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Sample Interviews
Radio/Podcasts NPR. 12 August 2023. "The years-long journey to save a tiny snail you've never heard of." By Tarryn Mento https://www.npr.org/2023/08/12/1192750317/the-years-long-journey-to-save-a-tiny-snail-you-ve-never-heard-of NPR. All Things Considered and Morning Edition. 8 August 2023. "The huge effort to save an endangered snail in upstate New York" By Tarryn Mento; Story also aired on NPR's Syracuse affiliate WAER https://www.npr.org/2023/08/09/1192866188/the-huge-effort-to-save-an-endangered-snail-in-upstate-new-york NPR affiliate WAER. Syracuse Speaks. 27 April 2023. "Biodiversity in Central New York." (story begins around 6:00) https://www.waer.org/show/syracuse-speaks/2023-04-27/syracuse-speaks-biodiversity-in-central-new-york BBC Newsday. 10 January 2019. Live interview with BBC London Bureau about extinction of Hawaiian tree snails. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172w1fy5lkzgl8 (interview begins at 17:47) BYU Radio (Sirius XM 143). 25 January 2019. “Tree snails, escape rooms, women in STEM, Buttons.” Constant Wonder Podcast. Provo, Utah. (first interview in the podcast) https://www.byuradio.org/episode/b02d2d1e-07dd-4053-98f5-0ff90104de70/constant-wonder-tree-snails-escape-rooms-women-in-stem-buttons The ESF Podcast. Recorded 1 February 2019. “The Roosevelt Wild Life Station and its Roosevelt Wild Life Collections and Classroom.” a.k.a. Dead Otter (8 min. interview as downloadable file in upper left of this page) https://www.esf.edu/podcast/ WNYC Radio’s Hypothesis. “A Big Effort to Save Tiny Snails.” 3 December 2015 http://www.wnyc.org/story/big-effort-save-tiny-species Print/Blogs The New York Times. "To search for a near-extinct snail, tread lightly." 13 September 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/science/chittenango-snails-conservation.html American Malacological Society. "Meet a Malacologist." Spring 2021. rundell_ams_spr2021.pdf Isis. "Extinctions." by Maggie Wang, 3 February 2021. isismagazine.org.uk/2021/02/extinctions/ National Geographic. “Lonely George the tree snail dies, and a species goes extinct.” 8 January 2019. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/01/george-the-lonely-snail-dies-in-hawaii-extinction/ Scientific American. “Snails Are Going Extinct: Here’s Why That Matters.” 10 August 2016. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/snails-going-extinct/ Tia Belau. “Spectacular diversity discovered in Palau’s unique land snail biota.” 22 [October 28]: 2, 11. [Tia Belau is the Republic of Palau’s national newspaper] The Post-Standard and Syracuse.com. “SUNY ESF Biologist Helps United Nations Protect Palau Snails: CNY Science.” [March 25, 2014]: 1-2. http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/suny_esf_biologist_helps_united_n ations_protect_palau_snails_cny_science.html | ||
3 and a Half Whales, and the ESF Musk Ox
Whale rhymes with SNAIL! Who knew I would spend so much time at ESF thinking about whales, Lonesome George (the Galapagos tortoise; the Roosevelt Wild Life Collections Manager Ron Giegerich prepared his skeleton at ESF, which then journeyed back to Ecuador), and a musk ox (on exhibit in the Gateway Center on campus)? The Roosevelt Wild Life Collections holds many specimens, as well as an educational permit for the skeletal remains of a juvenile fin whale, 1.5 humpback whales, and an adult minke whale that was discovered entangled in fishing gear. All of these animals (as well as many other beached and deceased small marine mammals) were found off the coast of Cape Cod and driven back to ESF through collaboration with IFAW and Tom French (Assistant Director, MassWildlife Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program). The photos beneath the musk ox give a peak into our new Roosevelt Wild Life Collections and Classroom, a completely new, state of the art laboratory and secure collections and curation facility we've been working on for the past few years as part of our Roosevelt Wild Life Station. Lab members and graduate student Collections Assistants David Bullis and Emlyn Clarke are shown below, working on curating screech owls and American bitterns in the Research Collections, and bird mounts in the Teaching Collections. We placed new modern cabinets right in the classroom as well as behind the scenes, to make clear the strong connection between authentic specimens and conservation and wildlife research and education. Scientific natural history is alive and well at ESF!
Whale rhymes with SNAIL! Who knew I would spend so much time at ESF thinking about whales, Lonesome George (the Galapagos tortoise; the Roosevelt Wild Life Collections Manager Ron Giegerich prepared his skeleton at ESF, which then journeyed back to Ecuador), and a musk ox (on exhibit in the Gateway Center on campus)? The Roosevelt Wild Life Collections holds many specimens, as well as an educational permit for the skeletal remains of a juvenile fin whale, 1.5 humpback whales, and an adult minke whale that was discovered entangled in fishing gear. All of these animals (as well as many other beached and deceased small marine mammals) were found off the coast of Cape Cod and driven back to ESF through collaboration with IFAW and Tom French (Assistant Director, MassWildlife Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program). The photos beneath the musk ox give a peak into our new Roosevelt Wild Life Collections and Classroom, a completely new, state of the art laboratory and secure collections and curation facility we've been working on for the past few years as part of our Roosevelt Wild Life Station. Lab members and graduate student Collections Assistants David Bullis and Emlyn Clarke are shown below, working on curating screech owls and American bitterns in the Research Collections, and bird mounts in the Teaching Collections. We placed new modern cabinets right in the classroom as well as behind the scenes, to make clear the strong connection between authentic specimens and conservation and wildlife research and education. Scientific natural history is alive and well at ESF!
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School Programs, Training, Museum Exhibits & Sharing with Communities
Rebecca and students at Maris Stella School in Belau (Republic of Palau). Photo: R. Orben
Public outreach is a critical part of conservation. We've been invited to work with school groups, museums, and local NGOs to spread the word about indigenous land snail species and the important role they play in healthy forests. In the photo on the left (and above) we are leading a program at the Maris Stella School in Belau (Republic of Palau). Field assistants Rachael Orben and Jesse Czekanski-Moir produced teaching materials for the students to use. A few of the students even brought snails from home for us to talk about!
We are always looking for more ways to make a difference. If you are a current ESF student or a prospective student, and are interested in outreach opportunities either in Belau, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) or New York State, please contact me. You may also be interested in learning more about ESF's exciting Natural History Interpretation Degree Program.
We are always looking for more ways to make a difference. If you are a current ESF student or a prospective student, and are interested in outreach opportunities either in Belau, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) or New York State, please contact me. You may also be interested in learning more about ESF's exciting Natural History Interpretation Degree Program.
Student at Koror Elementary School participating in our "Belau ngetmakl depend on the forest" presentation with Palau Conservation Society in Fall 2013. Photo: R. Rundell
Looking for land snails with community leaders and Palau Conservation Society staff in the Rock Islands. Photo: R. Rundell
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Palau Elementary School students show off their introduced snail catches during the "Belau ngetmakl depend on the forest" presentation with Palau Conservation Society in Fall 2013. Photo: R. Rundell
Rachael Orben, Jesse Czekanski-Moir, and Samantha Wilkinson in front of Belau National Museum's first land snail exhibit during the Grand Opening of the new building. Photo: R. Rundell
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