Monday, December 29, 2008

Tennis Girls


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Originally uploaded by AreaGuides.com Network
These young ladies train all year here in Sarasota. Are you looking at the next group of female tennis stars?

Click Here for our article regarding the Sun-N-Fun tennis programs.

Monday, December 22, 2008

Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium Saves a dolphin

On Dec. 16, Mote staff received a call about a stranded dolphin on Siesta Beach. The young dolphin was helped by beachgoers until Mote staff could arrive to evaluate the situation and determine what kind of help the dolphin needed.

After a medical evaluation, the dolphin was brought to Mote's Dolphin and Whale Hospital. It turns out that Mote staff is already familiar with the dolphin - which has been nicknamed "Ginger" in honor of the holiday season.

Ginger is a 3½-year-old female Atlantic bottlenose dolphin known to scientists with the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program, the world's longest-running study of a dolphin population and a collaboration between Mote and the Chicago Zoological Society. Mote has been monitoring the dolphins of Sarasota Bay since 1970. Through these studies, we know that the bay is home to a population of about 160 dolphins that live here year 'round.

Mote staff was able to identify Ginger by the unique nicks on her dorsal fin. She is the first calf born to another dolphin known to the program, a 13-year-old referred to as "F127." Ginger separated from her mother last spring before the birth of a new sibling in June, and has been on her own since. Dolphin Research Program staff have known Ginger's 49-year-old grandmother, a long-term resident of Sarasota Bay, since August 1975.

You can support Mote Marine Laboratory's dolphin rehabilitation efforts by making a donation. Please call 941-388-4441, ext. 309, or logging onto www.mote.org/donate.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

New Blog to promote Sarasota, Florida

Look for some cool content here to help promote the beautiful Sarasota, Florida area and the people who live, work and play here! Also see ChooseSarasota.com

Click Here for lots of area photos on flickr!