Research News
The frosted elfin butterfly returns home to North Florida
The spring sun glinted off the cars rolling through Ichetucknee Springs State Park, but the caravan wasn’t headed to the…
Florida Museum of Natural History among winners of Gainesville Beautification Award
At a recent ceremony, the Gainesville City Beautification Board recognized ten local businesses and organizations with the 2025 Gainesville...
Over one-fifth of native North American pollinators at elevated risk of extinction
A pivotal new study led by NatureServe reveals that more than 22% of native pollinators in North America are at…
News & Media Coverage
Spotlight on mentions of our work in other news outlets:
- Endangered Schaus Butterflies Having Their Best Season In Decades – WMFE (Central Florida Public Media) 7/14/21
- What’s Growing On: FDOT pairs with the Florida Museum to increase pollinators – WCJB TV20 Published 7/22/21
- UF project hopes to ‘certify’ appropriate plants as wildlife-friendly – IFAS 7/17/21
- Florida scientists find rare bee species in new locations – WSVN News 7 Miami 6/5/21
- Raise a Glass to Butterflies – Newswise 10/21/21
- Researchers help rare butterfly take flight in Florida Keys – Associated Press 7/27/18
- Butterflies in the storm – bioGraphic 7/18/18
- Butterflies Were Tenderly Saved Before Hurricane Irma Hit – BuzzFeedNews 9/10/17
Museum blogs
The Daniels Lab collaborates with colleagues here at the Florida Museum to communicate at off-site and outreach events. Here are some mentions from across the Museum’s website:
Black Witch Beer: Halloween at the brewery
Continuing their strong tradition of inspiring people to learn about butterfly conservation, our Daniels Lab team hosted a Halloween-themed beer…
Wildflowers: Music in the meadow
Standing in the Florida Museum’s backyard, eyes closed, face turned to the sunlight, you can hear a hushed murmur of…
Persevering for Monarch Habitat Restoration
Researchers focusing on conservation and species restoration have to be fairly tenacious, and our biologist Jaret Daniels is no exception.…
Beer for butterflies
Friends, beer and . . . butterflies? Is this how we do conservation now? Our scientists have worked hard to…
Rocklands Red Beer
In April 2020, our Daniels Lab team and First Magnitude released its 9th beer celebrating an imperiled Florida butterfly, this time…
Florida White Florida Wit Beer
On November 15, 2019, our Daniels Lab team and First Magnitude Brewing Company celebrated the launch of a Belgian witbier…
Frosted Elfin Pale Ale
The tiny brown frosted elfin butterfly might seem small and unimportant, but this at-risk species contributed to its own conservation…
Atala Pale Ale Beer
The Atala is a small, velvety-black butterfly native to southeastern Florida. It was once very common in our state but…
Bartram’s Blonde Beer
The Florida Museum and First Magnitude Brewing celebrated the release of a new beer on March 30, 2018. Bartram’s Blonde…
Migration Märzen Beer
The Florida Museum and First Magnitude Brewing Co. released a specialty German-style lager called Migration Märzen. This take on the…