Transcript Bill Giuliano Assistant Professor & Wildlife Extension Specialist

Bill Giuliano
Wildlife Extension Specialist
Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
University of Florida-Gainesville
Phone: 352-846-0575
Email: [email protected]
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?
Bill Giuliano
Wildlife Extension Specialist
Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
University of Florida-Gainesville
Phone: 352-846-0575
Email: [email protected]