Entries by Robert A. Villa

Online Presentation – Banana Republics and Smuggling Priests: Antivenom in America from the 1890s through WWII – Leslie V. Boyer, MD – July 26th 2021 – 7pm via Zoom

June 17, 2021 in /by

Banana Republics and Smuggling Priests: Antivenom in America from the 1890s through WWII Leslie Boyer, MD Professor Emerita of Pathology University of Arizona College of Medicine Online presentation, July 26th 2021 @ 7pm via Zoom (link on homepage the day-of) Dr. Boyer received her medical doctorate from Harvard before completing a residency in Pediatrics and […]

Online Presentation: May 24th 2021: Brian Sullivan: Long-term Studies of Herpetofauna on the Metropolitan Edge – Conservation Insights for the Sonoran Desert

April 5, 2021 in /by

Long-term Studies of Herpetofauna on the Metropolitan Edge – Conservation Insights for the Sonoran Desert Brian Sullivan School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Arizona State University Monday, 24 May 2021 via Zoom See homepage to attend on the day-of Sullivan will speak on his ongoing studies of urban impacts on the Sonoran Desert herpetofauna. He […]

Online Presentation: Traditional Knowledge and Conservation of Reptiles with the Comcaac (Seri) | Gary Paul Nabhan | March 22nd, 2021 @ 7pm MST

February 24, 2021 in /by

~ Traditional Knowledge and Conservation of Reptiles with the Comcaac (Seri) ~ – Gary Paul Nabhan – Kellogg Endowed Chair in Southwestern Borderlands Food and Water Security Founder – Center for Regional Food Studies University of Arizona March 22nd, 2021 @ 7pm MST [Link to online presentation will be posted here on the date of […]

Online Presentation: The Endangered Mud Turtle that Survives in the Driest River of México | Miguel Grageda & Michael Bogan | January 25th, 2021 @ 7pm MST

January 8, 2021 in /by

~ The Endangered Mud Turtle That Survives in the Driest River of México ~ – Miguel Ángel Grageda García | Michael Bogan – School of Natural Resources and the Environment | The University of Arizona View presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dhc2THZC4g&t=6s The Sonoyta mud turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense longifemorale) is an endangered subspecies that inhabits in a small portion of […]

Online Presentation: Reptiles & Amphibians of South Africa | Randy Babb | November 30, 2020 @ 7pm MST

November 1, 2020 in /by

~ Reptiles and Amphibians of Southern Africa ~ – Randy Babb – Monday, November 30th | 7pm MST Recorded Presentation Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoNKJD3Ovi0 Randy Babb started his wildlife career with the Forest Service on grazing impact studies in the southwest but soon transitioned to the Arizona Game and Fish Department. He retired in 2018 after working […]

Celebration in Memory of Phil C. Rosen (1955 – 2020)

September 30, 2020 in , /by

Phil Rosen Celebration of Life Oct 1, 2020 05:30 PM Arizona Broadcasting from Mission Gardens in Tucson AZ Join Zoom Meeting at the link below https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88564708195?pwd=eW81dC9SSXNqZHBKS0ZjOThhd1o5Zz09 For a live stream at Facebook.com click the link below Meeting ID: 885 6470 8195 Passcode: 163108 One tap mobile +16699006833,,88564708195#,,,,,,0#,,163108# US (San Jose) +12532158782,,88564708195#,,,,,,0#,,163108# US (Tacoma) Dial by […]

Online Presentation: Toad Smoke: (Un)Natural History of the Sonoran Desert Toad | Robert A. Villa | September 28, 2020 @ 7pm PST

September 28, 2020 in /by

This is a past and now archived online presentation. View it on YouTube click HERE ~ Toad Smoke: (Un)Natural History of the Sonoran Desert Toad Robert Anthony Villa The recent renaissance of psychedelics use and research has placed a target on the Sonoran Desert Toad (Incilus alvarius) for its production of a powerful hallucinogen, making […]

January 15: Melissa Amarello – A Tale of Two Trash Snakes

December 22, 2019 in /by

What can we learn from two snakes, in only 1 week, without capturing them? When a Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus) showed up in our yard we put the techniques and technologies we’ve recommended over the years to the test and were rewarded with more than we could have hoped for. And luckily for everyone else, we filmed […]