It is October in Europe and the signs of change are in the air. The season of autumn is starting to set in and the leaves have changed their colors from green to yellow and red. It is a sign that the days will become shorter and winter is about…

It is 6:00 a.m. in Konstanz, Germany. It’s March and spring has arrived a bit too early for everyone. The weather is a little unpredictable; windy, cold and rainy days are squeezed between some sunny days. I am getting ready for another adventure with researchers from the Max Planck Institute…

I remember those days when I fell in love with bugs and insects. I do not know if it was because of my father, or whether I was destined to live my life discovering the amazing world of insects: ants, ladybugs, mantises, beetles, butterflies, dragonflies and many more. They reveal their secrets I would…

I am a simple farmer in a remote part of Bhutan. I live in Bumthang Valley, right in the heart of the country. The valley is famous for its scenic views and vast green forests. …

It’s about 4:30 p.m. and I am waiting at the coordinates given to me by Lara, one of my colleagues. She is an upcoming Ph.D. student at Max Planck Institute of Ornithology, and she has invited me to join them for the monitoring of bat boxes. The location is a…

We walk back to the car with the few bats we captured. Suddenly, we hear Dina screaming at the top of her lungs from the other side of the park. She needs help: A big bat box probably contains more than 10 bats, the door is heavy and she is…

On October 4, 2018, I went out with Javi ( Dr. Javier Lázaro Tapia) to catch some hedgehogs. He is a postdoc in Dechmann Lab at the Max Planck Institute of Ornithology. …

The second hedgehog is near a small pond by the castle near our Institute. There had been heavy tree-cutting activity during the day, as some trees had become diseased and needed management. We feared that the hedgehog would be difficult to find if it had decided to go under broken…