Elizabeth Biro
FGCU Water School studying toxicity of airborne blue-green algae
Blue-green algae is a toxic issue no one wants to see in Southwest Florida waters.
Now, FGCU is receiving thousands to help study the airborne...
FGCU students using lessons learned in Peru to help SWFL’s environment
A group of students and professors from Florida Gulf Coast University traveled to Peru to study the environment.
The lessons learned in South America are...
North Fort Myers homeowner finds humane way to remove bee hive from yard
Thousands of bees took over a man's backyard.
But instead of killing them, Walid Boggio decided to save them. He picked up his phone and...
SWFL K-12 teachers learned from FGCU experts at STEM workshop
Over the summer, K-12 teachers in Southwest Florida took a week off from the break to attend a STEM workshop, in which experts from...
Citrus greening impacting farms in Florida
An insect is devastating a historically fruitful industry in Florida.
It's called citrus greening.
The insect stops the tree from getting water and nutrients from its...
Artificial intelligence could soon help watermelon farmers detect harmful diseases in their crops
Watermelon farmers are struggling to control disease in their crops and are constantly on the hunt for ways to fight it.
WINK News talked to...
Group pushes beached dolphin back into Gulf, but should they have
A group in Naples celebrating after pushing a beached dolphin back out to the Gulf, but wildlife experts say this is nothing to celebrate.
Touching...
Southwest Florida manatees still under threat after record year for deaths
Southwest Florida's most beloved water mammal is dying. Last year, Florida hit a record number of deaths for manatees.
Although fewer deaths have occurred this...
SWFL dermatologist outlines monkeypox symptoms, risk factors
It can be weeks before monkeypox symptoms develop. WINK News spoke to a dermatologist in Estero who saw a monkeypox patient and explained what...
Second case of monkeypox reported in Lee and Collier counties; 4 total in SWFL
The Florida Department of Health is reporting a second monkeypox case in Lee County and a second case in Collier County as of Friday....
