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Florida and Georgia archaeologists have discovered the location of Fort San Antón de Carlos, home of one of the first Jesuit missions in North America. The Spanish fort was built in 1566 in the capital of the Calusa, the most powerful Native American tribe in the region, on present-day Mound Key in
a lead-shot mold, clockwise from top left, an olive jar, various ceramics and a hand-wrought

Just as a butterfly leaves the chrysalis to spread its wings, in May 2007 the Butterfly Conservation Initiative decided to make a move that would allow the organization to take flight. Armed with resources that would allow the program to expand, Stephanie Sanchez was named program coordin
giving Florida Museum visitors an opportunity to see conservation efforts first-hand

With an area about the size of Arizona, Ecuador seems small when compared to other South American countries, such as Argentina or Brazil. But what it lacks in land, it makes up in biodiversity. Deemed one of 17 “megadiverse” countries by Conservation International, Ecuador has the highest con
years studying flowering plants in Ecuador, Endara has witnessed species loss first-hand

Visitors to the Calusa Heritage Trail come for a variety of reasons—some to learn about the archaeology, some for the fresh air, some to see some of the 100+ kinds of birds that come through the site. And, almost everybody notices the diverse array of interesting plants, some familiar, some
We carefully hand pulled this invader and will be watching for its presence other

Written by: Roxanne Hoorn The Florida Museum of Natural History (FM) is promoting biodiversity and conservation efforts around the world, but staff and students are making sure we don’t forget about our own precious natural areas, right here on the University of Florida campus. “I mean, here we ar
We will again bring water, gloves, garbage bags, loppers, small hand saws, and doughnuts

Lepidoptera species generally have different wing patterns which help identify them. Nevertheless, look-alikes and plain colored species can be a challenge, especially with tiny moths. Long before DNA barcoding became a popular identification tool, Lepidopterists relied on what is still the inexpens
dissection is very low-cost tool which does not require much more than a steady hand

Say the word „shark“ and the first image most people conjure up is a Jaws-inspired white shark devouring unsuspecting bathers while well-meaning authorities and scientists helplessly stand by. Shark attack is probably the most feared natural danger to man, surpassing even hurricanes, tornad
Sharks, on the other hand, have been documented attackers (and sometime consumers

Haile 7C University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality AL109 Location In a limerock quarry about 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of the town of Newberry, Alachua County, Florida; 29.69º N, 82.56º W. Age Early Pleistocene Epoch; middle late Blancan land mammal age About  2.2 and 1.9 mil
All of the bones of the wrist and hand were preserved.

The Calusa may have been the only ancient people in North America who established a kingdom without practicing agriculture. Their sophistication and fierceness enabled them to resist Spanish domination for some 200 years. The Calusa king Caalus, perched high on his throne in his grand house, watc
They recovered various types of Spanish artifacts such as majolica ceramics, hand-wrought

Agricola Road Site University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality PO047 Location The site was located about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Bradley, Polk County, Florida, in the Hookers Prairie Mine. It gets its name due to its proximity to Agricola Road. It was exposed by commercial phosphate minin
The in situ fossil-bearing layer was excavated with small hand tools and matrix was