In this presentation SAVE THE FROGS! Founder Dr. Kriger discusses ways SAVE THE FROGS! protects amphibians and empowers ordinary citizens to make extraordinary contributions to the betterment of the planet. The presentation features many of Dr. Kriger’s photos of amphibians from around the world. Visit https://savethefrogs.com to learn more!
SAVE THE FROGS! Presentation in Belo Horizonte, BrazilSAVE THE FROGS!
Minas Gerais, Brazil, is one of the world's amphibian hotspots. The state is home over 200 amphibian species and a variety of ecosystems, including the Atlantic Rainforest and the Cerrado. On March 27th, 2017, SAVE THE FROGS! Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger visited PUC Minas in Belo Horizonte (the capital of Minas Gerais) to spread the amphibian conservation message at one of the top universities in the country. Dr. Kriger gave an hour long presentation in Portuguese - his first ever Portuguese presentation - to over 100 undergraduate and graduate students, discussing why frogs are disappearing worldwide and what can be done to save them. The students of PUC Minas were extremely enthusiastic about SAVE THE FROGS! and have already begun planning future SAVE THE FROGS! activities in Minas Gerais.
Learn more about amphibian conservation in Brazil at:
http://savethefrogs.com/brazil
This document provides information about upcoming events at Monarto Zoo in South Australia over the 2016 Christmas period. It includes details on a Christmas dinner dance on December 17th for $125 per person with a 3 course meal and drinks package. It also advertises a Christmas Day lunch at the zoo on December 25th priced at $85 per adult including zoo admission, with a menu of turkey, roast vegetables and dessert. Other sections advertise opportunities to adopt a giraffe or participate in close encounter experiences like feeding lions.
Ape ambassadors spring newsletter 2015Jane Watkins
This document is the newsletter for the Ape Ambassadors club, which raises awareness and funds for the Center for Great Apes sanctuary. It discusses various fundraising activities by the club, including lemonade stands and birthday gift donations. It provides information about the Center for Great Apes sanctuary and the orangutans and chimpanzees living there. It also shares ideas for how Ape Ambassadors can help, such as writing to companies to encourage more ethical palm oil and animal welfare practices.
This document provides an overview of articles in the June 2015 issue of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums' publication "Connect". The main articles discuss water conservation efforts at zoos and aquariums, the use of full face mask scuba diving technology to engage visitors, the Chicago Zoological Society's social innovation initiative, AZA's conservation efforts around cetaceans, and a feature on the Vancouver Aquarium's environmental sustainability programs. Shorter sections cover news from various zoos and aquariums, conservation updates, research studies, and upcoming events.
The document outlines WWF's vision to build harmony between people and nature, and their mission to conserve biodiversity and reduce threats to wildlife. It lists places and species WWF focuses on, including the Amazon, Arctic, tigers, and whales. The document provides options to help through donating, adopting an animal, or choosing a conservation-focused travel destination. It concludes with photo credits.
The Auckland Zoo Conservation Fund supports over 50 conservation projects in New Zealand and around the world. These include:
- Monitoring of endangered species like kiwi, kea, kokako and takahe in New Zealand.
- Pest control and habitat restoration on islands and in mainland reserves to help native species recovery.
- Field research on threatened species like whales, tigers, orangutans and saola to aid conservation.
- Working with partners on community education and engagement initiatives in over 15 countries.
This document is a field guide to fungi found at Cocha Cashu Biological Station in Manu National Park, Peru. It contains photos and descriptions of 135 species of fungi across several phyla including Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, and Myxomycota. The guide was produced by researchers Patricia Alvarez Loayza, Larry Evans, and D. Jean Lodge with assistance from local organizations to document and identify the fungi of the region.
The Wild World Of Frogs (An Introduction To Amphibian Conservation)SAVE THE FROGS!
This document provides an introduction to amphibian conservation. It discusses several threatened amphibian species from around the world, such as the Oregon Spotted Frog, Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog, and California Red-Legged Frog. It also covers major threats to amphibians like habitat destruction, invasive species, pollution, climate change, and infectious diseases. The document encourages actions like protecting wilderness, avoiding pesticides, and spreading awareness of the global amphibian extinction crisis.
SAVE THE FROGS! Presentation in Belo Horizonte, BrazilSAVE THE FROGS!
