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Cornell wildlife health center receives $35M endowment

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Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health at the university’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health is meant to expand the center’s efforts to “advance science into policy and action.” In February, Cornell University announced a $35 million gift to endow and name the Cornell K.

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The Importance of Citizen Science in Mexico

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Mexico’s universities are producing an increasing number of biologists and wildlife managers, but my contact with some of these tells me that there is very little funding available for their work after graduation. Mexico need much more citizen science, and there are far too few people doing it here.

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The Effects of Wildfires on Wildlife

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According to a Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study, human-induced climate change has doubled the area affected by forest fires in the western U.S. So what do these facts mean for our wildlife? Fire can also cause wildlife to be burned, dehydrated and malnourished. This is about 35 miles West of my home.

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Potpourri of Amazing Bird Science

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The potpourri covers some interesting bird related science of the last few weeks, and the promise is this: I’ll get to that other stuff soon, I promise! From Science Daily : Crows have the brain power to solve higher-order, relational-matching tasks, and they can do so spontaneously, according to new research.

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation (NAMWC) is often held up as the best system of wildlife management and conservation in the world. But the tenets of the North American Model were developed in the 19th century, when wildlife ethics and science were a mere glimmer of what we understand today.

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What is the Terra Project?

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The Terra Project is an exciting collaboration between bird guide author Scott Whittle , wildlife tracker manufacturer CTT , and non-profit Conservation Science Global. Terra sounds like that dream device. If you find this as fascinating as I do, get in on the ground floor of the Terra Project Kickstarter.

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The Duck Stamp and The Wildlife Conservation Stamp Living in Symbiosis?

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The Mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System is to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management, and where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans 1.

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