General Coverage of Philippine Biodiversity Inventories, HerpWatch Philippines and CBCPV.
"Researchers Complete First Major Survey of Amphibian Fungus in Asia"
The OREAD: Coverage of Brown lab group field work in a recent "Campus Closeup"
"KU Herpetology Expedition to the Philippines"
"KU Herpetologist working to recover lost specimens"
Recent coverage of the Barbourula test of the Palawan Rule (2010)
WildLife Extra: "Frogs turn Palawan Paradigm on its head"
KU Biodiversity Institute: "An ancient origin for Lunglesss frogs"
News covarage of the Superfrog (2010):
KU Biodiversity Institute: "The Superfrog"
The discovery of Varanus bitatawa. Our 2010 publication announcing the discovery of a spectacular new species of giant, fruit-eating monitor lizard from the forests of northern Luzon Island resulted in extensive news coverage by more than 650 news agencies world-wide. Some highlights are included below; Royal Society release; University of Kansas press release.
1. New York Times: "A New Lizard? Well, New to Science"
2. BBC "Giant lizard species discovered in the Philippines"
3. Christian Science Monitor: "Giant lizard underscores threats to Philippine forests"
4. CBS: "Leaping Lizards: A New Species Discovered"
5. MSNBC: "Philippines dragon-sized lizard is a new species"
6. Sunday Times: "New species of giant lizard discovered on Philippines' Luzon Island"
7. Fox News: "Giant lizard discovered in the Philippines"
8. Science Daily: "Spectacular New Giant Fruit-Eating Lizard Species Discovered"
9. Wired Science: "New Giant Lizard Discovered in the Philippines"
10. Reuters: "Philippines dragon-sized lizard is a new species"
11. Scientific American: "A spectacular spectacular Philippine lizard!"
12. National Geographic: "New Giant Lizard Discovery "an Unprecedented Surprise""
14. USA Today: "Giant lizard discovered in the Philippines"
15. The Economist: "A new giant lizard"
16. Science News: "Scientists name large but elusive lizard"
17. Discovery News
18. Current Biology "Dragon Surprise"
19. Discover Magazine: "Giant, fruit-eating monitor lizard discovered in the Philippines"
20. University Daily Kansan
21. The Conservation report: "New species of monitor lizard discovered in the Philippines"
22. National Post: "New species of giant lizard"
23: Expat Communications: "RP is Asia's Madagascar, Says Expert"
National Geographic Weekend (hosted by Boyd Matson) interview with Rafe Brown on the subject of identification of new species of frogs on the basis of mating calls: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/radio/episodes/episode-210.html#guest8
Born to be Wild TV coverage “Into the Forest” (Nationally syndicated television coverage of CBCPV field team conducting biodiversity surveys in the Philippines): http://www.gmanews.tv/video/26813/-Born-to-be-Wild--Into-the-forest-and-urban-jungle
Daily Kansan: “Researchers receive grant to study unique primate”
Rafe Brown’s Commencement Address at Aurora State College of Technology (ASCOT) held its 13th Commencement Exercises last April 9: http://batangbaler.net/ascot-commencement-speech-by-dr-rafe-brown/
The discovery of chytrid fungus in the Philippines:
International Society of Infectious Disease: "Chytrid fungus, Philippines"
Yahoo News: "Fungus threatens to wipe out Philippine frogs - Yahoo! News"
RedOrbit: "Deadly Frog Fungus Spreading Quickly In Philippines, Asia"
Times Colunist: "Fungus threatens to wipe out Philippine frogs"
AFP Google: "Fungus threatens to wipe out Philippine frogs"
Business Mirror:"Scientists find deadly fungus in Luzon"
Asia One News: "Fungus threatens to wipe out Philippine frogs: experts"
Amphibian Ark: "Frog killing fungus chytrid found in the Philippines"
Philippine Star: "Fungus threatens RP frogs"
Philippine Inquirer: "5 species of RP frogs in danger"
World News: "Fungus threatens to wipe out Philippine frogs"
Tehran Times: "Fungus devastating frogs in the Philippines"
Dave Blackburn's frogs-with-claws story makes Science's top-10 list: http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/1224/1
Coverage of Cameron Siler’s Fulbright research and Philippine discoveries
The University Daily Kansan (2 Feb 2009): "Lizards are living evidence of Evolution"
Lawrence Jornal-World: “Students win awards for research abroad”
KU news release: “Six KU graduate students receive Fulbright, Boren awards to study abroad”
Coverage of Jake Esselstyn’s discovery and description of Styloctenium mindorensis, a bizarre new species of flying fox from the Philippines
National Geographic News: “'Nonexistent' Flying Fox Discovered”
Lawrence Journal World: “KU student in demand after furry find”
Peace Corps: “Peace Corps Community News: Jake Esselstyn”
Topeka-Capital Journal: “KU grad student nets a new fruit bat species”
WildLife Extra: “A New Species Of Stripe-Faced Fruit Bat discovered in The Philippines”
Bird Forum: “New bat species discovered in Mindoro”
Manila Forum: “New Flying Fox in the Philippines”
Reuters: “Philippines finds new breed of flying fox”
Cryptomundo: “New Flying Fox Discovered”
Worldpress: “New Flying Fox Species Surprises Scientists”
Wild Singapore: “New bat species discovered in Philippines”
AFP: “New bat species discovered in Philippines”
