The International Shark Attack File is a compilation of all known shark attacks that is administered by the Florida Museum of Natural History and the American Elasmobranch Society, a professional organization comprised of international researchers studying sharks, skates and rays. ISAF History I
His analysis, Attacks by sharks as related to activities of man, and accompanying
In a typical year, Museum faculty and staff teach over 500 students across multiple courses (see below) in the departments of Anthropology, Biology, Entomology & Nematology, Geography, Geological Sciences, Wildlife Ecology & Conservation, Honors, and others. They also supervise independent s
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Now Available for Download Displayed at the Florida Museum in 2016, this exhibition highlights research on Earth’s increasing sea level rise – largely in response to climate change. Learn about the science behind sea level rise and the special challenges Florida faces. Discover current University o
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Now Available for Download Displayed at the Florida Museum in 2020, this exhibition offers a scientific overview of Florida’s trademark weather phenomena including information on their formation, naming, categories, and hurricane seasons around the world. Charts and graphics illustrate the facts ab
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Three grants from the National Science Foundation will enable the Florida Museum of Natural History’s invertebrate zoology division to contribute crucial specimen data and images to online research networks. The grants represent the first two major funding initiatives to digitize modern marine organ
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The recession may be responsible for a slump of a different sort: an unexpected dive in shark attacks, says a University of Florida researcher. Shark attacks worldwide in 2008 dipped to their lowest level in five years, a sign that Americans may be forgoing vacation trips to the beach, said G
The U.S. fatality was a 66-year-old man swimming at Solana Beach, Calif., while the
In Chuck Blanchard’s mind, if you want to know the Calusa, you’ve got to be like the Calusa. So, Blanchard, who died Aug. 17, 2024 at the age of 80, spent thousands of hours over three decades paddling his canoe across hundreds of miles of Southwest Florida’s estuaries, camping on mangrove island
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Worldwide there are probably 70-100 shark attacks annually resulting in about 5 deaths. We say „probably“ because not all shark attacks are reported; our information from Third World countries is especially poor, and in other areas efforts are sometimes made to keep attack quiet for fear of bad publ
species, however, have been repetitively implicated as the primary attackers of man
University of Florida researchers have described a new species of land crab that documents the first crab extinction during the human era. The loss of the crab likely greatly impacted the ecology of the Hawaiian Islands, as land crabs are major predators, control litter decomposition and help in
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A butterfly’s wings are more than just eye-catching flight gear. A new study reveals microscopic structures that give butterflies their vibrant colors can also play a vital role in how butterflies adapt to extreme climates. Like shingles on a roof, these microstructures interlock to trap and rele
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