One of the truly wonderful things about environmental education in Florida is that it includes a large network of centers, zoos, aquariums, and museums, with a relatively small community of colleagues. Thanks to organizations like the League of Environmental Educators of Florida and the Florida Marine Science Educators Association I’ve been able to build and [...]
TreeHugger carried some interesting posts this week, and I nearly missed out on this one, detailing the recent sightings of African rock pythons in the Everglades. Florida already has an established population of invasive Burmese pythons. Apparently some state officials are concerned that it would be possible for the rock pythons and the Burmese [...]
The annual synoptic aerial survey for manatees in state of Florida waters came in officially yesterday with a whopping all-time high count of the cows: 5,067!!
This is a staggering (and exciting) jump in population numbers from last year’s all-time high by over 1,200 individuals. While the survey will not be finalized (and thus truly official) [...]
Cold stun sea turtles continue to dominate the conservation news here in Florida. Many zoos, aquariums, and wildlife centers - even Disney’s Animal Kingdom - are assisting with warming up stunned turtles prior to their eventual release. Many of the smaller centers and nonprofit institutions are keeping up admirably with the enormous demand of their [...]
The aftereffects of our unseasonable cold snap over the last two weeks are still rolling in here in Florida. I have not seen a lot of dead fish in the Lagoon system on my outings but significant fish kills have been reported from saltwater estuaries as well as freshwater lakes and canals due to the [...]
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