fish

Scientists recently returned from their annual cruise to measure hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico. An area of hypoxia, often called a 'dead zone',…

Probably the most popular kinds of fish in this area are bass, white perch or crappie, bream, and catfish. They are well known because they are fun to…

Most Bayou Diversity programs involve wildlife in some form or fashion. But who places value on wildlife and just how much is wildlife worth these days? A…

We are losing the old wise ones. Some of our most erudite naturalists never heard a professor's lecture or studied in a biology lab that reeked of…

Wild critters walk, fly and swim among us Louisiana folks. While all are interesting, a few are downright strange, or at least strange looking. The…

In teaching kids how to fish, one of the first obstacles that must be overcome is what has to be an innate urge to throw rocks and sticks into the water…

By mid-July the fish and plant collections of the University of Louisiana Monroe Museum of Natural History will hopefully have a new home, according to…

Even the most nature-deprived urban dwellers among us are aware of the basic concept of bird migration. They know that some types of birds fly north in…