A Nurse Shark near Ambergris Caye, Belize 11-22-2003 Picture credit: Joseph Thomas A Fort Lauderdale Lifeguard, Szilard Janko, rescued/saved a Nurse Shark a few days ago. But it only just made our local News here this morning. Janko carefully removed a fishing line and hook from the 2 foot shark and then released it. […]
Human plastic waste now litters Beaches and Waters all over the world! Edible six pack holder picture credit: Saltwater Brewery Plastic trash picture credit: epSos.de This story was on our news just before we left for Flagler Beach last week. Meant to share it when we got back, but lost track of it, until […]
Circus Elephants Picture credit: Wikipedia Public Domain This morning on our News was an ugly twist to a story that had not been expected. You may remember the post written months ago about the Ringling Bros. Circus retiring their elephants to a Retirement Sanctuary here in Central Florida. This was a source of immense […]
This awesome picture of a Pacific Blue whale is courtesy of NOAA fisheries! The United States Navy has made me a fan once again, with this latest move to save the lives of so many of our threatened and endangered Ocean wildlife. Over the past few years in this very Blog, I have written ad nauseam about […]
Many thousands of species call Coral Reefs home~ Picture credit: underwater universe Yesterday on WUCF, our local PBS Channel, there was an excellent dual story about Coral Reefs and the depressing decline of them worldwide and also one about the alarming situation with Oysters. Coral Reefs are one of the most threatened and most in […]
Breanna and I have a meet and greet with a friendly staff member at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. All pictures were taken at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium last October, 2013 by Walkingfox. If you have been here for a bit, you may remember the story about Winter, the rescued Dolphin whose tail was severely damaged and was […]
Sir Richard Branson at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development June, 2012 Picture credit: UNclimatechange When going through my mail this morning, a surprising story presented itself. The unexpected subject of this great news, is not one who normally comes to mind when thinking of Endangered Wildlife, but there he was, right there in my mailbox, […]
The Pier at Cocoa Beach Picture credit: Mike Russell On our local news this morning, came a most unexpected joy. It was announced today, that the City of Cocoa Beach had rejected offshore Seismic Testing. Those in this Committee actually said that they don’t want it, because it has been said to harm Whales and Dolphins. Did I hear right? […]
Traditional Whaling in Taiji Picture credit: Public Domain If you have had your absolute fill of depressing news about our wonderful world of animals, you can smile today! Japan has argued for years, that they have the absolute right to kill 1,000 Whales a year in the Antarctic, for ” scientific purposes, ” but the United Nations […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Nurse Shark in Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary Picture credit: NOAA Dr. Mathew Gilligan Sometimes the bad guys do get caught, but really, what good does it do? Is fining them really going to stop their illicit behavior or shut them down? This man in California has been dealing with Floridians, to sell poached […]
Dolphin picture credits, left to right: public domain, truncates and NASA. As I sit here admiring my new ” Winter” mouse pad and still feeling the warm glow from our visit over the weekend to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, my first email this morning has turned my stomach and filled me with outrage. Right now, I […]
A Right Whale mother and Calf With this most recent seal of approval, the US Navy is now free to deafen, maim and murder sea life in both the Atlantic and the Pacific. They have been given Carte Blanche. The might of our Military will now be allowed to forge ahead full steam, knowing well the consequences […]
Winter, without her famous prosthetic tail As I leave you for a brief respite, or in other words, my family’s Annual Reunion, I wanted to share one last inspiring posting with you. This story was on our news this morning and knowing how some of you, like me, desperately need to hear something positive, uplifting, or […]
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 […]
Our little house in El Paso, the last house, in the last housing track, we were at the end of Texas, next stop New Mexico. Another of the many advantages of living in Florida presented itself this morning in my email with this remarkable example of extraordinary humans overcoming adversity. As the […]
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