Re: [ECOLOG-L] top ten animal stories/+sci writing class

[todd chang]

Hi Wendee,

I am a graduating student at UC Berkeley, and one of the most fascinating
stories I discovered in my time here is Theodore Papenfuss' herpetological
work in Afghanistan, prior to the 9-11 attacks. Due to the country's
political climate, not much research in the field of animal biology has been
done there, so Ted's story can be of interest to those who are interested in
a biological census perspective. But of course the main drawing point of the
story are his experiences as an American researcher in a predominantly
anti-American setting. I don't want to spoil it for you if you intend on
looking into this any further, but it goes without saying that his story
certainly contains some very fascinating viewpoints related to today's
political climate, in terms of war, cultural differences, and friendship.

There isn't much online that can be found about the story, so I think it
could certainly use a follow up. Keep us updated on how this turns out. Good
luck!

- Todd

P.S. Here is a link to an article I grabbed online:

http://berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2001/10/17_tlibn.html

Ted's email is asiah...@uclink4.berkeley.edu, but I'm not sure how much luck
you'll have getting a hold of him. He seems awfully busy these days.

On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Wayne Tyson  wrote:

> Wendee:
>
> Well, that depends upon your reader demographic, I reckon. Are you shooting
> for the touchy-feely stuff, the most sensational, the most scandalous, or
> are you interested in some other angle? The California condor is one of my
> favorites ("The Last Days of the Condor." The New York Times, February 8,
> 1986;
> "The Only Hope for the Condors?" San Francisco Chronicle, January 16, 1986;
> "A Condor Chick Is Hatched, and Hope Is Born, Too." Los Angeles Times, May
> 24, 1988), and I think this story badly needs accurate updating in the
> "popular" press.
>
> But what I would most like to see is a kind of ranking of all species at
> risk, with those due to anthropogenic causes (and the nature of those
> causes) distinguished from those not due to anthropogenic activity (and the
> nature of the causes, together with their natural history and habitat
> requirements). Anybody got any links, sources, references, or ideas about
> how to get this done?
>
> Please post your replies.
>
> Good luck!
>
> WT
>
> PS: Please send a link when your pieces are published.
>
>
> ----- Original Message - From: "Wendee Holtcamp" <
> bohem...@wendeeholtcamp.com>
> To: 
> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 7:25 AM
> Subject: [ECOLOG-L] top ten animal stories/+sci writing class
>
>
>  I'm curious what you guys think are the top ten animal-related news
>> stories
>> for the past decade? What animal-related success story, story of decline,
>> or
>> exciting discovery was most talked about, or most intriguing?
>>
>> I'm doing a post for my Animal Planet blog
>> (http://blogs.discovery.com/animal_news) on this, and though I have a
>> couple
>> ideas I wanted to get some input from ecologists! :-) The blog will be
>> going
>> from 5/week to 1/week starting January 1st but will still be there.
>>
>> And I have a couple more openings for my 6-week online writing class (many
>> professors and scientists take it to learn how to write for general
>> interest/science/enviro magazines)- I have it set to start Dec 19 but I
>> think I'm moving that back to Dec 26 to start right after Christmas since
>> some people may be a wee bit busy the week before. If you're interested I
>> can send you a course outline or you can visit the website
>> www.wendeeholtcamp.com/nature.htm
>>
>> Happy holidays!
>> Wendee
>> ~~
>>Wendee Holtcamp, M.S. Wildlife Ecology ~ @bohemianone
>>   Freelance Writer * Photographer * Bohemian
>> http://www.wendeeholtcamp.com <http://www.wendeeholtcamp.com/>
>>http://bohemianadventures.blogspot.com
>> <http://bohemianadventures.blogspot.com/>
>> ~~6-wk Online Writing Course Starts Dec 19, 2009 (signup by Dec 12)~~
>> ~~~
>> I'm Animal Planet's news blogger - http://blogs.discovery.com/animal_news
>>
>
>
>
> 
>
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Re: [ECOLOG-L] top ten animal stories/+sci writing class

