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Night Lighting: Become Wildlife Friendly
Many of you have heard this before – artificial lighting on the beach is bad for sea turtles – so this article is nothing new. However, this article will expand to discuss the problem with night...
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DNA Barcoding Our Way into Understanding the Lionfish Problem
In the late 1980’s a few exotic lionfish were found off the coast of Dania Florida. I do not think anyone foresaw the impact this was going to have. Producing tens of thousands of drifting eggs per...
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The American Alligator: a new nuisance for the panhandle?
I recently saw a photograph of an American Alligator (Alligator mississppiensis) crossing Perdido Key Drive on a heavy rain day. This encounter would surprise some, and unnerve many. The majority of...
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Microplastics Awareness Month
For almost 40 years, the Ocean Conservancy has held the International Coastal Cleanup in September. Across the planet hundreds of thousands of volunteers clean marine debris from their shorelines. The...
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The Benefits of a Living Shoreline
Imagine this… You are a sailor on a 16th century Spanish galleon anchored in a Florida Bay south of Tampa. You, along with others, are ordered to go ashore for a scouting trip to set up a base camp....
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In Search of Horseshoe Crabs
Back in the spring, I wrote an article about the natural history of this ancient animal. However, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is interested in the status of horseshoe crabs...
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Groundwater Quality in the Pensacola Bay Area
As we continue our series on environmental quality in the Pensacola Bay system, we now discuss our ground water. The mouth of Bayou Grande; a body of water that has suffered from poor water quality...
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The Gulf of Mexico – De Soto Canyon
Named for the famous Spanish explorer, the De Soto Canyon lies on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico about 60 miles SSW of Pensacola Pass. Submarine canyons form in a similar fashion as those found on the...
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2017 Florida Panhandle Diamondback Terrapin Survey Report
Situation Diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) is the only brackish water resident within the Order Chelonia in the United States. Found from Cape Cod Massachusetts to Brownsville Texas,...
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A New Kid on the Block: the Cuban (Brown) Anole
In our continuing battle with invasive species, northwest Florida is now home to an invasive lizard. Known as both the Cuban and Brown Anole, this animal has been reported from Big Lagoon, East Hill,...
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