UF/IFAS
UF/IFAS Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Department

Tag: Florida

UF Scientists Try Novel Method of Detecting Biodiversity


January 12, 2023

Mosquitoes probably top the list of “most annoying wildlife” for people who enjoy the outdoors, but these creatures may soon become our allies in conserving biodiversity.  At the UF IFAS DeLuca Preserve scientists from the Department of ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: #WEC, Biodiversity, Conservation, Department Of Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, Florida, Florida Medical Entomology Lab, UF/IFAS Wildlife Ecology And Conservation

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