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Nonnative lizard that appears to walk on water thrives in Florida

by Lourdes Mederos
September 7, 2022

Florida has three times as many nonnative established lizards as native ones. Among Florida’s approximately 50 species of nonnative lizards is the brown basilisk, a species now thriving in south and central Florida. In a new peer-reviewed ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Amanda Thompson, Brown Basilisk, Edis, Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Florida Museum Of Natural History, FLorida Museum Of Natural History Herpetology Collection Database, IFAS NEWS, Ken Gioeli, Lawrence Reeves, Nathan Burkett-Cadena, Nonnative Lizard, Steve Johnson, UF IFAS News, UF News, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County

UF Expert: Help Prevent Cane Toads from Poisoning Your Pet

by Brad Buck
March 28, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Cane toads can put your pet in peril, and they’re more abundant this time of year. But you can take steps to keep your dog or cat safe, says a University of Florida researcher. Although cane toads are more abundant ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species
Tags: Bufo Toad, Cane Toad, Department Of Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, Pets, Poison, Prevention, Steve Johnson

UF Model Predicts Potential Results of Macaque Population Control Methods

by Brad Buck
November 19, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Recent laboratory research established that rhesus macaques – a type of monkey – in Silver Springs State Park host a virus that can pose ecological and human health threats. Although no one has been reported to have ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Department Of Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, Jane Anderson, Macaques, Population, Silver Springs State Park, Steve Johnson, Threat

UF/IFAS study: Rhesus macaques may be preying on bird eggs in Silver Springs

by Brad Buck
July 7, 2016

Please see caption below story. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Rhesus macaques, primates brought from Asia in the 1930s to entice more tourists to an area now known as Silver Springs State Park, likely prey on eggs of the park’s birds, a new University ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Invasive, Steve Johnson, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation

Local residents can give up exotic animals at UF pet amnesty event April 16

by Tom Nordlie
April 15, 2013

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-res image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Exotic pets can be fun, but if animals become too big, too costly or too difficult to manage, the enjoyment may disappear and owners may start looking for ways to make ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Conservation, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Amnesty, Exotic, Invasive, Johnson, Pet, Steve Johnson, Wildlife

Invasive Cuban tree frogs threaten native wildlife, damage utilities, says UF expert

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 12, 2007

By: Tom Nordlie (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Steve Johnson tadpole@ufl.edu, 813-757-2273 Steve Perkins steve.perkins@lakelandelectric, 863-834-8873 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- North Florida residents accustomed to tiny tree frogs may feel ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Invasive Species
Tags: Frogs, Steve Johnson, Steve Perkins

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