One tech entrepreneur who relocated to Florida is drawing ire after challenging endangered species protections that are preventing him from building a new house.
What’s happening?
As reported by the Orlando Sentinel, the Florida scrub jay, the state’s only endemic bird, may lose its federal protections after one young entrepreneur, Michael Colosi, sued to end the endangered bird’s legal protections. Colosi’s legal filings and media materials did not identify the tech company his lawyers said he founded.
these beautiful creatures are worth infinitely more than some millionaire’s third vacation home https://t.co/dWliCIGgE4pic.twitter.com/mz47YKrsVy
— Anthony (@AntoniusOhii) April 5, 2026
Colosi, who said he had recently moved to Charlotte County, Florida, from New Jersey, was reportedly angered by government officials when he was notified that he’d have to pay to disturb Florida scrub jay habitat when building a new property.
Specifically, he said he was told that he’d need to pay fees of at least $118,000 to disturb five acres of the threatened bird’s habitat…