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By Wes Boone, PhD student, Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Dept. Madagascar is a land of endemism and anthropogenic destruction. In the ~88 million years since Madagascar separated from the Indian sub-continent, both plants and animals have been evolving… Read More
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By Ronit Amit, PhD, Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Department The return of Florida panthers (Puma concolor coryi) from the border of extinction can be seen as a conservation success in terms of increasing genetic diversity and population size, but… Read More
By Phillip Rodgers, MS Candidate, Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Department Trust is the fulcrum from which society pivots. We trust that our plastic water bottles, soda cans, and paper products will be recycled if we place them in… Read More
By Kodiak Hengstebeck, Masters student, Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Dept. The Florida Everglades are collapsing. Or, at least, some areas of the park are washing away. Hordes of wildlife enthusiasts and adventurers alike visit the famous National Park… Read More
By C. Jane Anderson, PhD candidate, Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Dept. If you’re a Floridian, your backyard used to be on fire. Frequently, as a matter of fact. This is because, historically, nearly the entire southeastern U.S. was… Read More
By Audrey Wilson, Master’s student, Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Department An errant spark from a poorly extinguished campfire or carelessly discarded cigarette can trigger a devastating fire. Fire can be one of the most important drivers that shapes and… Read More
By Sam Baraoidan, Masters student, Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Department When we are looking to buy a home, a primary concern is always whether or not our new house will be in a good neighborhood. But what about wildlife?… Read More
By Simona Picardi, PhD student, Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Dept. Incorporating cutting-edge mathematical tools in macroecological theory, in order to gain better understanding of large ecological systems’ function: this is the challenge undertaken by Dr. Stefano Allesina and… Read More
By Bradley Udell, Masters student, Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Department For the last 40 years, Dr. Charles Krebs has been studying the 10-year snowshoe hare and lynx population cycles in the Yukon, trying to understand what makes them… Read More
By Diego Juárez-Sánchez, Masters student, Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Dept. “Hunting and poaching can precede habitat loss as a threat to wildlife. Sometimes we can have a good forest cover but no wildlife,” says Willandia Chaves-Didier a Brazilian… Read More
