Closed season is over but Nassau grouper still need our help Let's be responsible fishers and consumers. Here are some of the fisheries regulations that are in place to protect this iconic species: Grouper and rockfish must weigh at least... Continue Reading →
On February 16th, I opened my email to see the best written response to hate messaging I have seen in almost 6 years at this university. Here are the key points: 1: The Message is specific. We know exactly what... Continue Reading →
Critically thinking about minority status. We hear minority all the time. It has become one of those words that people say but do not really understand at the core. Like "Liberal", "Communist", etc. these words often have a standardized meaning... Continue Reading →
What is the farthest we can be from something while being as close to it as possible? The other side of a wall. -Leno Davis January 31, 2018
Ancilleno Davis, PhD. Candidate Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology- Miami University, Oxford Ohio The University of Michigan invites outstanding individuals to apply for the Michigan Humanities Emerging Research Scholars Program (MICHHERS). This program is designed to encourage rising seniors, recent... Continue Reading →
Thinking about what it means when someone calls a Caribbean nation a "shithole" (sorry for the profanity, but the word is presidential now). Not long ago, I gave a series of presentations telling ornithologists and bird enthusiasts about the race,... Continue Reading →
It is a convenient trick to rob a person of all they have, even their own body, and then mock them for their poverty, and blame it on their nature. -Adam Serwer, writer and editor
Today (January 8 2018), a powerful image was shared with me via Facebook. Ken Kaufman posted screenshots of the distribution of Killdeer records on the island of Bermuda for January 2017 and January 2018, highlighting the huge difference in maximum... Continue Reading →
Bird Species Heat Maps Here is a heat map of Common Ground Dove Observations exported from a Google Fusion Table. Keep in mind, this shows where they were seen before May 2016, not necessarily where it can be seen. You... Continue Reading →
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