Florida is for Animal Lovers
A Florida bear seen enjoying a resident’s hot tub and taking a long backyard nap was later captured and relocated with the help of doughnuts. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said the bear was spotted in a Punta Gorda neighborhood on Sunday. The bruin was caught on camera taking a soak in a resident’s hot tub before removing the cushions from an outdoor couch and taking a six hour nap in the backyard. FWC personnel used hazing techniques to encourage the bear to leave the property, and it ended up scaling a tree in a nearby vacant lot. The bear descended from the tree Monday and was ensnared in a trap baited with doughnuts, the FWC said. Wildlife officers said the bear was relocated to a state park near Punta Gorda. An adolescent loggerhead sea turtle named Dilly Dally crawled into the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday morning, months after having a front flipper amputated at a Florida turtle hospital.
The turtle was brought to Loggerhead Marinelife Center in January suffering from predator wounds to the front flipper. The veterinary crew at the Juno Beach facility assisted in Dilly Dally’s rehabilitation and care. “Every time we can release a turtle back into the wild is special and not just for us but for all the interns and volunteers and everyone that puts an effort to getting these turtles back out there. It’s always a really special day,” said Marika Weber, a veterinary technician at the center. Stormy weather on Wednesday almost caused Dilly Dally’s release to be postponed. But they packed the turtle up and drove the short distance to the beach. A crowd of beachgoers cheered as the turtle made its way to the ocean. A satellite tracking device attached to Dilly Dally’s shell will allow the center and the public to follow her journey. The center partnered with the Smithsonian to get the satellite tag, which was attached on Tuesday.
Just another day in Florida? A barefoot man was captured on video wrestling a giant alligator on Interstate 95 near Jacksonville. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office teamed up with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Highway Patrol, and a local alligator wrangler after the gator was spotted recently in the median of I-95/I-295. “If you were cruising down I-95/I-295 on the Southside yesterday and thought you saw a barefoot man wrestling a giant alligator in the median — nope, your eyes weren’t playing tricks on you. That happened.” In the video below, the man can be seen using a pole to engage the gator, who snaps and whips its tail at him in a grassy median as cars speed by on either side. He wrangles it onto the shoulder of the highway, then sits on its back to muzzle the beast — all while shoeless, wearing camouflage shorts and a sleeveless camo shirt. Eventually, the man and an officer lift the gator off the shoulder of the roadway and load it into the back of his pickup truck.
Florida Funnies:
Fall is the most beautiful time in Florida, really…
All the license plates start changing colors.
2 Florida men get into a fight.
I have no idea what happened, but I’m sure it’ll end up on the news.
I went to this restaurant on the beach in Florida and ordered something called the Pelican Burger.
It was good, but the bill was enormous.
Later on in the segment… Jost introduced a news story about police being called to a Florida Walmart: “After employees found an alligator in the break room when he should have been greeting people at the door.”
June 12th Birthdays
1989 – Cody Horn, 1929 – Anne Frank, 1987 – Jessica Keenen Wynn, 1952 – Pat Summitt
1962 – Jordan Peterson, 1930 – Jim Nabors, 1918 – George H.W. Bush, 1985 – Chris Young