Published on September 1, 2020 by Sean Flynt Â
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Dave Johnson and Kristin Bakkegard
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø biology professors Kristin Bakkegard and Dave Johnson, and Daniel G. Mulcahy of the Global Genome Initiative at the National Museum of Natural History, have published an article documenting a new location for the endangered Guantánamo Striped Curlytail lizard.
Cuba might seem like an unusual location for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøresearchers, but there’s an important connection–In addition to being a veteran field biologist, Bakkegard is a retired U.S. Navy surface warfare captain whose 30 years of active and reserve service included deployment to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. While exploring that de facto wildlife sanctuary, she .
Bakkegard continued to research the lizard with Johnson and Mulcahy, and their article––is published in the peer reviewed journal Caribbean Naturalist.ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøis a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøis the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøenrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøfields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.