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          |  | Field Trip Earth is the global resource for teachers, students, and proponents of wildlife conservation.UNITE Project NewslettersFind out what's new at the North Carolina Zoo's UNITE Project. UNITE works with teachers in Uganda and in the United States to conserve wild areas around Uganda's Kibale National Park and to improve environmental education world- wide. [ Full Article ] Longing for My Flashlight Cinematographers and photographers working in remote areas learn to handle many challenges. What do they learn from facing those difficulties? Esteban "Tibi" Barrera tells us, both in Spanish and in English. [ Full Article ] FTE on Twitter, Skype, YouTube Want to learn more about wildlife conservation? Want to share something you know about wildlife or wildlife research? Be sure to visit FieldTripEarth on Twitter, YouTube and other web communities. [ Full Article ] School Librarians Honor FieldTripEarth The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has honored FieldTripEarth as one of the 21 best websites for learning and curriculum development. These sites, collectively known as Landmark Websites, are considered the "best of the best" by AASL. Other websites earning the honor include GoogleEarth, NASA, the Library of Congress and Smithsonian Education.  LightBox Slideshows on FieldTripEarth Many FieldTripEarth users enjoy the incredible photographs shot by our field researchers. The site offers some 2500 photos of wildlife and wildlife habitat from all over the world. These photos appear in the media galleries alongside the articles written by researchers and other conservationists. Thanks to a photo gallery technology called LightBox, we're now able to share photos not listed in the media galleries. [ Full Article ] Desert Tortoise Field Report: Spring 2010 Jen Hicks is known to most FTE visitors as a bat researcher. However, she recently assisted in a research project focused on desert tortoise populations in the Mojave Desert. She will be returning to that project in Spring 2010 and will provide a full field report then. [ Full Article ] Medical Research Field Trip to Debut Early 2010 Researcher Amy Greeson and her team travel the world looking for medicines to treat the world's most serious diseases. Many times, she finds the building blocks for these medicines in the most unlikely places—including Gila monster saliva and tree bark. NOTE: HEALING SEEKERS SLIDESHOW ADDED 19 JANUARY 2010. [ Full Article ] FTE "Hibernating" in October 2009 FieldTripEarth will "hibernate" for two weeks in October 2009. Beginning Thursday, 1 October 2009, we will not be posting any new articles or other materials. We'll be back at work on Wednesday, 14 October. During that period, visitors will still have access to all FTE resources: we just won't be posting anything new. Thanks, and see you soon! [ Full Article ] BNS Foundation Begins Conservation Program in India The non-profit BNS Foundation, based in Pune, India, is developing a program designed to teach local school children about conservation and about India's wildlife. [ Full Article ] Peregrine Falcon Debuts on FTE Field Trip Earth is proud to debut a new field trip! This project is focused on peregrine falcon conservation in the American Midwest. Jackie Fallon, who has written about Mexican Wolves for FTE, coordinates peregrine falcon work in Minnesota and North Dakota. Click the Midwest Falcons link at the top of this page to get started. [ Full Article ] |
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