Captiva Kayak Co. & WildSide Adventures

28/01/2017

A red tide is a higher-than-normal concentration of a microscopic alga (plant-like organism). In Florida, the species that causes most red tides is Karenia brevis (K. brevis).

12/01/2017

Three Sea Turtle Internships Now Open January 9, 2017January 9, 2017 SEA TURTLE INTERNSHIP – NIGHTTIME TAGGING PROJECT (2 POSITIONS AVAILABLE) Term: May 1 – July 31Compensation: $200/week stipend, housing on Sanibel, $400 travel stipend Required qualifications: High school diploma and related exper...

11/04/2016

Seagrasses support thousands of ocean animals and store more carbon than forests. Images, videos, and facts from around the world.

11/04/2016

Do you know what to do if you find a baby bird on the ground? Just follow the steps in this Bird and Moon Comics guide.

09/04/2016

Many marine mammals are protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act, which includes admonitions about harassment of marine mammals. The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary includes four separate zones in which overflights by motorized aircraft such as drones aren’t allowed lower than 1,000 feet…

27/03/2016

Biologists say they’re worried about wildlife after discovering deformed birds on Sanibel Island. It’s too early to tell, but these defects could indicate

20/12/2015

20/12/2015

28/11/2015

06/11/2015

It's ! Visitors enjoy coming from across the nation and the world to visit Florida State Parks. This photo from the State Archives of Florida show an Ontario family camping in 1958 at Myakka River State Park in Sarasota. Want to send in some of your own "archive" photos from the earlier days at Florida State Parks? E-mail them to [email protected] with your own name and phone number, and include the name of the state park, the year the photo was taken, and names of any persons in the photo. You could be featured in the next Throwback Thursday!

05/11/2015

God: Hey St. Francis, you know all about gardens and nature. What in the world is going on down there in the Midwest? What happened to the dandelions, violets, thistle and stuff I started eons ago? I had a perfect "no maintenance" garden plan. Those plants grow in any type of soil, withstand drought…

05/11/2015

Marine litter is a global problem that affects every ocean of the world. Litter is an environmental, human health and socio-economic problem that is a symptom of a highly disposable society....

05/11/2015

Wildlife populations are suffering death by a thousand cuts as a result of human activities. Wildlife are being hunted, fished, and poached. They are suffering from climate change and pollution. Diseases take their toll, as do newly invasive species. They are also being fragmented as a function of i…

05/11/2015

What does the fall weather mean for bottlenose dolphins? It may mean that it's time to give birth! Mating and birthing can occur anytime of the year, but generally experience peaks in the spring and autumn. A newborn dolphin is 3 to 4 feet in length, may weigh upwards of 70 pounds, and will be dependent upon his or her mother for at least 3 years.

16/10/2015

16/10/2015

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12/10/2015

12/10/2015

An incredible, close-up, photo of the Tampa Bay water spout from yesterday! (photo credit: Joey Mole)

12/10/2015

Crossing the Delaware Bay on my way to New Jersey yesterday, migrating monarchs were flying past the ferry, and I was lucky enough to land at the same time as a cloud of these guys descended upon the dunes of Cape May Point. While up north, monarch butterflies produce several generations of youn...

12/10/2015

Little does he know, this technology has already been around for a few years, and the first factory will soon be under way.... Like EPowerGlass and new updates will be posted there. Researchers at Michigan State University have created a fully transparent solar concentrator, which could turn any win…

12/10/2015

Go greens!
Green sea turtles have set a record! This nesting season, females dug about 28,000 nests to lay their eggs on 26 beaches in Florida - the highest documented count on these index beaches since 1989. See the full story: https://www.facebook.com/FWCResearch/photos/pcb.1220960534586677/1220959144586816/?type=3&theater

12/10/2015

Cardinals and woodpeckers evolved from a hawk-like ancestor and most of the world’s water birds also appear to be a close-knit group, indicating one avian lineage quickly adapted to aquatic environmen

12/10/2015

10/10/2015

Learn about what makes the Boundary Waters a national treasure, the risks facing it from proposed sulfide-ore copper mining on the wilderness edge, and what you…

10/10/2015

Caverns, waterfalls, beaches, bison and so much more can be seen hiking on these amazing paths through Florida.

10/10/2015