Category: Wildlife

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Shift in Florida’s lizard population could influence spread of mosquito-borne diseases, UF/IFAS scientists probing impacts

by Lourdes Mederos
August 27, 2024

The brown anole, a nonnative lizard and common sight in Florida, has long served as an important host for disease-carrying mosquitoes. However,  its population in South Florida may be declining, apparently displaced by the more recent arrival ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Brown Anole, Culex Erraticus, Culex Nigripalpus, Eastern Equine Encephalitis, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Invasion Scence, Invasion Science Research Initiative, Lawrence Reeves, Melissa Miller, Mosquito-borne, Nathan Burkett-Cadena, Peters's Rock Agama, St. Louis Encephalitis, West Nile Virus
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Post-Idalia adaptations help Nature Coast Biological Station weather subsequent storms

by Megan Winslow
August 26, 2024

One year ago this week, Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region. In addition to contributing to the deaths of 12 people, the Category 4 hurricane generated storm surge as high as 12 feet and winds as strong as 125 mph. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Adapt, Adaptations, Big Bend, Cedar Key, Cedar Key Seafood Festival, Discovery Center, Fish And Wildlife Service, Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Idalia, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Lab, Laboratory, Matt Suggs, Megan Winslow, Michael Allen, Mike Allen, Mobile Lab, Nature Coast Biological Station, NCBS, Research, Research Facility, Storm, Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge, Suzette Cook, Tyler Jones, UF, Uf Ifs, University Of Florida, Weather

Raising Atala Butterflies Year-Round: The Final Stretch

by Vilma Valdes
August 23, 2024

Nectar Year Round  It is easier to provide butterflies nectar in the spring and summer when many plants are in bloom. Yet, pollinators need nectar in the fall and winter months too. An Atala colony is no exception. Plants that feed these butterflies ... READ MORE

Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Wildlife
Tags: Atala Butterflies, Florida Friendly Landscape, Florida-Friendly Plants, Miami-Dade, UF/IFAS Miami-Dade Extension

Pasco Scallop Season Disruption

by Dr. Megan Moore
August 20, 2024

2025 reopen UPDATE (9-05-2025): Pasco scallop season reopens for 2 weeks, starting September 6th, 2025. FWC has reopened and extended the recreational scallop season in Pasco County. After continuous testing, measured levels for both the ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Food Safety, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Closure, Florida Sea Grant, Pasco County, Pyrodinum Bahamense, Scalloping, Scalloping Shutdown, Scallops, Shellfish, Toxin, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Pasco Extension Office

Florida Land Steward Update, August 16, 2024

by Chris Demers
August 16, 2024

SUMMER-FALL ISSUE OF QUARTERLY FLORIDA LAND STEWARD NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE In this issue: A New Tool Helps to Prioritize Invasive Species Management Efforts, Conservation Easements Save Ag Lands and Wildlife, Meet the Panhandle Extension ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Forest Health, Forest Management, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Recovery, Hurricane Season, Natural Resources, Online Course, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Tree Farm, Wild Turkey
An image of a small, bright, green lizard with a fan-like extension protruding from its throat.

Wild Sarasota: Lizard Land- A Few of Sarasota’s Common and Lesser-known Lizard Species

by Zahir Ringgold Cordes
August 14, 2024

Some are legless, while others are lengthy and quite large! They may be lackluster or lavishly colored, and love to laze in warm sunny spots. Florida is a land of many lizards, and here in Sarasota, there is a diverse bunch of interesting animals ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Herpetology, Invasive Species, Lizards, Pgm_EcoNR, Reptile, Squamata, Urban Wildlife, Wild Sarasota, Wildlife

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