Category: Wildlife
Gopher Tortoises Are Adapted To The Heat
July 22, 2016
By Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director The 90 degree plus late July temperature reading have many residents slowing their pace for the explicit purpose on not overheating. The summer shuffle, along with a good hat and plenty of ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeTags: Big Bend Wakulla, Environment, Gopher Tortoise, Les Harrison, Local, Natural Wakulla, Nature, North Florida, Wakulla, Wildlife
Can you identify this caterpillar?
July 20, 2016
This particular large caterpillar was new to me, so I called an entomologist at the University of Florida who identified it as the caterpillar of the Large Tolype moth. The two – three inch caterpillar you showed me can be found feeding ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeTags: Large Tolype Moth
Citizen scientists monitor, report invasive reptile species
July 14, 2016
The toughest part of wrangling a Burmese python is not pinning it down, but getting the entire 7-foot long snake into the cotton snake bag, said Ellen Butler, a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Master Naturalist. “He ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, WildlifeTags: Burmese Python, Citizen Scientists, EIRAMP, Featured Hot Topic, Invasive Species, Ken Gioeli, Master Naturalists
Scallop Season Postponed – Fishing Fun Available Now
July 6, 2016
Bay Scallop Argopecten iradianshttp://myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/bay-scallops/ If you had plans to go scalloping in St. Joseph Bay over the long holiday weekend I’m afraid you are going to be disappointed. FWC has postponed the ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeTags: Available, Fishing, Panhandle Outdoors, Postponed, Scallop, Season
Shark Week is over… so what do we know about shark attack?
July 4, 2016
Yep, each year cable TV broadcast their classic summer series SHARK WEEK. Actually there are several shark series running now. It all began with Jaws in the early ‘70’s and ever since Americans have been enthralled with programs on these ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeTags: About, Attack, Know, Over…, Panhandle Outdoors, Shark, Week
Dirt Daubers Nests Are Built For Young To Snack
June 24, 2016
By Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director Snack foods are a typical American part of the summer break from school and a vacation staple. There are so many from which to choose, each with its own unique flavor and texture. In recent ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeTags: Bug Identification, Environment, Insects, Les Harrison, Local, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Spiders, The Wakulla News, Wakulla County Extension, Wasps
Coastal Properties offer haven for birds
June 23, 2016
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Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeTags: Birds, Climate, Climate Change, Natural Resources, Nature, Panhandle, Tourism, Wildlife
Sawfish need our help
June 14, 2016
A True Rarity in the Northern Gulf: Sawfish Need our Help Two species of sawfish (largetooth and smalltooth) historically inhabited the Gulf of Mexico as part of their range. The largetooth sawfish has a fairly broad range worldwide ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, Recreation, WildlifeTags: Fishery, Helping, Hunting & Fishing, Natural Resources, Sawfish, Water
They Call it “Sea Lice”
June 11, 2016
I have played in the waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico all of my life… but I have never heard of this – “sea lice.” It has been in the news recently and I have had a couple inquiries concerning it so I decided to investigate. ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeTags: Call, Lice, Panhandle Outdoors, They, “Sea