In a Nature article, former Earthwatch scientist reveals that male garter snakes mimic females to attract other amorous males and speed their recovery from hibernation.
Date: 12/12/2001
Data on habitat damage by elephants at Sweetwaters Black Rhino Reserve, Kenya, led to a historic relocation of elephants and stands as a model for future management.
Date: 12/3/2001
Earthwatch-supported research charts the dramatic comeback of penguins off the coast of South Africa after a disastrous oil spill.
Date: 11/28/2001
Dr. Joan Whittier, principal investigator of Malaysian Sea Turtles, wins the CGNU/ Earthwatch Award for her research on temperature-dependent hatchling sex ratios.
Date: 10/1/2001
Earthwatch teams will monitor the activities of more than 500 radio-collared elk to determine their habitat use and the success of the reintroduced population.
Date: 8/31/2001
Earthwatch-supported scientist Dr. William Sill proposes that the dinosaurs’ rise to domination followed their origins in marginal habitats.
Date: 7/31/2001
An international pilot team of science educators participate in Earthwatch’s Pantanal Conservation Research Center, with benefits for students across borders.
Date: 6/15/2001
Earthwatch-supported research in South Africa reveals that the most serious threat to Nile crocodiles is an alien plant invading shoreline nesting habitat.
Date: 6/5/2001
Data collected by Ken Balcomb and Earthwatch teams is instrumental in charting the population decline of Puget Sound orcas.
Date: 5/22/2001
Microscopic wood particles on 1.5 million-year-old stone tools demonstrate that early humans had woodworking technology.
Date: 5/10/2001
An interview with Earthwatch-supported scientist Ken Balcomb reveals the physical damage sustained by whales that died in the Bahamas following Navy sonar tests.
Date: 5/1/2001
A survey of prehistoric bison kill sites and bone beds in the greater Yellowstone area provides keys to bison populations past and present.
Date: 5/1/2001