Tag: field biology
-
Saving the Night: Biologists Rush to Protect Northwest Territories Bats
In the Dark, a Race Against Time In the rugged expanse of Canada’s Northwest Territories (NWT), a silent crisis has been unfolding beneath the surface. Biologists, guided by field notes and a sense of urgency, are racing against the clock to save a keystone group of wildlife: the region’s bats. What begins in a cave…
-
UM Students Explore Animal Behavior with Camera Traps
Introduction: A Hands-On Approach to Wildlife Science On a hillside near Missoula, a group of University of Montana students are taking field biology to the next level. They aren’t in a classroom with slides and lectures alone; they’re in the field, setting up camera traps to observe wild animals in their natural habitat. This practical…
-
UM Students Uncover Animal Behavior through Camera Traps in Montana
Fieldwork on a Montana hillside On a sunlit slope in northwest Montana, a group of University of Montana students set out to observe wildlife in a hands-on way. They rely on camera traps — motion-activated cameras positioned in natural habitats — to capture how animals move, what they eat, and how they interact with their…
-
Portable Third-Generation Sequencing Faces Real-Time Processing
Introduction: A new era of on-site sequencing Portable third-generation sequencing has shifted the trajectory of genomics by bringing real-time insights out of the lab and into the field. With compact devices that can perform sequencing in minutes rather than days, researchers can identify pathogens, monitor environmental samples, and make rapid decisions on site. However, the…