boa constrictor at camp! (completely unrelated to blog post..)

Trapping Tamarins!

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March 8th 2010
A couple of days ago, I was finally introduced to the hecticness that is tamarin trapping. Earlier in the day, we had decided to take down some of the traps, move them into the lab to be cleaned, and then relocate them to other places in the forest where they might be more frequently visited by groups we want to trap. However, around 2pm in the afternoon, it looked as if the already-tagged FC g ... read more

South America » Peru

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more