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Experts Raise Concern Over Condition of Sanibel Island’s Ecosystem
After being battered by two years of brutal hurricanes, many experts are concerned over the state of Sanibel’s habitat.
The island has many freshwater pools that are home to freshwater fish, and amphibians and also act like watering holes for animals that live on the land. The major hurricanes that have slammed the barrier island recently have tainted many of the pools, impacting the health of the creatures that rely on them for survival according to WINK News.
Many experts are specifically concerned about the fact that the major hits from Ian, Helene and now Milton have been in rapid succession.
“That doesn’t allow ecosystems to recover as quickly and maybe as fully as they possibly could, so that is something that does concern me as a biologist,” Bob Gerwin, a manager at the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge said.
However many remain hopeful that one of Southwest Florida’s most iconic islands will be able to bounce back.
State:
Man Accused of Hacking Disney World Menus and Changing the Font to Wingdings
A fired employee of Walt Disney World has allegedly been wreaking havoc on Disney’s Restaurants by altering their menus.
Michael Scheuer, accessed Disney’s menu system using his password which was not denied access by Disney after his firing. Scheuer allegedly changed the menu on multiple occasions including adding profanity, changing allergy information and changing the font of all menus to Wingdings which consists of only symbols according to 404 Media.
For reference, this is what “Eagle News” looks like in Wingdings font ☜︎♋︎♑︎●︎♏︎ ☠︎♏︎⬥︎⬧︎.
Disney has filed a federal criminal complaint and the investigation is still ongoing.
National:
Social Media Icon, Peanut the Squirrel Seized and Euthanized
Peanut the squirrel as well as Fred the raccoon were animals owned and loved by Mark Longo. Both animals were seized and euthanized by New York state’s Department of Environmental Conservation due to complaints that the animals were being kept illegally and were potentially unsafe.
Peanut was taken in by Longo when it was orphaned as a baby when its mother was hit by a car.
The animal became a social media star when Longo posted videos of Peanut wearing miniature hats and performing tricks.
Longo claims he was working on getting Peanut certified as an educational animal according to AP News.
Mark Longo plans to take action against the state of New York for its actions.
