued Ecological Resources in southern Miami-Dade and northern Monroe Counties
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: The National Park Service is announcing a notice of intent to award; this is not a request for applications.  This funding opportunity is to provide public notice of the NPS intention to fund this project.
Description: Objectives of this project are to improve trapping efforts in the core area, to evaluate tegu population response to control activities, and to design and test a surveillance and monitoring program to prevent spread of tegus. Maximize the number of tegus removed from core area to increase probability of exclusion of tegus from valued ecological resources. Develop a surveillance program for tegus to monitor effectiveness of exclusion efforts.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Financial Assistance Specialist
GrantorContactText: Emmett Johnson &lt;br/&gt;Agreements Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 305 242-7028
CloseDateExplanation: This funding opportunity is not a request for applications; no applications will be accepted under this announcement.  The purpose of this funding opportunity is to provide public notice of the National Park Services intention to fund this project under an existing cooperative agreement.