All posts tagged with conservation

BHL News, Blog Reel

We Need Books to Save Biodiversity

This month, we’re publishing a series of blog posts outlining the importance of biodiversity literature, made available for free and open access through the Biodiversity Heritage Library, to today’s scientific research and conservation initiatives.

December 12, 2014byGrace Costantino

Blog Reel, Featured Books

A Crusade to Save the Golden Lion Tamarin

Post by Grace Costantino with significant contributions from Field Book Project blog post, “Field Notes from a Battle Against Extinction,” by Sonoe Nakasone.

A small, endangered primate, the Golden Lion Tamarin (GLT) (also known as the Golden or Lion Marmoset) gets its name from the trademark, vivid orange “mane” surrounding its face. Don’t let the “lion” part fool you, however.

September 18, 2014byGrace Costantino

BHL News, Blog Reel

A Global Discussion about Martha, Extinction and Conservation

Thanks to everyone who tuned in for our #Martha100 TwitterChat with @NMNH (National Museum of Natural History) and @SILibraries (Smithsonian Libraries) yesterday!

September 3, 2014byGrace Costantino

Blog Reel, Featured Books

Guess Whose 228th Birthday is Today?

It’s time to take a break from work and celebrate John James Audubon’s Birthday with the BHL! This was the man who is best remembered for his masterpiece Birds of America which is arguably the most prized Natural History work in existence. Just last year, the Smithsonian successfully digitized their entire set of all 435 copperplate etchings that contain 1,065 life-size birds representing around 500 species. Audubons’ birds are now available to be enjoyed and freely downloaded by all.

April 26, 2013byJJ Dearborn

Blog Reel, Featured Books

The Wright Brothers, the Piping Plover, and the Seaside Amaranth

Today is the 109th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ historic first flight. That flight, which took place on the barrier island beaches off the North Carolina coast was witnessed not only by the camera that took the iconic photo of Orville piloting and Wilbur running alongside the wing, but also by a host of now threatened and endangered species.

December 17, 2012byMartin R. Kalfatovic

BHL News, Blog Reel

The Perfect Holiday Gift

In 1918, the last known surviving Carolina Parakeet, the only parrot species native to the eastern United States, died. While museum specimens may help us retain some information about this species, for many others, everything we know is contained in a single description found within a hard to find book or article. While there is nothing we can do to bring these extinct species back, we can preserve our knowledge of them to help avoid future extinctions.

December 11, 2012byMichelle Strizever

Blog Reel, Featured Books

Conservation, Alaska, and John Muir

“I am hopelessly and forever a mountaineer…I care to live only to entice people to look at Nature’s loveliness.” – John Muir

November 29, 2012byGrace Costantino

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About BHL

The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is the world’s largest open access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives. Headquartered at the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives in Washington, D.C., BHL operates as a worldwide consortium of natural history, botanical, research, and national libraries working together to digitize the natural history literature held in their collections and make it freely available for open access as part of a global “biodiversity community.”

All posts tagged with conservation

We Need Books to Save Biodiversity

A Crusade to Save the Golden Lion Tamarin

A Global Discussion about Martha, Extinction and Conservation

Guess Whose 228th Birthday is Today?

The Wright Brothers, the Piping Plover, and the Seaside Amaranth

The Perfect Holiday Gift

Conservation, Alaska, and John Muir

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