Once in a while we get to travel so far off-the-beaten track, there's hardly a track at all. That was the case last year when we went to the mountains of western Colombia. There are some 2,000 species ...

Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela, assistant professor of environmental studies, and a team of Colombian researchers have introduced a transformative approach to mapping bird species distribution across Colombia ...

A new study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters used satellite mapping data to analyze how changes in human footprint on the landscape between 1970 and 2018 overlapped with ...

Under a cracked and leaky ceiling, Andres Cuervo works on a colorful, dead hummingbird for the ornithological collection of the National University of Colombia, the country with more bird species than ...

While Colombia has more bird species than any other country worldwide, much of their habitat is also suitable for growing coca and opium poppies. New research shows that these illicit crops are ...

Colombian ornithology researcher Dr Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela studies how birds move through disrupted habitats, which should result in conservation efforts that are better targeted under both current ...

The country of Colombia is becoming a more popular tourism destination, with more cruises stopping in Cartagena in recent years, a new AmaWaterways river cruise itinerary that launched this spring and ...

A re-run of a 100-year-old, US-led bird survey will inform future conservation efforts — but be helmed by local researchers. Colombia has more animal and plant species per square kilometre than ...

Researchers have introduced a transformative approach to mapping bird species distribution across Colombia, harnessing community science data and innovative modeling techniques. Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela ...