The first time I went into the field with amphibian biologist Mark Thompson, it was early spring and we were checking ponds, puddles, road-side ditches and rotten wood for evidence of breeding toads, frogs and salamanders. Walking along a trail, we were feverishly flipping dead rotten wood, a typical hiding spot for salamanders. “They’re really …
By now, most bears will have entered their dens for a long winter’s rest. Bear dens, in fact, can be more than just a hole in the ground. The Berenstain Bear’s tree house paints a humanized picture of bear habitat, but it’s closer to reality than you might think. Bears have developed extremely resourceful and …
Congratulations to Roy Rea, wildlife biologist and senior lab instructor at UNBC, who recently published a photo on the cover of the August, 2009 issue of The American Biology Teacher! The grouse in the photo was one that Roy found during his research wanderings at Aleza Lake Research Forest.