My 2012 Wish List

Like fellow Hoosier David Letterman's Top Ten List, mine also begins with number 10:

Number 10: Floridians will become better Black Bear Aware with their Trash.

Number 9: All of our Endangered Sea Turtles will have a banner nesting season.

Number 8: The little green treefrogs and lizards will stop disappearing from my yard.

Number 7: Idiots will stop stealing the Ghost Orchid, which dies when taken from its home.

Number 6: Whooping Cranes will increase their numbers and travel to and from Florida safely.

Number 5: Manatees will have a warmer winter and many fewer collisions with local boaters.

Number 4: Right Whales will have fewer incidents with Military and Cruise ships in the Atlantic.

Number 3: Florida Panthers will have their Habitats protected from hunters, golfers and others.

Number 2: The Florida Everglades will finally get the money allocated to it and get cleaned up.

Number 1: Our Government will realize its ridiculous mistake of a 3.5% cut to the EPA.