Swimming the ladder
The annual upstream migration of salmons to their spring spawning habitat is fairly well-known. However, most people may not know that this behavior is common among other fish species as […]
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Coffee and sustainability Part II: Have your coffee and drink it too
In the previous post of this series, I pointed out how some current coffee farming practices often lead to clear-cut of rainforests, leaving less habitat for wildlife populations and thus […]
Coffee and sustainability Part I: The caffeinated inconvenient truth
For my Master’s research, I was fortunate to study avian ecology in Costa Rica where I developed a deep appreciation for the incredible bird diversity observed there. Other things that […]
Captive breeding and reintroduction programs: the last-ditch effort in conservation
George had a problem. He was at least 100 years old and had been living in the same place for 40 years. He led a relatively simple life, though was […]
He leks me, he leks me not…
The breeding behavior of animals is vastly diverse and has fascinated biologists for centuries. Birds sing elaborate songs and flash their colorful plumage, some mammals fight with each other for […]
