…thought my dreams of being a biologist would remain simply that—dreams.” UPDATE (March 2019): Jessica went on to earn her master in wildlife ecology and management and in March 2019, accepted her dream position as a data specialist for the Bonobo Congo Biodiversity Initiative through the Zoological Society of Milwaukee….
…the Big Bay State Park lands on Madeline Island. “We will be looking at camera trap images to determine which species are present on the island and how abundant those species are. The primary purpose of this is to collect data.” The results of the Wild Madeline project will be…
…to prioritizing local food, nearly all households share healthy food values—that people have a right to know what’s in their food and that health is one of the most important factors for their household when making food choices. The data not only indicate recognition of the importance of local foods…
…After all of the hours we spend gathering and analyzing data, having the opportunity to explain our findings at that level was very gratifying. I don’t think I’ll ever forget it.” It remains unclear how efforts like the Resilient Lands and Waters Initiative will move forward under the new administration….
…back as plentifully as locals would like to assume. Analyzing data such as landform features, vegetative composition and environmental traits, Johnson’s team studied how past logging, changes in land use, and other economic activity affected species’ persistence and extinctions over time. Baylor utilized this study to recognize how a loss…
…or a combination of factors. Bieser is seeking to answer that question. Bieser and Wibbels followed five different genes and what was going on in the exact same turtle. To date, scientists have looked at a number of turtles and pooled the data, but Bieser is the first to follow…
…years at University of Minnesota-Duluth. Lacrosse is the fastest-growing NCAA sport, according to U.S. Lacrosse, that produces an annual participation report. In fact, the number of lacrosse players has grown 194 percent since 2001 when they first started collecting data. “This is a proud moment for Northland and for our…
…habitat—has the following concerns about this bill: 1) Discontinuing Wolf Population Data Gathering: Since the fall of 1979, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has continuously monitored the state’s wolf population. This longitudinal database has been essential for wolf conservation planning and management, including the establishment of wolf hunting and…
…the coast of Nova Scotia, and then returned for a second winter to the Gulf of Mexico. This behavior is consistent with past band recovery data that indicate some juvenile loons may move northward up the Atlantic Coast during summers. Even more amazing: another researcher, Walter Piper, has discovered that…
