BRI Board Member Publishes New Loon Book
BRI is pleased to announce that James D. Paruk, Ph.D., professor [...]
BRI’s Research Published in the Journal Evolutionary Applications
BRI's research is included in a published collaborative study to [...]
IPEN/BRI Latin America Mercury Study Covered by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
IPEN's study conducted with BRI, which shows high levels of [...]
BRI Featured in Discover Magazine Online
Scientists have different ideas about what's threatening loon survival in [...]
New BRI-IPEN Study Shows High Mercury Levels in Indigenous Latin American Women
Gothenburg, Sweden - Women in three Latin American countries who [...]
BRI Loon Research Featured in Audubon Magazine
An Innovative Effort to Return Loons to Massachusetts Hits a Major Milestone By Cara Giaimo New recovery techniques have helped the iconic waterbirds nest in the state's glacial lakes for the first time in more than a century.
BRI Loon Research Featured on National Public Radio
Translocation story.
BRI Loon Research Featured on Boston Public Radio
After humans drove common loons to near extinction in Massachusetts in the late 19th century, the birds have been slow to recolonize the state. But now, with settlement money from a 2003 oil spill, a project aims to jumpstart the population by capturing loon chicks in Maine and convincing them Massachusetts is home.
BRI’s Research Published in the Journal Science
BRI research included in a landmark study as part of global [...]
Ecotoxicology Special Issue on Mercury in Songbirds
The scope and intensity of mercury contamination in North American songbirds is more widespread than previously reported. Fifteen new scientific papers have recently been published in a special issue of the journal Ecotoxicology.Studies find that at least 58 songbird species show demonstrated effects from mercury. The journal’s October issue entitled, TheImpact of Mercury on North American Songbirds: Effects, Trends, and Predictive Factors, presents results of field, laboratory, and museum studies—from Alaska to Maine to Puerto Rico.
