Close Encounters of The Animal Kind

The past two months, I have seen educational presentations at the Breakers Environmental Learning Center in Daytona Beach (13 S. Atlantic Ave.) that include Florida wildlife. August focused on bees, and the end of September featured a “cold-blooded meet-and-greet.” While these events have passed, you can stay up to date with future activities at DaytonaBeach.gov/activities. It got me thinking about other animal encounters in the Read More » Continue reading Close Encounters of The Animal Kind

From Pets to Protected

The C.A.R.E. Foundation | Apopka, Florida Given our tropical landscape and mild winters, Florida is home to hundreds of animal and wildlife sanctuaries, with good reason. The C.A.R.E. Foundation in Apopka is one such place, but has a special focus on former pets that, quite frankly, had no business being pets. C.A.R.E. was founded in 1996 by Christin Burford with a mission to create animal Read More » Continue reading From Pets to Protected