In 2010, I went to India to develop the capacity of an NGO there. We ended up uncovering an illegal logging ring that had to be dealt with. This week’s blog is hosted at National Geographic.
Category: forests
Forests
Hunt for the Giant River Otter
What follows is a photo-story of the hunt for the giant river otter, which proved to be slipperier than a buttered bar of soap, but as usual, the journey those furry devils set me on was a reward in itself.
Duck Tornadoes and Cypress Knees
The bald eagle would swoop down toward the lake, in pursuit of duck confit, and all the ducks would start squawking and circling up into the air. The sky looked like it was full of swirling, squawking pepper flakes.
Birding Sunrise in Alabama
I have seen a lot of sunsets in my life. My memory is peppered with bright red and gold skies along beaches, on walks home from campus, and across mountaintop vistas, but my experience with sunrises are much more sporadic. A few road trips, early morning flights here and there, but by and large I have missed one half of the world’s most beautiful sunlight displays.
Tripp Burwell
alumni, climate, conservation, environmental economics, ESC, forests, students, sustainability, travel
alumni, climate, conservation, environmental economics, ESC, forests, students, sustainability, travel
Kaziranga: Who wins?
Landscapes of Instagram: Making the Globe a Smaller Place
This morning I woke up, turned on my cell phone, and knew what the sunset looked like in Japan. I saw a European Robin in England, all puffed up against the cold. I looked in awe at snowy peaks in the Himalayas. All without getting out of bed.
Birding, Lemurs, and Taxidermy: A Day in the Life
Join me while I take you through A Day in the Life of a Nic Schooler. Every day brings its own exciting experiences, but this day was jam-packed with cool stuff.
To bird is to conserve: prospects for the endangered birds of Hispaniola
Bird everywhere you go, especially if you visit hotspots, which represent the front lines of conservation crises.
Birding Without Borders vs. Birding My Backyard
Recently an adventurous spirit has captured my attention. Every day around noon, I log on to the Audubon website and look for the daily update from Noah Strycker, a 28 year old birder who is trying to see 5,000 species of birds in one year. Given that there are around 10,000 species, that means he aims to see half of all bird species in just 365 days. Exhausting? Yes. Crazy? Yes. Impressive? Yes. And he has inspired me to continue my birding and up my game.
A Familiar Path, a New Perspective
My first attempt at birding gave me a fresh look at a familiar forest and a new appreciation for the beauty of this complex ecosystem.