Each week on the blog we pull back the curtain on our Wildlife Ecology & Conservation graduate students’ seminar class. This post is by master's student Elysia Webb. How does the diversity of life emerge? This question motivates ... READ MORE
Category: , Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, WildlifeEach week on the blog we pull back the curtain on our Wildlife Ecology & Conservation graduate students’ seminar class. This post is by PhD student Wesley Boone. The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is arguably one of the most charismatic ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Wildlife
Each time you do a load of laundry, you may inadvertently send tiny pieces of plastic to a nearby lake or ocean, according to Maia McGuire, Florida Sea Grant agent with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension. That’s ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
By Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director With the holiday gift giving season only weeks away, many are scrambling to find the perfect item for those to be on the receiving end. As the old saying goes, good things come in small packages. ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeEach week on the blog we pull back the curtain on our Wildlife Ecology & Conservation graduate students’ seminar class. This post is by master’s student Elysia Webb. Dr. Lisa Davenport had a mystery on her hands: her birds kept disappearing. During ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, WildlifeBy Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director Nothing on four feet is identified with Florida as much as the alligator. The toothy grin is found on post cards, T-shirts, and a nearly unending list of tourist promotional items which invite ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeBy Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director Nothing on four feet is identified with Florida as much as the alligator. The toothy grin is found on post cards, T-shirts, and a nearly unending list of tourist promotional items which invite ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeEach week on the blog we pull back the curtain on our Wildlife Ecology & Conservation graduate students' seminar class. This post is by master's student Allison Cauvin. Dr. John Terborgh wants to answer an increasingly pressing question ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Wildlife
In less than 30 years, 3,000-year-old oyster reefs off Florida’s Big Bend coastline have declined by 88 percent, according to University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers. For residents who depend on the ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
By Angie Adkin Huge smiles, excited laughter and ‘ohhs and ahhs’ fill the air when people visit zoos, aquariums, nature parks, animal reservations, and national parks. A lot of people feel an intense connection with wildlife and the ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife