Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Hallett Lab
Led by Matthew Hallett · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
What we study
Studies tropical ecology and conservation, wildlife population dynamics and distribution, and the human dimensions of wildlife management, including participatory and community-based conservation.
What working here is like
- Fieldwork
- Wild animals
- No coding
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Comparing the Efficacy of Camera-Trap Photos and Videos in Identifying Animal Behavior
The lab tests how well motion‑triggered cameras capture wildlife actions. The student set paired cameras—one taking photos, one recording video—and showed videos gave clearer information about specific behaviors than photos.
From the Spring 2025 UF Undergraduate Research Symposium · abstract book, p. 280
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Recent papers, explained
- SNAPSHOT USA 2024: Year 6 of the Coordinated National Camera Trap Survey of the United States
2026 · Global Ecology and Biogeography
Collects camera trap data across the U.S. to track mammal population changes over time.
- Biogeography and Anthropogenic Development Shape Mesopredator Distributions in a Rapidly Developing Region
2026 · Journal of Biogeography
Uses camera traps to study how human development affects mid-trophic predators in the Southeast.
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- First records of a cottontail rabbit in Guyana: ecology and conservation of Sylvilagus parentum Ruedas, 2017 from South Rupununi
2026 · Mammalia
Confirms rabbit sightings in Guyana, documenting their ecology and conservation needs.
- Wildlife temporal behaviors in response to human activity changes during and following COVID‐19 park closures
2025 · Wildlife Biology
Shows how wildlife activity changes in parks after COVID-19 closures.
- Identifying the factors that influence raccoon (Procyon lotor) and southeastern myotis (Myotis austroriparius) use of stormwater sewer systems
2025 · Urban Ecosystems
Finds factors influencing raccoons and bats using stormwater sewer systems in Florida.
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How to reach out
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