Eat this, not that!

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Gator Woman

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 […]

Mixed Blessings

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Gator Woman

A magnificent Florida Panther Picture credit: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers On our news this morning were at first glance what appeared to be three happy/good stories. After so many wildlife tragedies in the news lately, these were absolutely welcomed and needed to be shared. First the numbers for our critically endangered Florida Panther have reported to have rebounded and were cause […]

Lovely Leatherback~

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Gator Woman

A Nesting Florida Leatherback Sea Turtle Dermochelys coriacea Photo credit: NOAA – Public Domain For those fortunate ones of us who live here in the tropical paradise known as Florida, the news this morning brought a rare and treasured site and story, it was of a Leatherback Sea Turtle who had recently been seen on the beach at Canaveral […]

Gone is Forever

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Gator Woman

A Green Sea Turtle Hatchling Photo credit: Manuel Heinrich Emha As someone who has in the past, been fond of deep-fried shrimp, as of today, it is off of my menu, forever! I try very hard to be a vegetarian, but alas, shrimp was a guilty weakness, but now, no more. In my mail this morning was […]

Doing It Right

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Gator Woman

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 […]

Branson’s Bunch~

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Gator Woman

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, […]

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 […]

Take Two

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Gator Woman

A Loggerhead Sea Turtle Credit: NOAA Silver Springs Florida in 1886 Thank God it is ” Good News” Sunday. What a ghastly, awful week of news this has been for animals. But, there have also been two good happenings in our local animal news, so, with that bright thought in […]

Greens Galore~

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Gator Woman

Pictured on left, a mature Green Sea Turtle and on right, a hatchling. Hatchling photo credit: Manuel Heinrich Emha Today is good news Sunday and there is a double dose of it to share with all of you today! The state of Florida is truly blessed to have over […]

Sensitive Sam

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Gator Woman

Sam Champion is the host of ” Sea Rescue” Picture credit: Litton Press Release What day is it? ( sorry had to do that for my favorite commercial of all time, the Camel and his Hump day antics make me howl ) But today actually is Sunday, and as promised, the day for only good, positive […]

To Protect And Serve

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Gator Woman

A Loggerhead Hatchling Photo credit: NPS Derek Conley, a Sarasota Police officer was out just doing his job, when he was presented with a very unusual chance to be a hero. You see, Officer Conley saved nearly 100 baby sea turtles who had taken a wrong turn on their way out to sea and freedom and were […]

Plastic, You’re Outta Here!

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Gator Woman

Plastic trash on the Beach in Hawaii Picture credit: NOAA I have been wanting to address this Issue for months and with this announcement today, it is now time. The city of Los Angeles, my home for over 30 years, who is continually at the forefront and frequently a leader in cutting edge everything, has just […]

Three Months Later

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Gator Woman

Breanna and I take a walk with other cancer survivors It is difficult to believe that it has only been three short months, since this adventure with all of you started here. And, what a journey it has been. When this Word Press Blog was begun, there was nothing to prepare me for what was […]

Not A Time To Die

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Gator Woman

Environmentalist Jairo Mora Sandoval Picture credit: Didiher Chacón, director of WIDECAST Being young should be a time of exploration, adventure and joyful discovery. It is a time when many of us are at our highest intellectual, love and friendship peak. But, one thing that it should never be, however, is a time to die or to be […]

It’s Turtle Time In Florida

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Gator Woman

A Loggerhead Hatchling Photo credit: NPS Florida is home to many species of Wildlife, some are plentiful, some are Endangered. Of the species that are Endangered, there are several varieties of Sea Turtles on the list. Our resident Sea Turtles include the Green, Leatherback and Loggerheads and for those of us who love them, this […]