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Amy Reed graduated from UF with a BS in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation in 2007. We spoke to her about her life and career in the decade since. You graduated from WEC in 2007. What did you do… Read More
Caroline Poli is an SNRE PhD student in the Fletcher lab. Her research concerns the snail kites (Rostrhamus sociabilis) of southern Florida. Survival of Snail Kites from fledging to 1-year is important for growth and recovery of the endangered… Read More
Dr. Bill Pine is a professor at WEC and has a joint appointment with UF’s Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences program. Most of his work concerns assessing how large river and coastal ecosystems respond to changes in freshwater flow… Read More
Mel Moreno (WEC BS ’17) is a very recently-graduated WEC alumna. She plans to continue her education, and is planning on pursuing an MS program under the advisement of Dr. Bill Pine next fall. Work What are you… Read More
Dr. Mathieu Basille is an assistant professor in the WEC department. Originally from France, his work studying landscape ecology has taken him from there to Norway, Quebec, and now to the IFAS/Ft. Lauderdale Research and Education Center in south Florida…. Read More
Dr. Abby Powell is an avian ecologist, as well as the leader of the Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, a cooperative unit linking scientists at the University of Florida with the US Geological Survey and the… Read More
Leighton Powers is a WEC undergrad in his fourth year. He began working as a wildlife technician with FWC last fall. We spoke with him about his experiences with WEC, FWC, and his plans for the future. Who… Read More
Megan Ellis is a WEC undergrad in her junior year. She completed a summer internship with the US Fish and Wildlife Service at St Marks National Wildlife Refuge last summer. We asked her about her experiences there. During… Read More
Last summer Aaron Aguila had an REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) Internship at Harvard Forest. He researched how the makeup of a forest after it gets harvested for trees is related to the risk of disease exposure in… Read More
This is a series of interviews with UF’s Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation faculty and graduate students. We’re asking each person the same set of questions about their lives, their passions, and how they do what they… Read More
