Videos & Webinars
WEBINAR | Who's Who? How Identifying Individual Animals Can Help Save a Species
Originally presented November 19, 2024
Just like human fingerprints, many animals sport unique patterns of coloration, stripes or other features that let us identify them as individuals. Expedition Leader Maria Marcias explains how photo identification is used by conservationists to study and protect marine animals. Learn what identifying individual animals—in particular gray whales—can tell us about a species as a whole, and meet some gray whales that researchers in Baja have monitored for years. Plus, find out how your photos can aid in scientific data collection and conservation efforts!
Just like human fingerprints, many animals sport unique patterns of coloration, stripes or other features that let us identify them as individuals. Expedition Leader Maria Marcias explains how photo identification is used by conservationists to study and protect marine animals. Learn what identifying individual animals—in particular gray whales—can tell us about a species as a whole, and meet some gray whales that researchers in Baja have monitored for years. Plus, find out how your photos can aid in scientific data collection and conservation efforts!
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WEBINAR | Hot Stuff: Chilies in Nature, Culture & Cuisine
Originally presented October 21, 2024
Chili peppers play a significant role in almost every cuisine around the globe, especially in Mexico. But their importance goes beyond their fire and flavor! The active compound that gives chilies their characteristic hot taste — capsaicin — has a wide range of industrial and pharmacological applications. Expedition Leader Melissa Silva shares the chili pepper’s natural history (where it evolved, how it diversified), health benefits, and cultural importance in cultures and cuisines around the world.
Chili peppers play a significant role in almost every cuisine around the globe, especially in Mexico. But their importance goes beyond their fire and flavor! The active compound that gives chilies their characteristic hot taste — capsaicin — has a wide range of industrial and pharmacological applications. Expedition Leader Melissa Silva shares the chili pepper’s natural history (where it evolved, how it diversified), health benefits, and cultural importance in cultures and cuisines around the world.
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WEBINAR | The Enchantment of Birding in Baja
Originally presented October 11, 2024
Mexico’s Baja Peninsula sits at the intersection of ocean, wetlands, forests, mountains and desert. This environmental diversity brings with it a wealth of plant and animal life, including hundreds of species of permanent and migratory birds. Expedition Leader and marine biologist Daniela Nieto introduces us to some of the birds of Baja and the sanctuaries along the peninsula that serve as resting spots for birds along migration routes and homes for many of the area’s endemic birds. She also explains what birds can tell us about an ecosystem’s health.
Mexico’s Baja Peninsula sits at the intersection of ocean, wetlands, forests, mountains and desert. This environmental diversity brings with it a wealth of plant and animal life, including hundreds of species of permanent and migratory birds. Expedition Leader and marine biologist Daniela Nieto introduces us to some of the birds of Baja and the sanctuaries along the peninsula that serve as resting spots for birds along migration routes and homes for many of the area’s endemic birds. She also explains what birds can tell us about an ecosystem’s health.
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