Biodiversity
Monthly Archive: December Biod
Into the Heart of Borneo
In April 2013, ROM Biodiversity is sending a team of researchers deep into the Bornean rainforest in search of new species of insects, mammals and fungi and new data of relevance to conservation planning.
Birds in your Backyard, by guest and ROM Biodiversity friend Jill Cooper
Simon Jackson, Founder of the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition and his fiancee Jill Cooper are big supporters of ROM Biodiversity...
A bird in the hand... by Mark Peck, Ornithology Technician, ROM Biodiversity
Every year, thousands of migrating birds encounter urban environments on their way to breeding or feeding grounds. Birds mistake the reflection in buildings for habitat during the day, and are attracted to light at night - both situations cause an estimated 1 million bird deaths per year in Toronto alone.
Pronghorns and Prickly Pears and Bison…oh my! Thoughts on Grasslands National Park
Submitted by Alexander Muth, winner of the Find the Baby Bison Contest
Alexander loving the view from the top of 70 mile Butte
Go West Young Man, and take a ROM Employee with you
I’ve just come back from Grasslands National Park with the Grand Prize Winner of the Find the Baby Bison contest, Alexander Muth. I’m the lucky ROM employee chosen to accompany him and his family on the trip (actually no luck involved at all, it was an arm wrestling competition and I’m stronger than I look).
I found the Baby Bison and now I’m on my way to Grasslands National Park
By Alexander Muth, winner of the Find the Baby Bison Contest
Invertebrate Life in the Ocean: Curator’s Corner
Hello, I’m Claire Healy, Associate Curator of Invertebrate Zoology here at the ROM. It’s almost that time again – Curator’s Corner is gearing up to bring you another opportunity to meet a curator (me!) and learn a bit more about the animals here at the museum, and the delightful organisms that I study.
Many Eyes Make Light Work: ROM Field Botany
Submitted by David Baxter
As student staff in the ROM Botany Section, my summer work has mostly involved sitting in a basement office updating the plant specimen database, and occasionally working with the herbarium specimens themselves. This last week, however, I’ve been in Montana and Washington searching for Crataegus (hawthorn) trees. Quite a change of pace!
Life in Toronto – Rouge Bioblitz 2012
submitted by the ROM Bioblitz Team
Rouge Park Bioblitz
Submitted by Brennan Caverhill, Biodiversity Intern
