Loon Media Library
Photographs, Maps, Infographics
- First Translocated Loon to Nest. Photo credit: Ericka Griggs
- Banded loon. Photo credit: Daniel Poleschook.
- Common Loon with wings wide. Photo credit: Daniel Poleschook.
- Loon with chick. Photo credit: Daniel Poleschook.
- Loon on nesting raft. Photo credit: Jonathan Fiely.
Publications
General Publications
- Loon Landscapes, David Evers and Kate Taylor (2020)
- Loon Translocation Brochure
- Sharing Lakes with Loons
Scientific Reports
Scientific Papers
- “A novel method for captive rearing and translocation of juvenile common loons,” Zoobiology (2020)
- “Plasma biochemistry and protein electrophoresis reference intervals of the common loon,” Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (2020)
- “Restoration of common loons following the North Cape Oil Spill, Rhode Island, USA,” Science of the Total Environment (2019)
- Conserve the Call: Identifying and Managing Environmental Threats to the Common Loon (2014)
- Russia Cooperative Loon Study, BRI and Trust for Mutual Understanding (2012)
BRI Science Communications
- Loon Translocation: A Summary of Methods and Strategies for the Translocation of Common Loons
- Conserve the Call: Identifying and Managing Environmental Threats to the Common Loon (2014)
Media Coverage
2021
- IUCN Panorama: Solutions for a Healthy Planet. Loon Translocation. See the report here.
- Hopkinton Independent Newspaper, “Locals help research team revive loon population in Lake Whitehall.” Read the online article here.
- Chronicle 5 WCVB, “Looking for loons and lost treasure in Massachusetts.” See the video here.
- Audubon Magazine, “An Innovative Effort to Return Loons to Massachusetts Hits a Major Milestone.” Read the online version here.
2020
- National Public Radio, “Scientists Want to Bring Loons Back to Massachusetts.” Listen to the story here.
- Boston Public Radio, “To Bring Loons Back to Mass., Biologists Must Convince the Birds This is Home.” Listen to or read the story here.
- Maine Calling, Maine Public Radio, “Saving the Loons: What Conservation Efforts Are Helping Maine’s Iconic Loons & How Can People Help?” Listen to the full program here.
- For a list of media coverage for the loon translocation story, click here.
Archive
- Massachusetts Wildlife Magazine, July 2018
- Wyoming Wildlife Magazine, July 2018
- Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation, Sept. 15, 2017
- The Nature Conservancy, Nov. 28, 2016
- Maine Public Radio, Sept. 30, 2016
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Sept. 13, 2016
- Associated Press, July 23, 2016
- DownEast Magazine, March 22, 2016
- Audubon Magazine, Jan.-Feb. 2015
- Audubon, October 2, 2013