Welcome to Myakka City, about 30 miles east of Sarasota. The ranch is a glimpse into what Florida used to be.
“Every single pavement, road, house, hospital or school, at one point in Florida’s past, used to be a cattle ranch,” said Jim Strickland, the ranch’s owner.
Last winter, our Eco Hero team saddled up, herding cattle on land that is a vital part of the Florida’s wildlife corridor.
The cattle ranches connect the Everglades to the South and timberland to the North, providing a type of ecofriendly highway for the state’s many amazing animals.
Here at Blackbeard Ranch, something exciting is happening that could be a game changer for the wildlife corridor.
Strickland teamed up with University of Florida researcher Joao Vendramini to install invisible fencing, a first-of-its-kind project in the southeast.
Source : Local10
