Biodiversity
Monthly Archive: December Biod
My first day in Trout River, Newfoundland: ROM biologists arrive, town is curious
![Blue whale remains washed up on the shore at Trout River, NL. | Image by Jacqueline Waters © Royal Ontario Museum A blue whale carcass lies upside down in the water near a rocky shoreline.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/bluewhale_day1-1.jpg?itok=3Zf1rW-K)
Jacqueline Waters shares her impressions from Day 1 of the ROM's efforts to recover a Blue whale specimen near Trout River, NL.
Rhinoceros Reminder that Conservation Requires Continued Commitment
![Bull the Southern white rhinoceros at the Entrance to the Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity | Image by the ROM A large make Southern white rhino dominates the entrance to the ROM's biodiversity gallery](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/rom2011_11856_39.jpg?itok=lxMBOVEj)
A surge in the poaching of Southern White Rhinoceros made the ROM reconsider the presentation of our iconic specimen.
ROM Ideas: Biodiversity
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This free two-day event (May 3rd & 4th) highlights the latest global discoveries and ongoing research within each of our eight Centres of Discovery, delivered in TED x-style 12-15 minute talks. Check out this sneak peak from the Center of Biodiversity.
Butterflies
![Light table set-up photo studio](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/_dsc5275.jpg?itok=qZtNQbeM)
In celebration of the vernal equinox and the upcoming ROM publication of a field guide of butterflies of Ontario, we'd like to show you some beautiful butterfly specimens.
When Objects Guide Our Pedagogy: An Introduction to Experiential Learning
Experiential learning is a teaching method that allows learners to explore and examine objects that illustrate larger concepts.
Learning science through Hip Hop: Interview with Baba Brinkman
![Baba Brickman](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/event_brinnkman.jpg?itok=fo04QUrr)
Baba Brinkman’s music draws on both the art of rap and, the relevance of natural selection today.
LIFE! CAMERAS! ANIMALS! Neighbourhood Nature Watch
![](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/rom2007_9322_8_neighbourhood_watch.jpg?itok=rCV2Ay4v)
During the intense light of a summer afternoon a group of determined photographers particapated in the Neighbourhood Nature Watch, hosted by the ROM.
Conservator in the House – In-situ Conservation of the “Tree Cookie”
![Heidi Sobol conducting conservation work with Tree Cookie](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/heidi_and_tree_cookie.jpg?itok=YvNlm4tR)
Find out what Heidi Sobol, Senior Conservator of Paintings is up to in the Schad Gallery!
Bring on the Welcoming Committee: Doni the Komodo Dragon is Here
![Here's Doni! A close-up of the Komodo Dragon in the Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/dsc04662.jpg?itok=vO5y0y42)
It's taken over a year to get this specimen ready, but the newest addition for the Schad Gallery was worth the wait.
Komodo Dragon Preparation, Step 3: Cleaning and Articulating the Bones
![Removing the last of the tissue from the Komodo Dragon skull A volunteer cleans the remaining tissue from the Komodo Dragon skull](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/dsc02458.jpg?itok=TS4aODN0)
The final stages of preparing Doni, the Komodo Dragon for display