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By Katrina Rossos Bristol Rigby, a UF senior majoring in wildlife ecology and conservation, spent the summer assisting Sea Turtle Conservancy biologist, researcher, and UF Ph.D. student Rick Herren in collecting distribution and abundance data on threatened green… Read More
By Katrina Rossos A passion for wildlife does not always mean you have to become a research or academic professional. Tampa resident Erin Russell, a University of Florida senior studying English, has always loved animals and sought for… Read More
By Katrina Rossos University of Florida senior Sarah Teman said there was no precise moment when she fell in love with wildlife, but the self-proclaimed bookworm ventured to guess that the inspiration came from reading. “The Barnes and… Read More
By Katrina Rossos “From camping under the stars, hiking through breathtaking canyons and vibrantly green forests, and catching salamanders, spiders, and other critters, I have grown up with a love for nature that can only be satisfied by pursuing… Read More
By Katrina Rossos Growing up in the “manatee capital of the world”, Crystal River, Florida, Alan Ivory was introduced to the concept of conservation at a very young age. The manatees migrate into the Florida springs in the… Read More
By Katrina Rossos Kaylyn Cullen, a UF senior in the Wildlife Ecology and Conservation department spent her summer internship managing mosquito colonies and working on an internship project that involved feeding blood meal to a certain mosquito species…. Read More
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My Summer Internship: Gabbi Obando Gabbi Obando is an undergraduate WEC student and a Doris Duke Conservation Scholar. What is the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program? Doris Duke is a program funded through a charitable foundation that was… Read More
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Mary Mack Gray is a recent WEC MS recent graduate. What do you study? I study brown-headed nuthatches! My MS work was specifically focused on a population of them in the Everglades. What did you study about them? We… Read More
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Nick Vitale is a recent WEC MS graduate. What was your research about? My research focused on a population of American Oystercatchers on the Gulf coast, and looking at factors that are limiting their reproductive success. What… Read More
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Dr. Rashidah H. Farid is a recent WEC PhD graduate and president of UF Natural Resources Diversity Initiative (NRDI). What is your research on? My dissertation explores the intersection of sociality and its impact on demography in Gunnison’s… Read More
