Photographer Ishaan Raghunandan (Ghappu) is spending a good chunk of his summer in the field, pushing the boundaries of his camera, his endurance for insect bites, and occasionally even his own fears. Many times getting an amazing shot requires patience, quick thinking, and/or experimentation; but even then, there are no guarantees. In this guest blog, Ishaan …
Everybody poops, it’s true, but for researchers gathering valuable information from monkey droppings, not everyone’s poop is worth its weight in gold. Basic market forces come into play, even in the jungle where the rarer the primate, the more valuable its feces. Accordingly, missed opportunities in the field, such as one in particular with Callimico …
The following is an excerpt from the journal of one of our research assistants, Alexandra Schaening, who is helping to trap tamarins in the field for disease screening. Today is Sunday June 21, 2015 I started a stakeout at trap 28 for emperor tamarins and ended up with something much bigger. (dun dun DUNNNNNN) Two …
Deirdre Halloran, one of our first RAs, tells us about her new life as a trainee veterinarian
Hermano Nunes joins us from Brazil on a special scholarship to experience the Peruvian Amazon for free
Determination frames Teresa as she takes on the rainforest: quiet, strong, and always learning
Never afraid to try something new, Raquel and forests belong together
Alejandra is a veritable almanac on botany, and she’s quickly adding more fields to that list!
“The “silence” around me was achingly loud with hundreds of species just beginning to wake up – Aashna Narang”
