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12-23-2008
Beachgoers on parts of Sanibel and Captiva Islands will soon see signs warning about sharks. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.
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12-22-2008
The Everglades and Lake Okeechobee both get plenty of attention both here in the U-S as well as around the world. Now there’s a group that wants that kind of attention on the Big Cypress National Preserve. They’re banking on a four year film project to accomplish that goal. Luis Hernandez has more...
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12-19-2008
The Florida Panther is trying to make a comeback. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez has a report on the Florida Panther Recovery Plan and how it outlines a way to get the animal off the endangered species list.
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12-18-2008
The developer behind the planned 18-thousand home Babcock Community east of Punta Gorda laid off 9 people who’d been working on the project last week – that’s half its staff…they were planners and office workers. Chairman & CEO of Kitson & Partners – Syd Kitson – told WGCU’s Mike Kiniry they...
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12-04-2008
Southwest Florida’s public land managers are looking to band together with surrounding communities to protect the local environment against the threat of invasive species. WGCU’s Katie Pankow reports.
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12-03-2008
The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota has established a new research center focusing on a family of plants called Gesneriads. WGCU’s Mike Kiniry explains why…
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11-28-2008
The “Babcock Ranch Preserve Small Game Hunting Area” in Charlotte County is hosting its 2nd public hog hunt this weekend. Lee Taylor is district biologist for the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. He told WGCU’s Mike Kiniry that up to 30 hunters each paid 150-dollars for the chance...
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11-21-2008
After much urging from scientists across the country Governor Charlie Crist is now asking for a complete ban on the commercial harvesting of freshwater turtles. Trimmel Gomes has more.
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11-20-2008
The International trade of Florida’s soft-shell turtles has become big business in the state but scientists from across the country are calling on Governor Charlie Crist to put an immediate ban on the commercial harvest of turtles. Trimmel Gomes has more…
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11-17-2008
As endangered manatees begin their annual migration to warmer waters boaters are advised to take notice of seasonal speed zone changes on some Southwest Florida waterways. WGCU's John Davis reports.