Hi Kids,
I thought today instead of telling you about our work, I
would tell you about the scientists and the warm and interesting people I'm
working with instead.
These scientists are really among the coolest people I
have met. They are obviously really smart, fairly young (from my perspective at
least), very strong, and extremely adventurous. In addition to being able to
analyze complicated data, they also have to do difficult work like cut down
trees and fix fences. Chris is a great cook and makes dinner for us every
night.
Dr. Chris Newman is English and Dr. Christina Buesching
is German and they are a cute couple. They both have accents (English and
German) and are great educators. In addition to going out into the field to do
work, we also have frequent lectures. I really am learning a lot.
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| Very Cool Scientists: Christina and Chris |
Mr. Brian Bisceglia
says "hi" to Mark Morash, Julia, Jonna, and Jeffery (your third
grade teacher) He really makes things fun around here.
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| Mr. Bisceglia from Belmont: you'd remember him if you had him |
We also have Tim (a high school teacher from San
Francisco). He's young, a rapper, and a lawyer and very motivated to always do
the right thing. For example, he's mostly vegetarian. Krista is also a super-cool energetic teacher from
Minnesota. Susan and Nola have come to help as volunteers. Susan already knows
a lot about tracking as she is an environmentalist. Nola is retired and
amazing. She usually spends 3 days a week building houses for Habitat for
Humanity.
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| Nola, Krista, Tim, and Susan |
Last week, we also had JP and Frank (both teachers) and
Carolyn (another volunteer).
We are all here to help study small mammal populations.
So, does it matter if a population is declining? Each person has to decide for
themselves. But here are some statistics for you to think about. The
International Union for Conservation assessed 63,837 species in 2012 and found
that 19,817 are threatened with extinction. 3,947 species are critically
endangered. 5,766 species are endangered and more than 10,000 species are
listed as vulnerable. A quarter of the mammals on our planet are threatened at this
point.
Regards,
Mrs Reginald
Extra credit question: think of 5 different things that
can threaten the survival of a species and put it on the endangered list.
Explain your choices.
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