Category: Conservation
Ancient Bird Language and the Students who Learn it
August 17, 2017
A new field course offered via the Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation In summer of 2017, an avian ecologist at University of Florida teamed up with a certified Texas wildlife tracker and CEO of Naturalist Ventures to teach ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching, WildlifeTags: Avian, Birds, Conservation, WEC Department, Wildlife Conservation
Taylor County Scalloping – 2017 Season
August 16, 2017
Preliminary results of the 2017 scalloping season monitoring in Taylor County waters, Florida, USA. Scalloping in the Nature Coast and Big Bend seagrass beds regions of the GOM in Florida has historically been a very important recreational ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, RecreationTags: Extension, Florida Sea Grant, Keaton Beach, Recreational Fisheries, Scallops, Steinhatchee
UF researcher: Nearly $1 million grant will help struggling blue crab industry
August 14, 2017
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A researcher at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences wants to study the blue crab and a viral pathogen that infects it. Now, a nearly $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, WaterTags: Blue Crab, News, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Virus
Catch-and-Release – Not quite perfect
August 8, 2017
Catch-and-Release is an important conservation tool. Catch and release fishing helps to sustain native fish populations by allowing more fish to remain and reproduce in the ecosystem. This practice provides an opportunity for more people ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, RecreationTags: Catch And Release, Mortality, Redfish, Snook
Plastic Recycling–did you know?
August 4, 2017
Plastic bottle caps are recyclable! We were taught to take caps off bottles before recycling them. However, plastic used in bottle caps actually holds more value than the plastic in the bottles! Now, almost all plastic recycling companies ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural ResourcesTags: Plastic, Recycling