Eddie Laboy Nieves

Video collection of Puerto Rican biodiversity

Submitted on 3 October 2015 - 6:20pm

This article is reproduced by CienciaPR with permission from the original source.

Original Source:

El Nuevo Día

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Gerardo E. Alvarado León

Ecologist Eddie N. Laboy Nieves created a video library and You Tube channel to showcase the diversity of the Puerto Rican fauna and bring endemic animals to people's phones, computers and gadgets.

You can watch the videos here.

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Eddie N. Laboy Nieves: Respecting the Environment

Submitted by Wilson Gonzalez-Espada on 5 August 2013 - 11:30am

Dr. Eddie Laboy Nieves has dedicated his life to studying and educating others about Puerto Rican nature

As a restless and hardworking child, the words spoken by “grandpa” Don Andrés became Eddie’s life compass: “We need to take care of the land and the rivers; without them the poor cannot eat or drink.” Inspired by this message of love for nature, Dr. Eddie N. Laboy Nieves recognized the importance of preserving the environment, leading him to invest his time and career to understand it and to teach others about nature.

His beginnings in science