Cold water temperatures have drawn hundreds of manatees to the warm wateroutflow at the Florida Power and Light Plant on the Orange River in Lee
County.  And hundreds of people have turned out to the see them.  Valerie Alker reports.

Recent freezing temperatures have hurt sea turtle and manatee populations, but wildlife biologists are also noting the cold weather’s benefit in terms of controlling some exotic invasives.  WGCU’s John Davis reports.

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is taking count of woodstorks in response to a petition to change its status from endangered to threatened.  WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologists coordinated the rescue of more than 250 cold stunned sea turtles and one cold stressed manatee this week. WGCU’s John Davis reports.

Bald Eagles are showing up in some strange places in Sarasota County. The federally protected birds usually stick to rural areas, but an auto accident this week re-enforced a tough decision that wildlife officials made to move some eagle eggs. Mia McCormick explains.

A habitat conservation plan reached between land owners and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service led to the groundbreaking of Florida’s first ever privately funded wildlife crossing earlier this week. WGCU’s John Davis reports.

If you feel like you’ve noticed a whole lot more acorns falling from oak trees this year, it’s not your imagination. Florida Gulf Coast University biology professor – Dr. Jerry Jackson – explains why.

A deal to fund continued monitoring of oyster reefs was worked out this week between researchers at Florida Gulf Coast University and the South Florida Water Management District. WGCU’s John Davis reports.

The Lee County Extension Service is hosting its 10th annual Southwest Florida Butterfly Conference on Saturday, with a focus on what to plant to attract butterflies. WGCU’s Valerie Alker has more.

Sea Turtle nesting season is now over for 2010. As the late night and dawn beach monitoring work ends, sea turtle biologists and environmental specialists are beginning to log and interpret their data. And despite alarming decreases in the number of nests over the past decade, preliminary numbers show a significant increase this year in the number of nests state-wide. WGCU’s John Davis reports.