IFAS in the news, 4/17

Good morning! Here is your mid-week IFAS news roundup:

Exotic animals adopted during amnesty events

http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_0468c5de-a70e-11e2-a930-0019bb2963f4.html

FWC amnesty day diverts exotic pets from area woodlands

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130416/ARTICLES/130419654/1109/sports?Title=FWC-amnesty-day-diverts-exotic-pets-from-area-woodlands

Higher education worth the investment, UF study finds

http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_5c970fee-a719-11e2-82b0-0019bb2963f4.html

 

Bird group cries foul about feral cat bill (PolitiFact item)

http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2013/apr/16/american-bird-conservancy/bird-group-cries-foul-about-feral-cat-bill/

 

Summer is perfect time for kids to enjoy ag adventures (Highlands)

http://www2.highlandstoday.com/list/highlands-agri-leader-news/summer-is-perfect-time-for-kids-to-enjoy-ag-adventures-b82476869z1

 

Seminole celebrates 100 years

http://www.mysanfordherald.com/view/full_story/22268475/article-Seminole-celebrates-100-years?instance=home_news_right

 

 

Local news:

 

UF students to run for Boston

http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_205f86be-a719-11e2-9e40-0019bb2963f4.html

Braddy unseats Lowe by comfortable margin (Gainesville)

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130416/ARTICLES/130419651?p=1&tc=pg