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Kimberly Terrell
August 24, 2017
“Went to the convent to discuss freezing salamander sperm with a Mexican nun,” read a tweet from my friend and colleague, Dr. Kim Terrell of Memphis Zoo. Earlier this month, the two of us embarked on a...
Peggy Boone
August 17, 2017
The San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research Terns and Plovers Program works on conserving California Least Terns and Western Snowy Plovers, two federally-listed species. The team conducts research,...
August 16, 2017
Being a field biologist can be a very insular lifestyle. We spend a lot of our time outdoors researching animals (often during very odd hours of the day and night), and in the office preparing for another week of...
July 31, 2017
Vernal pools are temporary wetlands that fill with water during winter rains and are very slow to dry out, not becoming completely dry until summer. This pattern of winter rain and dry summers and fall is typical...
July 19, 2017
Leopards can be one of the most challenging animals to track in the wild. Elusive and shy, leopards are masters of disguise, often seamlessly blending into the background. Of the Big 5, it is the one that most...
July 17, 2017
The breeding season at the Keauhou Bird Conservation Center usually begins in the middle of March and continues until August. This is the most rewarding time of the year for our staff and interns, who work...
July 12, 2017
Headlamps are the greatest invention of humankind, better than sliced bread. And by headlamps I mean small portable battery powered flashlights that come with an elastic band so that you can strap it to your head....
July 12, 2017
  It is early morning and the sun is rising over the lower Madre de Dios river. My Peruvian field assistants, Panchito and Juan, and I, step off our project boat, the Chavaropana (meaning ‘giant otter...
July 11, 2017
Angel Rojas Valles met us with a warm, welcoming smile and an outstretched hand. In his other hand, he carried a plastic bag containing documents he would need to record our visit. Dressed in shorts, singlet, and...
July 10, 2017
What can the friends of your friends (your friends’ friends), whom you’ve never met, say about you?  It turns out a lot.  Studies using network models to better understand “connectivity...

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