Jessica Hightower studies birds in Borneo's rainforests, a place where your field site can be visited by very large uninvited guests.

She's also worked in Belize--where her mapping data was filled with holes. Literal holes--and a Mayan cave.
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Learn more about Jessica and the work being done in the Fletcher lab here: http://plaza.ufl.edu/robert.fletcher/index.html

Listen to Doctor Turtle's highly podcastable music here:
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Doctor_Turtle/

Thumbnail Photo Credit Bas Leenders

Winter, Swamps, and White Nose Syndrome: Katie Haase

Ecologists go from their own backyards to the edges of the Earth in pursuit of knowledge.

Dealing with discomfort, sometimes dangerous animals, and unpredictable situations, they are rewarded with adventure and fascinating insights into workings of the planet's life.

In this podcast we share, for the first time, the experiences of the faculty and students of the UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.