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Wildlife Watch: Learn to protect the Florida panther during critical breeding season with Ask IFAS’ bilingual guide


February 12, 2026

About this series As residential and commercial development expands across Florida, wildlife is adapting to live closer to people. The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) shares tips through Ask ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, , Conservation, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Agricultural Areas, Ask IFAS, Big Cats, Breeding Population, Caloosahatchee River, Conservation Strategies, Endangered Species, Endangered Species Act, Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Florida Panther, Forests, FWC, Habitat, Habitat Loss, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Kittens, Neighborhoods, News, Panther Behavior, Prairies, Public Awareness, Ranchlands, Research, Species Survival, U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, University Of Florida, Vehicle Collisions, Wetlands, Wildlife, Wildlife Conservation

Natural ponds remove nitrogen more effectively than stormwater ponds


July 30, 2024

Summer brings daily storms in the Sunshine State, and with the rain, you need to control flooding in some neighborhoods. Florida is swimming in 76,000 stormwater ponds. Designed to control flooding, stormwater ponds are not as effective as ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, UF/IFAS, Water
Tags: AJ Reisinger, Audrey Goekner, Denitrification, Dinitrogen Gas, Ecosystems, Flooding, Natural Ponds, Neighborhoods, Nitrogen, Nitrogen Fixation, Pollutants, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Stormwater, Stormwater Ponds, Subdivisions

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