Minas Gerais, Brazil, is one of the world's amphibian hotspots. The state is home over 200 amphibian species and a variety of ecosystems, including the Atlantic Rainforest and the Cerrado. On March 27th, 2017, SAVE THE FROGS! Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger visited PUC Minas in Belo Horizonte (the capital of Minas Gerais) to spread the amphibian conservation message at one of the top universities in the country. Dr. Kriger gave an hour long presentation in Portuguese - his first ever Portuguese presentation - to over 100 undergraduate and graduate students, discussing why frogs are disappearing worldwide and what can be done to save them. The students of PUC Minas were extremely enthusiastic about SAVE THE FROGS! and have already begun planning future SAVE THE FROGS! activities in Minas Gerais.
Learn more about amphibian conservation in Brazil at:
http://savethefrogs.com/brazil
This document provides information about upcoming events at Monarto Zoo in South Australia over the 2016 Christmas period. It includes details on a Christmas dinner dance on December 17th for $125 per person with a 3 course meal and drinks package. It also advertises a Christmas Day lunch at the zoo on December 25th priced at $85 per adult including zoo admission, with a menu of turkey, roast vegetables and dessert. Other sections advertise opportunities to adopt a giraffe or participate in close encounter experiences like feeding lions.
Ape ambassadors spring newsletter 2015Jane Watkins
This document is the newsletter for the Ape Ambassadors club, which raises awareness and funds for the Center for Great Apes sanctuary. It discusses various fundraising activities by the club, including lemonade stands and birthday gift donations. It provides information about the Center for Great Apes sanctuary and the orangutans and chimpanzees living there. It also shares ideas for how Ape Ambassadors can help, such as writing to companies to encourage more ethical palm oil and animal welfare practices.
This document provides an overview of articles in the June 2015 issue of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums' publication "Connect". The main articles discuss water conservation efforts at zoos and aquariums, the use of full face mask scuba diving technology to engage visitors, the Chicago Zoological Society's social innovation initiative, AZA's conservation efforts around cetaceans, and a feature on the Vancouver Aquarium's environmental sustainability programs. Shorter sections cover news from various zoos and aquariums, conservation updates, research studies, and upcoming events.
The document outlines WWF's vision to build harmony between people and nature, and their mission to conserve biodiversity and reduce threats to wildlife. It lists places and species WWF focuses on, including the Amazon, Arctic, tigers, and whales. The document provides options to help through donating, adopting an animal, or choosing a conservation-focused travel destination. It concludes with photo credits.
The Auckland Zoo Conservation Fund supports over 50 conservation projects in New Zealand and around the world. These include:
- Monitoring of endangered species like kiwi, kea, kokako and takahe in New Zealand.
- Pest control and habitat restoration on islands and in mainland reserves to help native species recovery.
- Field research on threatened species like whales, tigers, orangutans and saola to aid conservation.
- Working with partners on community education and engagement initiatives in over 15 countries.
This document is a field guide to fungi found at Cocha Cashu Biological Station in Manu National Park, Peru. It contains photos and descriptions of 135 species of fungi across several phyla including Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, and Myxomycota. The guide was produced by researchers Patricia Alvarez Loayza, Larry Evans, and D. Jean Lodge with assistance from local organizations to document and identify the fungi of the region.
The Wild World Of Frogs (An Introduction To Amphibian Conservation)SAVE THE FROGS!
This document provides an introduction to amphibian conservation. It discusses several threatened amphibian species from around the world, such as the Oregon Spotted Frog, Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog, and California Red-Legged Frog. It also covers major threats to amphibians like habitat destruction, invasive species, pollution, climate change, and infectious diseases. The document encourages actions like protecting wilderness, avoiding pesticides, and spreading awareness of the global amphibian extinction crisis.
The document announces the annual membership picnic for the Santa Barbara Audubon Society to be held on July 23rd at Rocky Nook Park. It provides details about the picnic including a bird walk led by Darlene Chirman at 11am and a potluck beginning at noon. It also lists the slate of nominees for the board of directors for the coming year and encourages members to volunteer.
This document provides a summary of destinations featured in the 2016 volume of The Talking Drum travel brochure, including Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Alaska, Antarctica, Canada, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, and Africa. It also features articles on Chile, a journey down the Amazon river, iconic Galapagos experiences, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, Antarctica whale research, India, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka. Additional sections provide conservation updates, upcoming brochures and projects, and information on featured hotels and destinations.
This document discusses Royjan Taylor's work with Bio-Ken Snake Farm in Kenya to promote conservation of reptiles like snakes through their "Saving Snakes" initiative. It aims to educate people on the importance of snakes in controlling rodent populations and to rescue snakes from being killed. The initiative hopes to expand across Sub-Saharan Africa by increasing awareness, finding regional partners, and obtaining sponsorships to support rescuing and caring for snakes.
