Longtime southwest Florida residents might be wondering lately…where are all the lovebugs?  WGCU’s Mike Kiniry has more.

Spring
time in Florida means coyotes are struggling to feed their pups. 
Wildlife experts say it’s also the time of the year when coyotes begin
showing up in southwest Florida neighborhoods.  As WGCU’s John Davis
reports, that could be dangerous for small pets…

An
environmentally friendly visitors’ center opened Tuesday at the Six
Mile Cypress Slough Preserve in Fort Myers.  WGCU’s John Davis reports.

The J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island is one of the most visited pieces of federally protected wilderness in the nation.  It gets so crowded, that now refuge officials are looking for new ways to control the number of people and the number of cars coming through.  WGCU’s John Davis reports.

Florida groups want a piece of the president’s stimulus package. Mote
Marine Laboratory in Sarasota is looking for millions of dollars to
help expand its aquaculture park. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife on Sanibel Island celebrates it’s 40th anniversary this Sunday (Jan 25th) with the opening of the new Healing Winds Visitors Center and a new facility in which to care for injured wildlife. WGCU’s John Davis went to the clinic and has this report.

Beachgoers on parts of Sanibel and Captiva Islands will soon see signs warning about sharks. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

The Everglades and Lake Okeechobee both get plenty of attention both here in the U-S as well as around the world. Now there’s a group that wants that kind of attention on the Big Cypress National Preserve. They’re banking on a four year film project to accomplish that goal. Luis Hernandez has more on the work behind this upcoming nature documentary.

The Florida Panther is trying to make a comeback. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez has a report on the Florida Panther Recovery Plan and how it outlines a way to get the animal off the endangered species list.

The developer behind the planned 18-thousand home Babcock Community east of Punta Gorda laid off 9 people who’d been working on the project last week – that’s half its staff…they were planners and office workers. Chairman & CEO of Kitson & Partners – Syd Kitson – told WGCU’s Mike Kiniry they were all doing great jobs and that he wishes he didn’t have to let them go. But he says tough times leave him with little choice…