A normal day in the CEZ...
We have been working long days here in Belarus, days start around 7:30 in the morning as we wait for the Russian jeep from the reserve to pick us up in the morning. After making sure to fill our th...
Scouting Trap Locations in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
Our first week of work in Belarus went surprisingly smoothly, with much thanks to our great support team here in country. We acquired all of our permits, met our new contacts in CEZ, and were able ...
Made it to Belarus!
Thank you all again for your support and curiosity! It has been a whirlwind of a few weeks, but we have made it back to Belarus! It took us days of packing our gear and weeks of acq...
Almost funded!
Thank you all for your interest and support! I am inspired and humbled to see so many with such similar interest in these questions. Please help spread the word in these last few hours of the campa...
The human abandond landscape of Chernobyl
Over 100,000 people were evacuated from what is now the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, leaving hundreds of abandoned houses scattered across the landscape as a poignant reminder of the ...
Measuring how much radiation wolves are exposed to in real time.
Knowing exactly how much radiation any one individual wolf is exposed to is critical for understanding the effects radiation contamination exposure is having on that individual. But this can also b...
What exactly is a raccoon dog?
Raccoon dogs are a species many of us here in North America are unfamiliar with. This curious species (Nyctereutes procyonoide from the Greek “night wanderer”) is indeed a canid. Raccoon dogs are n...
Article in the Neapolitan Record
My home town newspaper has generously helped spread the word about my research. Thank you Neapolitan Record for your interest and support!