Pumas are not Competing with Human Hunters for ‘Trophy’ Animals
A recent blog post by Dr. Mark Elbroch of Panthera’s Puma Program brings up an important issue. As Dr. Elbroch states, there is an old and pervasive belief that large…
Tag: science
Great New Podcast about Snow Leopards and Climate Change
An excellent podcast was released by America Adapts on January 8. It concerns the ways climate change is impacting snow leopard (Panthera uncia) conservation, and it is full of useful…
Study Raises Concerns About Leopard Portrayals in the Media
How the media talks about animals matters. Most people do not have regular encounters with creatures like leopards (Panthera pardus), and they are not trained in wildlife biology. The media…
Journey to Belize: The Last Day of Field Work
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…
Dissecting the Scientific Paper
Originally posted on Plebeian Science:
Reading a report of original scientific paper is daunting in several ways. The first challenge to reading original papers is that you have to know…
Journey to Belize: Backfilling, Profiling, and a Close Encounter of the Feline Kind
This post continues the retelling of my recent trip to Belize: participating in an archaeology field school and learning about jaguar conservation. The remainder of this series is located in…
Journey to Belize: Unexpected Lab Day
This post continues the retelling of my recent trip to Belize: performing archaeological work on Mayan ruins and learning about jaguar conservation. The rest of this series is located in…
Alan Rabinowitz and Steve Winter to Discuss Jaguars Live on 12/19
There is an exciting event coming up that you will not want to miss. On Tuesday, December 19, Dr. Alan Rabinowitz and Steve Winter will be talking about jaguars on…
The Jaguar 