Holly K. Ober

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Effects of Oil Spills on Marine and Coastal Wildlife

Holly K. Ober

Conservation of Bats in Florida

Holly K. Ober and Frank J. Mazzotti

Bats are declining throughout North America, including Florida. This is worrisome because bats are an essential part of natural ecosystems throughout the world, serving as valuable allies to humans by consuming enormous quantities of night-flying insects, many of which are pests to humans and to crops. In tropical countries, bats also play a vital role in pollinating flowers and dispersing seeds.

How to Modify Habitat to Discourage Nuisance Wildlife in Your Yard

Holly K. Ober and Arlo Kane

Florida's Bats: Velvety Free-Tailed Bat

Holly K. Ober, Terry J. Doonan, and Emily H. Evans

Bats of Florida Poster

Meghan E. Lauer and Holly K. Ober

How to Use Deterrents to Stop Damage Caused by Nuisance Wildlife in Your Yard

Holly K. Ober and Arlo Kane

Insect Pest Management Services Provided by Bats

Holly K. Ober

Thirteen different species of bats live in Florida year-round. All of them sleep in roosts during the day and emerge at dusk to feed on insects throughout the night. Due to their small size and high metabolism, bats have exceptionally high energy demands. This means that each bat consumes large quantities of insects. During the summer, when pregnant and nursing female bats have especially high energy requirements, each bat may consume as much as two thirds of its body weight per night. This would be the equivalent of a 150-pound human consuming 100 pounds of food per day!

Bats of Florida

Holly K. Ober, Martin B. Main, and Ginger M. Allen

Managing Conflicts with Wildlife: Living with Panthers

William M. Giuliano, Holly K. Ober, Lauren Watine, Raoul Boughton, Eric Hellgren, Darrell Land, and Mark Lotz

Managing Oaks to Produce Food for Wildlife

Holly K. Ober and Patrick J. Minogue

Describes the reasons homeowners should consider planting oaks, how to select the right oak species for a given site, and how to improve wildlife habitat in established stands. Includes sources of additional information.

Effective Bat Houses for Florida

Holly K. Ober

Bats can be a beneficial addition to the wildlife community on your property. With the exception of a few uncommon bats in the Florida Keys, all resident bats in Florida eat insects. Bats reduce common insect pests by consuming them in large quantities and the sound of bat calls can repel additional insects from areas where bats spend time. By attracting bats to your farm, forest, or backyard you may substantially reduce the number of nocturnal insects nearby.

Florida's Bats: Florida Bonneted Bat

Holly K. Ober, Terry J. Doonan, and Emily H. Evans

Facts about Wildlife Diseases: Bats and Coronaviruses

Holly K. Ober and Samantha M. Wisely

Baiting the Nine-Banded Armadillo

Holly K. Ober, Lucas W. DeGroote, and Russell F. Mizell III

What is the tastiest treat to tempt an armadillo? Armadillos are one of the most significant nuisance pests in Florida and much of the Southeast. There are no repellents, toxicants, or fumigants registered for use with them. They are good at both burrowing beneath and climbing over fences. There are also no effective methods for baiting them into traps. So, the authors of this 3-page fact sheet set up a test to determine which materials have the greatest potential to serve as bait.

The Value of Oaks to Wildlife

Holly K. Ober

This article describes the value of oaks for wildlife, the food provided, differences in acorns, and other resources provided by oaks. Includes sources of additional information.

Facts about Wildlife Diseases: Rabies

Samantha M. Wisely and Holly K. Ober

Overview of How to Stop Damage Caused by Nuisance Wildlife in Your Yard

Holly K. Ober and Arlo Kane

Florida's Bats: Brazilian Free-tailed Bat

Holly K. Ober, Terry J. Doonan, and Emily H. Evans

Florida's Bats: Tricolored Bat

Emily Evans, Terry Doonan, and Holly Ober

A UF/IFAS numbered Organism ID for General Public audience(s). in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Environmental Literacy and Sustainability

Florida's Bats: Southeastern myotis

Emily Evans, Terry Doonan, and Holly Ober

A UF/IFAS numbered Organism ID for General Public audience(s). in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Environmental Literacy and Sustainability

Managing Conflicts with Wildlife: Living with Snakes

Holly K. Ober, Steve A. Johnson, and William M. Giuliano

Snakes provide numerous benefits to people and to the environment, by controlling rat and mice populations in the environment, for example. Or in the laboratory, where pygmy rattlesnake venom research helped develop medicine to thin the blood of heart attack patients. Most snakes are secretive and rarely bother people, but there are situations where some snakes can become dangerous. In this 4-page fact sheet, we present some facts about snakes, describe dangers they may cause, and provide suggestions on how to cope with these dangers.

Cómo identificar las especies de animales responsables por el daño en tu jardín

Holly K. Ober y Arlo Kane y traducido por Alejandra Areingdale y Miguel Acevedo

Aunque muchos disfrutan de la vida silvestre en sus jardines, hay situaciones donde la presencia de animales puede causar mucho daño a los jardines. Saber identificar las especies responsables de causar estos daños es el primer paso para encontrar una solución al problema. Consulte la publicación de EDIS, WEC323, titulada Overview of How to Stop Damage Caused by Nuisance Wildlife in Your Yard para una guía completa de los pasos a seguir para identificar y solucionar los problemas causados por la vida silvestre en tu jardín. En esta publicación, describimos el primer paso para mitigar los problemas causados por la vida silvestre: identificar el culpable. Aquí proveemos imágenes del daño causado en áreas residenciales para ayudarle a determinar cuáles especies pueden estar causando problemas similares en su jardín.

Florida's Bats: Evening Bat

Emily Evans, Terry Doonan, and Holly Ober

A UF/IFAS numbered Organism ID for General Public audience(s). in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Environmental Literacy and Sustainability

How to Identify the Wildlife Species Responsible for Damage in Your Yard

Holly K. Ober and Arlo Kane

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet for Homeowner audience(s). in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Animal Systems

Enfermedades Zoonóticas: La Rabia

Samantha M. Wisely y Holly K. Ober y traducido por Alejandra Areingdale y Miguel Acevedo

La rabia es un virus que se transmite entre mamíferos y es mortal para humanos y animales. La enfermedad es tratable, pero es incurable cuando los síntomas son evidentes. El virus ataca el sistema nervioso central y la forma más común de transmisión es la saliva, cuando un mamífero infectado muerde a otro animal o persona. El virus también se puede transmitir cuando saliva, lágrimas o tejido cerebral/nervioso infectados entran en contacto con heridas abiertas o mucosas (ojos, nariz o boca) de otro animal o persona.  El virus puede sobrevivir en los cuerpos de animales muertos por periodos largos, pero puede sobrevivir por poco tiempo fuera del cuerpo de un hospedero. El virus deja de ser infeccioso al secarse o calentarse, o ser expuesto a la luz solar.

Managing Conflicts with Wildlife: Living with Frogs

Steve A. Johnson and Holly K. Ober

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet for General Public audience(s). Published by Informed community decision-making

How to Use Traps to Catch Nuisance Wildlife in Your Yard

Holly K. Ober and Arlo Kane

When wildlife become a nuisance in your yard, there are three general approaches you can take: make habitat modifications, use deterrents, or trap animals. In most residential settings, making habitat modifications or using deterrents will be both simpler and more effective than trapping. But trapping is warranted in certain situations when trying to solve conflicts between people and wildlife. This fact sheet provides information on stopping wildlife damage through the use of trapping.