With the Wild Things
Weekdays @ 7:20 AM
With the Wild Things is hosted by wildlife biologist Dr. Jerry Jackson. The program is a one-minute look where Jackson takes you through your backyard, through Southwest Florida’s beaches, swamps and preserves to learn about “the wild things”.
The interstitials began over twenty years ago with funding by the Environmental Education Grant Program of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and was produced at the Whitaker Center of the College for Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University. Today it is produced at WGCU Public Media.
Latest Episodes
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The Blue-gray Gnatcatcher is a tiny gray-and-white bird with a black tail found throughout Florida in winter, and through most of the state during the… -
A trip to the beach is made pleasurable by the soothing rhythm of the ocean, the wind singing through the sand and sea oats, and, by the aerial antics of… -
The Great Egret is the largest of North American egrets and among herons and egrets in North America – second in size only to our Great Blue Heron. Its… -
The Pigmy Rattlesnake is four to six inches long at birth and some adults can reach two and a half feet – although most reach only about 20 inches. It is… -
Every holiday has its back-story and a bit of history – many also have associations with the wild things around us. Halloween is a holiday rich in lore of… -
Woodpeckers are among the most easily recognizable groups of birds – in part because of what they do and where they do it – such as excavating holes to… -
Milkweeds are common plants with an uncommon history. More than 20 species of milkweed are found in Florida where they are perhaps now best known as the… -
Hummingbirds – the smallest of birds and unique to the Americas – have been likened to jewels and in the 1800s stuffed ones were even worn as jewels might… -
The Little Blue Heron is indeed little – perhaps a little over knee-high – and it is also grey-blue all over with a tinge of rusty-purple on its neck.… -
Perhaps the fastest lizard in Florida, the Six-lined Racerunner lives up to its name and is even adorned with racing stripes. This up to 8.5 inch,…
