See From Field to Frame
Have some time off around the holidays? Looking to get out while staying warm indoors? Come visit the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History in Jamestown, New York to see the artwork of Michael DiGiorgio in our new exhibition, From Field to Frame, featuring original bird paintings by the artist. This beautiful piece, The Fog is Rising, depicts the Atlantic Puffin, a species that was sadly recently moved to “Vulnerable” on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) “Red List” of Threatened Species. See more about From Field to...
Read MoreChecking on the Limosa Harlequin Frog
Twan and I are currently checking in on the Limosa Harlequin Frog (Atelopus limosus) population in Panama in our continued effort to survey their health and status. This past January I visited them and brought back the great news that their population was still holding steady. During the time I surveyed them I found four adults, six sub-adults, and 17 metamorphs. I even found adults higher up in the preserve than previously spotted leading to the suspicion that the population may be increasing. This theory is something we are exploring and will try to confirm during this trip. When we...
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