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Animals
Feds will review protections for manatees, including a possible endangered species re-listing
Federal wildlife officials will consider whether manatees should be classified as an endangered species, pointing to the loss of seagrass.
Florida will step up testing for deer disease
Some deer killed in Florida during two popular hunting days in December must be tested for a contagious disease fatal to the animals.
Augustine Sedgewick – Coffeeland: One Man’s Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug What do you know about coffee? A wonderful new book will change how you look at – or taste coffee...
A Surprising Debut Novel. The Way Of Birds. Etherial Music
Chuck Collins – Alter To An Erupting Sun Altar to an Erupting Sun is a near-future story of one community facing climate disruption in the critical decade ahead. Rae Kelliher is a veteran environmental activist...
Sensory Event at the Mote Aquarium
The Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium is hosting an event tomorrow for people who have different sensory processing abilities.
Dr. Jane Goodall offers her current impressions of young people’s attitudes about animals and the environment, among many other topics, in an interview on WMNF’s “Talking Animals.”
Rabies reported in Pasco County
Pasco County has issued a rabies alert. The rabies alert is in response to a cat that tested positive on Tuesday.
Director of wildlife sanctuary addresses gator attacks and relocating the facility
Amy Kight, executive director of Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, in Jupiter, Florida, discusses the recent deadly alligator attack in Fort Pierce, and their relocation plans.
Founder of Laughing Pig Sanctuary discusses Bartow facility’s history and mission
Annette Wrubleski, president of the Laughing Pig Sanctuary, discussed the refuge she founded in Bartow, Florida providing a permanent home for elderly and abused pigs
Kelly Crandall--a graduate student at Southern Illinois University (SIU)--discusses on “Talking Animals” how her research focusing on raccoons and opossums inadvertently yielded results with significant implications about the Burmese python, a rampant invasive species in...
Captain Paul Watson--a major figure for decades in the realm of animal rights, founding the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society 1977, from which he was recently ousted—discusses the new organization he’s launched.
Sustainable Living: State Fairs
Today we talked with several organizations from Florida that will be at the state fair from FEBRUARY 9-20, 2023.
