Tag: Frank Mazzotti

Scientists lauded in second annual Florida Agricultural Experiment Station ceremony

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 15, 2026

Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida horticultural sciences researcher Paul Lyrene struggled as he worked to keep a grasp on five plaques given to him to mark five plant patents ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Carrie Harmon, Daniela Dutra, FAES, Frank Mazzotti, Frederick Gmitter, James Jones, Jennifer Zaspel, Kati Migliaccio, Kelly Morgan, Lonnie Ingram, Mark McLellan, Matial Kirst, Maurice Marshall, Michael Dukes, Michael Kane, Paul Lyrene, Research Awards

What’s the Likelihood of a ‘Crawl’ Situation? UF Experts Dispel Alligator Attack Misconceptions

by Lourdes Mederos
May 15, 2026

By Lourdes Rodriguez DAVIE, Fla. --- With hurricane season 2019 underway in Florida, and the once-endangered American alligator making its population recovery, a new horror film is setting the stage for the perfect opportunity to educate people ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Alligators, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Frank Mazzotti, Justin Dalaba, UF-IFAS

Be an invader detector: UF scientists call on public to help track elusive Asian Swamp Eels

by Lourdes Mederos
May 15, 2026

University of Florida researchers are urging South Floridians to help stop the spread of an invasive fish now secretly moving through canals, marshes and wetlands across the region’s most vulnerable environments. Visitors, residents, ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, , Conservation, Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: 1-888-IVEGOT1, Asian Swamp Eel, Canals, Citizen Science Month, Conservation, Croc Docs, Fish, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Frank J. Mazzotti, Frank Mazzotti, Invasive Species, IVEGOT1 Mobile App, South Florida, Southeast Asia, UF/IFAS Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, USGS, Wetlands

Conviértase en un detector de especies invasoras y ayude a los científicos de UF a localizar la esquiva anguila asiática de pantano

by Luz Bahder
May 15, 2026

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Investigadores de University of Florida instan a los residentes del sur de Florida a colaborar para detener la propagación ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Invasive Species, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
Tags: 1-888-IVEGOT1, ADN Ambiental, Agua, Anguila, Anguilas Asiáticas De Pantano, Canales, Cientificos, Condado De Broward, Condado De Miami-Dade, Condado De Palm Beach, Ecología De La Vida Silvestre, Ecosistemas Del Sur De Florida, Español, Especie Invasora, Everglades, Frank Mazzotti, Humedales, Informe, Invasores, Investigación Científica, IveGot1, Marismas, Mes De La Ciencia Ciudadana, Monitorear La Propagación De La Especie, Muestreos, Observaciones, Participación, Pez, Propogacion, Reporte, Reportes Del Publico, Respirar Aire, Spanish, Sur De Florida, University Of Florida, University Of Florida Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Www.IVEGOT1.org

Investigadores crean una nueva herramienta de detección de ADN para detener la propagación de la anguila asiática de pantano y el pez cabeza de serpiente cobra

by Luz Bahder
May 15, 2026

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Aspectos destacados Investigadores de University of Florida han desarrollado un método basado en ADN ambiental, ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
Tags: #ivegot1.org, ADN, ADN Ambiental, Anguilas Asiáticas De Pantano, Brian Bahder, Canales, Ciénagas, Controlar, Crípticos, Croc Docs, Detectar, EADN, Ecosistema, Español, Especies Acuáticas Invasoras, Especies Invasoras, Everglades, Florida, FLREC, Frank Mazzotti, Herramienta, Identificar, Invasores Crípticos, IveGot1, Laboratorio De Investigación De Vida Silvestre Croc Docs, Marismas, Melissa Miller, Muestras De Agua, Pantanos, PCR Digital, Peces, Pequeños Rastros Genéticos, Pez Cabeza De Serpiente Cobra, Propagacion, Publico, Restauración De Los Everglades, Señales Genéticas, Sergio Balaguera-Reina, Southwest Florida Water Management District, Spanish, Support For Emerging Enterprise Development Integration Teams, Sur De Florida, Técnica De Laboratorio, Trazas Geneticas, U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, UF SEEDIT, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Vías Fluviales, Vida Silvestre

