The Last Ones?
Panamanian golden frog If you sat next to me on the plane traveling home from Panama this past February, you probably thought that my tote bag was full of souvenirs from a grand, tropical vacation....
View ArticleTadpoles to Froglets: Headstarting Mountain Yellow-Legged Frogs
These mountain yellow-legged froglets will soon be ready for release into the wild. There is an old saying that it takes a village to raise a child. Well, if it takes a village to rear one Homo...
View ArticlePlanning a Perfect Desert (Tortoise) Getaway
A desert tortoise is in safe hands during translocation. My boots are sitting in the hallway covered in dust. Not from lack of use, I might add. But following such an inspiring field experience in the...
View ArticleBirds of the Past Reveal Genetic Secrets
Paquita examines samples of archived bird specimens. The smell in the collections room immediately brings back very good memories. When I first visited the California Academy of Sciences in 2007, their...
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