Tag: ecosystems
Pining for the Field: Burrowing Owls of the West
Girl with a lap-full of Burrowing Owls. Now, how does one happen to find oneself in such a delightful predicament? Well, it was 2007 and I had applied to a field position ("bird job" if you wanna use the cool insider ...
Extinction Reversed, But At What Cost?
Imagine a living mammoth, flesh and bone, once again lumbering across the plains, rejoining life on earth in the 21st century. Despite having gone extinct thousands of years ago, some scientists of our time are seriously considering the possibility of resurrecting this ...
Endangered Species Day, Every Day
Rather than saying "Happy Endangered Species Day" to you, I want to emphasize what kind of message this annual day of observance really intends to convey: Earth's species are at risk of extinction and, unless we garner awareness, educate ourselves ...
EOC 018: Texas Horned Lizard Research with Rachel Granberg
Episode Summary: In today's episode of the podcast we'll hear from Texas Horned Lizard expert Rachel Granberg. Rachel shares with us her vast knowledge of this fascinating little animal, and also talks about her experience working on the new EOC ...
EOC 011: The Plan to Save the Sage Grouse with Jeremy Maestas
Episode Summary: Our second episode about sage-grouse conservation presents a very positive message about the work being done in an effort to reverse the declines faced by this species. Jeremy Maestas is a wildlife biologist with the Natural Resources Conservation ...
EOC 010: Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation and Research with Jen Forbey
Episode Summary: We have dedicated the month of January here at the Eyes on Conservation podcast to Greater Sage-grouse conservation. We are releasing a brand new short documentary today, Greater Sage-Grouse: Emblem of the American West along with an extended interview ...
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 ...
Living in Panama on a Research Assignment
****The following is our second blog update from Wild Lens volunteer Virginia Schutte. Virginia just moved to Panama for a post-doctoral research assignment working in the mangrove forests along the Pacific coast.**** The housing that one might choose as a ...
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 ...
