Tag: Wildlife

2013 Lionfish Summit; update on FWC meeting in Cocoa Beach

by Rick O'Connor
November 22, 2013

It seems everyone in the Panhandle is talking about the invasive lionfish. This non-native member of the scorpionfish family was first seen in U.S. waters in 1989 near Ft. Lauderdale. Over the last two decades, much has been learned about the ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Artificial Reef, Curiosities, Diving, Environmental Education, Fisheries, Fishing, Invasive, Invasives, Lionfish, Panhandle Outdoors, Wildlife

Wildlife is on the Move in Florida’s Fall and Winter

by Judy Biss
November 1, 2013

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Category: Agriculture
Tags: Natural Resources, Panhandle Agriculture, Wildlife

Food Plots Can Benefit Deer and Hunter

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October 4, 2013

The shortening days and cooling temperatures serve as a reminder to many area sportsmen that deer hunting season is just around the corner. As the season draws near many hunters will be planting winter food plots. These plots generally consist ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Food Plot, Natural Resources, Panhandle Agriculture, Wildlife

REQUEST FOR SNAKE SIGHTINGS

by Rick O'Connor
September 20, 2013

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking for help in tracking the occurrence of four species of snakes. The eastern diamondback rattlesnake, the Florida pine snake, the short-tailed snake, and the southern hognose snake. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Tags: Snakes, Wildlife

Invasive Exotic Species ID and Control Workshop September 19

by Judy Biss
August 2, 2013

September 19, 2013; 9:00 am – 3:00 pm CT UF/IFAS Jackson County Extension Office Florida’s Forest Stewardship Program and the Apalachicola Regional Stewardship Alliance CISMA will be offering an Invasive Exotic Species Identification and ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: CEU's Offered, Educational Training, Natural Resources, Panhandle Agriculture, Pest Management, Weeds, Wildlife

Weekly “What is it?”: Juvenile Bats

by Carrie Stevenson
July 24, 2013

They named him “Lestat.” But unlike his bloodsucking namesake, the little Seminole bat clinging to the bricks of a campus building was purely interested in mama’s milk. Later on, he will develop a taste for insects, as his mother teaches ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Animal Behavior, Bats, Habitats, Weekly What Is It, Wildlife

It’s Turtle Season in Escambia County Again; time to turn the lights down

by Rick O'Connor
July 8, 2013

Over the last 25 years the number of sea turtle nests in Escambia County has varied from 9 in 2007 to a 74 in 2012 and has averaged around 32 each season. During the 1990’s nesting activity was increasing from a decade earlier. The number ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources
Tags: Beach, Sea Turtles, Wildlife

Wildlife Flourishes in Florida’s Summer! But Watch for Invaders Too!

by Judy Biss
July 6, 2013

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Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Frog, Invasives, Panhandle Outdoors, Sea Life, Toads, Treefrog, Wildlife

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