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Update on BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill study
Initial results are available from Earthspan’s collaborative project to monitor polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contaminants in peregrines relative to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. See our summary under the Research tab.
Spring Peregrine Survey at Padre Island Begins in April
Conducted annually since 1979, our 2012 spring survey of peregrine falcons on northward migration will begin April 10. Padre Island, TX is the only known Western Hemisphere staging area for migrating peregrines in the spring, and these individuals are en route to nesting areas that encompass the entire North American Arctic. We will again be collecting blood samples for ongoing contaminant and genetic studies.
Earthspan speaks at International Festival of Falconry
Mike Yates, Earthspan Research Biologist and Vice President, was an invited speaker at the 3rd International Festival of Falconry (December 12-18, 2011) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (more…)
Fall Peregrine Surveys Under Way
Earthspan biologists are again in the field conducting our long-term Peregrine Falcon surveys (see Research). In Maryland Bill Seegar and Mike Yates embarked upon the 42nd annual Assateague Island Peregrine Falcon Survey; In Texas Gregg Doney led a team conducting the 35th annual Padre Island Peregrine Falcon Survey. (more…)