Benjamin Larue

More first nations call for a moratorium in hunting #caribou along a winter road in the Northwest Territories following further herd declines. New in our news section, www.northerncaribou.ca/news

60,000 African penguins starve to death after sardine numbers collapse – study Climate crisis and overfishing contributed to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research finds

Climate crisis and overfishing contributed to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research finds 🌎 🪶

Source: The Guardian
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This story explains one of the primary reasons why most western public lands are in poor ecological condition -- chronic livestock grazing is allowed to continue irrespective of the damage being done and without any review. Private interests destroying public resources. 🌎

‘They’re a lot like us’: saving the tiny punk monkeys facing extinction In the tropical dry forests of northern Colombia, a small team is gradually restoring the degraded habitat of the rare cotton-top tamarin

"I used to cut trees and never took the titís into account,” says Centena, calling the cotton-tops by their local name. “I ignored them. I didn’t know that they were in danger of extinction, I only knew I had to feed my family. But now we have become friends.”
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California squirrels are now apparently hunting and eating other rodents A UC Davis study found a population of Bay Area ground squirrels hunting and eating voles, suggesting the species may be more flexible in its diet than previously thought.

Californian squirrels go predator mode! 🌍

#FoodWebs #Predators #Adaptation

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Trump has murdered at least 83 people with extrajudicial military strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats.

He needs to face consequences for this.

His secretary of DHHS, RFK Jr., will kill several orders of magnitude more with this disinformation.

Our largest intact tract of public land and a place of staggering beauty, the Western Arctic in Alaska is a globally significant ecosystem supporting countless species and plays a critical role in stabilizing our climate. Now, as a gift to the fossil fuel industry, Trump is moving to open more...

Bruised but popular: insect damage boosts fruit appeal in the Mediterranean dwarf palm Raquel Muñoz-Gallego, Anna Traveset, Jose M. Fedriani This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Animals such as birds and mammals eat the fl…

This is an interesting, complex interaction.

An *introduced* moth affects fruit characteristics, causing more animals to eat it. That could mean more seed dispersal, and it could also mean more seeds getting eaten and destroyed.

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A powerful reminder that even the smallest migrants depend on places we’re still putting at risk!

Seems like a great opportunity for early career conservationists in California and New England!

Canada has lost its measles elimination status after more than 25 years. #cdnpoli 👇

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LPRC 2025: 'We need the world to be serious about tomorrow,' Annie Buckle, Gwich'in Tribal Council - WWF.CA WWF's Living Planet Report Canada 2025 shares the knowledge and perspectives of Indigenous people across the country, like Annie Buckle.

“We need the world to be serious about tomorrow.” — Annie Buckle, Gwich’in Elder, N.W.T

For Annie, living on the land is tradition & survival but shifting seasons, unpredictable fish runs & fires are changing everything. She shares why protecting the land & passing on traditional knowledge are key.

[8 Nov 2025] Another roundup of #ConservationJobs, mostly in 🇨🇦.

All postings include salary. I am not involved in these positions.

Please share to help others — working to conserve nature is rewarding and needed!

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Beautiful storytelling on an important (and complex) conservation issue!

Pete Buttigieg Admits Biden Administration Should've Done More To Grow Autonomous Vehicles — Says DOGE-Like Department 'Makes Tons Of Sense' Biden-era Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says that the Biden administration could've done more to drive growth in the adoption of autonomous vehicles in the U.S. Autonomous Driving Tech Is Sa...

Sorry, but a lack of support for autonomous vehicles is not among Sec Pete's biggest missed opportunities at USDOT.

For instance:
🔹 Failure to stop Tesla from lying about Autopilot, FSD, etc
🔹 Failure to curb car bloat
🔹 Continuing to spend fed $$ on highway expansions that won't fix congestion

Ungulate substrate use in fauna passages vist.ly/4daj3 #FaunaPassage #CameraTrapping

Mammals with large home ranges, low reproductive rates & small body sizes are most vulnerable to roads: A meta-analysis 🛣️🌎🧪

Proposes that we should maintain low road densities & install small-mesh mitigation fencing along roads 🧱

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Wow, super interesting study on snow, wolves, and cougars!!!

Will add that, though the study below deals specifically with megafauna’s role in regulating earth’s systems, biologists have told much the same story about the loss of diadromous fish, critical transporters of nutrients whose movements and populations modernity has thrown terribly out of whack.

Doug Ford’s government is abandoning climate targets | The Narwhal Ontario is moving to repeal aspects of a law that require the government to create a climate plan and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets

Buried deep in the omnibus bill for its fall economic statement, the Doug Ford government has moved to repeal its own law requiring a climate plan and emissions reduction targets be established, via @fatimabsyed.bsky.social and @meyer.bsky.social

#ONpoli

thenarwhal.ca/ford-repeals...

Sounds super interesting!

Great idea! I sent it to Elie and Bill already, but will send to Qianru directly too 🙂

Wildlife recovery means more than just survival of a species Current laws that deem species safe from extinction ignore their ecological role, geographic range and genetic diversity, as well as their relationships with people.

Wildlife deserves more than minimum viable populations.
Conservation should aim for ecosystems where species can thrive, not just survive. 💥🦬🌲

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Looking forward to seeing what gets published here!

Nature suggests you use their "Manuscript Adviser" bot to get advice before submitting

I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:

Collections Manager-Vertebrate Paleontology Department: Gantz Family Collection Center Location: Chicago IL

Heads up that the Field Museum is hiring a vertebrate paleontology collections manager: www.fieldmuseum.org/landing/care...

Applications are currently being accepted for UBC's ✨️ Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship ✨️ (two positions!!), due Jan. 15

Please share far and wide 🚀

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15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.