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Florida’s Spiny Lobster Season

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August 3, 2015

From August 6 until March 31, hundreds of thousands of boaters, divers and snorkelers search along Florida’s coastal waterways and throughout the Florida Keys for spiny lobsters. Florida provides 100 percent of the nation's commercial spiny ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, Wildlife
Tags: Environment Hot Topic, Florida Fish And Wildlife, Lobster Regulations, Lobsters, Recreation, Spiny Lobster Season

Jumping Spiders

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July 31, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Regal is a word used to describe kings, queens and other general nobility. The word itself conjures an air of sophistication and royalty. There is one such inhabitant which frequents ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Arachnid, Big Bend Bugs!, Bug, Bugs, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Florida, Garden, General Information, Insect, Jumping Spider, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Regal Jumping Spider, Scorpion, Spider, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension
Figure 1. According to Florida law, all dogs, cats, and ferrets greater than 4 months of age must be vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian.

Facts about Wildlife Diseases: Rabies

by Diana Hagan (she/her)
July 27, 2015

Rabies is a virus carried by mammals. It kills infected humans and animals if they are not treated shortly after exposure. Rabies can be prevented, but it cannot be cured once symptoms become evident. This 6-page fact sheet explains how rabies ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Natural Resources, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Holly K. Ober, Infectious Diseases, Samantha Wisely, Veterinary Medicine: Pets, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation Department
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Third Grade Manatee Curriculum

by Diana Hagan (she/her)
July 24, 2015

This 19 fact sheet curriculum series provides a series of individual lessons covering manatee biology and ecology, as well as highlighting some of the ways that humans impact and can protect manatees. The curriculum has been written at a third ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Curriculum, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Curricula, Maia McGuire, Marine Wildlife, Ruth Francis-Floyd, Third Grade Manatee Curriculum, Threatened Or Endangered Mammals

Managing Conflicts with Wildlife: Living with Coyotes

by Diana Hagan (she/her)
July 24, 2015

The omnivorous coyote is a relative newcomer to Florida that plays an important role in ecosystems and food webs. Of particular importance and possible benefit may be their potential ability to control populations of pest species such as some ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Alexander Gulde, Angeline Scotten, Coyotes, Holly K. Ober, Lauren Watine, Managing Conflicts With Wildlife Series, Raoul Boughton, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation Department, William Giuliano
Figure 2. White-tailed deer fawns are spotted. Credit: Alico, Inc

Managing Conflicts with Wildlife: Living with Deer

by Diana Hagan (she/her)
July 24, 2015

Though deer rarely pose problems for people, it is important to understand the issues associated with deer and human-deer interactions. This 4-page fact sheet describes the biology of Florida's white-tailed deer, the hazards associated with ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Deer, Holly K. Ober, Lauren Watine, Raoul Boughton, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation Department, William Giuliano

Scorpions!

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July 22, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Florida is host to many unique animal species, some of which are less than pleasant. The latter variety are mostly insects: fire ants, mosquitoes, love bugs and gnats, all of which ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Big Bend Bugs!, Bug, Environment, Florida, General Information, Identification, Insect, Les Harrison, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Poisonous, Scorpions, Sting, Stinger, UF-IFAS, Venemous, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

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