Photo cutline below GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Floridians would likely support a 1 percent sales tax bump to prevent and eradicate disruptive invasive species, a new University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS ResearchGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Research cameras trained on the nests of Florida reptiles have caught giant, invasive lizards in the act of pilfering eggs – making them a potential threat to native turtles, alligators and crocodiles. The Argentine ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFASCaption below GAINESVILLE, Fla. — If you pick them up and drop them in a new location, most snakes will move rapidly but erratically, often traversing the same terrain before giving up and settling into their new digs. Burmese pythons ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, UF/IFAS ResearchCaption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image Multimedia available: http://news.ufl.edu/2009/09/17/eden-multimedia/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- When scientists discuss Everglades restoration, one phrase pops up again and again -- "getting ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS ResearchCaption 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/IFASBy: Mickie Anderson (352) 273-3566 Source: Frank Mazzotti, fjma@ufl.edu, (954) 577-6338 GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The invasion of gigantic Burmese pythons in South Florida appears to be rapidly expanding, according to a new report from a University ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species