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August 18, 2020 / Last updated : August 18, 2020 ResearchBuzz Research & Opinion

Taipei Times: Taiwan’s wildlife database the second-largest in Asia

Taipei Times: Taiwan’s wildlife database the second-largest in Asia . “A database on biodiversity in Taiwan has compiled records of almost 10 million wildlife sightings, making it the second-largest wildlife index in Asia, with the vast majority of data coming from volunteers, the Council of Agriculture’s Endemic Species Research Institute said. The Taiwan Biodiversity Network, […]

January 13, 2020 / Last updated : January 13, 2020 ResearchBuzz New Resources

Phys .org: Global database of all bird species shows how body shape predicts lifestyle

Phys .org: Global database of all bird species shows how body shape predicts lifestyle. “A global team of researchers, led by Imperial College London and University College London, visited museums around the world to find specimens of nearly 10,000 species, covering more than 99 percent of all known bird species. Their results, and the database, […]

October 24, 2019 / Last updated : October 24, 2019 ResearchBuzz New Resources

CBC: Research, photos of Manitoba tundra open to public

CBC: Research, photos of Manitoba tundra open to public. “An archive of photos and research of plants and animals in Manitoba’s tundra are now available online, providing public access to decades of Churchill, Man., history. Professors from York University in Toronto are in the town 1,000 kilometres north of Winnipeg this week to share the […]

October 20, 2019 / Last updated : October 20, 2019 ResearchBuzz Research & Opinion

Newswise: Museums Put Ancient DNA to Work for Wildlife

Newswise: Museums Put Ancient DNA to Work for Wildlife. “Scientists who are trying to save species at the brink of extinction are finding help in an unexpected place. Heather Farrington, curator of zoology for the Cincinnati Museum Center, is using DNA from specimens collected more than 100 years ago to help understand the evolution and […]

October 5, 2019 / Last updated : October 5, 2019 ResearchBuzz Research & Opinion

Cornell: CVM scientists develop online tool to guide wildlife repopulation efforts

Cornell: CVM scientists develop online tool to guide wildlife repopulation efforts. “Wildlife ecologists often turn to reintroduction programs to help sustain key species in certain habitats. While the wild turkey effort was a success, other long-term reintroduction programs struggle to see their species thrive. To help address this problem, a multidisciplinary team with the Cornell […]

July 6, 2019 / Last updated : July 6, 2019 ResearchBuzz Research & Opinion

The World Outdoors: Online eBird platform continues to evolve (London Free Press)

London Free Press: The World Outdoors: Online eBird platform continues to evolve. “It’s interesting to reflect on the evolution of the online eBird platform that supports citizen science. Launched in the U.S. in 2002 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Audubon Society, its reach now spans the globe and in nature communities it […]

June 21, 2019 / Last updated : June 21, 2019 ResearchBuzz Uncategorized

Carnegie Mellon University: Online Atlas of Aquatic Insects Aids Water-Quality Monitoring

Carnegie Mellon University: Online Atlas of Aquatic Insects Aids Water-Quality Monitoring. “Carnegie Mellon University, working with Carnegie Museum of Natural History (CMNH), the Stroud Water Research Center, the University of Pittsburgh, Clemson University and a set of volunteer biomonitoring organizations, led development of the new visual atlas and digital field guide. It features highly detailed […]

May 13, 2019 / Last updated : May 13, 2019 ResearchBuzz New Resources

Florida Museum: New Data Platform Illuminates History Of Humans’ Environmental Impact

Florida Museum: New Data Platform Illuminates History Of Humans’ Environmental Impact. “The human environmental footprint is not only deep, but old. Ancient traces of this footprint can be found in animal bones, shells, scales and antlers at archaeological sites. Together, these specimens tell the millennia-long story of how humans have hunted, domesticated and transported animals, […]

April 17, 2019 / Last updated : April 17, 2019 ResearchBuzz Research & Opinion

Cornell University: Scientists propose bird conservation plan based on eBird data

Cornell University: Scientists propose bird conservation plan based on eBird data. “An international team of scientists used eBird, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s global citizen science database, to calculate how to sufficiently conserve habitat across the Western Hemisphere for all the habitats these birds use throughout their annual cycle of breeding, migration and overwintering. The […]

March 10, 2019 / Last updated : March 10, 2019 ResearchBuzz New Resources

Boing Boing: Animal photo art search engine

Boing Boing pointed me toward this crazy search engine for animal heads. From the brief writeup: “x6udpngx’s x6ud is a single-purpose search engine that offers high-quality animal photographs for use by artists seeking reference material.” This is a wow. First you pick a species (not all species are available.) Then you pick a skull type […]

February 3, 2019 / Last updated : February 3, 2019 ResearchBuzz New Resources

New Web Site Provides Digitized Models of Bird Bones

Read an article about this but it didn’t include the URL, so I’m going straight to the source to tell you about Fauna Toolkit: Bird Bones. From the home page: “A portal to 3D digitised models of bird bones from museum collections. 159 bones from 28 species in 22 families and 19 orders are now […]

October 29, 2018 / Last updated : October 29, 2018 ResearchBuzz Tweaks & Updates

Design Week: Redesigning the biggest list of endangered species in the world

Design Week: Redesigning the biggest list of endangered species in the world. “The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, an exhaustive online database of animals, plants and fungi that are at risk of extinction, has been given a new website in a bid to engage more people in conservation and make finding crucial information easier.”

September 6, 2018 / Last updated : September 6, 2018 ResearchBuzz Around the Search & Social Media World

The Local Denmark: Denmark’s plants and wildlife to get own website

The Local Denmark: Denmark’s plants and wildlife to get own website. “A new website entitled Danmarks Artsportal, to be launched in 2020, will provide nature enthusiasts with a guide to animals and plants in the Scandinavian country. The web portal, which will be produced by the Natural History Museum of Denmark and the Environmental Protection […]

August 19, 2018 / Last updated : August 19, 2018 ResearchBuzz New Resources

Inspired Living Omaha: Sparrow or house wren? New online resource helps you identify those birds in your feeder

Inspired Living Omaha: Sparrow or house wren? New online resource helps you identify those birds in your feeder. “Feeding the birds is a popular hobby. As many as 53 Americans take part each year. Most people can identify a cardinal or a woodpecker. But it can be frustrating if you don’t know the other species […]

August 3, 2018 / Last updated : August 3, 2018 ResearchBuzz Research & Opinion

Mental Floss: Animal Welfare Groups Are Building a Database of Every Cat in Washington, D.C.

Mental Floss: Animal Welfare Groups Are Building a Database of Every Cat in Washington, D.C.. “There are a lot of cats in Washington, D.C. They live in parks, backyards, side streets, and people’s homes. Exactly how many there are is the question a new conservation project wants to answer. DC Cat Count, a collaboration between […]

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