Sylvia Fallon's Blog

About

Bio:: My interest in the natural world led me to study ecology and evolutionary biology, but after all my schooling I found myself confined to the laboratory studying the arguably inconsequential minutia of blood parasites in birds. Seeking to use my scientific background for something a little more relevant to the world, I was fortunate to be offered a position with NRDC working on endangered species issues. Having tried my hand with a biotech company, the National Park Service and even the Environmental Protection Agency, I have a special appreciation for the type of good work done here by my colleagues at NRDC.
Roots in:: I’ve been a bit of a nomad so home is where I hang my hat be that Colorado, Texas, California or right here in Washington DC.
Favorite place:: Grand Canyon, sundown
Why "environmentalism" matters:: Because we all need clean air, clean water and clean land.

A scary Halloween for bats (October 30, 2009)
A setback for wolf science (October 23, 2009)
Anecdotal wolf data is convenient – except when it isn’t (October 6, 2009)
The story of the Hawaiian false killer whales (September 30, 2009)
Wolf hunt quotas in the Rocky Mountains - let's do the math (August 20, 2009)
Natural beetles, unnatural attacks (July 8, 2009)
Of mice and wolves - not so equal in the equality state (June 23, 2009)
Raising a naturalist in your own backyard (June 22, 2009)
The "basically impossible, theoretical, worst-case scenario" for wolves takes effect today (May 4, 2009)
Dances with wolves: one step forward, two steps back (March 6, 2009)