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Animal Rights

Talking Animals: veteran advocate delivers anatomy of a victorious, major animal rights campaign

Jodie Wiederkehr, Executive Director of Chicago Alliance for Animals recounts details of how CAA was formed in 2015.

Amendment 2 opponents say measure is unnecessary

Florida voters are deciding on six amendments this November, including the most widely debated and controversial measures that would enshrine abortion rights and legalize marijuana. But also on the ballot is Amendment 2. If passed,...
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Tighter restrictions on emotional support animals considered at Hillsborough school board workshop

Listen: Getting an emotional support animal on a Hillsborough County Public School’s campus may become more difficult.  A proposed policy at a School Board workshop would tighten restrictions and require a committee to make a...

Famed conservationist Jane Goodall to speak in St. Petersburg

Listen: Famous Chimpanzee expert and conservationist Jane Goodall is speaking in St. Petersburg in September. The two-day event comes as Florida faces the national spotlight for environmental issues.  Dr. Jane Goodall’s discovery in 1960 that...

Pets: Two Perspectives

Rethinking Rescue: Dog Lady and the Story of America’s Forgotten People and Pets – Carol Mithers Rethinking Rescue boldly confronts two of the biggest challenges of our time—poverty and homelessness—in asking the question: Who deserves...
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Advocates concerned about lack of enforcement of pelican protections on Sunshine Skyway Pier

The FWC approved new rules for anglers on the Sunshine Skyway to protect pelicans. One group says the rules are not being enforced.
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Massive gopher tortoise die-off at St. Petersburg preserve raises questions

Listen: More than a third of adult gopher tortoises have died at a nature preserve in St. Petersburg, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating. Axios Tampa Bay reports surveyors conducting a...
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DeSantis to get bill on shooting bears

The state House gave final approval to a bill that would bolster self-defense arguments for people who kill bears on their property.
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The Florida Senate OKs shooting bears in self-defense

A controversial effort to strengthen self-defense arguments for people who shoot bears on their property is headed back to the Florida House.

The Scoop: Mon., January 22, 2024 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF

Desantis drops out Governor Ron DeSantis has dropped his race for the White House. In a four-minute video posted to the social media platform X, DeSantis says he halted his campaign because there was no...

“Stand your ground” law against bears advances in State House

Listen:   A State House bill that would allow people to kill bears on their property without permits when they feel threatened advanced in a House subcommittee Friday. But, opponents say that killing the bears...
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Endangered Rice’s Whale faces threat after 1.1 million gallon oil spill

Listen: After over a million gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico in November, one environmental advocate is raising concern for one of the most endangered whales in the world. In 2021, scientists...

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