Painting with a Pig, an event that local fundraising group Painting with a Pit hosted on Sunday, raised over $1,000 for Peacefield Farm Sanctuary.
Read More »Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo’s Otter Pups Take To The Water
The five Asian small-clawed otters recently born at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo are the first of their kind to be born there in almost a decade.
Read More »GNV Airport Works To Mitigate Number Of Wildlife Strike Deaths
Gainesville Regional Airport's efforts to reduce the number of animals struck by airplanes have been effective. The number of animal strikes at GNV has been trending downward over the past five years, even as total number of flights into and out of the airport has trended upward since 2014.
Read More »Monkeys Rescued From Dangerous Nicotine Studies Now Have A Home In Gainesville Sanctuary
After four years of Food and Drug Administration nicotine addiction studies, 26 male squirrel monkeys became the first monkeys to ever be retired by the FDA and finally found their home at Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary just north of Gainesville city limits.
Read More »Proposed Bill Scratches At Key Cat Issue, Would Ban Declawing
Florida would become the second state to prohibit the procedure after New York, which banned it last summer.
Read More »Narcotics Dogs Stay on the Beat in Gainesville Despite Changed Laws
Despite recent changes in marijuana laws nationwide, the Gainesville Police Department’s drug-sniffing K-9s aren’t going anywhere.
Read More »Gainesville Animal Rescue Volunteers Express The Heartache Inherent In Their Work
“When you see them flourish and you see that light come back into their eyes, that's what keeps you able to do this,” Finelli said. “If you don't see that, and you don't find great homes for them, this will just really kill you.”
Read More »100 Stories From WUFT That Kept You Informed In 2019
These were the top stories near you this year.
Read More »Alligator Hunting
For two Florida friends, a last chance to kill an elusive beast.
Read More »Alachua County Reacts To Declining Bird Numbers In U.S. And Canada
The U.S. and Canada have seen bird numbers drop by 3 billion in 48 years, according to a Cornell lab study.
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