On July 12th 21 brown pelicans and 11 northern gannets were released back into the wild on a Sanibel Island beach. The birds had been rehabbed after being found covered with oil in the Gulf near the Louisiana coast – victims of the deep water horizon well blow out. How did the birds fare? WGCU’s Valerie Alker has this update.

An invasive fish scientists have been tracking in the Atlantic has now turned up in the Gulf of Mexico. Researchers say one way to get rid of the pest is to eat it. WGCU’s Valerie Alker has more.

Animals impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill could soon be making their way to Fort Myers.  WGCU’s John Davis reports.

The first two sea turtle nests of the year on the gulf coast were found this week on beaches in Sarasota County.  Sea turtle nesting season runs from the first of May to the end of October.  WGCU’s Mike Kiniry reports.

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has published new rules for dealing with Muscovy ducks.  The species is native only to extreme Southwest Texas but has been introduced elsewhere.  The large ducks can be found in urban centers from Washington State to New York – but they’re flourishing in Florida.  And the new federal regulations for controlling them are igniting passions of supporters and detractors.  WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.

The City of Cape Coral has spent more than 25 million dollars to develop a new public park.  But the land the city has in mind is also the nesting site for federally protected Florida Scrub Jays.  WGCU’s John Davis reports.

There’s a bill awaiting Governor Charlie Crist’s signature that would make owning or importing Burmese pythons – and several other species of non-native snakes and reptiles – illegal in Florida.  He is expected to sign it.  It comes in response to what biologists agree is a serious threat to South Florida’s ecosystem.  WGCU’s Mike Kiniry recently attended a training session for what’s called Python Patrol.  It’s an effort to stem the spread of these prolific breeders that have no natural enemies…with help from the public.

Warm spring temperatures mean alligators and crocodiles in Florida are becoming more active.  As John Davis reports, state wildlife officials are urging people to exercise caution around water.

Charlotte County’s been awarded a 1.68 million dollar federal grant to provide habitat for the threatened Florida Scrub Jay. WGCU’s John Davis reports.

The U.S. Department of the Interior has released its annual “state of the birds” report focusing on threats posed by climate change. WGCU’s John Davis reports.