Costa Rica research discussion
Here is RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser and fellow researcher Tyler Christensen in Costa Rica in December 2013 being interviewed by RTPI President Twan Leenders on the Nicoya Peninsula Avian Research project, related initiatives, conservation and why their work is novel and important.
Read MoreConnecticut’s friendly coyotes
Connecticut is a strange and unique region that often seems to me to be an open zoo along the coast and through the center of the state. These are the major population centers where natural habitat and resources have been severely reduced or strained. The tireless efforts of federal, state and local agencies, organizations and conservationists help to preserve and protect what is left. However, there is only so much that can be done with so little open space left in some areas. Packs of coyotes can be heard howling away nearly every night in this time of the year in my area of Connecticut....
Read MoreEcological catastrophes: what’s here, what’s next?
For my first blog post of 2014 I wanted to talk about something I ponder frequently in this line of work – apart from the ongoing environmental disasters we acknowledge and in some cases are working to correct, what silent or invisible calamities are occurring right now that we should be detecting, analyzing and stopping? Climate change is the number one global nightmare that is finally being accepted by the average person, something that is long overdue. However, we are nowhere near addressing it and it may already be too late in many regards. Smaller scale disasters like the spread of...
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