April 8, 2019
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Panama
Tropical Island Biodiversity Studies
Student Post
The Human Footprint, and the Soothing Sounds of Nature
by Siobhan Moynihan
There’s a melody to conservation, and I was once told by a professor to listen to the sounds nature made. Whether that be the falling of heavy rain on our...
April 8, 2019
Australia
Rainforest Studies
Student Post
Our Last Hurrah on the Great Barrier Reef
by Emma McGurren
This is the first SFS Australia semester that has included a major reef component. As I explored study abroad programs, SFS Australia stood out to me because it involved ecosystem...
April 8, 2019
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April 8, 2019
Fun in the Field
Kenya
Endangered Species
Faculty Post
Unpacking Human-Wildlife Conflict
by Kendi Borona, Ph.D.
Unpacking Human-Wildlife Conflict in the Amboseli Tsavo Ecosystem, Kenya Human-Wildlife Conflict (HWC) is undoubtedly one of the most problematic issues in and around conservation areas in Africa. One of...
April 8, 2019
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April 8, 2019
Diving into Directed Research
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April 8, 2019
Bhutan
Himalayan Environment and Development Studies
Faculty Post
The Hidden Himalayas
by Jesse Lewis, M.S.
Camera Traps Reveal the Hidden Himalayas The forests of the Eastern Himalayas are some of the most biodiverse in the world, and are the last stronghold for many threatened wildlife...
April 8, 2019
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April 8, 2019
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Turks & Caicos Islands
Marine Resource Studies
Faculty Post
Sun, Surf, and Directed Research
by Courtney Pickett, M.P.A.
Coming back from our mid-semester break, students leapt right in and started their Directed Research (DR) work. The DR capstone course improves students’ knowledge of the research process and helps...
April 8, 2019
Panama
Tropical Island Biodiversity Studies
Faculty Post
Making Connections
by Carolyn Kovacs, M.S.
Even though Bocas del Toro is a relatively small island group with an equally small population, it is home to a surprisingly large number of organizations and people that are...
April 8, 2019
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April 8, 2019
More than Tourism
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April 8, 2019
Rediscovering Fire
Peru
Amazon Studies
Student Post
SFS Peru: A Reflection
by Katie Brown
As I sit down to write this blog, I reflect upon my journey abroad and all that it has meant to me. The people I’ve met, the friends I’ve made,...
April 8, 2019
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March 22, 2019
Host Family Day
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March 22, 2019
In the Field in...
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March 22, 2019
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Kenya
Endangered Species
Faculty Post
Q&A with Professor John Kioko in Kenya
by John Kioko Masila, Ph.D.
SFS’ newest summer program, Primates of the African Savanna in Kenya, gives students the chance to spend their summer in East Africa, studying the behavior and ecology of primates in...
March 14, 2019
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March 12, 2019
Caribbean Beauty
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March 12, 2019
A Living Museum
Bhutan
Himalayan Environment and Development Studies
Faculty Post
Harmonious Phobjikha
by Purna Chhetri, Ph.D.
I will now continue my story of fascinating Phobjikha valley, about which I said “Every season the valley is in different a mode and mood”. This time I will tell...
March 12, 2019
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March 12, 2019
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Cambodia
Environmental Justice and Mekong Ecologies
Student Post
Art for Awareness in Cambodia
by Karlie Cradock
Upon coming to Cambodia, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that my classmates and I would have the opportunity to interact with Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia (PUC) students at...
March 12, 2019
Bhutan
Himalayan Environment and Development Studies
Student Post
Love Resides in the Bhutanese Flowers
by Kaya Pulz
Ten years ago, I am swimming through a sea of entrepreneurs and aspiring reality TV guest stars. I’m looking up, seeing not one familiar face, and realising that they can’t...
March 12, 2019
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March 12, 2019
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March 12, 2019
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Turks & Caicos Islands
Marine Resource Studies
Faculty Post
The Plastic Problem
by Ewa Krzyszczyk, Ph.D.
This week, the students are in study mode for their midterms, but we have had a few exciting visitors on our dives – dolphins! That included a young calf and...
March 12, 2019
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March 12, 2019
Underwater Education
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March 12, 2019
Complex Coexistence
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March 12, 2019
More Than a Snorkel,...
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March 12, 2019
Ninapenda mtanzania!
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March 12, 2019