Preventing Unwanted Encounters with Snakes
“Snakes! Why did it have to be snakes”? This famous line from Indiana Jones sums up how a lot of us feel about serpents, but Floridians need not live in fear of our native snakes. Our state is… Read More
UF/IFAS GLOBAL BLOGS
“Snakes! Why did it have to be snakes”? This famous line from Indiana Jones sums up how a lot of us feel about serpents, but Floridians need not live in fear of our native snakes. Our state is… Read More
When the cooler weather of fall arrives, many of us think of attracting a delightful gathering of birds to our gardens with a selection of feeders filled with a variety of seed, suet and even meal worms. It… Read More
As our state continues to grow, wildlife is experiencing habitat loss due to development. In Florida, urban areas are a dominant feature in the landscape, and many of these urban areas are situated near natural wildlife preserves. What… Read More
Today’s wildlife topic is like some others we have discussed in other lessons… you might see it, you might not. You might ask, why would I highlight a creature you might not see? Well… because you might… and… Read More
One of the things that has caught my attention since we began observing wildlife in our yards is the large number of squirrels – there are a lot of them here. We already discussed their territorial combats, but… Read More
They are taught in elementary school that all animals need four things… (1) food, (2) oxygen, (3) water, and (4) shelter. Shelter is important. Everyone needs a place to hunker down for the night (or heat of the… Read More