BioBlitz in the University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón

Todays post isn't about photography but I definitely think it is appropriate for promoting the conservation of Puerto Rico's biodiversity. I was invited for a second time to the Anual Bioblitz held at the University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón. I gave a presentation about basic techniques for identifying birds and I was responsible for identifying birds, reptiles and amphibians with other colleagues. My favorite part of the day/night had to be when we went searching for species that are commonly found in urban areas.

The Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola), the Puerto Rican Crested Anole (Anolis cristatellus)(seen above) and of course the Coquí (Eleutherodactylus coqui) were some of the species seen. Like I said in my first post , you can find interesting and cool stuff even in your backyard, and when I lead the groups of biology students and general public they were amazed of all the different species that they could see at the university which is located in a urban area surrounded of buildings, roads and houses (photo below).
It was a very good group, they worked very hard and they enjoyed themselves while learning about the biodiversity of Puerto Rico (Below some pictures of the groups). Activities like these are very important for educating the public, and for teaching future biologists, ecologists, doctors, etc. the importance of conserving the biodiversity of Puerto Rico and I would like to thank Dr. Concepción Rodríguez for giving me this opportunity.