ptarmigan conservation Tag

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Gyrfalcons, Ptarmigan and Climate Change

One of the key goals of The Peregine Fund’s Gyrfalcon Conservation Project is to study the effects of climate change on the arctic and subarctic ecosystems by using the Gyrfalcon and their prey, namely Ptarmigan, as a microcosm of the ...
Photographic Highlights from Alaska

Photographic Highlights from Alaska

Having finally gone through all of my photos from my recent trip to Alaska studying Ptarmigan, I thought I would share some highlights with everyone. This trip was the first real opportunity I had to put my new camera to ...
Ptarmigan and Bluethroats, Oh My!

Ptarmigan and Bluethroats, Oh My!

I have just returned to Fairbanks after spending two weeks in the field surveying Ptarmigan as part of Katie Christie's PhD research at the University of Alaska. What an amazing experience! The sheer number and diversity of wildlife on Alaska's ...
First Glimpse of Ptarmigan

First Glimpse of Ptarmigan

I am currently in my last night of stay at the Toolik Field Station in the northern foothills of the Brooks Range, Alaska. I am here volunteering and filming for Katie Christie's PhD project studying Ptarmigan for the next two ...
Ptarmigan in Alaska: Part 1

Ptarmigan in Alaska: Part 1

I arrived in Fairbanks, Alaska on Friday, May 11th just in time to see the sun setting around 11pm local time. My flight had left Seattle about three and a half hours prior, at which point I had also been ...