I started my internship with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife (FWS) Service in May 2020 as a part of a collaboration between the FWS and Hispanic Access Foundation (HAF).

   Welcome to my first MANO blog post! My name is Lea Crisostomo. I am a senior at Washington State University getting my undergraduate degree in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and minoring in Forestry. This…

Buenas yan håfa adai! (Greetings and hello in Chamorro) My name is Laura Gombar and I will be spending my summer working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Guam through the Directorate Fellowship…

Every fall, billions of birds take off on an incredible journey to escape the chill of winter. They travel to warmer climates to wait out the cold months, then head back home once spring arrives.…

Lately, I have found myself thinking thoughts like “this pandemic had the worst timing”, and “poor me”. Once I think these thoughts, another part of my brain smacks them down like Lebron James dunking the…

Albatrosses are large, long-lived, iconic seabirds that roam the Pacific and Antarctic Oceans. With wingspans between 5 and 11ft, adults spend the majority of their life soaring over the open water and fishing. Many albatrosses…