Exit Interview: Alexis Cardas
by WEC 
Where are you from and where did you receive your previous degrees? I am originally from Long Beach, CA. I received my B.S. in Biology, with a minor in WEC from the University of Florida… Read More
Them’s fighting birds: Study identifies other species’ influence on territorial aggression
Featured image above shows a tufted titmouse. Photo courtesy of Autumn Rose, Florida Museum of Natural History. Bird aggression often occurs between birds of the same species. However, a new study found that birds… Read More
WEC ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: SISIL PUTRI
By Katrina Rossos “When I saw that Indonesia is one of the richest biodiversity countries in the world, I felt that I needed to do something,” Sisil Putri enthusiastically explained over a video call, a… Read More
Alachua County Residents to Become Citizen Scientists for the iNaturalist City Nature Challenge
by WEC
By Katrina Rossos Learning more about the species’ in your yard and neighborhood can be just as easy as stepping outside with your smartphone. This spring, the public—no matter their background—can become active ecologists in… Read More
Florida Master Naturalist Program Celebrates 20 Years
“For in the end, we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught.” – Baba Dioum These words, spoken in 1968 before… Read More
NATA partners with Florida Park Service to offer first virtual Florida Fuels & Weather fire training
Last month, the Natural Areas Training Academy (NATA) was pleased to collaborate with the Florida Park Service (FPS) to offer for the very first time a 100% virtual Florida Fuels & Weather fire training. This… Read More
Nathaniel Owenby Learns Wildlife Damage Practices through USDA Wildlife Service Internship and Job
By Katrina Rossos University of Florida senior Nathaniel Owenby spent the summer interning with the USDA Wildlife Service. Originally from Lexington, North Carolina, the wildlife ecology and conservation major became a member of the USDA… Read More
UF Senior Jimmy Holdgrafer Interned as Wildlife Biologist at Lykes Ranch
By Katrina Rossos University of Florida senior Jimmy Holdgrafer, a biology major with a minor in wildlife ecology and conservation, spent the summer as an intern at Lykes Ranch in Okeechobee, Florida. Lykes Ranch is… Read More
SNRE Student Creates Nordmanns’ Greenshank Species Account for Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Philipp Maleko is a master’s student in interdisciplinary ecology with the School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE). In summer 2019, Maleko was a member of a research team that discovered the nest of an… Read More
Field Work: Laura Nicholson Monitors Bat Activity in SW Florida Across Different Landscapes
By Katrina Rossos Laura Nicholson, a master’s student in the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at University of Florida, has spent the past eight months at Picayune Strand State Forest in Collier County, Florida…. Read More