Secrets

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Gator Woman

Artistic view of how the world feels like with schizophrenia Picture credit: Craig Finn (schizophrenia patient) A story on our news this morning was impossible for me to ignore. Many of you know that I was Nurse in California years ago, but what you may not know, is where I worked and what I […]

Night Lights~

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Gator Woman

The night lights of the Empire State Building in New York City, the stunning ones are linked below! Picture credit: GK 12 When I saw this yesterday, it literally took my breath away and I knew that I would be sharing it with all of you as soon as we got home this morning~ Yes, […]

Global Tentacles

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Gator Woman

Giraffe Cave Art at the NamibRand Nature Reserve Picture credit: Namibnat At first glance this morning, this news appeared to be a positive move, made by someone who had their heart and their power, in the right place, and was a cause for tremendous joy. But then after reading further and seeking secondary and other stories […]

Bison and Bears, the connection~

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Gator Woman

Wood Bison in Wood Buffalo National Park in Alberta, Canada Picture credit: Laura Kaupas. As you may have noticed, there has been a two month gap in postings here. The reason is that my heart has been broken over the imminent approval of Hunting our beautiful Florida Black Bear. The final, fateful decision is expected in […]

Deadly Silence

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Gator Woman

Hide baby, you’re safe, for now! Picture credit: MWanner Try to picture this scene. You are strolling along a path in the lovely, tranquil Ocala Forest of Central Florida, walking with your wife/husband and children, when suddenly without warning, you are shot, perhaps killed. There had not been a sound. So, how did this tragedy happen […]

We Are All One America

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Gator Woman

Staff of President Clinton’s One America Initiative, the Initiative on Race Picture credit: Public Domain Watching the returns for Florida last night was a mixed blessing. Most importantly to us, Amendment One passed with 75% of the voters in this state approving it. And thankfully, the elections are over and the dirty nasty commercials […]

Enough Already!

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Gator Woman

Anyone who knows me, knows that I HATE Politics, all Politics! So for me to be driven, forced and bullied into creating a NEW Blog about this abhorred, loathed and despised subject, something BIG must have happened. Well it did. It seems to me that we, the public, the common people, the ones who pay […]

Animal Independence Day

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Gator Woman

Only death awaits him. Bull fighting still today remains popular in many parts of the world. Picture credit: Wikipedia Today is Independence Day in America. It is a day which gives us all a sense of pride in how much we have achieved since we became an Independent Nation. Over the past few hundred years we […]

Because this is America and this is how we work~

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Gator Woman

The Constitution of the United States Of America: Public Domain A WP friend sent me some links yesterday that he thought I might find interesting. He knows that I am passionate about animals and their safekeeping on this Planet and wondered if this might be something I would want to do a story about it, or at least to be made […]

God Hears~

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Gator Woman

Comfry Jacobs protesting against the Wild Bison slaughter in Yellowstone. Picture credit and kindly lent by: Deby Dixon photography Just when it seemed that nothing could stop the endless Global human brutality against animals, a tiny miracle has just happened. The slaughter of Yellowstone Bison has been stopped, for now. Are you listening God, you surely must be? […]

There, but for the Grace of God?

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Gator Woman

Daniel Andreas San Diego Picture credit: Unknown On our news this morning was the story of a very dangerous suspect, being sought by the FBI in Hawaii, for some bombings in California. Well, you know that they had my undivided attention, as soon as I heard the words animal activists and bombings used in the […]

Despicable Deeds

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Gator Woman

Image: Public Domain As an impressive list of Global Heads of State assemble in London to discuss the horror inflicted on wildlife worldwide, our own country has just announced its own set of new rules to play by in dealing with this, or our National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking. What is remarkable is that it is being […]

Saving Sharks~

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Gator Woman

A Nurse Shark Picture credit: Joseph Thomas With every story written, I read your words, I feel your pain, it is my pain as well. Like me, you suffer through every terrible bit of news about who and what is being done daily, to innocent animals all over the world, and as one of […]

Powerless Panther

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Gator Woman

The beautiful Florida Panther Picture credit: SFWMD A California water Company was just given permission by the St. John’s Water board to double their daily take of our water this week, even though we are in the third year, of a four-year drought, here in Lake County and Central Florida. In the three recent drought years, our […]

Bye Bye Butterflies

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Gator Woman

The stunning Monarch Butterfly on its life-giving Milkweed. Picture credit: Tiago J. G. Fernandes When our time on this planet is over, how do you think that our generation of humans or our species will be remembered? If the rapid rate of death for so many Threatened and Endangered Species is any indicator, we […]

Captivating Clydesdales

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Gator Woman

Clydesdales at a St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Boston Picture credit: Paul Keleher This weekend is, just in case you have been living under a rock, Super Bowl Sunday. So what always accompanies this annual excuse to be a couch potato and junk food junkie? The Super Bowl Ads, of course, which I prefer most […]

Withering Whales

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Gator Woman

A Long-finned pilot whale spyhopping Picture credit: Barney Moss An update to this story The news is worse yet today, even more Whales have been found dead and again their stomachs were empty, but the thing that is most disturbing is the fact that these whales normally live in very deep waters and that they are probably coming […]

Paul’s Pelicans

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Gator Woman

The Paul Kroegel Memorial in Sebastian, Florida Picture credit: Ebyabe Like many of you, I am sure, my Ancestors came to America from so many places. One of them was my Grandfather who was from Prussia, a place that no longer exists and is now called Germany. At home, he primarily spoke in German to […]

Evan’s Endeavor~

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Gator Woman

Evan’s proposed Merit Badge for the BSA to protect Endangered Animals Picture credit: Evan Nelsen In my mail this morning came a delightful surprise, a petition created by a very young man with a passion for animals. He is Evan Nelsen from Minnesota and he is petitioning the Boy Scouts of America, to create a new Merit […]

Growing Pains

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Gator Woman

Picture credit: U.S. Department of Energy Genome Programs Being basically claustrophobic, this story quickly caught my eye. This problem may only be in Florida for right now, but trust me, it will be coming to a state near you, eventually. Our fragile Wildlife is being shoved, pushed and run out of town by a burgeoning population explosion here and our […]