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Der Stellersche Seelöwe (Steller Sea Lion)

Der Stellersche Seelöwe (Steller Sea Lion)

For the last three years while assuming my role as Project Director on our Eyes on Conservation series I have been working in Alaska on a Steller sea lion survival study in the Aleutian Islands. The program is operated by ...
EOC 007: Giraffe Conservation with Julian Fennessy

EOC 007: Giraffe Conservation with Julian Fennessy

Episode Summary: In this episode of the podcast we're talking with the Executive Director of the Giraffe Conservation Foundation, Julian Fennessy. Julian has been studying wild giraffe populations in Africa for over 15 years, and he is a co-founder of ...
EOC 006: Conservation of Giraffes and other ungulates in Tanzania with Monica Bond

EOC 006: Conservation of Giraffes and other ungulates in Tanzania with Monica Bond

Episode Summary: In this episode of the podcast we talk with the principal scientist and co-founder of the Wild Nature Institute (WNI), Monica Bond. Monica, along with WNI co-founder Derek Lee, has committed herself to the conservation of ungulate species ...
I look calm and collected while I drive... But I sometimes feel nervous!

Driving myself crazy

****Another update from Wild Lens volunteer and post-doc researcher Virginia Schutte, who is currently in Panama studying mangrove ecosystems. More updates about the progress of her research will be coming soon!**** It is now normal for me to DRIVE to ...
EOC 002: The Phantom Road - Noise Pollution and it's Effect on Wildlife with Jesse Barber, Chris McClure and Heidi Ware

EOC 002: The Phantom Road – Noise Pollution and it’s Effect on Wildlife with Jesse Barber, Chris McClure and Heidi Ware

Episode Summary: In this episode of the Eyes on Conservation Podcast we talked with the three researchers responsible for setting up what they call the Phantom Road study. Boise State University Assistant Professor Jesse Barber has been studying the effects ...
Biologist Virginia Schutte conducting surveys in a mangrove forest in Panama.

Mangrove structural science in Panama

***The following is a blog post from our newest volunteer, Virginia Schutte. Over the next several months, while she is working on her post-doctoral research in the mangrove forests of Panama, Virginia will be shooting for a series of short ...
The Andean Condor, just one of Patagonia's many emblematic animals.  Photo by Dennis Fitzpatrick.

The Patagonian Land Conservation Trust

Over the past few months we have been working closely with the Patagonian Land Conservation Trust (PLCT) to put together a new website and produce a series of short videos about the important work that this non-profit is doing in ...
Burrowing Owl in British Columbia.  Photo by Lauren Meads.

The Burrowing Owls of British Columbia

***The following is a post from Lauren Meads, the South Okanagan Site Coordinator for the Burrowing Owl Conservation Society of British Columbia (BOCSBC). In addition to her role with BOCSBC, Lauren is a part of our team of volunteer videographers ...
Al's niece Barbara hands off a nestling to her uncle.

Last trip of the season to the Owyhees

Yesterday I accompanied Al, his niece Barbara and bluebird trail volunteer Cathy Eels on the final trip of the season to the Owyhee Bluebird Trail. Although we often refer to Al’s bluebird trails in the Owyhee Mountains as simply, “The ...