Saving more than just seeds, in situ
While I’m often left paralyzed by apple choice in Kroger, I know the breadth of options at grocery stores mask a far different reality: we’ve lost roughly 90% of the […]
Tag Archives: Conservation
Pooper Snooper: Four-legged conservation heroes at work
From hunting to detection of drugs and bombs to search and rescue, it seems there is no limit to the ways we can take advantage of the keen sense of […]
Oh, Deer: Conserving Georgia’s Jewel
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 […]
There’s a Fungus Among Us! And Not in a Good Way…
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 […]
Shake a Leg! Or a Branch…The Movement of Trees Under Climate Change
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 […]
Lions and Tigers, and Orcas! Oh my!
“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 […]
Common Sense Conservation
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 […]
Fighting Poaching with Science
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. […]
On thin ice: polar bear conservation in the midst of climate change
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 […]
Restoration with Goats: Ruminating on the Reasons
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 […]
