ildlife Extension Specialist
Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
University of Florida-Gainesville
Phone: 352-846-0575
Email: docg@ufl.edu

Interests & Experience
• Integrating wildlife management & other land-uses
– Private & public lands

Interests & Experience
• Finding better ways to communicate, educate, & inform
• Solving wildlife management problems
Clientele Driven – Collaborative & Cooperative!

Clientele, Collaborators, &
Cooperators
• Numerous agents from multiple states
• Specialists
• SFBFG & CFLAG
• FL-GA Group

Clientele, Collaborators, &
Cooperators
• Government & Public Lands
– FL FWCC
– FL DEP
– FL DACS
– WMDs
– USDA
– USFWS
– USFS
– City & County Parks
– Airports

Clientele, Collaborators, &
Cooperators
• NGOs
– TWS
– NWTF
– QU
– FWF
– TNC
– Tall Timbers
– Florida Cattlemen’s Association
– Many more

Clientele, Collaborators, &
Cooperators
• Private landowners & managers
• General public

Programs
• Land management
– Use of fire & mechanical treatments
– Wildlife food plots
– Important wildlife plants
– Prescribed grazing
– Managing timber
• FL-GA Game Management Update Series

Programs
• Land management
– Farm & ranch management
– Park management
– Upland Ecosystem Restoration Program
• Ranch wildlife management

Programs
• Species management
– Bobwhite quail
– White-tailed deer
– Wild turkey
– Doves
– Waterfowl
• Quail management short course

Programs
• Species management
– Non-game
– Benefits of game management to other wildlife
– Feral hogs & other nuisance species
• Managing trap-wise feral hogs

Programs
• Alternative enterprises
– Hunting leases
– Fee-based hunting programs
– Ecotourism & more
• Small farms alternative enterprises: wildlife

Programs
• Youth
– Wildlife & conservation in local schools
– Boy Scouts
• Habitat management with Scouts

Programs
• Hunting
– Hunter recruitment & retention
– Policy & heritage
– Hunter education
• Are there changes in store for Florida deer seasons?

Programs
• “Conservation Partners”
– Forest Stewardship, Wildlife Stewardship,
UF/IFAS, FWC, DOF, USDA, USFWS, & NGOs
– Coordinated Natural Resource Programming
– Farm Bill programs
• Unified Planning
– Forest Stewardship Plans
– Conservation Plans
• Financial & Technical Assistance Programs

Programs
• Understanding people & issues to develop better outreach programs
– FL private landowners (FWC & UERP)
– Southeastern ranchers
– Florida hunters
– Belizean landowners*

Resources
• EDIS
– Wild hogs in Florida: ecology and management
– The Florida mouse
– Ducks of Florida
– Living with the Florida black bear: a homeowner’s guide to nuisance bear prevention
– Dove fields in Florida

Resources
• EDIS
– Pasture management for bobwhite quail
– Sea turtle identification and viewing guidelines
– Peanuts, corn, and other cereal grains can be toxic to wild birds
– Many more

Resources
• Books & other printed materials
– Understanding white-tailed deer
– Bobwhite quail in Florida: ecology & management
– Wildlife of the farm and forest: a guide for private landowners*

Resources
• Books & other printed materials
– Florida range plants for cows and quail
– Private landowners and wildlife in Florida: the state of wildlife management and future opportunities
– Saw palmetto control in pine flatwoods: prescribed burning and roller-chopping methods
– Aging white-tailed deer jaws

Resources
• TV, Radio, & Websites
– Animal Planet TV: Killer Aliens
– National Geographic TV: Central Park Screech
Owls
– NPR: Hogs, Quail, & other wildlife
– BBC Radio: Wild hogs
– Living the Country Radio and Website: Fencerows
& wildlife

Resources
• CDs & DVDs
– Deer & turkey management
– Quail & dove management
– Quail ecology, management, & issues

Resources
• “Canned” programs
– Wild hogs in Florida
– Florida's quail
– Hunting leases & fee-based hunting opportunities

Resources
• Regular piece in Florida Cattleman & Livestock
Journal
• “Conservation Partner” Newsletter & Website*

Resources
• Websites
– Giuliano’s Extension Program
• http://www.wec.ufl.edu/faculty/giulianob/Extension/extension.htm
– Florida Quail
• http://www.wec.ufl.edu/floridaquail/

Resources
• Websites
– Wildlife & Agriculture
• http://www.wec.ufl.edu/wildlifeandag/
– Small Farms & Alternative Enterprises: Wildlife &
Hunting
• http://smallfarms.ifas.ufl.edu/environment_and_ recreation/wildlife_and_hunting/index.html

Resources
• ISTs
– Incentive-based Programs for Florida Landowners
– Florida Quail Management
– Current Issues with Florida Wildlife
– Bobwhite Quail & Ranch Management -
Agriscience Teacher Mid-winter Tech Update

Resources
• ISTs
– Wild Hogs: Ecology & Management*
– Helping Florida Landowners: Technical and
Financial Assistance Programs for Better Land,
Wildlife, & Other Natural Resource Management*

What can I do for you?

ildlife Extension Specialist
Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
University of Florida-Gainesville
Phone: 352-846-0575
Email: docg@ufl.edu