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Black-necked Stilts at Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve

10,000 Birds

I was in Jacksonville, Florida for a conference on Living Shorelines, a restoration technique for coastal areas throughout the Southeast. After leaving the group, I pulled into a boat launch with a great view of a marshy, mud flat area near the beach. Luckily for me, there was time afterwards for a little birding.

Research 100
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Busch Gardens Welcomes New Baby Cheetah

4 The Love Of Animals

The new cub was born at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens to a mother who wasn’t able to care for him. It was on the SSP and Jacksonville Zoo’s advice that the new baby was brought to Busch Gardens. When zoo keepers saw that the baby was not eating and having trouble gaining weight, they made the decision to hand-raise him.