( Field Trip Earth: About The Project )
Be a part of The Wild Experience, an exciting multimedia presentation designed especially for Field Trip Earth visitors. The Wild Experience takes us on a tour of the conservation research projects highlighted on FTE.We'll meet new people, see remote and fascinating places, and interact with wildlife both familiar and exotic—it's an opportunity to work as wildlife researchers ourselves! Click on the icon above to start your journey.
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2008 - Year of the Frog
( Field Trip Earth: What I Know About... )
Celebrate the Year of the Frog with the North Carolina Zoo and the North Carolina Zoological Society—and with a zoo close to your home.
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Baird's Tapir Research
( Bairds Tapirs in Costa Rica: About The Project )
Researchers in Costa Rica are working to understand Baird's tapirs. Of special interest are homerange issues, the dispersal of young tapirs, and the impacts of tapir populations on plant biodiversity.
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Seals, Seals, Seals
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An unusually high number of seals have been showing up on North Carolina's beaches this spring. One of them was a harp seal entangled in a fishing net. NEST volunteer Jackie Orsulak explains the situation.
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Cameroon Field Journal: Winter 2008
( Elephants of Cameroon: About The Project )
The Spring 2008 elephant collaring season in Cameroon has come to an end. After returning to the field on 3 March, Dr. Mike Loomis and the team spent two days tracking elephants in the Malea Ancien region, and darted an elephant on 6 March. However, an injury to tracker Desire Dontego led them to suspend the collaring operating and take Desire to the hospital in Yaounde.
Read the latest diary entries from Dr. Loomis.
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Mexican Wolf Monthly Report: March 2008
( Mexican Wolves: About The Project )
What's the latest news on the packs and individual animals in the Mexican Wolf recovery program? This article summarizes data provided monthly by the Mexican Wolf Reintroduction Project Interagency Field Team.
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FTE Has "Wild Lynx"
May 1, 2008
( Field Trip Earth: Educator Articles )
A collection of online resources from @theZoo, the wildlife conservation series published by the North Carolina Zoological Society, the North Carolina Zoological Park and the Raleigh News & Observer.
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