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Grand Teton

Smithsonian adds a Site in Wyoming’s Teton Mountains to global forest monitoring network

Fishing for
food security

Allowing coral reef fish stocks to recover could feed millions

Gentle
Voyagers

New study reveals cross-border movements and habitat use of endangered manatees in Central America

Special
events

STRI special events,
Oct.-Nov. 2025

Aguada
Fénix

Digging deep into the oldest and largest monument in the Maya area of Mexico

Seminars & Events

When a fungus chooses a tree: Understanding specificity in a complex forest through the Amauroderma - Tachigali association

Thursday, January 22 @ 7:15 pm

María Belén, STRI, Universidad Central del Ecuador

Barro Colorado Island

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De bosques a fincas: la vida de mamíferos en agroecosistemas panameños (parte 1)

Friday, January 23 @ 12:00 pm

Claudio Monteza, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior and STRI.

Online

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Ancient oceans to modern challenges: Fish fossils as windows into marine ecosystem changes

Tuesday, January 27 @ 4:00 pm

Chien-Hsiang Lin, Biodiversity Research Center, Taiwan

Tupper Auditorium

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Job Opportunities

Marine Scientist Position