A Visual History of Earth Matters
1989
Evaluation and research begins
Dr. Alvarez began his PhD research by organizing an international team to evaluate the conservation status of the Harpy Eagle.
First Harpy nest in Venezuela
The first Harpy Eagle nest in Venezuela was located and documented.
1991
Technology introduced
EarthMatters was a pioneer in the use of the Global Position System (GPS) into field Biology, which at the time, was rare for research and conservation usage.
1992
More technology
EarthMatters tagged the first Harpy Eagle with a satellite transmitter in 1992—the first such application of this technology in Latin America. This tool, along with GPS and GIS applications, were initially perceived as unnecessary and costly frills, but have since become mainstream applications in the biology field.