With the Wild Things
Weekdays @ 7:20 AM
With the Wild Things is hosted by wildlife biologist Dr. Jerry Jackson and produced by the Whitaker Center in the College of Arts & Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University.
Funded by the Environmental Education Grant Program of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, With the Wild Things is a one-minute look at a particular environmental theme.
Dr. Jackson takes you through your backyard, and Southwest Florida’s beaches, swamps and preserves to learn about “the wild things”.
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,…
