Beepocalypse

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Gator Woman

A bee performing the miracle that keeps the whole world running~ Picture credit: Bob Peterson/ Jacopo Werther If like us, Spring at your house means working in your garden and/or your yard, here are some things that you may wish to consider before you begin. In my email this morning was a new round of pleading from one of my favorite […]

Animal Awareness Alert~

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Gator Woman

A Florida Black Bear in the Ocala Forest and a Florida Manatee mother and baby Black Bear picture credit: FFWCC, Manatee picture credit: http://www.sfwmd.gov The Black Bear pictured here was taken in an area quite near our house and according to Wikipedia: “which supports the highest density population of black bears in North America.” […]

Masticating Mollusks~

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Gator Woman

Oyster Sloop, Cos Cob Painting credit: Frederick Childe Hassam The sun is out here in our part of the Sunshine State for the first time this week, the rain has finally stopped, although we desperately needed it, but nearly a week of not seeing sunlight, got to be a bit overwhelming. And with this bright […]

Their World, Their Future~

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Gator Woman

ARKive – Images of Life on Earth Picture credit: Animal World As the world celebrates a New Year, my thoughts are as usual, focused on animals. Recently there has been a lot of reflection and or controversy about the ESA, the Endangered Species Act turning 40 and whether or not it is, gasp, still necessary. Merely writing these […]

Eye See

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Gator Woman

A Chimpanzee in Tanzania Picture credit: Jussi Mononen A story caught my eye this morning, that has the potential to usher in a new era for animal rights and protection, so it was one that you needed to know about, of course. In New York, a lawsuit has been filed for a chimpanzee, to give it […]

Lethal Lagoon

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Gator Woman

A bottlenose dolphin in the Banana River The Indian River Lagoon Picture credit: NASA Picture credit: USFWS When most people think of Florida, the first image that comes to mind, may be our crystal clear or turquoise water, followed closely behind by our glorious wildlife. But, that beautiful image is in grave danger of becoming only […]

It’s About Changing The Way We Live

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Gator Woman

Photo credit: USGS Last week, we heard the news about how Red Tide is killing our Manatees, the story about this was posted earlier and now last night on our local news, we were sickened to hear of even more mass deaths on Florida’s Atlantic Coast in the Indian River Lagoon. It seems that the high numbers of […]