The Russell E. Train Education for Nature Program has awarded over 2,100 grants to individuals and organizations throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America to build capacity for conservation worldwide. In 2015, EFN provided 145 grants totaling over $1.28 million to support conservation leaders pursuing education and training. EFN aims to increase the impact of local conservation efforts by aligning its programs with WWF's goals of ensuring thriving wildlife, achieving climate resilience, conserving forests and oceans, improving sustainable food and water systems.
The document discusses conservation efforts for giant pandas. It provides background on pandas, listing their scientific name, habitat, lifespan, diet, and conservation status as vulnerable. Threats to pandas include habitat loss and hunting. The World Wildlife Fund works to protect pandas through conservation education, international breeding programs, expanding protected areas, and anti-poaching patrols. Assisted reproduction techniques being used include artificial insemination, embryo transfer, and somatic cell nuclear transfer. These require knowledge of reproductive cycles and invasive procedures. Genome resource banking also aims to preserve genetic diversity. While promising, ART has inconsistent results and requires more research versus immediate wildlife needs.
Gender and Livelihoods: Revealing and enhancing the position of women in Sri ...IFSD14
This document summarizes a study on enhancing gender equity in aquaculture development in Sri Lanka. The study found that women contribute significantly to household livelihoods and food security through fisheries and other activities, but their roles are not fully recognized. It tested introducing oyster aquaculture, which women expressed interest in as it could build on existing skills and improve incomes. Participatory assessments and pilot trials were conducted involving women. Initial results suggest oyster farming has potential to double household incomes if supported, addressing food insecurity, and can provide women more decision-making roles and leadership opportunities in the aquaculture sector.
Alexis Nicole Thompson is seeking a position in zookeeping and animal care with experience volunteering at a spay and neuter clinic and interning at two zoos. She has direct experience caring for a variety of species including cats, dogs, wolves, sheep, bears, birds, reptiles and more. Thompson has a bachelor's degree in biology from Winthrop University and is affiliated with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
The Rainforest Café was chosen because it recreates a tropical rainforest environment and educates visitors about rainforest ecosystems and conservation efforts. During the tour, children learn about elephants, jaguars, gorillas, birds and other species found in rainforests. They also learn how their visit supports purchasing land to protect rainforests through the World Land Trust charity.
Abstract: Bird Community of Periyakulam wetlands in Tiruchirapalli District, Tamil Nadu, Southern India was studied during January 2013 to December 2013. The methodology followed was mainly observations using binocular the site was done by direct count. A total of 37 species belong to 8 orders and 15 families, including 18 Resident species, 14 Resident Migrant species, 5 Migrant species. During the 32 species Least Concern, 5 species of Near Threatened were recorded in the area during the period. Little egret, Little Cormorant, Purple Moorhen, Purple Heron, Little Grebe, Spot billed duck, Black crowned Night Heron, Indian Pond Heron, Common coot, River tern, White breasted Kingfisher, Whiskered Tern etc. This wetland attracts thousands of water birds comprising of resident and migrant species. In the lake diversity of flora and fauna were present. The major flora includes Eichhornia crassipes, Phragmites karka, Zizania latifolia, Cynodon spp., Limnophila spp., Sagittaria spp., Saccharum latifolium, Erianthus pucerus, Erianthus ravennae, Leersia hexandra, and Cyperus rotundus, besides the birds species such as Euphlyctis hexadactylus, Mirghal sp. Ctenopharyngodon idella, Oreochromis mossambicus, Salmophasia bacaila, Puntius Filamentosus, Catla catla and Labeo rohita, and the water insects such as Rhithrogena germanica and dragon flies. Were the most abundant resident and migrant species found in the Periyakulam wetlands.
There are several species of kangaroos that vary in size and color, with males called bucks and females does. Babies are called joeys. Kangaroos have muscular hind legs for hopping, tails for balancing, and females have pouches to carry joeys. They are found in forests and grasslands in Australia and nearby areas. Kangaroos are herbivores that eat plants like eucalyptus leaves and can go long periods without water by getting moisture from plants. They are an iconic symbol of Australia appearing on coins and in sports teams.
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An ever expanding human population is putting increased pressure on endangered species and driving many to extinction. It is for this reason that the conservation of rare and endangered species has come to the forefront of our attention over recent decades.
There are a number of strategies that exist to conserve these species out of which captive breeding is one of the efficient tools.
