The Mariana Crow is a small, unique forest crow endemic to the islands of Guam and Rota in the Mariana Islands. This species has experienced a dramatic decline in the past 30-40 years. Andria Kroner will discuss their ecology, the factors that are contributing to their decline, and what is currently being done to reverse it. We will discuss Andria’s proposed behavioral research which may play a key role in understanding this intelligent species and improving the success of future reintroductions.
Andria Kroner graduated with a bachelor’s in Wildlife and Conservation Biology from Murray State University. From there she worked as a field biologist focusing, initially, on raptor conservation work in the Southwestern US, during which she spent two years
on the California Condor recovery program field team in Arizona. Though, in mid-2012 Andria found herself in the Mariana Islands of the western tropical Pacific radio tracking fledglings of the critically endangered Mariana Crow. She has been involved in the Mariana Crow recovery program ever since. Andria is now in her second year as a PhD student at Binghamton University being advised by Dr. Anne Clark.

SILENT AUCTION
The Naturalists’ Club will be holding their annual Silent Auction at our February membership meeting.
Please bring any nature related items you would like to donate to the club for this fundraiser. Items can include books, optics, gardening supplies, knick-knacks, bird feeders, and more. Come prepared to bid on some treasures to take home! All
proceeds help fund club activities.