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Marine Mammals of Rhode Island, Part 9, Fin Whale

  By David Gregg July 27, 2015 November 11, 2020 Animals, Biodiversity, Conservation, Historical

by Robert Kenney Although they don’t get the publicity that North Atlantic right whales or wandering belugas do, or the love from the public that humpback whales do, fin whales (also known as finbacks) are the most common large whale species in New England waters…. Continue reading

RINHS Rediscovers “Lost” Ladybug at Rocky Point

  By David Gregg June 8, 2015 August 26, 2021 Animals, Biodiversity, Conservation, Naturalists, Opportunities

At a press event Thursday, June 4, the Rhode Island Natural History Survey announced that citizen scientists participating in the 2014 BioBlitz event at Rocky Point Park, in Warwick, re-discovered a species of ladybug once common throughout eastern North America but now virtually absent. The… Continue reading

Marine Mammals of Rhode Island, Part 8, Harp Seal

  By David Gregg March 17, 2015 October 15, 2021 Animals, Biodiversity, Climate, Education, Historical

by Robert D. Kenney Now where were we? Installment 6 in this series on the marine mammals of Rhode Island was on harbor seals. The next was supposed to be about harp seals to contrast the two species, but the unusual appearance of a beluga… Continue reading

Meet the Board: Pete August

  By David Gregg April 2, 2014 November 11, 2020 Animals, Biodiversity, Conservation, Historical, Naturalists

To put more of a face on the Natural History Survey, we are including profiles of board members, staff, and members among our Rhode Island Naturalist blog posts. This time the celebrity treatment goes to Pete August, Rhode Island’s bat-man and GIS pioneer. Pete August… Continue reading

Marine Mammals of Rhode Island, Part 4, Harbor Porpoise

  By David Gregg December 13, 2013 August 26, 2021 Animals, Biodiversity, Historical

by Robert D. Kenney The porpoises are six species of small toothed whales within one family—closely related to the dolphins. The harbor porpoise is the smallest cetacean, and the only porpoise species, that occurs in the North Atlantic. When I was a graduate student, I… Continue reading

Review: The Kingdom of Rarities by Eric Dinerstein

  By David Gregg November 22, 2013 November 11, 2020 Animals, Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecological Communities

by Emilie Holland [Author Eric Dinerstein spoke at the Natural History Week reception, November 8. RINHS has a limited quantity of this book available for purchase at $25, including tax and shipping (which is cheaper than Amazon). Contact the office to take advantage of this… Continue reading

Marine Mammals of Rhode Island, Part 3, Bottlenose Dolphin

  By David Gregg September 10, 2013 November 11, 2020 Animals, Biodiversity, Conservation, Education, Historical

by Robert D. Kenney The bottlenose dolphin may be the most familiar species of cetacean for many people, for a couple of reasons. Small groups of bottlenose can be seen from the beach almost anywhere along the East Coast—year-round from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina to… Continue reading

Marine Mammals of Rhode Island, Part 2, North Atlantic Right Whale

  By David Gregg June 27, 2013 November 11, 2020 Animals, Biodiversity, Conservation, Education, Historical, Naturalists

by Robert D. Kenney The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) (abbreviated NARW) is one of three species of right whales, with the other two occurring in the North Pacific and Southern Ocean. They are closely related to the bowhead whale, found only in the… Continue reading

Review: Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East

  By David Gregg April 16, 2013 November 11, 2020 Animals, Biodiversity, Naturalists, Resources

REVIEW Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East, Dennis Paulson, Princeton University Press, Dec. 2011 by David W. Gregg, Ph.D., Executive Director, RINHS One goal of the Natural History Survey is to support aspiring naturalists to develop their skills, to help them access tools they need… Continue reading

Marine Mammals of Rhode Island, Part 1, Historical Context

  By David Gregg March 20, 2013 August 26, 2021 Animals, Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecological Communities, Historical

by Robert D. Kenney Some three dozen species of marine mammals are known to occur in Narragansett Bay, Block Island Sound, Rhode Island Sound, and nearby coastal and continental shelf areas. Their occurrence in the region has been reviewed in detail in a technical report… Continue reading

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