Lest anyone forget I’m here to work and I’ve been busy! Yes I post about the fun but I’m also doing a lot of reading, writing and brainstorming! Today I went to the “Parc Régional de Camargue” at the southern outlet of the Rhône river. It’s a beautiful delta with lots of islands and some … More Lizarding in France
A little overdue but I have good Internet so here are some photos left over from Greece! Awesome sun protection gear! Trees growing along the ground due to extremely strong winds! Johannes and Clinton at work. Note our boat way down the slope! An island largely denuded by goats. The lizards were still there but … More Some last photos from Greece
I arrived in Kouphonissia early Tuesday morning, well before Johannes arrived on the island, so I decided to take a quick excursion to a nearby island that had never been surveyed for reptiles. As, for this I was working for Johannes, I was given permits to collect any reptiles I could find so we could … More Kouphonissia- field frustrations and redemption
I don’t even quite know where to begin telling you about yesterday’s epic field expedition. This was the reason I delayed my trip to Italy and wanted to stay in Greece a few extra days and I was not disappointed. These posts are getting a bit long and I have to run and do some … More 8 islands, 14 hours, and 36 lizards
After some ten and a half hours of sleep last night we got up ready to start another day of field research. This time we only had one island to visit but unfortunately the boat owners weren’t available until the afternoon. We were hoping to get the research done in time to rest during the … More Amorgos day 2
Today was our first day on Amorgos, though we actually spent the whole day off the island hopping between nearby smaller islands surveying vegetation, invertebrates, lizards and sea birds as part of an ongoing project monitoring the eradication of rats from much of this area. We got a nice early start hoping to get a … More Amorgos day 1
Saturday June, 9 After a nice time on Naxos the research team that I’m shadowing split up between several different islands. I traveled by ferry to Amorgos with three student researchers to assist in an invasive species project looking at the effects of rat eradication on these islands. I was along mainly to see the … More Amorgos
Hello everyone! I made it to Naxos and had a terrific day! I made it on the ferry last night without any problems and met up with Johannes, the professor I’m shadowing for a few days in Greece. It was a long boat ride – 7 hours, and by this point I was really feeling … More Naxos
Hello Everyone! Well, I’m excitedly preparing for my research expedition to Europe in 10 days and I figured it was time to update you all with some more details. My plan is to continue updating this blog throughout with pictures and stories of my progress so please stay tuned! Click the follow button so you … More Heading to Europe in 10 Days!
Over dessert the other night my grandmother asked me “So, is a lizard a lizard a lizard?” This deceptively important question is a great place to start this next blog iteration because I’m grappling with that very question in my research right now. Let me give you a bit of background on the question, why … More Are all lizards just lizards?
Colin Donihue 