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Coyotes — the predator under watch by UF cameras, scientists

by Brad Buck
May 15, 2024

Every fifteen minutes, 365 days a year, University of Florida scientists can see how and where many coyotes move at two locations in the Sunshine state. Those images show coyotes in two different landscapes in Florida: pine flatwoods in North ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Behavior, Cameras, Coyotes, Deer, DeLuca Preserve, Foraging, GPS Technology, Hance Ellington, Hunting, Jefferson County, Monitoring, Natural Resources, Osceola County, Predators, Range Cattle Research And Education Center, Tall Timbers’ Livingston Place Property, Turkeys, UF/IFAS Wildlife Ecology And Conservation

Nature lovers identify hundreds of plant species at DeLuca Preserve BioBlitz

by Tory Moore
March 8, 2022

Nearly 100 nature lovers flocked to the DeLuca Preserve to scout the property for animals and plants that live on the expanse. Visitors documented 1,600 sightings, and within those, observed 345 species. The “BioBlitz,” as it’s called, ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Wildlife
Tags: BioBlitz, DeLuca, DeLuca Preserve, Inaturalist, INaturalist App
drone photography image of grassland in Florida

UF/IFAS researchers to conduct eco-assessment of DeLuca Preserve, create open database

by Mike Loizzo
September 29, 2021

A team of UF/IFAS researchers plans to characterize the soil, water, and microbiome features of the DeLuca Preserve, a roughly 27,000-acre parcel of land in Florida’s southern Osceola County. The property, donated to UF in November 2020, includes ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: DeLuca Preserve, Jehangir Bhadha, Sam Smidt, Soil Health

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