So Long Sonar!

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Gator Woman

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 […]

Changing Alaska

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Gator Woman

Denali, the Great One! Picture credit: Nic McPhee from Morris, MN, USA President Obama will be in Alaska today for an Arctic Global Climate Summit. He is the first US President to visit the Arctic while still in office. His primary objective is likely to shore up support for climate change programs. But another more […]

Holding on~

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Gator Woman

A Miami Blue Butterfly A Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly Photo credit: FWC/M.Wisnieski Photo credit: FWS At first glance this morning, the first story below, gave rise to a tiny hope for two critically endangered, if not already extinct Florida Butterflies, but alas, upon reading it, the two that I had been […]

Megalopyge opercularis

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Gator Woman

Megalopyge opercularis Picture credit: Wikipedia Thank you so very much to Walkingfox for alerting me about this story just now. This is a very short post because it is so important and just learned about. I also wanted to alert as many of you, as soon as possible about this. On our local WFTV News earlier today, was a report about, don’t […]

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 […]

Water

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Gator Woman

A drop of Water Picture credit: José Manuel Suarez The absence from this obviously addictive pleasure, has left me with a great deal of time to ponder what the subject of the first posting here would be, after being cleared by my Doctor to resume a somewhat normal life. Before beginning, I must take the time to say, […]

New Blog~

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Gator Woman

If you think that Organic and GMO foods are not a high stakes industry, please do take a look at this picture. Credit: Compiled by Stephanie Ladwig-Cooper If you might have wondered where I have been, this is where: http://organicopinion.wordpress.com/ It was the result of a bad shopping excursion that was the very last straw. Hope you […]

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 […]

Cocoa Says NO!

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Gator Woman

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? […]

Whales Win!

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Gator Woman

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 […]

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 […]

Partners Against the Pipeline!

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Gator Woman

Gary Dorr – Nez Perce and Nebraska rancher Ben Gotschall. Photo credit: Mary Anne Andrei / Bold Nebraska This posting today may seem a bit off topic, but wait, it really is not. It will also be posted to both of my Blogs, as it concerns both people and animals! When was the last time that Cowboys and […]

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 […]

Bison Butcherers

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Gator Woman

A beautiful Bison, still wearing its winter coat, taken many years ago. As some of you may know, I have recently started another WP Blog named tahtonka. It was created for two reasons, one to deflect the often intense pain from frequent postings, (like today’s story) on this Blog and second to reflect my education and passion for […]

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 […]

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 […]