UF/IFAS GLOBAL BLOGS
Given the fact that bats are more helpful to humans, rather than harmful and something to be feared, we created this Helping Bats Help Humans infographic to: raise awareness about the valuable contribution of bats to the natural… Read More
The UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County in conjunction with the Palm Beach County Library Royal Palm Beach Branch Children and Teens Department will be conducting an informative Zoom presentation on Tue, Oct 19, 4:00 pm. Extension Agent Ken… Read More
Dusk. At Lake Alice, a crowd lines the sidewalk between a wooden fence and the road. Everyone gazes in anticipation at three houses on stilts. Has the sun sunk enough for the bats to emerge? Surely they will… Read More
Swooping through the night sky, many people are quick to decry bats as blood suckers, rabies vectors, and a general nuisance. However, these miraculous flying mammals pose little risk to humans and are actually essential in managing our… Read More
A common denominator in epidemiology Amid this global pandemic that has shaken the world, bats seem to have appeared a lot in media and the social feed. This blog piece aims at clarifying why that might be, approaching the… Read More
Summer has officially begun and so too has the rainy season. Florida is one of the most biodiverse states in the nation with over 4,300 known animal species and over 3,000 species of vascular plants. Unfortunately, Florida’s climate… Read More
The UF/IFAS Extension St Lucie County Florida Master Naturalist courses are an examination of plants, animals and human interactions in upland systems. Students in the Uplands course and the Wildlife Monitoring Course study bats. In the past, they… Read More
Unfortunately the Panhandle Outdoors Live events that we have enjoyed for the past several years are not possible right now. Given the limitations of the current situation, the Panhandle Outdoors team has moved their efforts to an online… Read More
Under the supervision of UF/IFAS St. Lucie County Extension Agent Ken Gioeli, Florida Master Naturalists Patricia Sposato and Richard Knott conducted a survey of bats in the bridges of St Lucie County. Using aural and visual techniques, they… Read More
That’s right. The University of Florida has more than one bat house and occupancy rates are high. UF is known for its Gators as well as its large occupied bat houses. Campus visitors and everyone living on campus… Read More