Rainforest Biology and Conservation in Malaysia and Peruian AmazonJacob Cotten
Hannah Cotten is a fifth grade science teacher at Hill Elementary. She was fortunate to receive a travel grant through JASON Learning, sponsored by CoSN. She learned alongside Dr. Meg Lowman in the Amazon and was amazed at the life that surrounded me. Later in the year, Dr. Lowman and JASON Learning asked Hannah to come to Malaysia to help facilitate the learning of some students from Hong Kong, sponsored by WWF. There, she and other teachers and students learned along scientists from around the world as they conducted a biodiversity survey of Penang Hill in hopes of making it a Wold Heritage Site.
This document describes a quiz about facts from different locations around the world that a person named Miss Carter visited. It is eight multiple choice questions about places like the Sahara Desert, Masai Mara in Kenya, Rwanda, Madagascar, the Amazon Rainforest, the source of the Nile River, the Galapagos Islands, and a mystery location that is later revealed to be Nepal. The quiz encourages optional donations for a charity and provides an interesting fact after each question.
This document outlines information about the Rotary Action Group for Endangered Species (RAGES), including its board members, patron Dr. Jane Goodall, current membership of 269 members in 120 clubs in 35 countries, and initial projects to be supported helping elephants, rhinos, and conservation libraries in Kenya. It provides data on declining populations of endangered species like black rhinos, elephants, and mountain gorillas. It describes some RAGES projects focused on rhino protection using technology, dehorning, and supporting foundations in South Africa. Statistics are given on declining elephant populations and orphans being cared for in Kenya and Borneo. Contact information is provided for RAGES chair John Glassford.
This document provides information about the Naturalists at Large program, which offers outdoor education programs for California schools. It details that the program works with over 200 schools to introduce students to diverse natural environments through tailored trips. Naturalists at Large provides a complete outdoor curriculum for primary through high school students, with instructors who have university degrees and outdoor experience. The program at Camp Whitsett offers activities like hiking, rock climbing, and a ropes course in a forest setting suitable for groups of 15 to over 200 students.
The document discusses ex-situ conservation, which involves protecting endangered species outside of their natural habitats, such as in zoos, aquariums, and botanical gardens. It then focuses on efforts by the Mabuwaya Foundation and Isabela State University to conserve the critically endangered Philippine crocodile through a head-starting program. Young crocodiles are collected from the wild and raised in captivity to increase survival rates before being released back into the wild. Their program in San Mariano, Isabela involves nest protection, establishing rearing facilities, and community engagement and has resulted in the successful release of 50 head-started crocodiles back into the wild.
Rene Michalak explains how we can achieve food security for communities through permaculture design - from rural properties right down to the urban lot.
The document discusses how Biosphere Expeditions offers opportunities for people to participate in conservation work and support field scientists. Through Biosphere Expeditions, volunteers can help with activities like collecting data, tracking animals, and education during their normal vacation time, contributing resources for conservation. The work involves studying and protecting diverse species across different habitats worldwide.
El Capitan Canyon: Naturalists at LargePhat Nattie
Naturalists at Large is an organization that provides outdoor education programs for over 200 California schools, taking thousands of students on trips to diverse natural environments across the state. They work closely with schools to design tailored outdoor education programs led by experienced instructors to meet each school's specific goals, providing activities like hiking, camping, science lessons, team-building exercises, and more. The document provides details on the types of activities and destinations offered, safety protocols, typical schedules, equipment needs, and their overall mission to give students a positive outdoor learning experience.
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Targeting Hsp90 and its pathogen Orthologs with Tethered Inhibitors as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategy for cancer and infectious diseases with Dr. Timothy Haystead.
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This is a short talk that I gave at the Banff International Research Station workshop on Modeling and Theory in Population Biology. The idea is to try to understand how the burden of natural selection relates to the amount of information that selection puts into the genome.
It's based on the first part of this research paper:
The cost of information acquisition by natural selection
Ryan Seamus McGee, Olivia Kosterlitz, Artem Kaznatcheev, Benjamin Kerr, Carl T. Bergstrom
bioRxiv 2022.07.02.498577; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.02.498577
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Context. With a mass exceeding several 104 M⊙ and a rich and dense population of massive stars, supermassive young star clusters
represent the most massive star-forming environment that is dominated by the feedback from massive stars and gravitational interactions
among stars.
