It’s been awhile, but I swear I have a good reason — we bought a house! (And I haven’t stopped thinking up new and interesting post ideas).
On one of our first mornings in the new house, I looked out the front window to see a flock of brown ibises hunting for bugs in our front [...]
Last weekend 10 manatees that had gotten into trouble around the state were rescued by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and their partners.
Most of the manatees had cold stress, which happens when temperatures drop below 68 degrees for too long.
Four juvenile manatees were rescued in St. Petersburg, Bradenton and Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge [...]
It’s like a horror movie plot. A devastating storm hits and huge snakes that squeeze their prey to death are escape into a jungle. They start reproducing, and soon, the population spirals out of control.
In Florida’s Everglades, it’s actually happening. No one knows exactly how many Burmese pythons there are out there in the swamp, [...]
People move south to Florida for many reasons, but the story of the Koreshans might be one of the most unique.
In 1894, a religious man from New York arrived in Estero to found a new religion called Koreshanity and a settlement he called “New Jerusalem.” The dream lasted awhile, and about 250 followers of Cyrus [...]
A swamp might not sound glamorous, but this swamp is of international importance.
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary was named a wetland of international importance by an intergovernmental wetlands convention. To celebrate the swamp’s designation, Florida governor Charlie Christ and other officials from U.S. Fish & Wildlife, Audubon, and the convention will be there.
The convention’s goal is to [...]
They call us “citizen scientists.”
I’m not sure if I qualify, but I gave it my best shot. My friend and I walked along the beach at Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park on Sunday and counted birds, joining the tens of thousands of people who count birds each year for the Great Backyard Bird Count.
Last year, 93,600 [...]
This made me laugh out loud today, so I had to share it.
A group is giving away free condoms with snappy sayings about endangered animals across the U.S. “to highlight how unsustainable human population growth is driving species extinct at a cataclysmic rate.” It’s the Center for Biological Diversity in Tuscon, Arizona and they’re giving [...]
Researchers at the University of North Carolina in Wilmington are doing a study on painted buntings, and they’ve added Florida to their observation area — so if you’ve got them in your yard, you could sign up.
(I’ve still never seen one . . . they’re on my list!)
They’re studying the population to get a handle [...]
Today while I was driving in downtown Naples a bald eagle flew over the busy street and landed in a tree. After four years in Florida, I’m still always surprised to see these gigantic birds — maybe because where I grew up in New York they were much more rare.
Florida has more bald eagles that [...]
Audubon’s Great Backyard Bird Count is almost here, and after looking at the website, I’ve decided that I’m going to do it this year. It’s much easier than I thought to participate (and you don’t have to be an expert!)
Wanna join? Here’s some information about the event, which is February 12 to 15.
First, you don’t [...]
