Our Work · Mythical Creatures
Patient work in difficult country.
Some species are rare. Some are only rumored. Our research division studies both with the same method: careful observation, accurate records and respect for the habitat.
Field observation
Dr. Jim Goodall has spent eleven seasons in the hills of north-central Pennsylvania. He maintains a network of trail cameras, scent stations and track plots across several thousand acres of mixed hardwood forest. He walks most of it himself.
“People assume this work is about finding something,” Jim says. “It's mostly about being consistent. Same trail, same time, same notes. The forest tells you what it's doing if you let it.”
Field observations inform the next phase of controlled study.
What we offer
The division provides habitat surveys, remote monitoring programs and specimen handling for public land managers and private research partners. Partners receive quarterly observation summaries and first access to any material collected under the program.