Wildlife

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

Mar 1, 20241 min read

Welcome Ava!

Ava is investigating the impacts of urbanization on pollinators and the critical ecosystem services they provide. She is part of the 2024...

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

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

Jun 1, 20221 min read

Cover owl

Our paper, 'Banding records of nestling barn owls reveal optimal timing for nest box maintenance in California' was published AND...

Sara Kross

May 18, 20221 min read

Congrats Grads!

It was so lovely to celebrate our 2022 graduates from the E3B Masters program at Columbia. This year's graduating class included 8...

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

Sep 15, 20211 min read

New paper models human-black bear conflict in NY's Catskills mountains

Jason Hagani published his paper on Mapping and modeling human-black bear interactions in the Catskills region of New York using...

Sara Kross

Mar 18, 20201 min read

Congratulations Jason!

Congratulations Jason Hagani for receiving a Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Catskill Research Fellowship. Jason's project, Reducing...