Elephants and Mayan Caves: Jessica Hightower

Ecological Adventures by Ecological Adventures

Apr 19, 201900:09:57Science & Medicine

Jessica Hightower studies birds in Borneo's rainforests, a place where your field site can be visited by very large uninvited guests. She's also worked in Belize--where her mapping data was filled with holes. Literal hol...

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