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WACO, Texas (May 12, 2021) – The Bill and Eva Williams Bear Habitat at Baylor University today announced its approval for accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), the independent, international accrediting organization for the best zoos and aquariums. Baylor University becomes the first university in the world to receive this designation and joins the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo in Gainesville, Florida, as the only AZA-accredited zoos on higher education campuses.
The Baylor Bear Habitat – maintained and staffed by a team of student caregivers within the Baylor Chamber of Commerce, trained professionals and a veterinary care team – joins the ranks of more than 240 of the most respected and reputable zoos and aquariums in the world and becomes the 16th AZA-accredited facility in the state of Texas.
Gainesville and Florida organizations assist in Key deer conservation and awareness
Meet some of the people responsible for giving a Key deer named Blue a home March 10, 2021 | 6:00am EST
Elliot Blue Monroe, a Key deer, eats his breakfast at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo on Feb. 26, 2021. Key Deer Awareness Day is March 11, 2021.(Photo by Antonia LaRocca) Photo by Antonia LaRocca | The Independent Florida Alligator
Elliot Blue Monroe, a Key deer who goes by Blue, was alone and about the size of a housecat when people in Big Pine Key and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service observed him wandering alone in April.
In Alachua County, Cuban Tree Frogs Proving To Be Troublesome Neighbors
By Natalie Cabral
February 19, 2021
In Alachua County, the most problematic neighbor is likely a frog.
Most frogs nationwide are suffering from habitat destruction, climate change and pollutants. But in Alachua County, the most significant threat to native frog species is the Cuban tree frog.
The Cuban tree frog arrived in Florida in the 1920s, clinging onto cargo ships as they departed from Cuba and the Bahamas. Since then, these frogs have not been stealthy. From hanging out in bird baths to eating native frogs, these Cuban tree frogs are anything but nondisruptive.