New Research: Songbirds’ Silent Killer
West Nile Virus Has Reduced Survival Rates By 50% for Some Backyard Favorites
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West Nile virus killing millions more birds than previously thought, UCLA researchers find
CTR Assistant Adjunct Professor and co-author on a recently published paper in PNAS, Ryan Harrigan was interviewed about survival rates of bird species after the introduction of West Nile virus.
These Maps Could Help Save Birds Threatened By Climate Change
An interview with CTR Director, Tom Smith, discussing our newly launched Bird Genoscape Project.
UCLA’s Bird Genoscape Project to aid conservation efforts for North American birds threatened by climate change
Researchers will use $600,000 donation from First Solar to create “genoscape” maps of migratory bird populations
The Bird Genoscape Project with Kristen Ruegg
Kristen Ruegg, in a podcast discussing a new technique for assessing the migratory connectivity of bird populations, which they have dubbed, the Bird Genoscape Project.
UCLA partners in new Congo Basin Institute — a ‘game-changer’ for environmental protection
The Congo Basin Institute is UCLA’s first foreign affiliate
Heat, drought, swimming pools helped spread record West Nile disease outbreak in Calif.
CTR Adjunct Professor, Ryan Harrigan was interviewed about the California drought and its impacts on mosquitos and West Nile Virus.
Call for Applicants: Betty and E.P. Franklin Grant Program
Applications for the Betty and E.P. Franklin Grant in Tropical Biology and Conservation are now being accepted. UCLA graduate students planning tropical fieldwork are encouraged to apply before May 3,…
CARN Congo Basin Grant Program
Applications are now open for the Congo Basin Grant Program, which is offered by one of the Center for Tropical Research’s partners, Conservation Action Research Network (CARN). The program provides…
Central African Biodiversity Alliance Featured on NSF Website
The Central African Biodiversity Alliance (CABA) has been featured on the National Science Foundation’s website. The National Science Foundation funds CABA through the Partnerships in International Research and Education (PIRE)…
Congo Basin Forest Partnership Welcomes UCLA
On Wednesday, September 17, 2014, the U.S. Department of State Facilitation Team of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) welcomed the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as one of…
In the Field: Junco Birds
CTR Senior Research Fellow Milá Borja has been studying juncos throughout Colorado as part of his work for the Spanish National Museum of Natural Sciences. More updates from his field…