Urban biodiversity explodes as you shrink your view. Explore urban invertebrate biodiversity projects in Los Angeles (BioScan) and Boston (Boston Harbor Islands All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory). Guest host Isa Betancourt (remember her from Season 1?) joins us to share her own urban bug research and education work.
And here’s a link to some info about the featured beetle Bembidion nigropiceum. See some pics here.
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White bellied green pigeon, Shanhai, by Craig Brelsford
What is urban birding like in the biggest city in the world? Join Tony as he interviews Craig Brelsford, the birder behind Shanghai Birding. They discuss birding in a city of 24 million souls, all while racing rampant coastal development and fighting dense smog.
And here’s Billy’s favorite Shanghai Birding post, White-bellied Green Pigeon! (or, How We Slogged Our Way through the Shanghai Smog and Picked Up a Lifer).
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