Meet the Cattle Ranchers Working to Preserve Southwest Florida’s Wild Side

April 12, 2022

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Southern Living, March 21, 2022,

By Kaitlyn Yarborough

Photos by Brown Cannon

As the population of southwestern Florida rises at an unsustainable rate, nearby cattle ranchers are among those fighting to protect the biodiversity of the historic Myakka River Valley.

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