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"We don't get a second chance once a species becomes extinct."

- U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Sarasota
 

[Government]  Buchanan Calls for Panther Protection
Jacob Ogles, jacob.ogles@srqme.com

A critical habitat should be set up by the federal government for the Florida Panther, according to U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida. The congressman this week called on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to designate such a habitat for the endangered species following the 30th automobile-related panther death in 2015 alone. “Each year, the Florida panther population continues to shrink in size as more big cats are hit and killed by cars because they lack a safe habitat,” Buchanan said. “Although these panthers are protected under the federal Endangered Species Act, they face extinction because they have no protected area to live and repopulate.”

The Florida Panther was among the 14 mammals originally put on the federal endangered species list in 1967, but there has never been a critical habitat established. Tom Mackenzie, spokesman for the Southeast Region for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, said there may be a variety of reasons a habitat does not get set up for a species. Establishing such a habitat isn’t necessarily designating a refuge, and could simply set up protections in an environment with the natural resources needed by the animal in order to survive. Critical habitats are set up in those instances where it would benefit the survival of the species to do so, Mackenzie said. In the case of the panther, such a designation has proved difficult because the animal is a wide-ranging habitat generalist  and it would take enormous resources to designate a refuge, impacting private land owners and government entities. That also would take away limited resources deemed higher priority actions needed to recover the panther, including finding ways to expand the panther population in South and Central Florida.

Earlier this month, Buchanan and a bipartisan group of Florida congressman sent a letter to President Barack Obama, copying Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell, calling for a critical habitat to be created. News of the death of a 1-year-old panther last week led Buchanan, co-chair of the Florida Congressional Delegation, to renew that call. “We don’t get a second chance once a species becomes extinct,” Buchanan said. 

[Good Bite]  A Tale of Two Feasts
Kaye Warr

You can end 2015 on a delectable note at The Table Creekside with one of three special tastings that Chef Pedro and his talented team have added to the menu exclusively for New Year’s Eve. Then you can turn around and begin 2016 on a decadent upswing at Michael’s On East with the first Lobster Pot Friday of the year which happens to fall on Jan. 1.

The Table will be featuring dinner from 4-10pm on Dec. 31 and I hear that there are a couple of reservations still available. There are three tasting menus on offer, as well as the fabulous dinner menu. The three tasting menus include a Seafood Tasting, a Bison Tasting and Ribeye Oscar. All of these special menus are $69.95 and each features a winning combination of fresh ingredients and Chef Pedro’s signature global flair—the Bison Tasting includes pulled bison samosa and a sinful foie gras reduction. The cocktail concoctions are sure to be as special as their culinary counterparts as The Table’s house infused liquors always make for a memorable treat.   

Michael’s on East will be open in the evening on New Year’s Day and offering their exceptionally popular Lobster Pot Friday dinner which includes two 1¼-pound live Maine lobsters, mussels, clams, new potatoes and corn on the cob for only $38.95 per person. Chef Jamil Pineda and his team are excited to prepare this seafood feast for regulars and newcomers alike and they’ll even provide the bib that you’ll most definitely need. Lobster Pot Friday begins at 5:30pm which means if you there at 5pm you can enjoy happy hour in the lounge before you dive into your perfectly seasoned seafood supper.  

The Table Creekside, 5365 Tamiami Trail South, 941-921-9465; Michael�s On East, 1212 S East Avenue, 941-366-0007, ext. 224

[Real Estate]  Schimberg Group Buys Land for Offices

Barron and Patricia Schimberg of Schimberg Group purchased a 12,725-square-foot lot on the corner of Main Streer and Audubon Avenue in Sarasota from the First Church Of Christ, Scientist for $332,500. The Schimberg Group will be building a 6,000-square-foot two-story office building, the ground floor of which will be available for lease as office or retail space in late 2016. Eric Massey with Michael Saunders and Company represented the buyer and John Caragiulo with Hembree and Associates represented the seller. 

Michael Saunders and Company

[Exec Moves]  Leeson Joins Day Hagan Committee

Day Hagan Asset Management announced Neil Leeson has joined the Day Hagan Asset Management Investment Committee as a consultant. In this role, he will provide market insights and research focused on exchange traded funds. Lesson has over 22 years of investment research experience. From 1993 to 1998, Leeson was the Senior International Strategist for Ned Davis Research Group, and from 2003 to 2015 was Ned Davis Research Group’s ETF Strategist and Director of Advisory Services. From 1998 to 2001, Leeson was the director of quantitative research at Spyglass Trading and Regal Asset Management. 

Day Hagan Asset Management

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