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Sara Kross
May 25, 20241 min read
In the news: Native trees on Canterbury farms could bring birdsong back - research
Our work on understanding the role of hedgerows on farms in Aotearoa NZ was recently covered in the NZ Herald (and other outlets).
Sara Kross
Apr 10, 20241 min read
Kea Conservation x Skiing: Tracking feral cats and mustelids using camera traps
We worked with the Kea Conservation Trust and NZ Ski to assess the risks to Kea from introduced mammalian predators on Ōpuke/Mt Hutt. The...
Sara Kross
Feb 18, 20242 min read
Heavy migration traffic and bad weather are a dangerous combination: Bird collisions in New York City (new paper!)
A new publication from our lab on the factors that drive bird collisions with buildings in NYC.
Sara Kross
May 10, 20231 min read
Course-based biodiversity monitoring at Te Kaio
Sara co-led a 3rd year ecology course this term at the University of Canterbury that included a multi-day field trip focused on...
Sara Kross
May 10, 20231 min read
Welcome Kelly!
Kelly Herrmann is working on her masters research to understand the impact of visitors affect the behaviour of non-human primates in...
Sara Kross
Nov 25, 20221 min read
Duck, duck, goose!
Eric Schertler is back in the field again this winter- working to monitor the overwintering communities of waterfowl on ponds and small...
Sara Kross
Oct 1, 20221 min read
Welcome Fergus!
Fergus Lowen is working on his masters research to study habitat use of farmland birds on the Canterbury Plains during the breeding...
Sara Kross
Sep 22, 20221 min read
In the news: Our work on wildlife in NYC
Our work on understanding wildlife ecology in NYC was covered by Kevin Krajick in the State of the Planet Blog. "Scientists Are Mapping...
Sara Kross
Sep 12, 20221 min read
NYC Wildlife transect featured in State of the Planet
Myles Davis and Laura Plimpton have been busy in the field this summer- monitoring wildlife across the city (Myles) and tracking raccoons...
Sara Kross
Aug 30, 20221 min read
Hailey and the Honu
Hailey Arango was in the 'field' this summer- in Hawai'i! She's was working with the Center for Marine Debris Research at the National...
Sara Kross
May 1, 20221 min read
Welcome Jordan!
Jordan Hollinshead is working on her masters research in Hawke's Bay New Zealand to understand patterns of bird damage to buds in...
Sara Kross
Apr 1, 20221 min read
NYC's first wildlife monitoring network
This year, Myles Davis worked with Sara, Maria Diuk-Wasser, NYC Parks, Gotham Coyote, and others to establish the first wildlife...
Sara Kross
Jun 24, 20211 min read
Spiders!
Breanna Jordan was in the field this summer- collecting spiders for an experiment to better understand the effects of sublethal pesticide...
Sara Kross
Jun 8, 20211 min read
Fieldwork in the Hudson Valley
Andie Muñoz is starting fieldwork on a project funded by the Hudson Valley Farm Hub to understand the effects of a single bird community...
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