Wildlife Ecology and Conservation department

WILDLIFE ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION

The mission of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation is to foster education, expand knowledge, and reward scholarship, using multi-disciplinary approaches, for the purpose of understanding, managing, and conserving biological resources. The primary goal of our teaching, research, and extension programs is to develop and communicate the knowledge necessary for enhancing the conservation and management of wildlife and their habitats for the greatest aesthetic, ecological, economic, and recreational values.

WEC Blog

Learn about Invasive Species: Florida Master Naturalist Program

This is National Invasive Species Awareness Week, which was established to raise awareness about invasive plants and animals and the damage they cause to the environment, our economy, and in some cases threats they pose to...READ MORE | RELATED INFORMATION

In Terms of Conserving Biodiversity – How Functional is a Conservation Development?

I recently blogged about how we could construct urban communities that conserve biodiversity. On private lands...READ MORE | RELATED INFORMATION

It’s coming! Ron Magill Conservation Scholarship Challenge

As chair of the department in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Dr. Eric Hellgren’s attention was drawn to the not-so unusual twittering...READ MORE | RELATED INFORMATION