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It’s the longest running show on cable. It drew more than 30 million viewers last year. It’s Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, which kicked-off last night. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Auriel Rolle-Polk spoke with Florida Museum of Natural History Shark Research Director George Burgess, who says there’s more to the …
Read More »"Passport to Cowboy Florida" Saturday event will raise funds for programs at the Florida Museum of Natural History
The community is invited to “mosey on down” to the Florida Museum of Natural History tomorrow evening for a fundraising event called “Passport to Cowboy Florida.” Coordinators hope folks will dress in blue jeans and bandanas and plan to kick up their heels and pony up some dollars to support …
Read More »Florida Cattle Ranchers Exhibit opens at the Florida Museum of Natural History
“Move Over Texans, Floridians are the original cowboys.” That’s the slogan being used to describe the latest exhibit opening Saturday, February 12th at the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville. WUFT-FM’s Phillip Marks talks to the Co-Curator of the Florida Cattle Ranchers Exhibit, Robert Stone. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/cowboysQA.mp3]
Read More »Shark attacks down in Florida but up in the nation
With Florida’s long coastline, the state traditionally sees the highest number of shark attacks per year globally. Last year, the number of attacks around the world climbed, but there were actually fewer reported in the state. WUFT’s Kara VanHoose spoke with the Director of the Florida Museum of Natural History …
Read More »"The Blue Path" combines art and science to bring awareness about springs protection
There’s a new grassroots effort underway to try and save Florida’s springs. It’s called “The Blue Path.” The campaign incorporates the “Arts” into the picture. The Blue Path campaign includes the current exhibit at the Florida Museum of Natural History as well as area painters and photographers among others. The …
Read More »Coral reefs remain at risk from BP oil spill and global warming
The Obama administration will no longer allow new deepwater drilling projects to go forward without environmental reviews, as happened with BP’s Deepwater Horizon. The administration announced the new policy today (Monday) after the White House Council on Environmental Quality reported that BP got environmental exemptions based on decades-old data. Shallow-water …
Read More »Shark researchers concerned about effects of BP oil spill on the total food chain in the Gulf
Shark experts from around the globe recently met in Providence Road Island. Among them was George Burgess from the University of Florida. Burgess wears many hats including work as the Curator of the International Shark Attack File and as the Coordinator for Museum Operations at the Florida Museum of Natural …
Read More »CSI: Crime Scene Insects Offers Educational Entertainment At Florida Museum Of Natural History
The Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville is unveiling a new exhibit this weekend (Saturday, May 8) entitled CSI: Crime Scene Insects. WUFT-FM’s Sarah Curran sat down with Exhibits and Public Programs Director, Doug Noble to find out what visitors can expect in this creepy, crawly and cringe inducing …
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