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Visit a forested area thatβs not near a city, and youβll see all sorts of lichens decorating trees and rocks. But if you visit an urban area or walk alongside a highway roaring with traffic, you wonβt find very many lichens. As a matter of fact, Downtown Boston is a lichen desert. Lichens get nutrients from [β¦]
If flowers are commonly placed on a loved oneβs final resting place, why shouldnβt lichens be allowed to reside on that loved oneβs gravestone? After all, a lichen on a gravestone occupies a branch on the tree of life considerably closer to the branch occupied by that loved one than a chrysanthemum. Plus, that lichen [β¦]
βThe Fells is a fantastic habitat where we can bring different pieces of the (ecological conservation) puzzle together and lead people to be part of this story as wellβ Caitlin recently reached out to EwA for an interview about its Fellsβ Citizen Science program. We invited Caitlin to join one of our fieldwork sessions to [β¦]
Attracting & Retaining Citizen Scientists Some conservation citizen science organizations run projects that can be quickly carried out by citizen scientists without supervision. And for those organizations, a common practice is to motivate people with a few good training events. Then, we encourage our citizen scientists to organize themselves and do the work individually or [β¦]
Even Scientists Take Selfies with Wild Animals. Hereβs Why They Shouldnβt. One of the great things about being a biologist is getting to work in the field and connect with wildlife. Through my career, I have enjoyed many unforgettable close encounters with various species, including turtles, birds, marine mammals, invertebrates and a lot of fish, [β¦]
Why Men Trophy Hunt The killing of Cecil the lion (Panthera leo) ignited enduring and increasingly global discussion about trophy hunting [1]. Yet, policy debate about its benefits and costs (e.g. [2,3]) focuses only on the hunted species and biodiversity, not the unique behaviour of hunters. Some contemporary recreational hunters from the developed world behave [β¦]
βThe more you are willing to examine your own assumptions and beliefsβand holds the possibility that you may be wrongβthe more you can truly understandβ (from The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling) Being a naturalist basically means being on a quest for knowledge (and having fun while at it!). There is such wonder [β¦]
Ecological Ethics A&AβFrom Awareness To Action My friend and I engaged in a profound discussion about ethics. Our conversation delved into the inherent fascination of our species with a limitless growth model, evident in various facets such as our aspirations for biological immortality and the dynamics of modern economies and business practices. As I reflected [β¦]
Our enthusiasm and indulgence for animal captivity is changing yet very slowly. But we can accelerate our pace because it can only be a win-win for science, for the animals, and for us as moral individualsβ¦ βAre zoo animals happy? Thereβs a simple empathy test we can apply is a very good piece of journalism on [β¦]
I am so happy to have gained a better understanding of what it takes to be an ethical wildlife volunteer. This has been and still is an ongoing journey into realizing that our actions are not always ethical βnot because we donβt want to be but rather because we donβt knowβ and that organizations may not [β¦]
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