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You’re going to graduate – then what?
In the life sciences and especially in ecology, conservation, wildlife management, etc., your success in this field is dictated by the same things that apply in just about any other field. You need to be intelligent, nimble, a good critical … Continue reading
Posted in academics, birds/nature, editorial, environment, mentoring, professional development, wildlife
Tagged career, career development, competency, ecojobs, eoclogy, field technician, graduate school, jobs, natural resources, Ornithology Exchange, research assistant, seasonal, skills, undergraduate, wildlife, wildlife management
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My lifer Whooping Crane – something I thought I might never see
It’s been a long time coming, but I was recently guided to my lifer WHOOPING CRANE by my nephews Benjamin and Matt Hack (+ special guest star Matt’s friend Kaitie) at a lake near Dexter, Michigan. This is an ENDANGERED … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, bird banding, birding, birds/nature, editorial, Endangered Species Act, environment, history, IUCN, migrants, population estimates, wildlife
Tagged ABA, Aransas NWR, birding, consevation, endangered species, ESA, extinction, Michigan, success story, USFWS, Whooping Crane, wildlife, Wood Buffalo NP
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A conversation about grad school
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had this conversation. I plan to keep having it, too. But if this example can help answer some questions pre-emptively, I reckon this will have been a good use of my time. … Continue reading
Who doesn’t love a watermelon?
I had hoped that by placing a juicy watermelon rind in front of a game camera I’d have some fun photos to enjoy. I was right. The neat part is that it’s an independent test of my ability to identify … Continue reading
Posted in life, wildlife
Tagged armadillo, Browning trail camera, game camera, gray fox, Oklahoma, opossum, raccoon, watermelon, wildlife
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Center for Conservation Biology, Jan–Mar 2015 eNewsletter
I always find something really cool in this newsletter from Bryan Watts and his colleagues at the Center for Conservation Biology. You will too. Here’s a taste:
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Tagged birding, Center for Conservation Biology, conservation, eagles, Great Dismal Swamp, rappahannock river, wildlife
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Playa Post Vol. 13, #3 – Congratulations on a national award!
Congratulations to the Playa Lakes and Rainwater Basin joint ventures, recently recognized for their conservation collaborations with the 2015 Wings Across the Americas Award. For these and other uplifting stories, check out the latest Playa Post, the newsletter of the … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, American Bird Conservancy, conservation, joint ventures, landscape, NABCI, ornithology, Partners in Flight, PIF, Playa Lakes Joint Venture, Playa Post, wildlife
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Birding Community E-Bulletin – March 2015
The Birding Community E-bulletin is distributed to active and concerned birders, those dedicated to the joys of birding and the protection of birds and their habitats. This issue is sponsored by the producers of superb quality birding binoculars and scopes, … Continue reading
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Tagged birding, birding community e-bulletin, conservation, environment, ornithology, wildlife
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The Partners in Flight databases on Population and Species Assessment
The Partners in Flight databases were recently updated, and they represent an outstanding resource in understanding distribution and diversity of North American birds. Maintained by the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, the databases summarize information on population estimates and the species … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, birds/nature, Endangered Species Act, environment, life, Partners in Flight, population estimates, population monitoring
Tagged birding, Boreal Birds, Celebrate Urban Birds, citizen science, conservation, conservation priority, conservation ranking, Handbook of the Birds of the World, ornithology, Partners in Flight, population estimates, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, wildlife
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Where to publish ornithology and wildlife ecology? The impact of impact factor.
Update June 2019: New rankings for Journal Impact Factors have just been released, and that makes for a good opportunity to update this post from 2015. There have been some big changes, notably the merger of the Cooper Ornithological Society … Continue reading
Posted in academics, birding, birds/nature, career, editorial, environment, history, life, Links, mentoring, ornithological newsletter, professional development, skepticism and science, wildlife
Tagged #JIF, Biological Conservation, career, citizen science, environment, Impact Factor, Journal Impact Factor, Landscape Ecology, mentoring, ornithology, OSNA, productivity, professional development, publishing, research, science, tenure track, The Auk, The Condor, Thompson Reuters, Web of Science, wildlife, wildlife ecology, wildlife management, Wilson Journal of Ornithology, writing
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Bats and Wind Energy Cooperative eNewsletter – Dec. 2014
Check out the attached file from BWEC for some of the latest updates in bat conservation with respect to wind power development. (You might need to re-size the pdf for easy reading.) BWECeNewsletterDec2014
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Tagged bat, Bat Conservation International, BWEC, collision, wildlife, wind energy
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New species of Sengi (Elephant Shrew) from Namibia
Focusing on Wildlife is reporting today on the naming of a new species of sengi from Namibia: the Etendeka Round-eared Sengi. It’s an unlikely-looking creature in a group of unlikely-looking creatures. For this and other great stories and photos, check … Continue reading
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Tagged elephant shrew, Etendeka round-eared sengi, focusing on wildlife, Namibia, new species, sengi, wildlife
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