Category: Wildlife

Recognizing Florida’s Venomous Snakes

October 19, 2015

Florida provides many opportunities to enjoy nature. Those who like hiking, camping or swimming may have been acquainted with the many species of snakes native to the state—46 to be exact. While this number may scare some people, only six ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Forests, SFYL Hot Topic, Wildlife
Tags: Copperhead, Coral Snake, Cottonmouth, Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, Environment, Environment Hot Topic, Florida's Snakes, Florida's Venomous Snakes, Pygmy Rattlesnake, Snakes, Timber Rattlesnake, Venomous Snakes, Wildlife

National Seafood Month… Red Snapper

by BLOGS.IFAS

October 18, 2015

If shrimp are king of the shellfish industry, then red snapper are the king of the finfish world. It is arguably the most economically and ecologically important reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico. This fishery began in 1872 with four “snapper ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Month, National, Panhandle Outdoors, Seafood, Snapper

Little beetle battles big problem

by Kevin O'Horan

October 16, 2015

Call it a beetle to battle the bulbil. The tiny air potato beetle (Lilioceris cheni) might be the key to stemming the invasion of a “noxious weed” – the air potato plant – that can overrun Florida’s natural ecosystems, and you can ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Wildlife
Tags: Air Potato, Beetle, Biological Control, Bulbis, Dioscorea, Exotic, Horticulture, Invasive, Leaf Beetle, Lilioceris

Exotic Pet Amnesty Day set for Oct. 3 in Fort Walton Beach

by BLOGS.IFAS

October 14, 2015

Do you have any exotic pets you can no longer care for? Would you like the opportunity to surrender those pets without any penalties or fines? Then join the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Gulfarium Marine Adventure ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Amnesty, Beach, Exotic, Fort, Oct., Panhandle Outdoors, Walton

Bat Conservation

October 12, 2015

Bats have had a bad reputation as blood-sucking flying rodents for years, but some facts about these nocturnal creatures may surprise you. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Conservation, SFYL Hot Topic, Wildlife
Tags: Bat Conservation, Bats, Conservation, Environment, Environment Hot Topic, Wildlife

Crows

by BLOGS.IFAS

October 9, 2015

Tallahassee Democrat October 9, 2015 By: Kathy Kinsey No other bird reminds me that fall is on the way more than a crow making his caw-caws across the back side of the field on a cold and foggy day. It is just a wonderful sound. And ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: October-December 2015, Ravens

Do We Need Wild Bees?

by WEC

October 9, 2015

By Jessica Laskowski, PhD student, Dept. of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Do we need wild bees? (1) Fresh squeezed OJ (2) Farmer’s market blueberries (3) Dinner at The Top My favorite Gainesville, FL delicacies may all ... READ MORE

Category: Wildlife

Those Terrific Terrapins

by BLOGS.IFAS

October 6, 2015

They are marvelous creatures and there are very few panhandle residents who know what they are. My wife and I were introduced to Diamondback Terrapins by George Heinrich in 2005. George was the president of a nonprofit, Florida Turtle Conservation ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Panhandle Outdoors, Terrapins, Terrific, Those

October Wildlife Happenings

October 5, 2015

October is when the fall season really sets in. Besides cooler temperatures and shorter daylight hours, this month will bring about new animals and wildlife activity. Find out how Florida's wildlife spend their fall in October wildlife happenings. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, Wildlife
Tags: #ufbugs, Environment Hot Topic, Florida Animals, Florida Plants, Florida Wildlife, October Wildlife Happenings, Wildlife, Wildlife Happenings

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