Archives: Profiles
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Biological Survey
When scientists systematically review the plants, animals, and other life in a freshwater ecosystem like a lake or river, it is called a biological survey or biosurvey.
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Biocultural Restoration
Biocultural restoration is the practice of revitalizing both ecological systems and the cultures of communities connected to those ecosystems.
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Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) refers to the body of knowledge, practices, and beliefs acquired by Indigenous people over hundreds or thousands of years through direct contact with their environment.
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Rios Pacheco
Rios Pacheco is Northwest Shoshone and Kewa Pueblo. He is a Tribal Elder in the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation and serves as the Tribe’s Cultural Analyst and Advisor.
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Brad Parry
Brad Parry has served as the Vice Chairman for the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation Tribal Council since 2017. He is employed by the Tribe as the Natural Resources Officer.
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Acoustic Monitoring
Passive acoustic monitoring — often simply called acoustic monitoring — is a tool used by ecologists and conservationists to study wildlife in their natural environment.
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Dustin Partridge, Ph.D.
Dr. Dustin Partridge is the Director of Conservation and Science at NYC Bird Alliance (formerly NYC Audubon), a nonprofit that protects wild birds and their habitats in New York City.
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Brian Evans, Ph.D.
Brian Evans is a migratory bird ecologist at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, which studies and educates the public on the ecology of migratory birds.
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Sara Hallager
Sara Hallager serves as curator of birds at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
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India’s Innovative Solutions to Human-Wildlife Conflict
With its growing population and wealth of wildlife, India is at the forefront of creative, community-based solutions to human-wildlife conflict.
