Blogs from the Field
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January 31, 2018
by
Martin Gilbert
The Far Eastern or Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), already among rarest of the world’s big cats, has now been found to face another threat: infection with canine distemper virus (CDV)....
![Front-line responder with plastic horn](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2019-05/PlasticHorns_20170713-Zimbabwe-024-1vgyt3i.jpg?itok=_YjCHefW)
November 22, 2017
by
Martin Gilbert
If you are a soccer fan you probably remember the penetrating drone of vuvuzelas that pervaded the stadiums of South Africa in the 2010 World Cup....
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October 13, 2017
by
Martin Gilbert
Dawn breaks over a wide and acacia-studded savanna. In their wallows, the mud slathered buffalos blink sleepily at our passing, and the air is alive with the purr of zebra doves....