I also give a lot of my time to mentoring. Being able to share some of what I’ve learned is deeply gratifying. I especially enjoy working with a group of UNC undergrad environmental studies and/or biology majors. They help me keep up with the infinite maintenance tasks in my yard, and...
Biology: The river otter is the largest member of the Mustelidae family which includes the mink, weasels, skunks and badger. Adult animals are three to four feet long, including the 12- to 1 8-inch tail, and generally weigh 15 to 25 pounds. Otters are usually found in or near water an...
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I e-mailed Darin Schroeder, ABC’s Vice President for Conservation Advocacy, asking that he explain the biology and/or logic behind this miracle cure, but he never replied.) Common Ground(?) But we’re all after the same thing, right—no more “homeless” cats? The key difference being ...
Cory is a grad student in biology at Miami University in Ohio. She's been taking a class called "Biology in the Age of Technology" in which they look at the different types of technology available to address conservation issues. For the class she decided to look at threats to bees and ...
In recent years, livestock herding is considered a menial job (with low remuneration rates and lack of tangible benefits) by the youth and less people are willing to do it, leaving the less energetic elderly to look after their own livestock. The youth would rather move to nearby villages an...
I used to hate allergies. I used to rant and scream and compose tirades lashing out at this wonderful little mechanism of biology. Until the day I sneezed so violently the sniper’s bullet passed clean over my head. Allergies truly are the stuff of life. Is it any wonder I love them ...
We create documentaries, entertainment formats and other media projects within the fields of nature, ecology, biology and adventure. The Boiler Media crew consists of a few hardened media professionals from Belgium. This project allows us to do the things that we really want to do, with the...
(see previous posthere).Update– just to be clear, Mitch had retired from his government polar bear research job (a valid reason for not being included as adelegate) but with more than 30 years experience and his vast publication record on polar bears – as well as his long association ...