Show of hands: how many of you didn’t know what a Fossa was the first time you watched Madagascar? I’ll admit, I didn’t (I actually thought it was some sort of fictional monster they created for the film).
New and forthcoming books that are worthy of attention but that have not been fully reviewed.
Show of hands: how many of you didn’t know what a Fossa was the first time you watched Madagascar? I’ll admit, I didn’t (I actually thought it was some sort of fictional monster they created for the film).
There are times when the publication of a particular new natural history book can only be appropriately reported with song; “Rays of the World” is such a book.
In the days, months, and – God help us – perhaps even years to come, those of living in the United States are likely to see a rejection of science at the highest levels of government, in some of the most visible media outlets, and amongst not insignificant segments of the citizenry.
Even those bird watchers who might not be quite up-to-speed in their history of natural history likely know Alexander Wilson – or at least his last name. After all, a warbler, a storm-petrel, a snipe, a phalarope, and a plover all carry it in his honor.