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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
Dr. Katie Sieving is a full professor in the WEC Department, and the WEC graduate studies program coordinator. She teaches three classes, Wildlife Behavior and Conservation, Avian Field Research, and Research Design. Her primary research is into bird… Read More
This is the first of a series of interviews with UF Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Department faculty and graduate students. We’re asking each person the same set of questions about their lives, their passions, and how they do… Read More
The Natural Areas Training Academy (NATA) is excited to announce that 2 of its core workshops are currently open for registration on Eventbrite! You can register for these workshops by
2018 marks the 19th year of operation for the Natural Areas Training Academy (NATA). Last year in 2017, NATA hosted 6 different workshops that were attended by 145 participants, representing 49 organizations! In addition, NATA reached an… Read More
This is How WEC Works, where we ask the people of UF/IFAS’s Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation about their lives, passions, and how they do what they do. This is an ongoing series, and we will add… Read More
Introduction to the Lone Cabbage Oyster Reef Restoration Project Thursday, October 26, 7:00 p.m. Community Center, 809 6th Street, Cedar Key In less than 30 years, 3,000-year-old oyster reefs off Florida’s Big Bend coastline have declined by 88… Read More
I heard it from a Little Birdy By Kimberly Magee I have recently learned something about birds—they are incessant gossipers. I started my summer oblivious to the fact that the feathered creatures were nattering about me to every… Read More
Here comes the BOOM! Common Nighthawks finding love in a pine savanna By Alexa Mainella PhD student, Dept. of Environmental Engineering Sciences Have you ever had a professor drop you off in the middle of nowhere and say,… Read More
Everyone talks to birds. Few understand birds. Bird enthusiasts can imitate calls, pish, or play recorded calls over speakers to attract birds. Those unaware of our avian friends communicate physically, sending unknown threats and signals to birds. A… Read More
