Where the tropics speak and stories grow – from canopy to community.
Welcome to the Tropical Studies Blog that takes you behind the scenes of OTS fieldwork, told by students, researchers, staff, and communities on the front lines of discovery.
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OTS Voices from the Field: How “Tracks & Trajectories” is Capturing the Heart of the OTS Experience
OTS Voices from the Field: How “Tracks & Trajectories” is Capturing the Heart of the OTS Experience By Zingfa Wala, Host of “On the Trail of Science: Tracks & Trajectories” Have you ever wondered what happens to OTS students...
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Birds and Community: La Selva Takes Part in Global Big Day 2025
Birds and Community: La Selva Takes Part in Global Big Day 2025 Based on a report by Génesis Castro, Scientific Academic Department – OTS On May 10, 2025, bird enthusiasts across the globe took to forests, wetlands, coasts, and cities for...
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Exploring Collaboration: The Power of an Annual Institutional Representatives Workshop
The Power of an Annual Institutional Representatives Workshop By Sofía Rodríguez The idea of holding an annual Institutional Representatives (IR) Workshop is more than just a meeting—it's the beginning of something much bigger. This year the gathering served as an incubator for...
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Un Trópico Urbano más verde: Soluciones Basadas en la Naturaleza
Un Trópico Urbano más verde: Soluciones Basadas en la Naturaleza Entrevista realizada a Miguel Méndez y Liana Mora. Unidad de Proyectos y Operaciones Gracias a la vinculación y las alianzas que la OET ha tenido con personas e instituciones, a...
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La Ciencia se dibuja
La ciencia también se dibuja By Ana Sepulveda Ciencia y arte definen lo que fui desde pequeña. Ser bióloga o artista fue el dilema existencial que viví cuando quería entrar a la universidad. Yo crecí en un pueblo muy...
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One Frond at a Time: The Transformative Journey of an OTS Ambassador
One Frond at a Time: The Transformative Journey of an OTS Ambassador By Cristopher Jiménez-Orozco As part of our ongoing spotlight on OTS alumni, we reached out to Cristopher Jiménez-Orozco—an undergraduate biology student at Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo and...
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Investigating the Welfare of Wild Fish in Dammed and Free-Flowing Rivers
When Rivers Speak: Exploring Fish Welfare in a Changing MekongBy the OTS South Africa Team Interest in animal welfare is expanding beyond traditional subjects of mammals and birds to include invertebrates and lower-order vertebrates including fishes. This shift reflects growing...
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Welcome Rebecca Cole and OTS’ Tropical Center for Restoration Science
Welcome Rebecca Cole and OTS’ Tropical Center for Restoration Science It is with great anticipation and happiness that we welcome Rebecca Cole back to OTS to lead OTS’s Tropical Center for Restoration Science. Rebecca grew up in the Las Cruces...
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BioCursos: Connecting human ingenuity and nature
OTS is pleased to announce the relaunch of our BioCursos program, an initiative that seeks to make the natural world available to our community in an experiential way. BioCursos is aimed at adults who love nature, promoting environmental education and...
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News from the Board and President/CEO – January 2025
Connecting with you in 2025! For OTS, 2024 was a year for renewing long-standing connections and making new ones. Over a year ago, on a trip to Las Cruces for the closing reception of the show of artist Deirdre Hyde,...