Inside
“The monkeys invoke a lot of human emotion. Some people, their opinion is that these animals have a right to be there.”
"It’s growing. It’s surviving off the nutrients coming off land.”
“Green space was always a big theme."
"Sharks are wild animals and deserve our respect, but they are not mindless killing machines. "
“When you increase sea level, storm surge increases. That’s one of the inevitable consequences of dealing with tropical cyclones in the future.”
"It's got a huge wow factor."
"The consequences of doing nothing grow by the day."
» Swamp: An explosion in new developments in coastal communities is putting more people at risk to hurricane storm surge, a post-Irma study shows. (Via Miami Herald)
Digest
"Conservation" plan targets 20,000 acres of prime panther habitat
Controversial beach access law heads to Pinellas court
No vaping, no offshore drilling, Florida voters decide
Red tide spreads again after Hurricane Michael
Venice leads local charge against fertilizer
Hurricane Michael's fury reshapes "Forgotten Coast"
Critics: Feds botch South Florida water management
Wildlife officials are just saying no to singing dogs
Calving crisis: "It's a pivotal moment for right whales"
Medical marijuana dispensaries face local barriers
Design proposals unveiled for Sarasota's The Bay
New walking, biking trail links Everglades to ocean
Feds taking a look at endangered status for Key deer
Tampa Bay's last commercial orange grove calls it quits
Caloosahatchee: "This is not your grandfather's estuary"
Nature Conservancy pays $2 million for panther habitat
FPL "solar sanctuary" unites with Audubon to protect wetlands
Rare whooping cranes hatch in N. Florida refuge
RIP: Mission completed for famed Kepler telescope
Outside
Will your sunscreen be banned to protect Keys coral? https://t.co/hQUnU86RNl Via @KeyWestGwen pic.twitter.com/d1DTByrhn1
— FLKeysNews (@KeysInfoNet) December 8, 2018
Veni, vidi, selfie
» Green is good, green is right, green works
» "They are not mindless killing machines"
» Great film equals great purpose
What flood?
» For billionaire preppers, a Miami company is building 272 horsepower "arks" capable of withstanding Category 4 hurricane winds that rise on stilts to thwart sea level rise. And they are completely solar. (Via Miami New Times)
“They lost everything, but they want to dance in the street."
"Why would we want to take away one of the most basic rights of our residents and do something that could hurt our tourism economy?"
“I want to be able to go back and tell everybody, my kids, that we did everything we could to save that species.”
“Climate change will impact virtually every profession, from architects to zoologists.”
"Sharks are wild animals and deserve our respect, but they are not mindless killing machines. "
“We’re playing a little bit of ecological roulette here.”
» A 14-month saga involving a flying tilapia, an animal activist, a family fishing outing, PETA, state wildlife authorities and a viral video concluded Nov. 16 in a Pinellas County court. “On a theft case normally they get court ordered theft counseling. I don’t know what counseling you give someone about a fish.”
Get your paddle on.
