From deep jungle..

Weeks 11 & 12 - Farewell to Panama

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April 10th 2008
End of the Field Season As three willing and able assistants, we finished our field season with a bang. We captured and studied 23 bats (the record from past years was about 14 bats) and finished all the data entry and analysis for each individual. Our last bat was named El Ultimo .. you may remember from my first blog entry that our very first bat was El Primero, so it seemed fitting to ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama Canal

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With US backing, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903 and promptly signed a treaty with the US allowing for the construction of a canal and US sovereignty over a strip of land on either side of the structure (the Panama Canal Zone). The Panama Canal ... ... read more