Letter from reader, Christy Z. H from Amherst, NY. Letter has been edited to fit columns length. Hi Kenny, We’ve had Forrest a 7 year old male Solomon island eclectus parrot since he was 3mos old. He’s essentially the perfect parrot. Fully flighted, at least 4-5 hours out of cage time a day, several perching spots in the house, a
Read moreThere will be howling, barking, screaming and squawking and that is just from the children. Halloween is right around the corner. So much commotion is sure to make even the most composed pets a little nervous. Marty Becker, a veterinarian at North Idaho Animal Hospital, said in a Good Morning America interview last year that Halloween is the second most
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Do you have an interest in primates, birds, bats, tropical ecology and/or conservation? Are you looking to gain valuable field experience? Would you like to learn about other cultures? Would you like to learn more about yourself? Anabelle Dunn shares a bit of her DANTA field course experience with us in this fabulous video. For more information about our tropical
Read moreSource: MEET DANTA BOARD MEMBER- DR. JULIE GROS-LOUIS
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Lately, my roommate and I have been on a bit of a pesto-kick. I used to be a purist, always making my own fresh pesto with herbs that I either grew or bought, but then I was introduced to the most magical grocery store: Wegmans. Pesto is relatively inexpensive at their self-serve Mediterranean Olive Bar (you pay by weight, and
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I had the pleasure of conducting my research at Piro Biological Station in the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. I was there to look at foraging ecology in howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata), specifically I was trying to see if they deplete preferred patches of food. At this field site there are four species of primates: Central American Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii)
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In July, I swapped my current role as “student” for the role of “educator,” something I hadn’t done since I left my job at an aquarium before starting veterinary school. I’ve always loved teaching because I’ve always loved learning, and the only thing more enjoyable than discovery itself is to be a part of someone else’s learning experience, to witness
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Daniela Solano Rojas is the Founder and President of Saimiri Foundation, a small NGO with the aim to protect Costa Rica´s biodiversity, especially Osa Peninsula´s primates. She received her BSc in Biology from the University of Costa Rica; and her MSc in Conservation and Wildlife Management from the National University, Costa Rica. She arrived in the Osa Peninsula in 2005-2006
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Okay, so this is a bit of a personal post. I realized in my most recent trip to Costa Rica that the friendships formed in the field have all lasted. So, it really got me thinking about why. Let me first explain what the field is like for me. In both locations that I’ve done fieldwork (Panama and Costa Rica),
Read moreBy Lisa Barrett I recently took a short trip to Sri Lanka to scope out a potential field site: Uda Walawe National Park. I got to see some pretty amazing animals while I was there. Below are the highlights, in no particular order. Photos by: Lisa Barrett
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