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Tag Archives: Conservation

Oh, Deer: Conserving Georgia’s Jewel

October 3, 2018by athenssciencecafe

I lived in Brunswick, Georgia for three years before moving up to the University of Georgia for grad school. Every chance I got, I would make the short drive to […]

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Blog, Environment

There’s a Fungus Among Us! And Not in a Good Way…

October 12, 2016by athenssciencecafe

For years a microscopic killer has been sweeping through amphibian populations, taking them down one species at a time. Scientists have been at a loss for how this bite-sized butcher […]

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Blog, Environment

Shake a Leg! Or a Branch…The Movement of Trees Under Climate Change

September 25, 2016by athenssciencecafe

Florida torreya’s (Torreya taxifolia) current habitats are threatened by climate change. The Torreya Guardians, a self-organized group of scientists and informed citizens, took it upon themselves in 2008 to move […]

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Blog, Environment, Life Science, Politics & Policy, Science & Pop. Culture

Lions and Tigers, and Orcas! Oh my!

April 8, 2016by athenssciencecafe

“For more than 50 years, we have been a leading theme park and entertainment company delivering personal, interactive and educational experiences that blend imagination with nature and enable our guests […]

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Blog, Life Science, Politics & Policy, Science & Pop. Culture

Common Sense Conservation

November 19, 2015by athenssciencecafe

Which Species Should We Save? Situated near the center of Jekyll Island is one of Georgia’s most well-known and celebrated conservation programs, the Georgia Sea Turtle Center (GSTC). Since opening […]

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Blog, Environment

Fighting Poaching with Science

June 15, 2015by athenssciencecafe

by Sonny Thakur, Athens Science Café One of the more direct and disturbing ways that humans are causing environmental damage is poaching, or illegally hunting wild animals for commercial reasons. […]

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On thin ice: polar bear conservation in the midst of climate change

April 27, 2015by athenssciencecafe

Everyone has seen it: a panning video showing thousands of miles of Arctic ice. This is usually followed by that same area now enveloped in water with the obligatory polar […]

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Blog, Environment
The Herd at work

Restoration with Goats: Ruminating on the Reasons

November 16, 2014by athenssciencecafe

I will attempt to graze over a topic ubiquitous in the southeast: invasive plants. With over 5,000 nonnative plant species in the U.S., you could say that this is no […]

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Blog, Environment, Life Science

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