Conservation Science

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Wilkinson to become Assistant Curator of Community Science at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Later this year, Christine Wilkinson will start her “dream job” as the Assistant Curator of Community Science at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM). "I'm looking forward to building upon the amazing work of the museum's...
May 12, 2025
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Brett Thelen: ‘Big Night’ grassroots efforts to protect migrating amphibians

Brett Amy Thelen speaks to the Northeast Wildlife Team about helping salamanders survive the most dangerous night of their lives.
May 9, 2025
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Susannah Lerman: Humanity for Habitat

Private residential properties (“yards”) encompass large proportions of urban, suburban, and rural spaces. As such, yards represent a conservation opportunity to provide wildlife habitat, support biodiversity, and increase local...
May 9, 2025
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Sebastian Moreno: Understanding Barriers, Bringing People to the Natural World

How does inclusivity enhance bird conservation efforts?
December 17, 2024
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Wildlife of the Northeast webinar series features three Switzer Fellows

Topics in this free monthly presentation series include black bear ecology, amphibian road crossings, bird migration, wildlife rehabilitation, yards as habitat, wildlife trail cameras, and more.
November 26, 2024
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Melinda Adams proposes Indigenous Fire Justice as step toward environmental and climate justice

In an October 2024 paper in Environmental Justice, Melinda Adams and co-author Daniel Sarvestani propose Indigenous Fire Justice as steps to move toward environmental justice and climate justice. They present case studies in California...
November 26, 2024
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Black Mammalogists Week uplifts connections and contributions of Diaspora

This celebration of current and aspiring Black mammalogists across the Diaspora exists to support conscious, fruitful connections and illuminate historical and present-day Black contributions to the field of Mammalogy.
September 16, 2024
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Klamath River runs again: Keith Parker quoted on significance of dam removal

“Those birds and all the living things up there haven’t heard running water in over 100 years — it’s a completely different landscape. The ecosystem is healing itself,” Keith says in The New York Times story With Dams Removed, Salmon Will Have the Run of a Western River.
September 16, 2024
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Linwood Pendleton: Should we put a price on nature?

Will putting a price on nature help us protect it or will it become another tool for greenwashing?
August 26, 2024
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Wildlife out your Window: Timm authors book of fun animal facts

“Wildlife Out Your Window” is an entertaining and informative guide including fascinating facts about 100 common wildlife species of the Northeastern U.S.
August 26, 2024