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Lucy Keith-Diagne

@lkeithdiagne.bsky.social

African manatee and cetacean researcher and conservationist, lover of photography, food, dogs and gardening. Married to a guy obsessed with turtles.

52 Followers  |  49 Following  |  22 Posts  |  Joined: 17.01.2025  |  1.8335

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Acting FEMA Chief Told Staff He Didn’t Know About U.S. Hurricane Season

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/u... No one should be surprised anymore by these people

04.06.2025 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meer Crime: Die illegale Jagd nach Delfinen Über 100.000 Delfine werden weltweit jedes Jahr getâtet. Ein Grund der Fischer: Von europÀischen und chinesischen Flotten leergefischte Meere.

For friends who speak German, I'm making my debut on German TV in a documentary about dolphins that includes our Atlantic Humpback Dolphin project. The segment starts at 18:15. The English version will hopefully be released next week. www.zdf.de/play/reporta...

09.05.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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David Attenborough has shared the 'biggest message he's ever told' as he celebrates 99th birthday Sir David Attenborough's new film Ocean highlights the important environmental role of oceans

Happy 99th Birthday Sir David! We love you!! www.ladbible.com/entertainmen...

08.05.2025 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Deep-Sea Mining Declaration. Join the call!
YouTube video by The Ocean and Us Deep-Sea Mining Declaration. Join the call!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHYG... Please consider adding your name to stop destructive deep sea mining!

10.04.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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So proud of everyone who marched in the USA yesterday. Wish I could've been there, you represented me too! Loving the signs posted on the internet #HandsOff

06.04.2025 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Independence Day #Senegal! You should be proud that you have the strongest democracy in West Africa, and that you have always fought off those presidents who wanted to change the constitution so they could run for third terms.

04.04.2025 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How industrial fishing sinks communities What happens when the fish that sustain a community start disappearing? Environmental activist Lamin Jassey shares how industrial fish meal factories are devastating local waters, livelihoods and heal...

Please listen to this amazing TED talk. SO PROUD OF YOU Lamin Jassey!!!! www.ted.com/talks/lamin_...

04.04.2025 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We just finished our latest cetacean & sea turtle stranding survey of Senegal's north coast- in honor of #InternationalWomensDay it was the first time with an all female team! Unfortunately, we found a lot of carcasses...usually we don't find much in the winter months, so this was an exception.

13.03.2025 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good ideas here for responding to the State of the Union by the Orange Nightmare tonight www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

04.03.2025 12:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Also #manatee 😁

03.03.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UNDERSTAND THE ASSIGNMENT: tomorrow, February 28th, is the Economic Blackout.

I ain’t buying shit. Plan ahead, but if you must buy essentials, use cash and support local businesses only. No corporate chains!

27.02.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 8941    πŸ” 3605    πŸ’¬ 382    πŸ“Œ 224

Heartbreaking. Many very dedicated people, who only want to do the best for our planet, are losing their jobs. The pain to them and their families is devastating and so unnecessary

28.02.2025 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As US cuts African conservation funding, we must turn crisis into opportunity The implications of funding cuts extend far beyond payroll concerns – they affect our ability to maintain critical conservation initiatives and uphold commitments to the communities who rely on these ...

Couldn't have said it better myself! Our small organization africanaquaticconservation.org has been effected by the freezing of our USA federal grants in 3 out of 4 of our progams, and we are now scrambling to find other resources to continue our work. www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...

28.02.2025 12:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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That's a wrap on 3 weeks of Atlantic Humpback Dolphin surveys! It's alot of work but also super fun, thanks to my amazing team. Thanks to Tristan & Andaya for the photos #ilovemyjob

25.02.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Current mood:

19.02.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey @googleearth.bsky.social I live in West Africa so please get that Gulf of America crap name off my map!

15.02.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Absolutely incredible! A member of our stranding network videoed a Mediterranean monk seal in Delta Saloum, central Senegal, ~1000 km south of the nearest colony (Cap Blanc, Mauritania). This is the first record of this species in Senegal since the 1960's! Huge thanks to Doudou Ba for reporting it!

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This is what happens when an unelected, ignorant beaucrat is in charge: www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

15.02.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wonderful to see old friends and new in Toubacouta today!

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Also, love my team!

25.01.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some of my fav shots from our 2 weeks in Pt St George studying the manatees (see more photos on Instagram @africanaquaticcf ). Pt St George is such a peaceful place, with wonderful friendly dogs (& people of course!), great food and gorgeous views. Some of the photos taken by Andaya & Lamin.

25.01.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Glad to be here! I'm currently in the field in southern Senegal doing manatee and Bottlenose dolphin surveys. Happy to be out in the real world away from the news cycle!

18.01.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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