DeLuca Preserve — which includes cattle ranchlands, citrus groves, wetlands and forests — is one of the last refuges for the endangered Florida grasshopper sparrow, and hosts many other state and federally listed species such as the Florida panther, gopher tortoise, and the red-cockaded woodpecker.
The property provides a critical wildlife corridor between the Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park and the Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area. The land is also a conservation focal area for the Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area. This makes it a rich opportunity for unique research.
Media Alert: Join the DeLuca Preserve BioBlitz: Explore, document and discover biodiversity on March 7
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Coyotes — the predator under watch by UF cameras, scientists
Every fifteen minutes, 365 days a year, University of Florida scientists can...
Nature lovers identify hundreds of plant species at DeLuca Preserve BioBlitz
Nearly 100 nature lovers flocked to the DeLuca Preserve to scout the property...