AmeriCorps 2020: An unexpected visitor
One thing I’ve noticed is that when camping, I always seem to wake up with the sun. The same thing happened on the final day of my camping trip with my friend Mark, which turned out to be quite fortunate.
Author: Josh Gross
Wildlife, social science, conservation, and scicomm.
AmeriCorps 2020: Moose!
I awoke on the morning of August 8, 2020 feeling rather unrested. I hadn’t slept well the previous night, since I had laid down in an uncomfortable position. Despite my morning grogginess, this would turn out to be my favorite day in Colorado, partially because I saw an animal that I’d wanted to see my entire life.
AmeriCorps 2020: Campground Pirates
One of the most unexpected things that happened during my time in Colorado was that I reconnected with multiple friends from high school. I already wrote about my friend Kristyne, but there’s another friend that I met in a more dramatic way.
Spring 2023 Updates
I’ve now been posting regularly for the past four months, and The Jaguar and Allies is coming back to life. This might be a short reprieve, though. There are more changes on the horizon that could, once again, compromise my ability to work on this blog.
Protecting ‘uncharismatic’ species
I recently read an article on The Washington Post about a bill in the United States legislature that would protect ‘uncharismatic’ species.
AmeriCorps 2020: Where is your heart?
This post continues the tale of my AmeriCorps term in Colorado in 2020: performing trail work and ecological restoration for the City of Boulder. The rest of this series is…
How wildfires can harm wildlife
Wildfires have been increasing in severity and duration in many parts of the world. These fires can devastate human communities, making their impacts on wildlife easy to overlook. Below are some of the negative impacts wildfires can have on wildlife.
Jaguar Protection in Belize through Community Conservation
In this guest post, graduate student Noelle Duerwald argues that community-based conservation offers the best future for jaguars in Belize.
The Jaguar 