Journey to Belize: Casa Ricky’s
This post continues the retelling of my recent trip to Belize: participating in an archaeology field school and learning about jaguar conservation. The rest of this series is located in…
World Wildlife Day Spotlight: The Mountain Lion Foundation
Today, March 3, is World Wildlife Day. Since 2013, the United Nations has set this day aside to celebrate Earth’s incredible biodiversity – and to call attention to the ongoing…
Research Reveals Where Snow Leopards Hang Out
I am a little late on sharing this, but on January 28 the Snow Leopard Trust posted an update from their on-going snow leopard (Panthera uncia) research in the Gobi…
Journey to Belize: A Tough Decision Part 2 (Paradise Found)
This post continues the retelling of my recent trip to Belize: participating in an archaeology field school and learning about jaguar conservation. It concerns the second half of June 17,…
Journey to Belize: A Tough Decision
This post continues the retelling of my recent trip to Belize: participating in an archaeology field school and learning about jaguar conservation. The rest of this series is located in…
New Update and Video from Conservation Geneticist Dr. Natalie Schmitt
In November of 2017, I published a Q&A post with Dr. Natalie Schmitt. Dr. Schmitt is a conservation geneticist who is developing a DNA field kit to help scientists study…
The Presence of Tigers Near Villages can Reduce Crop and Livestock Losses
A groundbreaking study was just released in the journal Biological Conservation. Written by Thinley et al. (2018), it deals with the ecosystem services provided by tigers (Panthera tigris) to villagers…
What I Learned Through an Archaeology Field School
For the past several months, I have been recounting my experiences in Belize last summer: when I participated in an archaeology field school and then traveled around on my own…
The Jaguar 