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Bill GiulianoWildlife Extension Specialist

Department of Wildlife Ecology & ConservationUniversity 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?

Bill GiulianoWildlife Extension Specialist

Department of Wildlife Ecology & ConservationUniversity of Florida-Gainesville

Phone: 352-846-0575

Email: docg@ufl.edu