[ECOLOG-L] Wildlife conservation and rhino [etc.] horns

2018-12-08 Thread Jorge A. Santiago-Blay
Dear Ecolog-Listers: A graduate student in one of my courses asked me the following question: "I do have a question about wildlife conservation. As you know rhino horn poaching is a big issue. I know that rhino horn can be removed without killing the animal. [added by JASB, see video here:

[ECOLOG-L] Announcement on ISTF sessions at IUFRO2019

2018-12-08 Thread Sheila Ward
Dear Ecolog: The International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF) is organizing or co-organizing seven sessions for the XXV World Congress of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO2019) to be held 29 Sept – 5 Oct 2019 at Curitiba, Brazil. Please consider submitting

[ECOLOG-L] Ph.D. or Masters position available in fisheries oceanography

2018-12-08 Thread Rebecca Asch
The East Carolina University (ECU) Fisheries Oceanography Lab run by Dr. Rebecca Asch is currently recruiting new Ph.D. and Masters students to join our research group for the 2019-2020 academic year. We anticipate accepting 1-2 new graduate students to join our team. The Asch Lab’s research