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Every Creature Has A Right to Live on Earth

Posted Posted in Asia, Asian Elephants, Conservation, Education, Green Guard, Mammals, Nepal, Research

We begin our Moments of Gratitude series with this story from the Jhapa District in southeastern Nepal. As part of our on-going conservation effort to mitigate human-elephant conflict in the area, Mr. Bishwanath Rijal (Nepal Country Coordinator) has been surveying local people to understand their perceptions of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) and the existing problems. […]

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Multi-Year Study Reveals Dietary Flexibility and New Behavior in the Critically Endangered Indri

Posted Posted in Africa, Conservation, Diets, Folivory, Indri, Lemurs, Madagascar, Mammals, Maromizaha, Plant Secondary Compounds, Plants, Primates, Research

Rose Marie Randrianarison (Madagascar Country Coordinator), Chia Tan (Vice President) and their colleagues recently published a study about the indri (Indri indri), the largest living lemur in Madagascar. Writing in the International Journal of Primatology, they describe the general diet of this critically endangered species and, for the first time, offer insights into the occurrence […]

LVDI International Engages Citizen Scientists in Marine Conservation

Posted Posted in Asia, Citizen Science, Climate Change, Conservation, Conservation Science Investigators, Coral Reefs, Education, Fiji, Fish, Marine, Research, San Diego, USA, Volunteers

In an effort to help protect Earth’s critical ecosystems, LVDI International is involving the public in a research study on reef fish. Reef fish are among the myriad of marine species that depend on reef-building corals, underwater ecosystems that also provide food and livelihoods for hundreds of millions of people worldwide1. As 90% of the […]

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Guess Who Is Coming to Your Backyard 2?

Posted Posted in Birds, Camera Traps, Conservation, Conservation Science Investigators, Education, Little Green Guards®, Mammals, Plants, Research, San Diego, USA

Written by Julian, Little Green Guards® C.S.I.   INTRODUCTION In my previous blogs I reported on camera trap studies I conducted in my backyard, a surrounding golf course, and a nearby avocado grove that is next to coastal sage scrub habitat. My studies generated buzz around the neighborhood, and from local residents I found out […]

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Deer in the Bustling Grove

Posted Posted in Birds, Camera Traps, Conservation, Conservation Science Investigators, Education, Little Green Guards®, Mammals, Plants, Research, San Diego, USA

Julian (Conservation Science Investigator) is making new discoveries in his camera trap research. This time his study takes us to an agricultural area bordering southern California coastal sage scrub, one of the endangered ecosystems in the United States. What wildlife species occur there? Read on. *** Written by Julian, Little Green Guards® C.S.I.   INTRODUCTION After […]

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Coyotes on the Fairway

Posted Posted in Birds, Camera Traps, Conservation, Conservation Science Investigators, Education, Little Green Guards®, Mammals, Research, San Diego, USA

Can golf courses be wildlife friendly? Julian (Conservation Science Investigator) discovered why certain species are attracted to a golf course and why other species stay away. *** Written by Julian, Little Green Guards® C.S.I.   INTRODUCTION After discovering what animals share my backyard with me, I decided to explore another habitat type for my C.S.I. project. Part 2 […]

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Guess Who is Coming to Your Backyard?

Posted Posted in Birds, Camera Traps, Conservation, Conservation Science Investigators, Education, Little Green Guards®, Mammals, Plants, Research, San Diego, USA

Julian (Conservation Science Investigator) studied the wildlife that visits his backyard. Find out who is sharing his habitat through the use of camera traps. *** Written by Julian, Little Green Guards® C.S.I.   INTRODUCTION Animals are everywhere and we often find them sharing our habitat. Which species are among us, what type of area do they prefer […]

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Toward Restoring Nepal’s Holy River

Posted Posted in Amphibians, Asia, Capacity Building, Conservation, Fish, Green Guard, Invertebrates, Nepal, Research, Volunteers

LVDI International and its partner, Green Guard, recently assisted the Division Forest Office of Hattisar – Kathmandu in a study of the Bagmati River ecosystem. Originating at Bagdwar in Shivapuri Hills about three miles north of Kathmandu Valley, the Bagmati River is a lifeline for 3.5 million people living in the Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Latipur […]

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So Tiny but So Mighty: An Investigation on the Hummingbirds

Posted Posted in Birds, Conservation, Conservation Science Investigators, Education, Little Green Guards®, Plants, Research, USA

Sean (Conservation Science Investigator) recently examined the feeding behavior of hummingbirds in Southern California via a live web cam. Learn what his careful observations revealed about these incredible birds and the vital roles they play in our ecosystem. *** Written by Sean, Little Green Guards® C.S.I.  After learning about the amazing tardigrades, I investigated another biological wonder – […]

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Long Live the Tardigrades!

Posted Posted in Conservation Science Investigators, Education, Invertebrates, Little Green Guards®, Research, Tardigrades, USA

Thousands of species living on Earth are too small to be seen with the naked eye. See what Sean (Conservation Science Investigator) discovered about the microscopic water bears’ amazing ability to survive in extreme environments and the importance of nature conservation for all creatures big and small. *** Written by Sean, Little Green Guards® C.S.I.  As […]