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s
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collided with the MW proto-disc 8–11 Gyr ago, and the Virgo Radial Merger (VRM), where the progenitor collided with the
MW disc within the last 3 Gyr. These two scenarios make different predictions about observable structure in local phase space,
because the morphology of debris depends on how long it has had to phase mix. The recently identified phase-space folds in Gaia
DR3 have positive caustic velocities, making them fundamentally different than the phase-mixed chevrons found in simulations
at late times. Roughly 20 per cent of the stars in the prograde local stellar halo are associated with the observed caustics. Based
on a simple phase-mixing model, the observed number of caustics are consistent with a merger that occurred 1–2 Gyr ago.
We also compare the observed phase-space distribution to FIRE-2 Latte simulations of GSE-like mergers, using a quantitative
measurement of phase mixing (2D causticality). The observed local phase-space distribution best matches the simulated data
1–2 Gyr after collision, and certainly not later than 3 Gyr. This is further evidence that the progenitor of the ‘last major merger’
did not collide with the MW proto-disc at early times, as is thought for the GSE, but instead collided with the MW disc within
the last few Gyr, consistent with the body of work surrounding the VRM.
When I was asked to give a companion lecture in support of ‘The Philosophy of Science’ (https://shorturl.at/4pUXz) I decided not to walk through the detail of the many methodologies in order of use. Instead, I chose to employ a long standing, and ongoing, scientific development as an exemplar. And so, I chose the ever evolving story of Thermodynamics as a scientific investigation at its best.
Conducted over a period of >200 years, Thermodynamics R&D, and application, benefitted from the highest levels of professionalism, collaboration, and technical thoroughness. New layers of application, methodology, and practice were made possible by the progressive advance of technology. In turn, this has seen measurement and modelling accuracy continually improved at a micro and macro level.
Perhaps most importantly, Thermodynamics rapidly became a primary tool in the advance of applied science/engineering/technology, spanning micro-tech, to aerospace and cosmology. I can think of no better a story to illustrate the breadth of scientific methodologies and applications at their best.
Describing and Interpreting an Immersive Learning Case with the Immersion Cub...Leonel Morgado
Current descriptions of immersive learning cases are often difficult or impossible to compare. This is due to a myriad of different options on what details to include, which aspects are relevant, and on the descriptive approaches employed. Also, these aspects often combine very specific details with more general guidelines or indicate intents and rationales without clarifying their implementation. In this paper we provide a method to describe immersive learning cases that is structured to enable comparisons, yet flexible enough to allow researchers and practitioners to decide which aspects to include. This method leverages a taxonomy that classifies educational aspects at three levels (uses, practices, and strategies) and then utilizes two frameworks, the Immersive Learning Brain and the Immersion Cube, to enable a structured description and interpretation of immersive learning cases. The method is then demonstrated on a published immersive learning case on training for wind turbine maintenance using virtual reality. Applying the method results in a structured artifact, the Immersive Learning Case Sheet, that tags the case with its proximal uses, practices, and strategies, and refines the free text case description to ensure that matching details are included. This contribution is thus a case description method in support of future comparative research of immersive learning cases. We then discuss how the resulting description and interpretation can be leveraged to change immersion learning cases, by enriching them (considering low-effort changes or additions) or innovating (exploring more challenging avenues of transformation). The method holds significant promise to support better-grounded research in immersive learning.
PPT on Direct Seeded Rice presented at the three-day 'Training and Validation Workshop on Modules of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Technologies in South Asia' workshop on April 22, 2024.
Mending Clothing to Support Sustainable Fashion_CIMaR 2024.pdfSelcen Ozturkcan
Ozturkcan, S., Berndt, A., & Angelakis, A. (2024). Mending clothing to support sustainable fashion. Presented at the 31st Annual Conference by the Consortium for International Marketing Research (CIMaR), 10-13 Jun 2024, University of Gävle, Sweden.
1. Kerry M. Kriger, Ph.D.
Founder, Executive Director & Ecologist
SAVE THE FROGS!
Translating Science Into Action
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3. Save The Frogs Day since 2009:
1,500+ events in 58 countries
Australia, Bangladesh, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil,
Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala,
Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Liberia,
Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Nepal,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama,
Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Romania,
Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Turkey,
Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA
111. Save The Frogs Day 2013
Parque Explora, Medellin, Colombia
Colombia is home to ~800 known species of amphibians.
These species are facing extreme threats due to
habitat destruction, pesticides, infectious diseases,
climate change and overharvesting for the
pet trade and for scientific collections.
145. 2016 SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana Expedition
Objective:
Empower the people of Ghana to protect amphibians
Dr. Kerry Kriger, Michael Starkey & Chelsea Carson
146. We spoke to all 500 incoming
freshmen at the
KNUST Faculty of
Renewable Natural Resources