Author: jonathanslaght

• The Fragility of Field Plans

  When our truck broke through the ice of the Funtovka River, it nearly sank the 2012 field season. The river wasn’t particularly deep, maybe four feet at that spot, but…

• An Undesirable Nest

  This post first appeared on Scientific American as part of my East of Siberia series. Years ago I conducted songbird research at the Sikhote-Alin Biosphere Reserve: summers of sweat, field…

• Science-Based Decision Making: An Example from the Russian Far East

  This article, written for Earth Day 2017 and in support of the March for Science, first appeared on the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Medium page. I’m a wildlife conservationist and I…