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ENCORE: Wildlife Fall Prey to Pets' Killer Instincts

WGCU | By Julie Glenn,
Mike Kiniry
Published August 8, 2018 at 11:24 AM EDT
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The majority of animals admitted to wildlife hospitals in Southwest Florida suffer from an illness or injury caused by a human. While most people don't intend to hurt wildlife, thousands of animals are admitted to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital due to injuries from car accidents, accidental feedings, or unwanted interactionswith windows, fishing lines, and more. That's on top of house pets who can't help but fall back on their natural instincts. We're joined by Joanna Fitzgerald and Colleen Cosgrove from the Conservancyof Southwest Florida who share tips on how you and your pets can keep from injuring wildlife as you enjoy the outdoors.

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Julie Glenn
Julie Glenn is the host of Gulf Coast Live. She has been working in southwest Florida as a freelance writer since 2007, most recently as a regular columnist for the Naples Daily News. She began her broadcasting career in 1993 as a reporter/anchor/producer for a local CBS affiliate in Quincy, Illinois. After also working for the NBC affiliate, she decided to move to Parma, Italy where she earned her Master’s degree in communication from the University of Gastronomic Sciences. Her undergraduate degree in Mass Communication is from the University of Missouri at Kansas City.
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Mike Kiniry
Mike Kiniry is producer of Gulf Coast Live, and co-creator and host of the WGCU podcast Three Song Stories: Biography Through Music. He first joined the WGCU team in the summer of 2003 as an intern while studying Communication at Florida Gulf Coast University.
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