My husband, Greg, and I have walked the trails on this island in January every year since 1983. Greg is a trout fisherman and a hunter who loves forests. He takes time out from his own work as a contractor to record the different species of mammals on the island. Name some of the mammals you track. The most numerous animals are squirrels and agoutis, which look like big guinea pigs.
Some puma recently swam over to the island and have taken up residence as well.
The biggest danger I ever encountered was from killer bees. I stumbled upon one of the bee colonies, but I wasn't attacked because I recognized the situation and left quietly. The Rainforest Connection is an e-mail project that allows me to incorporate my research in Panama into what I do here with elementary school teachers. It gives them an opportunity to discuss with me what I do as a scientist, and to have their students interact with me on a personal level because they can write to me directly. I write journal entries at a fifth-grade reading level that describe what I see and do.