Wildlife Blog
From Bangladesh to Brazil, experience what it’s like to rescue sea turtles off the coast of Mexico or trudge through tropical rainforests searching for the next emerging deadly disease. EcoHealth Alliance scientists give you a snapshot from the field and personal accounts of conservation projects like these from around the world.
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In the bat cave
Kevin and I are here to catch, sample, and release bats to understand the species and the viruses they carry. Upon arriving, we drove up into the mountains above Arecibo to a little field station there. We will be working in a cave that holds over a million bats.
Behind the Scenes with Dr. Simon Anthony
Dr. Simon Anthony gives us a behind the scenes look in the lab where he researches and discovers new diseases every week.
Just released video of Dr. Peter Daszak presenting at TedMed 2010
Dr. Peter Daszak was invited to present at the TedMed 2010 conference to talk about the spread of pathogens from animals to humans. Watch the video!
Call of the Wild
As dusk turned to darkness the signature call of the H. montrosus could be heard booming all around us. Male bats congregate in groups of 25 - 130 individuals and compete for female attention by producing their signature loud honking calls and beating their wings in a fierce competition to attract females.
Congo
The mission of this expedition was to safely sample approximately 75 bats from two different species of fruit bat. Both the hammer-headed bat and the Egyptian fruit bat are considered to be the reservoirs for the deadly Ebola and Marburg viruses.
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