UF/IFAS
UF/IFAS Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Department

Category: UF/IFAS Teaching

Mapping Macaques: Studying Florida’s Non-Native Primates


December 20, 2016

Each week on the blog we pull back the curtain on our Wildlife Ecology & Conservation graduate students’ seminar class. This post is by Elan Simon Parsons. If you look up and see a monkey in a tree, you might think you’re in the tropics—think ... READ MORE

Category: , Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Conservation, Florida, Invasive, Monkeys, Rhesus Macaques, Silver Springs

So You Want to be a Conservation Biologist? Insights from a Life Dedicated to Tiger Conservation in India


December 9, 2016

Each week on the blog we pull back the curtain on our Wildlife Ecology & Conservation graduate students’ seminar class. This post is by PhD student Wesley Boone. The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is arguably one of the most charismatic ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Wildlife
Tags: Conservation, India, Monitoring, Tiger

The Case of the Disappearing Birds: Avian Flyways and the Need for Conservation


November 30, 2016

Each week on the blog we pull back the curtain on our Wildlife Ecology & Conservation graduate students’ seminar class. This post is by master’s student Elysia Webb. Dr. Lisa Davenport had a mystery on her hands: her birds kept disappearing. During ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Wildlife
Tags: Amazon, Avian, Birds, Conservation, Flyways, Peru, Rainforest, Tracking

Fighting Climate Change One Classroom at Time: Higher Education in the Era of Biosphere Disruption


November 23, 2016

Each week on the blog we pull back the curtain on our Wildlife Ecology & Conservation graduate students’ seminar class. This post is by master's student Nick Vitale. In response to the looming threat of climate change, Dr. Stephen ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Climate Change, College, Ecology, Education, Ethics, Forest, Mitigation, University

Species Interactions: The Root of Success or Failure?


November 18, 2016

Each week on the blog we pull back the curtain on our Wildlife Ecology & Conservation graduate students' seminar class. This post is by master's student Allison Cauvin. Dr. John Terborgh wants to answer an increasingly pressing question ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Wildlife
Tags: Australia, Conservation, Extinction, South America, Venezuela, WEC Department