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Blog: Creature of Habitat Creature of Habitat is a blog dedicated to the discussion of habitat planning as a growing field of research and practice. We'd love to receive contributions and commentary from all of our readers. Please send us your ideas, insights, examples, case studies, photos or graphics that can help describe particular wildlife planning, design and/or BMPs used in your community. To subscribe to our blog feed use the Syndication links on the right. 2008-07-25T11:35:03-05:00 d6983b223d90717349ce730be359cfb7 fatsyndication Whooping Cranes Endangered By Wind Turbines http://plone.org/ 66d6c27cd4f86831d822f9fe4b44b026 The popular alternative, renewable energy may pose a risk for the endangered species. Eileen Collins 2008-07-24T10:30:32-05:00 2008-07-25T11:35:03-05:00 Loggerhead Sea Turtle joins Old Folks at Home http://plone.org/ b634966fdeb3282127f0f5ec4a72377c Loggerhead sea turtle becomes official Florida state symbol at a time of great need for the species Eileen Collins 2008-07-03T09:27:06-05:00 2008-07-24T10:08:03-05:00 Wildlife Transportation Corridors: Floridians Planning to Protect Despite Development Pressures http://plone.org/ 6c7540fc63ecf092ea8f8d50a57bec5a A recent article in the Orlando Sentinel by journalist Robert Perez highlights some successes and shortcomings facing planning for effective wildlife habitat corridors in Florida as development pressures persist. Eileen Collins 2008-05-19T13:31:45-05:00 2008-05-19T13:33:15-05:00 Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership: Florida Reintroduction http://plone.org/ 67dbeb017e5f592343625ae1e158054a Whooping cranes from Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin were led by ultralight aircraft to achieve another successful wintering on Florida's Gulf Coast. Eileen Collins 2008-05-09T13:40:36-05:00 2008-05-09T13:40:36-05:00 Crucial Florida Black Bear Habitat in Danger http://plone.org/ 9e6ae57f4ddebafda07949bfc6659d16 Dr. David Maher, Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of Kentucky, speaks for the dwindling population of Florida black bears in the Greater Chassahowitzka Ecosystem. Maher draws attention to potentially devastating consequences for bears in the area, as the already small population faces even further habitat degradation in the wake of Sunwest Harbourtowne DRI. Eileen Collins 2008-05-07T15:38:57-05:00 2008-05-07T15:42:30-05:00 Tape Grass Habitat Restoration Along the Caloosahatchee River http://plone.org/ 06ea6484b9b56c4f5158abba2929b60f Near Fort Myers, the South Florida Water Management District launched an experimental project in the Caloosahatchee River above Franklin Lock and Dam in efforts to re-seed upstream estuary habitat. The project seeks to make the area hospitable once again to juvenile blue crab, fish, and many other species dependent upon vegetative cover in early stages of development. Eileen Collins 2008-04-29T09:36:43-05:00 2008-04-29T09:36:44-05:00 Florida Public Bird Monitoring Program: Wildlife Habitat Planning in Your Own Backyard http://plone.org/ 964a91e9992fb57d81476b7cc583183b Sharing information about bird wildlife sitings and behavior can be informative in tracking wildlife habitat population densities, patterns, changes, etc. You can help. The Florida Public Bird Monitoring Program can provide you the tools. Eileen Collins 2008-04-18T14:52:08-05:00 2008-04-18T14:52:08-05:00 Spotlight on Alachua Conservation Trust: 20 Years of Working to Protect Wildlife Habitat and Still Going Strong http://plone.org/ bd33bd1780de97ba62d3aea9ae84fc52 The Alachua Land Conservation Trust makes news during its twenty-first year by acquiring yet another large parcel serving as vital widlife habitat and protecting connectivity among the Payne's Prairie, Prairie Creek and Newman's lake areas. Eileen Collins 2008-04-02T13:14:30-05:00 2008-04-02T13:14:30-05:00 Sand Pine Scrub: Vital Wildlife Habitat in the Ocala National Forest http://plone.org/ 9109a1b4ed71029de5f7da15c9a76f30 Several recent articles, including a March 9th publication in the Gainesville Sun, highlight the important role of sand pine scrub in maintaining crucial habitat for a variety of wildlife in interconnected ecosystems of longleaf pine, sand hills, pine flatwoods, wet prairies, live oak hammocks and swamps in the Ocala National Forest area. Eileen Collins 2008-03-10T14:14:28-05:00 2008-03-10T14:14:28-05:00 Wildlife Habitat Conservation in Florida's Agricultural and Rural Lands http://plone.org/ 623281178d07e6085b2b221cd6bc2535 Agricultural areas and working landscapes in Florida have a unique relationship to the practice of conserving wildlife habitat. Land use alterations, such as conversion of formerly agricultural lands to residential and urban areas has farming intensification and some detrimental practices employed to compensate for declining economic have led to an alarming degree of habitat degradation, fragmentation and even loss of wildlife habitat in many rural areas of the state. These two vital parts of Floridian life, wildlife habitat and agriculture, do not have to be at odds. Many farmers, landowners and conservationists statewide have taken up the initiative to conserve both wildlife habitat and farming for future generations. Here are a few starting points for exploring the subject. Eileen Collins 2008-03-03T15:43:24-06:00 2008-03-03T15:43:24-06:00 Spotlight on Big Bend Seagrasses Aquatic Preserve: Wildlife Habitat in Florida's Big Bend Region http://plone.org/ 540f5ecf1951184df4b80eacccbe1d52 The Big Bend Seagrasses Aquatic Preserve is an ecologically diverse and largely untouched gem of natural Florida Wildlife Habitat.... Eileen Collins 2008-02-01T16:12:56-06:00 2008-02-04T11:32:38-06:00 Loss of Habitat Leads to More Frequent Human/Wildlife Conflict http://plone.org/ 5ef4d898ce37b1ea8eb1372a9a640d31 As more areas formerly hospitable to wildlife habitat in Florida are being developed and inhabited, so occurences of of human and animal conflicts around the state are on the rise. Eileen Collins 2008-01-28T13:52:57-06:00 2008-01-28T13:52:57-06:00 On the edge: Florida panthers stand close to disappearing http://plone.org/ c2b1c31adcf2cb1ca9538241df21b41b DP 2007-10-22T12:39:44-05:00 2007-10-22T12:39:44-05:00 Needing Your Help to Survive - Habitats of the Lake Wales Ridge http://plone.org/ 8249962cf8ea6633a2fe2a4f91d2fcba The Florida scrub and related perched lakes and wetlands habitats of the Lake Wales Ridge are consistently being reduced and fragmented by never-ending development expansion. DP 2007-09-05T13:10:15-05:00 2007-09-05T13:33:45-05:00 The Brooks Restoration - Lee County Florida http://plone.org/ 86a70f903a549a6050ddc5f247479a7f The Brooks Restoration – The Bonita Bay Group Development That Provides Water and Wildlife Connections Across Their Property and Links to the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed DP 2007-08-10T14:29:34-05:00 2007-08-16T15:44:47-05:00