Picture this: it’s around 10pm on a chilly March evening, and we’re all hip-deep in vernal pool water. With a flashlight in hand, you crouch over, slowly walking through sections of the pool, intently observing any wildlife you can illuminate … Continued
Welcome to Our New Blog Series, Conservation Inside the Zoo! The Zoo New England Conservation Team always aims to keep you informed on our conservation efforts beyond the zoo, but what about the conservation happening right here on zoo grounds? … Continued
You pick up a peculiar scent in the marsh today. Delicious, you muse with interest, and the thought sets your turtle-tummy a-rumbling. Bright yellow dots adorn a smooth carapace, and this pretty turtle shell glides just under the surface of … Continued
Every summer for five years now, ZNE conservation biologist have wadered up and trekked out into the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University ponds to survey their biodiversity. To learn more about how this collaboration began and our first years of … Continued
Vernal pools (or “spring” pools if you translate the Latin) aren’t only around in the spring, but they do spring to life at this time of year. The warming weather and spring rains trigger a host of changes in the … Continued