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I have a houseful of celiacs and we can attest for Poppy Market in Ladysmith. 100% gf and their bread is as close as it comes. Make it a stop for all your friends coming your way!

I found this birding book along the side of the road on the Tamiami trail in the Everglades on 8/25/25. It is so well loved with sightings going back decades. If you're a birder (I am not) please spread the word and hep me find the owner so they can be reunited

Thanks for sharing your work with me, Dustin!

Consistently one of the best conferences I’ve attended!

It's the last day of our fundraising campaign, and we're still shy of our goal of adding 100 new recurring members.

Any amount is the right amount! Come hang out and become a bioGraphic Insider

Pleased to see this story in @biographic.bsky.social go live. Thanks to @dustinwolkis.bsky.social and @jonletman.bsky.social for taking time with me and for welcoming journalism fellows to the @ntbgarden.bsky.social Thanks to @judeisabella.bsky.social & @shannabaker.bsky.social for the wise edits.

Yes to this — unsweetened chocolate on top is the best way to temper the sweetness! And since I was born in Nanaimo I should get an extra vote, right? (I’m also a Bird’s Custard girl.)

For the eleventy billionth time:

Attacks on science funding and science jobs in the United States don’t mean that science will just move elsewhere.

It means a lot less science for everyone.

There aren’t enough jobs or funding everywhere else )combined) for US scientists to just move.

Parcels does not equal “mail.”

Great thread about these beloved Canadian pencil crayons. I still have nubs around with my name written in the white label space.

Aardvark Burrows Could be Ground Zero for the Next Pandemic - bioGraphic Animals of all kinds mix and mingle in underground burrows, offering troubling opportunities for diseases to jump species.

Great—although somewhat concerning regarding its pandemic brewing potential—story from recreational epidemiologist @judeisabella.bsky.social And who knew there was such an animal as a genet? What a beauty. www.biographic.com/aardvark-bur...

Aardvark Burrows Could be Ground Zero for the Next Pandemic - bioGraphic Animals of all kinds mix and mingle in underground burrows, offering troubling opportunities for diseases to jump species.

Aardvark Burrows Could be Ground Zero for the Next Pandemic

Animals of all kinds mix and mingle in underground burrows, offering troubling opportunities for diseases to jump species.

by @judeisabella.bsky.social

www.biographic.com/aardvark-bur...

Not Too Wet To Burn | Hakai Magazine Amid an uptick in wildfires, scientists search for lessons on how to save old-growth rainforests from a fiery future.

With several wildfires burning in coastal British Columbia, time to re-up this 2024 Hakai feature about what happens when a hotter climate collides with temperate rainforests--and how to help such forests endure. hakaimagazine.com/features/not...

Reflections on 20 years of Mongabay News (commentary) Founder’s Commentary: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis and perspectives. This month marks 20 years since I started the Mongabay news service. At the time,...

Last month marks 20 years since I started the Mongabay news service.

Our growth has been shaped by countless people: brave reporters risking their safety to tell urgent stories, editors refining every detail, partners who believed in our vision, & readers who care deeply.

mongabay.cc/gvDbLS

At the top of the graphic is a train and this text: Pitch Slam November 9 at 1:30pm ScienceWriters25 November 7-9, Chicago In the middle of the graphic are portraits of editors, including their names and publications: Steven Bedard | bioGraphic Kendall Powell | Nature David Grimm | Science Sarah Zielinski | Science News Explores Clara Moskowitz | Scientific American At the bottom of the graphic is the following text: Moderated and organized by: Sarah Scoles, Virginia Gewin, and Robin Berghaus LIVE in Chicago, writers will pitch one-minute article ideas and receive immediate feedback from editors!

Writers, bring your 1-minute pitches for live feedback from editors on November 9 @1:30pm in Chicago at Pitch Slam. @sciencewriters.org #NASW #SciWri25

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Words matter!

Great read, Erik. My husband has worked in this field for a couple of decades now and it’s been good to see the language slowly shift from conflict to coexistence. “Bear Aware” (which wasn’t awful, mind you) has shifted to “Wild Safe” and such.

Excellent! I think ours does as well, but it’s been a while since I’ve seen homework!

I was just talking about this with friends last night! Thinking about all those old (well, “old”) letters, ledgers, and diaries written in cursive I’ve used in my work. No doubt there is, or will be, some work around—but it helps knowing how to write cursive to decipher it.

This massive #pyrocumulous cloud is towering over #PortAlberni right now. A result of the Mount Underwood wildfire burning out of control just south of the city. @cheknews.ca

Plight of the Bumblebees A journey into the wild and not-so-wild world of bumblebees and the unintended consequences of domestication.

The enchantment of bumblebees illuminated beautifully by @judeisabella.bsky.social
www.biographic.com/plight-of-th...

Pets don’t necessarily improve their owners’ well-being It is commonly believed that pets provide important benefits to their owners — but research suggests we may need to reconsider.

We need to talk about the financial reality of pet ownership a lot more. (And ditto potential stress around housing.) theconversation.com/pets-dont-ne...

In case you're wondering how scientists can say that many shark populations are threatened with extinction while some US fishermen report that they've never seen so many sharks, the answer is shifting baselines: how much things have changed depends on when you start counting.

Unmasking the Sea Star Killer After a decade of carnage, we finally know what’s devastating sea stars along North America’s West Coast. Does that mean scientists can save them?

For @biographic.bsky.social, writer @craigwelch.bsky.social followed @hakai.org scientist @rhizalyssa.bsky.social's quest to unveil the the killer that decimated populations of sea stars off the West Coast. It took a few years but the lab's hard work paid off: www.biographic.com/unmasking-th...

Golden oyster mushrooms are crowding out native fungi in North America Golden oyster mushrooms, known for their bright yellow caps and earthy flavors, are native to Asia. However, these prized edible mushrooms have gained popularity throughout North America, where they’r...

I grow a lot of shiitakes, on logs on my land

Appreciate how easy & rewarding they are & don't 'naturalize' in North America, their spores literally refuse to germinate here for some reason no one knows

But these oyster #mushrooms which people grow *do* invade our forests & it's not a good thing:

The Canadian Children’s Book Centre calls on the Government of Alberta For 49 years, the Canadian Children’s Book Centre has promoted the reading, purchasing, and borrowing of Canadian books for kids and teens. We celebrate diverse stories and believe in the power of rea...

The CCBC is deeply concerned with the Government of Alberta’s Ministerial Order 30/2025.

This sweeping and vague ministerial order risks the removal of many diverse and inclusive books and disproportionately targets 2SLGBTQIA+ stories.

Read the full statement: bit.ly/4m4SukO

Shock kiwi rediscovery delights conservation world Kiwi pukupuku/little spotted kiwi have been rediscovered in the wild on mainland Aotearoa for the first time in 50 years, shocking and delighting conservationists.

Huge news! Having spent a while studying #kiwi pukupuku, this got me very excited. Finding a remnant mainland population of LSK is probably more significant than finding more #kakapo. Huge respect to those involved and particularly the hunter who found them.
www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-r...

Excellent! Something I’ve always wondered about.

What Ocean Ramsey does is not shark science or conservation: some brief thoughts on “the Shark Whisperer” documentary Netflix has a new (sarcastic air quotes) “documentary” out about Ocean Ramsey, who longtime readers and followers know is a serial wildlife harasser who also coordinates massive online …

Enough of you asked me about this that I wrote some brief thoughts on Ocean Ramsey's particular brand of pseudoscientific nonsense. I believe this addresses almost all of the frequently asked questions I receive, but as always I am happy to answer serious questions asked in good faith.

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Thanks, Jo!