Wildlife Ecology & Conservation in a New Media world order
via eParks One of the projected outcomes of climate change is an increased risk of wildfire. So then you'd think it should be important to promote programs that stop forest fires, like the well known Smokey the Bear. Smokey's key message is "only you can prevent wildfires," but there are two pieces of irony here;... Continue Reading →
After 14 years of living on an island, I finally got to experience how isolating that can be. Not in the sense of being lonely—because I had my friends and colleagues from my lab with me—but in the sense of being stuck in space. LabbiesSunsetMagical web Last weekend my lab went over to Galiano Island... Continue Reading →
In lab meeting this week, we somehow got on the topic of how scientists are close to resurrecting the wooly mammoth. Well, at least they've successfully inserted mammoth DNA into their closest living relatives, the Asian elephant. There's some debate about what put the final nail in the coffin for mammoths, but this seems legit... Continue Reading →
Do you get your groceries at 2am? Excluding shift workers, for most of us, that’s a time of day when our heads are comfortably resting on our pillows. But if there were some danger during the daylight hours, we’d likely shift our activity patterns to the nighttime to avoid that danger. It turns out that... Continue Reading →
Alina C Fisher 