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Monthly Archive: December natu
Study explores evolution of flightless birds
![Tinamous are the closest living relatives of the flightless ratites. Brian Gratwicke/Flickr, CC BY Tinamous](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/hzzq4h65-1399768480.jpg?itok=WrHC0_em)
Kissing the Cod!
![A view of the blue whale's baleen, which lines the upper jaws. | Image by Jacqueline Waters © Royal Ontario Museum A close up shot of the blue whales baleen.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/bluewhale_day5-1-2.jpg?itok=p4Rh-n2w)
Environmental communicator Jacqueline Waters shares more of her experience on the ground with the ROM team working to recover a blue whale carcass in NL.
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.
Earth Day at the ROM: Saving the Fastest Birds in the World!
![Touching a peregrine falcon: the fastest bird in the world. | Image by the ROM A young boy carefully pets the back of a hooded Peregrine falcon](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/rom2014_14025_5.jpg?itok=ebuPu_K9)
Neighborhood students join the ROM and special guests in learning about the conservation of birds of prey.
Asian Carps and GLMRIS Canadian Information Session
![Invasive Species poster from the Ministry of Natural Resources and GLIMRIS panel at the Information Centre (Photo by Henry H.C. Choong) A poster containing information about invasive species produced by the Ministry of Natural Resources and GLIMRIS](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/photo_1_resized.jpg?itok=9uONJsa8)
Henry H.C. Choong shares his insight into a recent, important information session regarding the threat of invasive species in the Great Lakes basin.
Ontario tables the "Invasive Species Act": What is it, and what role should natural history museums play?
![The Great Lakes display in the Life in Crisis: Schad Gallery of Biodiversity Photo of the ROM's Great Lakes display, featuring a Bald eagle, a Beaver, a Snapping turtle, and various other species](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/img_0149-resized-recolored.jpg?itok=78Hr--lV)
Why is this legislation important, and how can museums support it?
Ryan Farley: Thoughts on Conservation
![Ryan Farley, Lead Concierge at the ROM Ryan Farley, the ROM's lead concierge, near a tiger in the biodiversity gallery](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/ryan_farley_video_blog_0.jpg?itok=1pbmfNLt)
Ryan Farley, Lead Concierge at the ROM, shares his thoughts on how he, his team, and the ROM promote awareness of conservation.
Wildlife Photography: When Science Meets Art
![A Spotted tree frog (Scinax fuscomarginata) that can't wait to be photographed (Photo by P. Bernardo) A small, spotted tree frog rests on the zoom lense of camera.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/mini-dsc02780.jpg?itok=baLY4Ola)
PhD Candidate and ROM Biodiversity researcher Pedro Bernardo shares his feelings about wildlife photography.
Wildlife photography, Species at Risk in Ontario and what YOU can do to help
![Assorted species at risk in Ontario (photos from creative commons) Images of assorted species at risk from Ontario, including a Barn owl, a Monarch butterfly, a Lake Sturgeon, and a Fowler's toad.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/species_at_risk.jpg?itok=aNUr2zLP)
The ROM partners with many organizations and individuals to promote awareness about, and to conserve, species at risk in Ontario.