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The R/V Jaeger – expanding BRP’s marine research capabilities. You may know that the long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus) is a pelagic seabird that spends most of its life offshore; or you may know that “Jäger” is German for “hunter”; you…

We collaborate with many national and international researchers in the field of bioacoustics. As part of these collaborations, we regularly host students and other scientists in Ithaca, NY. This season we’ve had visitors from Germany, Norway, Colombia, and England!

This season has been busy, with over 13 visiting students and early career researchers (including our first cohort of Katie Payne Fellows) from Brazil, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa), Indonesia, Norway, Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), Scotland, and Spain!

This katydid is one small component of the Panamanian soundscape. AI can be used to detect and study animals from insects to elephants. (Photo: Christian Ziegler). In rainforests many animals are nearly invisible, but not all are silent. Rainforests click,…

Alaskan humpbacks produce aerial sounds through their blowholes. Some sound wheezy and airy; others sound deep like a French horn. Acoustic ecology is a complex field, made simpler by the use of equipment that is (1) sturdy, (2) small, (3)…