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Blog Posts by Megan Owen, Ph.D.

An Enduring Conservation Legacy: The San Diego Zoo Panda Team
April 11, 2019
A birds-eye view of sea ice and polar bears
November 13, 2017
Orcas in the Fjord: A Transformation Is Underway in the Arctic Sea Ice
May 30, 2017
Polar Bears: Water, (Open) Water, Everywhere
March 25, 2016

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How to catch a kangaroo rat
December 04, 2019
A light at the end of the culvert
November 22, 2019
Pathology stories part three: A day in the life of Scott Daugherty
November 22, 2019
Parrot tracking in Mexico
November 20, 2019
San Diego’s endemic plants: New species and living fossils
November 19, 2019
Rhino mom and calf. Saving Species worldwide.
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