MY LIFE PROTECTING WILDLIFE: ON AND AROUND SANIBEL, AN ISLAND IN FLORIDA contains a unique collection of narratives that trace the wildlife law enforcement work during the 32-year career of the author, Charles LeBuff. He served as a Refuge Officer on what is now known as the J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island in Southwest Florida. This refuge was created in 1945 by President Harry Truman as Sanibel National Wildlife Refuge. The man who spearheaded the ...

Today, about 2,000 wild American crocodiles remain in Florida. This book is the first comprehensive examination of their biology, life history, and interaction with humans in the state. It is a well-illustrated and factual book that is complete in every respect. The text is interspersed with interesting anecdotes about the American crocodile and, its more abundant relative, the alligator.Florida's Crocodile documents their century-long decline and recent ongoing recovery. The devast...

Juan Ponce de León's discovery of Florida has been told and retold for over 500 years. Historians continue to quarrel about the sites of his Gulf Coast landings, whether Charlotte Harbor, Sanibel Island, or other locations. In Juan Ponce de León, the Calusa Indians, and Sanibel Island 1513-1521, LeBuff provides his reasons for Sanibel Island's choice.Juan Ponce de León was active during the Age of Discovery along with notable conquistadors such as Hernán Cortés and Francisco Hernánd...

Pirating of the Duke's Cap'n is the third and final installment in the L. G. Clark South Florida Trilogy.When ruthless modern-day pirates board and assault the crew of a shrimp boat named Duke's Cap'n, at sea far off of the Collier County, Florida, coast L. G. Clark springs into action. At first he is impeded by a lack of evidence, but when a photograph surfaces it provides a lead. Once again his primary undercover operatives, the romantically-connected Bob Taylor and Billye Carroll...

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries the plume birds of Florida were in peril. Their valuable feathers were used in the international millinery trade and their extinction was imminent. A cadre of dedicated Audubon Society wardens helped to slow their destruction. Among them were the martyrs of early wildlife conservation, Guy Bradley and Columbus McCleod. Both of these men died in the line of duty protecting plume birds in South Florida. This book is based on what came after those tra...

This eBook, written by Charles LeBuff, launches his first volume in the new L. G. Clark South Florida Trilogy series. LeBuff's fictional trilogy is a series of novels pertaining to major crimes that occur in Southwest Florida's Collier County, but which have ramifications and storylines that spill over into other parts of South Florida. LeBuff has tapped into many of his own life's experiences to develop the characters, plots, and locales incorporated into this series. Fearsome is the Faka...

A well-illustrated history of Sanibel Island's oldest modern structure, and the land surrounding it, presented through a first-person account using newly interpreted, mostly old photographs and postcards. The author lived at the Sanibel Island Light Station for 22 years when it was headquarters of the Sanibel National Wildlife Refuge (later renamed J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge). Rare images include interior photos of the light tower, and floor plans of the living quarters....

Detective L. G. Clark and his team of investigators are off and running in this second installment of Charles LeBuff's Florida crime trilogy. The series pertains to major crimes that occur in Florida's Collier County. The storylines spill over into other parts of South Florida. A retired federal law enforcement officer, the author has tapped into many of his own life's experiences in Florida's wilds to develop the characters, plots, and locales that are graphically incorporated into these ...

An epic historically-accurate novel based on Florida's history, featuring Florida "cracker" cowboys, Calusa Indians, and Juan Ponce de Leon on and around Sanibel Island and Punta Rassa.

The vibrant Sanibel and Captiva Islands are ecological marvels compared to Florida's many overbuilt barrier islands. Development began with the construction of the Sanibel Island Lighthouse in 1884, when only the lighthouse keeper and assistant and their families lived on the island. Noted conservationist Jay N. "Ding" Darling led the charge in preserving the islands' wildlife and natural beauty from the greed of real estate speculators and land developers in the 1930s. Former presidents l...

One reason for the uniqueness of the outer islands such as Sanibel is the isolation or disconnectedness it has had from the growth and subsequent changes in Florida and the world in general. The islands came late to electricity, to communication by telephone, to paved roads and a physical connection to the mainland, running water, and a host of other conveniences most of the country took in stride. Indeed, many islanders took a certain sometimes grim pride in their trimmed-down work and li...