Tag: EcoWatch

EcoWatch: Is the spirit of July 4th celebration still alive?

“Hold on, my friends,to the Constitutionand the republic for which it stands. Miracles do nut cluster,and what happened once in 6,000 years,may not happen again.Hold on to the Constition,for if...

EcoWatch: Manatee deaths up, state protections down

The Manatee’s Call The manatees call from the ocean’s depths, A silent plea for peace and protection.In the sea’s expanse, their homes they’ve kept, A sanctuary from human detection.The...

EcoWatch: Fathers will be facing new challenges in 2025

The majesty of a tree,The warmth of a summer sun,The calm of a quiet sea,The generous soul of nature,The comforting arm of night,The wisdom of all ages,The power of the eagle’s flight,The joy of...

EcoWatch: Welcoming the summer but dreading the storms

“Hurricane season bringsa humbling reminder that despite our technologies,most of nature remains unpredictable.” Diane Ackerman, American poet, essayist, and naturalist, known for her books and...

EcoWatch: Florida black bears facing firing squads this fall

“The single biggest threat to our planet is the destruction of habitat and along the way loss of precious wildlife. We need to reach a balance where people, habitatand wildlife can co-existIf we...

EcoWatch: May 26, least we forget

In Flanders FieldsIn Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses,row on row,That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns...

EcoWatch: New trapping proposal flip-flopping at its best

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is proposing to modernize rules to align with the updated methods, technologies and research in the Association of Florida and Wildlife...

EcoWatch: Celebration of Mother’s Day & Be Kind to Animals month

“There is no difference between the worry of a human mother and an animal mother for their offspring.A mother’s love does not derive from the intellectbut from the emotions,in animals just as in...

EcoWatch: Humpback whales may soon tell their stories

“The whales do not sing because they have an answer they sing because they have a song.” Gregory Colbert, poet, filmmaker, photographer There are recent reports that AI has helped scientists...

EcoWatch: Need for triage for environmental emergencies

“I think that I shall never seeA poem as lovely as a tree.A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to...