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Learn about a unique conservation project in Manatee County aimed at saving the Florida scrub jay, an endemic species that has lost over 90% of its population. Originally facing the threat of extinction due to low numbers, these birds are getting…
Conservation partners and The Mosaic Company successfully relocated 48 federally threatened Florida Scrub-Jays to Wingate Creek State Park in Manatee County in an effort to strengthen a small, isolated population and improve the species' long-term prospects in the region. This first-of-its-kind…
UCF doctoral researcher Lauren Deaner is combining genomics, ecology and long-term field monitoring to better understand how genetic rescue can help recover imperiled species. image: Biology doctoral student Lauren Deaner holding a Florida scrub jay after banding at Duette Preserve.