UF/IFAS GLOBAL BLOGS
By Katrina Rossos “When I saw that Indonesia is one of the richest biodiversity countries in the world, I felt that I needed to do something,” Sisil Putri enthusiastically explained over a video call, a fire behind her… Read More
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By Katrina Rossos Learning more about the species’ in your yard and neighborhood can be just as easy as stepping outside with your smartphone. This spring, the public—no matter their background—can become active ecologists in the iNaturalist City… Read More
By Katrina Rossos University of Florida senior Nathaniel Owenby spent the summer interning with the USDA Wildlife Service. Originally from Lexington, North Carolina, the wildlife ecology and conservation major became a member of the USDA Wildlife Services’ wildlife… Read More
By Katrina Rossos University of Florida senior Jimmy Holdgrafer, a biology major with a minor in wildlife ecology and conservation, spent the summer as an intern at Lykes Ranch in Okeechobee, Florida. Lykes Ranch is a large agricultural… Read More
Philipp Maleko is a master’s student in interdisciplinary ecology with the School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE). In summer 2019, Maleko was a member of a research team that discovered the nest of an endangered Russian shorebird,… Read More
Carrie De Jesus is a PhD Candidate in Dr. Samantha Wisely’s lab. For part of Carrie’s dissertation, she is studying how native reptiles in Florida play a role in the eco-epidemiology of Lyme disease. In Florida, lizards are… Read More
Tick populations are on the move in the U.S. The lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) is expanding its range westward into the Great Plains. Deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis), American dog ticks (Dermacentor variabilis), and Gulf Coast ticks (Amblyomma maculatum) are migrating… Read More
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SCHOLARSHIPS Florida Wildlife Federation Scholarship The Florida Wildlife Federation (FWF) established a scholarship fund for graduate and undergraduate students in the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. To qualify for this merit-based $1,000 scholarship, graduate… Read More
University of Florida Wildlife Ecology and Conservation senior Nathaniel Owenby worked over the past summer at the Lykes Ranch in Okeechobee, Florida. Lykes Ranch is a large agricultural operation that spans about 340,000 acres over Glades and Highlands… Read More
