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UF/IFAS appoints award-winning wildlife expert, faculty to lead one of nation’s premier wildlife ecology programs

by Lourdes Mederos
November 10, 2026

Highlights With an award-winning 22-year career spanning wildlife, conservation and education, Steve Johnson has been appointed by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) to lead the next chapter ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Conservation, Extension, IFAS, Invasive Species, School Of Natural Resources And Environment, Steve Johnson, WEC, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation
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How it Happened: Tall Timbers Fire-Wildlife Research

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July 18, 2024

When Edward Beadel purchased Hickory Hill Plantation, north of Tallahassee, Florida, in 1895, he saw an opportunity for a seasonal escape from the confines of his native New York City.  The wide tracts of longleaf-wiregrass forests just south ... READ MORE

Category: , Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Beadel Family, Fire Ecology, Herbert Stoddard, How It Happened, Prescribed Burns, Quail, Tall Timbers Research Station, UF-IFAS, WEC

UF/IFAS new global ecologist to address biodiversity in South Florida and beyond

by Lourdes Mederos
January 30, 2023

Florida is one of the most biodiverse states, ranking among the top five in the variety of bird and reptile species, according to studies commissioned by The Nature Conservancy. Unfortunately, Florida is also one of the leading states ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: BioBlitz, Biodiversity, Birding, California Academy Of Sciences, Citizen Science, City Nature Challenge, Climate Change, Conservation, Corey Callaghan, Department Of Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Global Ecology, Inaturalist, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Natural History Museum Of Los Angeles County, News, The Nature Conservancy, UF-IFAS, Urbanization, WEC, Wildlife

UF Scientists Try Novel Method of Detecting Biodiversity

by Wisely Lab
January 12, 2023

Mosquitoes probably top the list of “most annoying wildlife” for people who enjoy the outdoors, but these creatures may soon become our allies in conserving biodiversity.  At the UF IFAS DeLuca Preserve scientists from the Department of ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Biodiversity, Conservation, Department Of Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, Florida, Florida Medical Entomology Lab, UF/IFAS Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, WEC

Species On The Move is back! May 15-19, 2023.

by WEC
May 20, 2022

Species On The Move is back! Species On The Move is an international conference series on climate change covering marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems. Species On The Move 2023 will be hosted by the University of Florida in Everglades ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: ClimateChange, Conservation, Department Of Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, EvergladesNationalPark, SpeciesOnTheMove, UF Wildlife, UF-IFAS, WEC, WEC Department, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation

UF/IFAS CALS Top 10 Senior: Hannah Henry (WEC) interview

by WEC
March 25, 2022

Each spring, the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) announces the student recipients and finalists of the 2021-2022 College of Agricultural and Life Sciences awards! These awards are made annually to students in the ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, UF/IFAS, Wildlife
Tags: Conservation, Department Of Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, UF Wildlife, UF/IFAS Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, WEC, WEC Department

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