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Ghost of the Andes Materializes in Haunting Moment
In 1988, GWC Program Manager of Wild Cat Conservation Jim Sanderson went to Chile in search of a ghost. With only two confirmed sightings of the Andean Cat, the species had begun to take on the element of the mystical. In this Lostcast, we share the unexpected story of how the Ghost of the Andes […]
A Q&A With GWC’s New Chief Marketing Officer
GWC recently welcomed its first Chief Marketing Officer, Tabitha Upshaw, who is responsible for the organization’s branding, communications and marketing programs. Tabitha came to GWC from SunPower, a solar company, where she led brand marketing. Before that she led marketing for Dell’s Corporate Social Responsibility efforts. We caught up with Tabitha about the vital role […]
Primates In Peril: Urgent Action In These Four Countries Is Critical To Staving Off Mass Extinction
Last week was a pivotal week in primate-related news. The world mourned the passing of Koko the gorilla, whose impressive sign language vocabulary and love of kittens reminded us all of our kinship with non-human primates—our closest biological relatives. And a group of 28 internationally recognized primate conservation experts issued a global warning that our relatives […]
Q&A With Rosalinda Palomo-Ramos, Winner Of The 2018 Sabin Turtle Conservation Prize
Rosalinda Palomo-Ramos and Gamaliel Castañeda Gaytán are joint awardees of the 2018 Sabin Turtle Prize for their efforts spearheading the study and conservation of some of northern Mexico’s most emblematic turtle species. Rosalinda has spent years deciphering the decline of the Bolsón tortoises, and understanding their relationship with ranchers in Mapimi Biosphere Reserve. She is […]
Q&A With Gamaliel Castañeda, Winner Of The 2018 Sabin Turtle Conservation Prize
Gamaliel Castañeda Gaytán and Rosalinda Palomo Ramos are joint awardees of the 2018 Sabin Turtle Prize for their efforts spearheading the study and conservation of some of northern Mexico’s most emblematic turtle species. Gamaliel has studied the Coahuila Box Turtle and other reptiles of the Chihuahuan Desert biome including the Bolson Tortoise. As a lecturer […]
Q&A With Gerardo Garcia, Winner Of The 2018 Sabin Amphibian Conservation Prize
Gerardo Garcia has been on the leading edge of recovering endangered amphibians, reptiles, fishes and invertebrates for over two decades. In the early 1990s he was instrumental in the recovery program for the Mallorcan Midwife Toad of Spain, a program that brought the species back from Critically Endangered to Vulnerable and is widely hailed as […]
Q&A With Andrés Link, Winner Of The 2018 Sabin Primate Conservation Prize
Andres Link has spent close to two decades studying the social relations of wild spider monkeys in Colombia and Ecuador, with a focus on how they compete and cooperate. His research has increased our understanding of the effects of habitat degradation and fragmentation on the ecology and population dynamics of neotropical primates. Andres goes beyond […]
Shifting From Biology To Sociology: Doing Interviews Of Communities To Understand Their Willingness To Protect Local Wildlife
In March 2018, I spent three weeks training a team of staff, graduate, and undergraduate students from Vinh University to conduct community interviews in the Annamite Mountains of Vietnam. The goal of the interviews: collect information on whether local residents would be willing to protect wildlife instead of snare it, and under what circumstances they […]
One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for Rat Kind–With the Hind Legs to Prove It
By Heather Yu It is in the everyday that we uncover miracles. And it is in Baja California that we rediscover lost species. When researchers Scott Tremor and Sula Vanderplank from the San Diego Natural History Museum (the Nat) set out for the field to conduct a routine monitoring of small mammals in the area, they did […]
A Q&A With GWC’s New Outreach And Events Director
This spring Laura J. Kay joined our team as GWC’s new outreach and events director. Laura will be working on our major fundraising events, benefits and third-party events that we hold throughout the year to support our conservation mission and engage with our supporters. We spoke to Laura about what she loves about her job and her […]