Meet the UF Croc Docs: Women leading wildlife conservation in the Everglades

by Lourdes Mederos
May 15, 2026

Highlights Women make up less than 30% of all scientists globally, a reminder of how persistent gender gaps remain in STEM fields, according to UNESCO. At the University of Florida’s Croc Docs Wildlife Research Lab , women represent ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, , Conservation, Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: American Crocodile, Burmese Python, Crocodile, Drones, Everglades National Park, Florida Everglades, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Frank Mazzotti, GPS, Hawk, Innovation Tools, Innovative Solutions, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Invasive Species, Jen Brueggen, Melissa Miller, News, Radio Tracking, Snakes, Surveys, Tegu, Telemetry, UF Croc Docs, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, University Of Florida's Croc Docs Wildlife Research Lab, Venetia Briggs-Gonzalez, Wildlife Conservation, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation

Fighting the tegu spread, protecting Florida’s wildlife, natural areas through sustained multiagency efforts

by Lourdes Mederos
May 15, 2026

Argentine black and white tegus are one of the largest non-native invasive lizard species posing a significant threat to the biodiversity and ecological integrity of Florida’s natural areas. As omnivores that eat fruits, vegetables, ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Croc Docs, Edis, Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Frank Mazzotti, FWC, National Park Service, South Florida Water Management District, Tegu, U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, UF IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, United States Fish And Wildlife Service, United States Geological Survey

Nine-armed Sea Stars dying in Atlantic waters: UF/IFAS scientists document first case of disease in Florida

by Lourdes Mederos
May 15, 2026

A disturbing scene met snorkelers in Palm Beach County’s coastal waters – sea stars (also known as starfish) with missing limbs, open wounds and bodies falling apart on the ocean floor. The condition known as Sea Star Wasting Disease ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Alexander Romer, Atlantic Waters, Curling Limbs, Densovirus, Eric Suarez, Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Frank Mazzotti, Inaturalist, Lake Worth Cove, Lourdes Mederos, Marine, Melissa Miller, Nine-armed Sea Stars, Palm Beach County, Sea Star Wasting Disease, Southeaster Naturalist, Splitlure Frogfish, SSWS, Starfish, Starfish Wasting Disease, University Of Florida, Wildlife

La mayoría de las mordeduras de caimanes se deben a conductas humanas riesgosas, no a caimanes agresivos

by Luz Bahder
May 15, 2026

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Las conductas humanas riesgosas, no la agresión de los caimanes, es la principal causa de mordeduras, según un estudio ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Alligators, Ataques, Caimanes, Centre College En Kentucky, Centro De Investigación Y Educación De UF/IFAS En Fort Lauderdale (FLREC), Comportamientos De Riesgo, Comportamientos Riesgosos, Conductas De Riesgo, CrocAttack.org, Depredador, Español, FLREC, Frank Mazzotti, Lagartos, Mark Teshera, Mordeduras, Spanish, Territorio De Caimanes, Vida Silvestre

Risky human behavior, not aggressive gators, behind most alligator bites

by Lourdes Mederos
May 15, 2026

Risky human behavior, not aggression by alligators, is the leading cause of alligator bites, according to a groundbreaking study by scientists at the University of Florida and Centre College in Kentucky. Published in the journal Human—Wildlife ... READ MORE

Category: , Conservation, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Alligator Attacks, Alligator Bite, Alligator Habitat, Alligator Mating Season, Alligators, Attractive Stimulus, Co-exist, Crocodilians, Department Of Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Frank Mazzotti, Habitat, Human Awareness, Human Behavior, Lakes, News, Oceans, Predator, Rivers, Situational Awareness, Targeted Communication Strategies, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Wildlife, Wildlife Conservation, Wildlife Ecology, Wildlife Managers

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