Read about the discovery of “extinct” Galapagos tortoise DNA in living tortoises ( pdf or Read More

The great people at Bat World Sanctuary have released an update video of Li’l Drac, the orphaned short-tailed fruit bat that was hand-raised by volunteers. He is eating solid food, learning to fly, and making new bat friends. Warning: this video totally made me cry. What an. . . Read More

Also published today on AAAS Member Central Blogs: my post on the first frozen repository for the Great Barrier Reef. The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and partnering organizations have collected and frozen coral sperm and embryos for future conservation efforts.. . . Read More

You may have read about the recent discovery of 57 hybrid sharks, the result of interbreeding between Australian blacktips and common blacktips. Check out my take on the research here ( Read More

Hyenas are one of my favorite animals. They are unfairly saddled with a bad reputation, mostly due to the assumption that they scavenge and “steal” other predator’s kills. Hyenas are actually skilled hunters that live in complex social groups. They are. . . Read More