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Bergeron hosts leaders in airboat tour of Everglades

May 28, 2009

FWC Commissioner Ron Bergeron hosted an Everglades airboat tour for Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar; Interior Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks Tom Strickland; Sen. Bill Nelson and Gov. Charlie Crist.

As part of the event, the leaders held a media briefing to discuss invasive species control in general and Burmese pythons in particular.

Photos courtesy of Commissioner Ron Bergeron
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Commi. Ron Bergeron
FWC Commissioner Ron Bergeron and unidentified FWC employee.
 		Sen. Bill Nelson speaks at podium
Sen. Bill Nelson speaks to the media.		Gov. Charlie Crist greets Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar
Gov. Crist greets Sec. Ken Salazar.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar speaks to news media
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar speaks to the media.
 		Front: Sen. Nelson, Interior Sec. Salazar, Gov. Crist; Back: Interior Asst. Sec. Tom Strickland, Comm. Bergeron
Front: Sen. Nelson, Sec. Salazar, Gov. Crist; Back: Interior Asst. Sec. Tom Strickland, Comm. Bergeron
Comm. Bergeron speaks to reporter
Comm. Bergeron and reporter.
Gov. Crist speaks at podium
Gov. Crist speaks to the media.		Int. Asst. Sec. Tom Strickland speaks to the media.
Tom Strickland, Interior Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks, speaks to the media.		Chairman Rodney Barreto, Sec. Salazar, Sen. Nelson, others observe captured python
Comm. Chairman Rodney Barreto, Sec. Salazar, Sen. Nelson, others observe a captured python.

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