Thanks for Supporting Tigers on Global Tiger Day!
Yesterday I received an email from Panthera: the NGO that is dedicated to conserving the world’s wild cat species. They were running an important fundraiser for Global Tiger Day (July…
Journey to Belize: Lab Work
This entry details events that took place on May 25, 2017; immediately following the occurrences described here. When I awoke on the morning of May 25, I was not at…
Reflecting on Two Years of The Jaguar and its Allies – Belatedly
July 2, 2017 marked the two-year anniversary of The Jaguar and its Allies. But since I was in Belize I missed the date, and for the past month I have…
Genetic Analysis Reveals Three Subspecies of Snow Leopard
A new study has been released in the Journal of Heredity. Using samples of snow leopard scat (poop) from across the cat’s range, a team of 26 scientists performed genetic analysis…
Journey to Belize: Texas Camp
This post continues the retelling of my time in Belize: participating in an archaeological field school and learning about jaguar conservation. Reading the previous entries in this series will help…
Happy Global Tiger Day!
Today, July 29, is Global Tiger Day! This is a day that is set aside to celebrate the majesty and beauty of tigers, and to generate support for their conservation.…
Global Tiger Day is this Saturday, July 29
This Saturday, July 29, is Global Tiger Day. Tigers (Panthera tigris) are not doing well. There are only about 3,900 of them left in the wild, and they have lost…
Journey to Belize: Dehydration
Following our tour of Dos Hombres, it was time for the Humboldt crew and I to head to our field site. We had to walk another 1.5 miles (2.4 km)…
The Jaguar 