Tag: Wildlife Conservation

Helping Turtles Cross Our Highways… Safely

by Rick O'Connor
May 8, 2016

When doing programs about snakes I find plenty of people who hate them… but I have never found anyone who hated turtles. I mean what is there to hate? They are slower, none of them are venomous, they have shoulders… people just like them. ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Panhandle Outdoors, Turtles, Urban Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife Conservation

Celebrate Gopher Tortoise Day – April 10

by Rick O'Connor
April 8, 2016

The state of Florida has designated Sunday April 10 as “Gopher Tortoise Day”. The objective is to bring awareness to this declining species and, hopefully, an interest in protecting it. During his travels across the southeast ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Environmental Education, Gopher Tortoise, Panhandle Outdoors, Turtles, Wildlife, Wildlife Conservation

Giving Young Wildlife a Chance

by Carrie Stevenson
June 29, 2015

A few weeks ago, the neighbor boys came running over to show my children the baby birds they found in their front yard. We expected they would lead us to a tree and point out fledglings in a nest, but instead the young mourning doves were ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Birds, Panhandle Gardening, Summer 2015, Wildlife, Wildlife Conservation

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