Past Projects

  Invertebrate Conservation Invertebrates constitute 95% of all animal species on Earth and perform vital roles in all ecological systems. However, despite their...   Metropolitan Area The Metropolitan Biodiversity Program seeks to enhance understanding of biodiversity, and threats to biodiversity, in human-modified...   Mainland Southeast Asia The CBC collaborated with Vietnam to inform decisions concerning the location and expansion of protected forest areas.   Amphibians and Reptiles of Mainland Southeast Asia The CBC's research and conservation work in the heart of the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot - an enormous and geographically complex...   Small Mammals of Mainland Southeast Asia Addressing knowledge gaps about the regional diversity and natural history of mainland Southeast Asia's small mammals.   The Saola The CBC collaborated with partners to implement the first and at the time only initiative researching and implementing Saola conservation...   Amphibians and Reptiles of Bolivia The CBC conducted surveys of amphibians and reptiles to support conservation strategies in Bolivia.   Turtle Identification As a part of our research on sea turtles on Palmyra Atoll, we developed manual and automated photographic methods to identify and... Article Bahamas Biocomplexity Project: Improving Marine Protected Areas for Conservation and Sustainability From 2000-2013, the CBC led the Bahamas Biocomplexity Project (BBP), a multidisciplinary study of how marine protected areas (MPAs)... Research Mangrove Ecology and Restoration in American Samoa We are conducting research to determine how different species impact the health of mangrove ecosystems in American Samoa. Research Impact of Human Activity on Black Bear Habitats in the Western Great Basin Developing models to understand how black bears move between patches of suitable habitat in the Western Great Basin, Nevada. Research Understanding the Role of Palmyra Atoll for Sea Turtles in the Pacific The CBC works to uncover information about the sea turtles of the Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.