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What are whale sharks up to?
Julio 01, 2022
Satellite-tracking of the largest fish in the ocean offered insight into their migratory and feeding behavior, but their breeding grounds are still a mystery.
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Manatee lagoon
Have Antillean manatees crossed the Panama Canal?
Julio 13, 2022
Over half a century ago, a group of manatees from Bocas del Toro was flown into the artificial Gatun Lake to control the abundance of aquatic plants and for public health reasons. Where are they now?
What’s for lunch?
As the ocean heats up hungrier predators take control
Julio 19, 2022
Marine predation intensifies in warmer waters; could reshape ocean communities as climate changes.
Amphibian Ark
An Amphibian Ark! Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project
Septiembre 08, 2022
Rescuing and establishing sustainable populations of endangered amphibian species.
Wood eaters
Termites could play an important role in climate change
Septiembre 22, 2022
A study spanning six continents explored the role of termites and microorganisms in wood decay.
Indigenous Reforestation
Seeking Win-Win solutions to combat climate change and improve livelihoods in Panama’s indigenous Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca
Octubre 10, 2022
Can smart reforestation lessons from the Smithsonian’s Agua Salud Project in the Panama Canal watershed benefit Indigenous communities on deforested land in Western Panama?
Animals reforest
Animals are key to restoring the world’s forests
Diciembre 02, 2022
Animals will help restore tropical forests if people locate reforestation projects near existing forest reserves and control hunting.
New Marine Mammal Area
Smithsonian Science Drives Establishment of New Important Marine Mammal Area in Ecuador
Diciembre 22, 2022
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task force invites groups of marine biologists to propose Important Marine Mammal Areas. The new IMMA along the Ecuadorian coast proposed by STRI’s Hector Guzman and colleagues will lead to a cascade of scientific activities designed to protect not only marine mammals, but their entire habitat.
Confined
Isolation led white-faced capuchin monkeys into the Stone Age
Julio 21, 2020
After 14 thousand years of living in confinement and without the threat of predators, the white-faced capuchin monkeys on the Coiba National Park islands have begun to exhibit behaviors that have not been recorded in the mainland populations. For example, they are highly terrestrial and have learned to use stones as tools. Listen to doctoral student in animal behavior and former STRI fellow, Claudio Monteza, tell us this story.
Together for the Ocean
Sustainability and resilience in the Eastern Tropical Pacific: What will it take?
Marzo 09, 2023
At the 2023 Our Ocean Conference in Panama (Mar. 2-3), STRI and partners welcomed John Kerry, United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and representatives of civil society, philanthropy and science sectors to celebrate a regional initiative to protect the Tropical Eastern Pacific.