[Wayne Tyson]

Wendee:

Well, that depends upon your reader demographic, I reckon. Are you shooting 
for the touchy-feely stuff, the most sensational, the most scandalous, or 
are you interested in some other angle? The California condor is one of my 
favorites ("The Last Days of the Condor." The New York Times, February 8, 
1986;
"The Only Hope for the Condors?" San Francisco Chronicle, January 16, 1986; 
"A Condor Chick Is Hatched, and Hope Is Born, Too." Los Angeles Times, May 
24, 1988), and I think this story badly needs accurate updating in the 
"popular" press.


But what I would most like to see is a kind of ranking of all species at 
risk, with those due to anthropogenic causes (and the nature of those 
causes) distinguished from those not due to anthropogenic activity (and the 
nature of the causes, together with their natural history and habitat 
requirements). Anybody got any links, sources, references, or ideas about 
how to get this done?


Please post your replies.

Good luck!

WT

PS: Please send a link when your pieces are published.


- Original Message - 
From: "Wendee Holtcamp" 

To: 
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 7:25 AM
Subject: [ECOLOG-L] top ten animal stories/+sci writing class


I'm curious what you guys think are the top ten animal-related news 
stories
for the past decade? What animal-related success story, story of decline, 
or

exciting discovery was most talked about, or most intriguing?

I'm doing a post for my Animal Planet blog
(http://blogs.discovery.com/animal_news) on this, and though I have a 
couple
ideas I wanted to get some input from ecologists! :-) The blog will be 
going

from 5/week to 1/week starting January 1st but will still be there.

And I have a couple more openings for my 6-week online writing class (many
professors and scientists take it to learn how to write for general
interest/science/enviro magazines)- I have it set to start Dec 19 but I
think I'm moving that back to Dec 26 to start right after Christmas since
some people may be a wee bit busy the week before. If you're interested I
can send you a course outline or you can visit the website
www.wendeeholtcamp.com/nature.htm

Happy holidays!
Wendee
~~
Wendee Holtcamp, M.S. Wildlife Ecology ~ @bohemianone
   Freelance Writer * Photographer * Bohemian
 http://www.wendeeholtcamp.com <http://www.wendeeholtcamp.com/>
http://bohemianadventures.blogspot.com
<http://bohemianadventures.blogspot.com/>
~~6-wk Online Writing Course Starts Dec 19, 2009 (signup by Dec 12)~~
~~~
I'm Animal Planet's news blogger - http://blogs.discovery.com/animal_news







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[ECOLOG-L] top ten animal stories/+sci writing class

[Wendee Holtcamp]

I'm curious what you guys think are the top ten animal-related news stories
for the past decade? What animal-related success story, story of decline, or
exciting discovery was most talked about, or most intriguing? 

I'm doing a post for my Animal Planet blog
(http://blogs.discovery.com/animal_news) on this, and though I have a couple
ideas I wanted to get some input from ecologists! :-) The blog will be going
from 5/week to 1/week starting January 1st but will still be there. 

And I have a couple more openings for my 6-week online writing class (many
professors and scientists take it to learn how to write for general
interest/science/enviro magazines)- I have it set to start Dec 19 but I
think I'm moving that back to Dec 26 to start right after Christmas since
some people may be a wee bit busy the week before. If you're interested I
can send you a course outline or you can visit the website
www.wendeeholtcamp.com/nature.htm 

Happy holidays! 
Wendee
~~
 Wendee Holtcamp, M.S. Wildlife Ecology ~ @bohemianone
Freelance Writer * Photographer * Bohemian
  http://www.wendeeholtcamp.com  
 http://bohemianadventures.blogspot.com

~~6-wk Online Writing Course Starts Dec 19, 2009 (signup by Dec 12)~~
 ~~~
I'm Animal Planet's news blogger - http://blogs.discovery.com/animal_news