U of Utah writes about Cagan’s conservation work

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

Continuum, the magazine for the University of Utah, wrote this in-depth article about Cagan’s research and conservation work. It covers vulture restaurants, the quest to sight all 10,000 bird species, and the pursuit of the bald ibis in Ethiopia — … Continue reading →

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Satellites make possible more accurate count of emperors

Posted on April 22, 2012 by
Emperor colony near Halley Bay.

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Emperors are one of the penguin species thought to be at long-term risk from climate change. But the remoteness and hostility of their environment, along with their habit of breeding during the Antarctic winter, makes study difficult. A major breakthrough … Continue reading →

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Winged Sentinels gets positive review in “Nature”

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

It recently came to our attention that the journal Nature provided the following review of our book: “This book is richly illustrated with examples of how birds are responding to climate change, and argues that these represent early warning signs … Continue reading →

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Climate change threatens tropical birds

Posted on February 16, 2012 by
Scissor-tailed hummingbird

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A new paper on tropical birds and climate change by Çağan Şekercioğlu, Richard Primack of Boston University, and Janice Wormworth was released online in Biological Conservation this week. See coverage in the NY Times Green Blog Here are some words … Continue reading →

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Penguins as indicators of change in Antarctica

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

In Winged Sentinels we covered the effects of climate change on Antarctic penguins. This new Australian television report gives a look at how fluctuating penguin numbers may be linked to climate change, along with other types of environmental change: ABC … Continue reading →

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Winged Sentinels tops list for NHBS Books of the Year

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

Each year the Natural History Book Store puts together a list of their highlights, and Winged Sentinels tops their 2011 list of “ten books (that) stand out as being uniquely interesting, original and informative, providing new angles on old topics … Continue reading →

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Community-based bird monitoring in the tropics

Posted on December 22, 2011 by
Bald ibis in Ethiopia

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Cagan’s new Biological Conservation paper highlights the importance of tackling major knowledge gaps on  birds in the tropics. Although most species are found in the tropics, little research or monitoring is done there. Yet the need for monitoring and research … Continue reading →

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