March 3, 2010 | Dr. Jeff Wells
What do Bolivia and Afghanistan have in common?
Rather than asking you to make a list of the obvious options (like people, borders, a government), I'll just tell you: both enjoyed positive steps this...
February 25, 2010 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Winter Wren
Credit: Tom Vezo
(David posting again on behalf of Jeff) I was waiting for the bus today outside my neighborhood coffee shop in Seattle when something caught my eye. Typically arriving a...
February 23, 2010 | Dr. Jeff Wells
(This is David again posting on behalf of Jeff, who is out for a few weeks...)
You may have already seen this already, but there's an awesome new bird networking site called We Love Birds, which was...
February 17, 2010 | Dr. Jeff Wells
This is David, one of Jeff's colleagues at the Boreal Songbird Initiative. Jeff is working limited hours this month, so I might be posting sporadically on his behalf - just introducing myself!
There...
February 11, 2010 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Birding in Quebec
Credit: Garth Lenz
I thought I'd send a reminder to you all that the 13th annual Great Backyard Bird Count starts tomorrow (the 12th) and goes to the 15th. It's a great opportunity...
February 5, 2010 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Credit: Parks Canada
Today the government of Canada announced the creation of a vast new national park. Mealy Mountains National Park will be larger than Yellowstone and Yosemite combined, and will...
February 3, 2010 | Dr. Jeff Wells
I recently did a radio interview with Robin Young on her daily show Here and Now, on Boston public radio WBUR 90.9 FM. I mostly discussed the global importance of boreal forests and peatlands and...
February 1, 2010 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Today a report by the Boreal Songbird Initiative, the Canadian Boreal Initiative, and the David Suzuki Foundation was released about the increased need to recognize the traditional relationships...
January 8, 2010 | Dr. Jeff Wells
Boreal forest in Labrador
Credit: Larry Innes, CBI
One of my colleagues (and member of the International Boreal Conservation Science Panel) just wrote an excellent and timely op-ed in The Telegram ...
