… ContinueOver the past few weeks, we’ve been proud to spotlight the extraordinary work of Dr. Priya Bapodra-Villaverde, Senior Veterinarian at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, and her dedicated team. From advancing bonobo care through the Great Ape Heart Project, to co-founding a giraffe plasma bank, and leading global efforts to combat elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV)—Dr. Priya and her team’s work reaches far beyond our Zoo gates.
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James’s Flamingo: High-Flying Filter-Feeder
… ContinueA flock of pink flamingos atop a mountain sounds like some sort of weird hallucination … After all, don’t these long-legged wading birds live in low-lying wetlands, like the American Flamingo?
Incredibly, there are three flamingo species that make their homes high in the Andes Mountains of South America: the Andean, Chilean, and James’s Flamingos. The James’s Flamingo is the smallest and rarest of these, and was first described to science from Chile in 1886. Also known as the Puna Flamingo in recognition of its high-altitude habitat, the James’s Flamingo
Marsh Migration Primer
… ContinueAlong the South Atlantic Coast of the United States, seas are rising at accelerating rates and salt marsh ecosystems cannot keep pace without a pathway to higher ground. The South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative (SASMI) has created a regional plan that is the pathway to the protection, restoration and migration of salt marsh.
In this primer, dive into what is happening regionally and why allowing and creating pathways for marsh to migrate is vital to its survival, as well as our own. This is the first video in