Farewell to Hope
Friday, April 5, 2019
Hope, the whimbrel that was tracked with a satellite transmitter, is believed to have been one of the many casualties of Hurricane Maria.
Beach-nesting Eagles
Friday, April 5, 2019
The Center for Conservation Biology has mapped and inspected more than 5,000 eagle nests over the past few decades.
Seasonal variation in whimbrel mortality
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Whimbrel populations using the Western Atlantic Flyway have experienced steep declines of around 4% per year since at least the mid-1990s.
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Still flying at 90
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Mitchell Byrd turned 90 in August of 2018, but in early March of 2019 he toed the flight line and was back in the survey plane to begin his 43rd season of eagle work.
Virginia peregrines set record high in 2018
Thursday, April 4, 2019
With 32 occupied territories, Virginia supported the largest breeding population of peregrine falcons ever known to occupy the state during the 2018 season.
Researcher finds rare fish in the James River
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Matt Balazik, along with his colleagues at the Rice Rivers Center, find baby sturgeon in the James River.
Rice Rivers Center Summer Scholars Program will fund research awards
Monday, March 11, 2019
The VCU Rice Rivers Center will fund a limited number of undergraduate student research awards for projects mentored by VCU faculty.
CES faculty member part of VCU's new 'Think on This' video series
Thursday, March 7, 2019
VCU CES scientist Daniel McGarvey, Ph.D., is highlighted in the VCU video series, 'Think on This.'
VCU researcher discovers 19th-century anchor while hunting for juvenile sturgeon
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
In search of juvenile sturgeon, a VCU researcher's trawl caught a piece of history in the James River.
Rice Rivers Center part of The Steward School's Community Week
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Students at the Steward School visit VCU Rice Rivers Center as part of Steward's Community Week.
