While the housing crunch is in full swing and home building projects are down it is with hope that MAYBE more and more Florida Panther habitats (native) will continue to remain undeveloped.
The last time I was in Florida I remember feeling disgusted and outraged when asked why so many trees were burning. Thinking the reply would be "wildfires" turned out to be the developers making way for more homes and businesses. But...there were swamps in there. "That's OK. They'll fill it in with sand and soil and clay..." Really? Is that what you REALLY do?
Nothing but bad news for the 'gators, critters, and panthers.
I also remember walking across a bridge at a wildlife refuge along the intercoastal waters and spotting maybe 3 or 4 manatees. Such graceful creatures. I nearly wanted to plunge in to swim with them but...thinking about it...I didn't want to be like the builders and destroy the sensitive relationship among the wild things.
To me, though the "recession" has folks in an uproar I am thankful it has caused us to stop spreading our destructive fingers into the lands that are not ours. We haven't learned to co-exist responsibly and, until then, let the recession continue.
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