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The toad that is not a frog, but a lizard

Rachel Granberg is a second-year Master's student and Research Associate in the Natural Resources Management Department. Rachel's first visit to Texas was to begin a Research Assistantship studying the Texas Horned Lizard, aka, horny toad. Texas Horned Lizards (Phrynosma corutum) ...
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Bluebird Man DVD and VOD release

We are extremely excited to announce the official DVD and VOD release of Bluebird Man! Over the past couple of weeks we have been hard at work packaging and sending out DVDs and other reward items to all of the ...
The "Bluebirds are Happiness" box summer 2013

Bluebirds are Happiness

While out on the Prairie bluebird trail one day this past summer I went to check on a nestbox and noticed that it had the words, “Bluebirds are Happiness” inscribed just below the hole. The words were just barely discernable, ...
Adventure on Vermont's Long Trail

Adventure on Vermont’s Long Trail

This is part 2 in a blog series about my thru-hike of The Long Trail in Vermont - our country's first long distance hiking trail. From our first re-supply stop in Manchester, VT my mom and I continued our hike ...

Treefrogs in Thailand: Film Teaser

** The following is a guest post from Wild Lens biologist and filmmaker Adair McNear who spent the summer and fall of 2012 in Thailand studying an endemic species of treefrog. She is currently editing a short film about the ...
From Honduras with Love

From Honduras with Love

I thoroughly enjoyed my time in Honduras and hope to return in the near future. The people were friendly and hardworking, the landscape beautiful, the birds abundant, and the food delicious. One of the things I loved most about Honduras ...
Filming Incubating Treefrogs: An Update from Thailand

Filming Incubating Treefrogs: An Update from Thailand

** This is the second field update from Adair McNear. Adair is studying and filming the reproductive behavior of an endemic treefrog, Chiromantis hansanae, in Thailand as part of Sinlan Poo's PhD research at the University of SIngapore ** August ...
Treefrogs in Thailand: Part 1

Treefrogs in Thailand: Part 1

Amphibians may be the worlds most threatened taxonomic group with an estimated 30% of worldwide populations being threatened, and over 40% experiencing population declines. These numbers, coupled with an extinction rate over 200 times the normal-background extinction rate, are leaving ...
Wild Lens Webisodes Update

Wild Lens Webisodes Update

The original idea for Wild Lens was a simple one – connecting biologists with filmmakers to increase the potential for outreach and education. Our most recent endeavor has taken this simple idea and made it a reality. Some of you ...