Institute for Conservation Medicine in the News
- St. Louis Zoo: One Health & Turtle Ambassadors
- KSDK-TV: Saint Louis Zoo scientist studies ties between animal, human infections
- St. Louis Public Radio (NPR) “St. Louis on the Air”
- Seven days at Alcedo Volcano
- Video: Sharon Deem nurtures wildlife conservation at the Saint Louis Zoo
- Sharon Deem nurtures wildlife conservation at the Saint Louis Zoo
- TedXTalk
- Sharon Deem, guest on the Master Minds Podcast, Washington University St. Louis, Episode 27 titled “A Conversation About Conservation”, Jan 2024.
- Dr. Stephen Blake, FPLL Scientist and Saint Louis Zoo Adjunct Scientist, featured in an article titled, “Fred: A Goose on a Mission," published on Saint Louis University Research Institute website and Annual Impact Report, Jan 2024.
- St Louis Magazine article about Forest Park Living Lab
- Turtle Survival Alliance Impact Report Highlight ICM work in Madagascar
- Sharon was interviewed on the Chris and Amy Show on KMOX radio, April 2024.
- Dr. Ainoa Nieto Claudin was interviewed about our recent research study on giant tortoises ingesting plastics
- “Galapagos giant tortoises under threat from plastics”, SciDevNet website, Latin America & the Caribbean edition, Jan 2024.
- “Currents bring life – and plastics: animals of Galápagos live amid mounds of waste”, The Guardian news website, April 2024.
- Ainoa was interviewed by a Mexican news outlet about plastics in giant tortoise scientific paper.
AZA Connect
- Reduce the Risk
- Crocodile Conservation in Cuba
- Preventing Pandemics
- Conservation Collaboration
- Groundbreaking Studies of Critically Endangered Giant Tortoises on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos
- Steve and Sharon’s recent Galapagos tortoise publications from years of work in the Galapagos was the focus of a news article titled, “Groundbreaking Studies of Critically Endangered Giant Tortoises on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos,” AZA Connect, Association of Zoos and Aquariums website, March 2024.
WUSTL RECORD
- Forest Park Living Lab: St. Louis scientists collaborate on new study of wildlife in one of America’s greatest urban parks
- Into the Forest- Video
- Hidden microbiome fortifies animals, plants too
- Scientists track red-tailed hawks nesting near WashU campus
- Nonlethal parasites reduce how much their wild hosts eat, leading to ecosystem effects
Zoo Blogs
- From Galápagos to Madagascar: A Journey to Save Tortoises
- Wildlife Tracking in St. Louis
- Forest Park Living Lab
- Foxes, Coyotes, Bobcats, Oh My! A New Conservation Initiative
- Turtle Dogs
- New Study Shows a Visit to the Zoo is Good For Your Health
- Helping the Cuban Crocodile
- Saint Louis Zoo and Saint Louis University Scientists Co-Lead Two Groundbreaking Studies of Critically Endangered Giant Tortoises on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos, Ecuador
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