As development progresses throughout great swaths of Northeast Florida, these charismatic birds are learning to live closer to people, and University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is providing resources to help people learn how to share their communities and neighborhoods with them.
UF/IFAS is building on its Ask IFAS publications with Wildlife Watch, a new monthly series that will spotlight seasonal wildlife activity alongside Ask IFAS resources to better inform residents on ways to safely appreciate and live alongside their seasonal wildlife neighbors.
This debut series, also featuring its new Ask IFAS guide in Spanish, will teach residents ways to recognize burrowing activity, protect nests and coexist with these unique underground dwellers
Visit the following link to the UF/IFAS Wildlife Watch to read more about these burrowing owls: https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/news/2026/01/21/wildlife-watch-floridas-burrowing-owls-are-back-get-wise-about-living-with-them-using-ask-ifas-bilingual-guide/
