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I love it when I find all these stories about hard-working scientists! Following up on my previous post about what science is all about, here’s some science happening <\/a>right in some folks’ backyards. Gotta love it!<\/p>\n

SAFETY HARBOR – The coyote was caught virtually on someone’s doorstep, but it wasn’t taken to a wildlife refuge or a farm in the country.<\/p>\n

Instead, it went right back to the woodsy neighborhood where it was captured.<\/p>\n

Pinellas County officials Tuesday released the coyote, now fitted with a tracking collar, into the dense woods near Philippe Parkway as part of a two-year study of urban coyotes in Florida’s most densely populated county.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I love it when I find all these stories about hard-working scientists! Following up on my previous post about what science is all about, here’s some science happening right in some folks’ backyards. Gotta love it! SAFETY HARBOR – The … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcZNLl-15","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":132,"url":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=132","url_meta":{"origin":67,"position":0},"title":"Science mentors needed","author":"Brandon Haught","date":"January 8, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"If you have some time, why not become a science mentor? \u00c2\u00a0The science mentoring program I LOVE Science is looking for volunteers for Hellen Caro, Blue Angels, Edgewater, Myrtle Grove, and Montclair elementary schools. 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