Category: Wildlife

A hand holding a terrapin turtle

El 1 de marzo entrará en vigor la nueva medida regulatoria de FWC para las trampas recreativas para cangrejos

by Luz Bahder
February 20, 2023

Lo más destacado Este 1 de marzo las trampas utilizadas para la captura recreativa de cangrejos en Florida deberán poseer una abertura de no más de 15 por 5 centímetros, según la nueva regulación de la Comisión de Pesca y Vida Silvestre ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: BRD, Cangrejos, Dispositivos De Reducción De Captura Accidental, Español, Florida Sea Grant, Rick O'Connor, Spanish, Tortugas, Trampas, UF-IFAS
The growing number of large pythons in Florida’s Everglades National Park is increasing conflict between the powerful snakes and alligators, according to Frank Mazzotti, a wildlife expert with the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. In this photo, released yesterday by park officials, the alligator appears to have the upper hand in the struggle, but the snake escaped. Mazzotti, who is helping remove pythons from park, said a python was killed last year when it attempted to swallow a medium-sized alligator that was too big for the snake.

UF/IFAS scientists lure Burmese pythons using radio telemetry during mating/breeding season

by Lourdes Mederos
February 20, 2023

The University of Florida has partnered with several federal and state agencies on a large-scale python removal project to protect the Everglades. The project combines Burmese python ecology with removal efforts to maximize opportunities ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Burmese Python, Christina Romagosa, Croc Docs, Department Of Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, EDDMaps, Everglades, Everglades National Park, Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Fort Collins Science Center, Frank Mazzotti, FWC’s Python Action Team Removing Invasive Constrictors, Invasive Species, Melissa Miller, National Invasive Species Awareness Week, News, Snakes, South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), UF IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, UF IFAS News, UF News, UF-IFAS, United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Sustainable Development Goals and One Health: SDG 12

Sustainable Development Goals And One Health: SDG 12

by Alejandro Sanchez
February 17, 2023

Sustainable Development Goal 12 focuses on production and consumption patterns, aiming to promote sustainability in both. Sustainable production and consumption of everything needed for human life is strongly correlated with the health of animals, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Farm Management, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Climate Change, IFAS One Health, Luca Mantegazza, One Health At UF, Recycling, SDG12, SDGS, SDGS And One Health, Sustainable Consumption

Keep crabs in and terrapins out, new FWC ruling for recreational crab traps takes effect March 1

by Tory Moore
February 17, 2023

Highlights Recreational crab traps in Florida are required to have an opening no larger than 6-by-2 inches in place by March 1 per new Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission regulations. Free BRDs are available at select UF/IFAS Extension ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Blue Crab, BRD, Bycatch Reduction Device, Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Sea Grant, Terrapin, UF/IFAS Extension

Aprendiendo de Abejas: Mini-serie en audio para el apicultor principiante

by Jonael Bosques
February 14, 2023

  No es noticia que Florida sigue urbanizándose. A diaro se estima que mas de mil personas se transladan al estado por multiples razones incluyendo su clima subtropical, y sus vastos recursos naturales. Con este constante desarrollo, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Abejas, Agricultura, Agriculture, Apicultura, Bosques, Ciencia, Cria, Crianza, Educación, Enjambre, Español, Extension, Farming, Fincas, Florida, Hardee, Livestock, Podcast, Produciendo, UF-IFAS, Video

Florida Land Steward Update, February 10, 2023

by Chris Demers
February 10, 2023

CONGRATULATIONS STEPHEN AND DANNA MATHENY, 2023 FLORIDA LAND STEWARD LANDOWNERS OF THE YEAR Stephen and Danna Matheny own and manage approximately 90 acres in Madison County, Florida, most of which has been in their family for generations. ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Awards, Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Forest, Forest Health, Forest Management, Forestry, Natural Resource Conservation, Natural Resources, Online Course, Prescribed Fires, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Tree Farm, Wildlife

Congratulations Stephen and Danna Matheny, 2023 Florida Land Steward Landowner of the Year

by Chris Demers
February 9, 2023

By Chad Allison, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Megan Ellis, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Stephen and Danna Matheny own and manage approximately 90 acres in Madison County, most of which has been in their family ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Forest, Forest Management, Longleaf Pine, Natural Resource Conservation, Prescribed Fires, Trees, Wildlife

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