Withhold Funding Hamas kidnapped Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Staff Sgt. Gilad Shalit when he was 19. That was 1,000 days ago. The U.S. should not support Gaza until Hamas releases Gilad back to his parents. ...more

March 25, 2009

Investigators with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are close to finalizing their report of the boating mishap in which two pro football players and a former University of South Florida athlete were lost at sea. ...more

March 24, 2009

A Dunedin pet store owner gets a surprise: a baby sloth. ...more

March 23, 2009

After taking a glancing blow last week from Hillsborough County's environmental land stewards, state biologists continue to troll for a new fish hatchery site. ...more

March 22, 2009

An injured adult female manatee found in the Little Manatee River near Ruskin on Thursday has a poor chance of survival, experts at the Lowry Park Zoo's manatee hospital said today. ...more

March 20, 2009

Susan Williams lives among cattle ranches and a growing number of new homes. ...more

March 17, 2009

The Florida Wildlife Commission is tweaking its requirements for those who own exotic species, and Susan Williams is among a group pushing for neighborhood notification when people have exotic and dangerous species. ...more

March 13, 2009

A Golden Opportunity The article "Hatchery Plan Rejected" by Yvette C. Hammett (Metro, March 12) is an excellent description of a new research and educational facility for this side of Florida. This was clearly seen by the favorable position taken by the Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program (ELAPP) general committee. ...more

March 13, 2009

Raising redfish to release into Tampa Bay may be a worthy undertaking, but raising the fry on taxpayer-owned environmental lands isn't a plan the property's overseers easily can support. ...more

March 12, 2009

Raising redfish to release into Tampa Bay may be a worthy undertaking. But raising the fry in buildings with parking lots on taxpayer-owned environmental lands isn't a plan the property's overseers can easily support. ...more

March 11, 2009