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Veil of Ignorance
Hi readers! I just got back to NYC from Missoula, Montana! I was at the North American Conference for Conservation Biology. It was a good conference and I was able to present some of my work on tiger...
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Chernobyl’s Birds Adapt to Radiation- latest Science Bulletin!
The Chernobyl nuclear disaster had a high ecological cost, with local wildlife suffering from physical deformities and reduced populations. The site has since emerged as a unique environment for...
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For the birds!
This is a guest post by my partner and teacher-naturalist extraordinaire at Audubon New York, Laura Revilla. She gets to spend her time teaching 2-4th graders about NYC birds and their conservation....
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Climate March
Just a quick note about the Climate March on Sept. 21st in NYC- I attended and it was a great experience. Here are a few accounts from some Switzer Fellows, including me!:...
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Latest Science Bulletins: Cuckoos
Have you heard of brood parasitism? Basically, a bird, a cuckoo in this case, lays its own egg in another bird’s nest and leaves it there for the other bird to raise its young, which it does because...
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Make the Most of Holiday Trees
Originally posted on Oakmoss Education:If you were unable to take up our suggestion of using a live tree in your holiday celebrations but, instead, employed a cut tree, do not toss the remnants on the...
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Ruminations on Tree Planting and Prairie Conservation
Originally posted on The Prairie Ecologist:Trees are great, but trees in and around prairies can negatively impact habitat quality for many grassland plant and animal species and provide points of...
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For the love of insects!
Happy Valentine’s Day! In honor of insects and the day of love, the Xerces Society is showcasing insect short films on their facebook page. I thought I’d share a few of the short films, especially with...
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I Thought Ladybugs Would be Easy
I Thought Ladybugs Would be Easy.Filed under: Conservation solutions, Insects! Tagged: Brooklyn, conservation, environment, insects, lady bugs, ladybug, nature, NYC, urban, urban habitat
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Hand rearing for penguin conservation- latest science bulletin
Filed under: Conservation solutions Tagged: American Museum of Natural History, AMNH, conservation, education, environment, fishing, nature, penguin, science, science bulletins, south africa, video
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