By Allison Cauvin, Masters student, Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Dept. Dr. Daijiang Li has attempted to solve a fifty year-old mystery. Rather, he’s tried to consolidate data taken fifty years ago and compare it to trends he’s ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources
Two University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences faculty in the food and resource economics department have each been selected for UF/IFAS Extension Professional and Enhancement awards. These awards highlight exceptional ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS ExtensionTatiana Borisova and Edward "Gilly" Evans GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Two University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences faculty in the food and resource economics department have each been selected for UF/IFAS Extension Professional ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, the UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Santa Fe College have teamed up to manage the Seahorse Key Marine Laboratory, an off-shore facility in the Cedar Keys National ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water, WildlifeBy 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 ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Both African and Asian elephants are in danger of becoming extinct. Latest surveys report that wild populations of African elephants are much lower than anticipated. With current rates of poaching, some estimates have elephants going extinct ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Many homeowners turn to their yards when it comes time to bump up the beauty and pump up the property value, only to watch in mounting frustration as plant after plant withers under blazing sunlight or sags in torrential rains. If only they'd ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Water, WildlifeMany homeowners turn to their yards when it comes time to bump up the beauty and pump up the property value, only to watch in mounting frustration as plant after plant withers under blazing sunlight or sags in torrential rains. If only they'd ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Water, Wildlife
At the UF HBREL we love when our science has practical applications for Florida beekeepers. Below is a summary of one such study with African and European honey bee colonies. Hypothesis: The presence of managed European honey bees can ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Farm Management, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife