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Ecology and Conservation

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A feed for science, policy, stories and news on ecology and conservation. Posts with any globe emoji (🌍, 🌎, or 🌏)from users on the list will show up in the feed See info on how to join here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zd0wxahFzKYqT3lj0q01ectOczd2d7NZSKMbOaSijDI/edit?usp=sharing

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The magic of an Irish rainforest 🌍

@irishrainforest.bsky.social β™₯ 2.9K ⇄ 279 πŸ’¬ 46

Did u know? Bees(& many other insects)sleep in flowers. There's lots of reasons for this: the centre of a flower is warmer than surrounding air temp; convenience of waking up on your breakfast; predator protection from the flower colour/pa…

@cathhodsman.bsky.social β™₯ 361 ⇄ 61 πŸ’¬ 9

Prothonotary Warbler, done for my recent book "Ponds: An Illustrated Guide," Yale University Press, 2026. yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300... πŸ§ͺ🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #…

@patrlynch1.bsky.social β™₯ 318 ⇄ 39 πŸ’¬ 7

Whenever the Spanish needle wildflowers show up,so do the hairstreaks (and all other nectaring butterflies). This is a red-banded hairstreak. #butterflies #nature #bugsky #insects #ECK #wildlife πŸŒŽπŸ¦‹ #pollinators #wildflowers

@pom137.bsky.social β™₯ 162 ⇄ 17 πŸ’¬ 2

"How is it possible that scientists are saying that shark populations have declined by a lot, but fishermen are saying they've never seen so many sharks?" Part of the answer is called "shifting baselines," which means how much something c…

@whysharksmatter.bsky.social β™₯ 152 ⇄ 58 πŸ’¬ 4

Our new paper assesses relationships between wildfire rate of spread, area burned, and severity in western + boreal North American conifer forests 2012-2023. Take home message in the title: faster--> bigger--> more severe. With @grumpyun…

@coopecology.bsky.social β™₯ 142 ⇄ 61 πŸ’¬ 4

Dead great hammerhead shark washes up on Jupiter, Florida beach | Probably just a coincidence that these hammerheads keep washing up dead right next to where anglers caught and β€œreleased” them a few hours before. www.palmbeachpost.com/stor…

@whysharksmatter.bsky.social β™₯ 129 ⇄ 57 πŸ’¬ 9

Great Blue Heron, white southern Florida morph or subspecies ("Great White Heron"). Oil on board, 8 x 10 in. πŸ§ͺ🌿🌎πŸͺΆπŸ‘ #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicom…

@patrlynch1.bsky.social β™₯ 90 ⇄ 13 πŸ’¬ 1

www.latimes.com/environment/... Citing "environmental extremism," Trump officials want to end California's ability to challenge offshore oil, floating nuclear reactors and rocket launches. πŸŒŽπŸ¦‘πŸ§ͺ

@whysharksmatter.bsky.social β™₯ 85 ⇄ 52 πŸ’¬ 8

Six African countries now support precautionary pause on deep-seabed mining news.mongabay.com/short-articl... πŸ¦‘πŸ§ͺ🌎

@whysharksmatter.bsky.social β™₯ 84 ⇄ 21 πŸ’¬ 2

My latest article for the Revelator is about an emerging ocean conservation nightmare that the experts I spoke to compared to the early days of the shark fin trade. We have a chance to nip it in the bud. Please read and share! therevela…

@whysharksmatter.bsky.social β™₯ 80 ⇄ 46 πŸ’¬ 3

www.latimes.com/california/s... A rare hammerhead shark was spotted circling Malibu Pier, giving local fishermen a surprise as unusually warm ocean waters draw tropical marine life north. πŸŒŽπŸ¦‘πŸ§ͺ🦈🐟

@whysharksmatter.bsky.social β™₯ 70 ⇄ 8 πŸ’¬ 1

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