Justine Shanti

Habitat fragmentation is a big threat to biodiversity worldwide. In the Gobi Desert, our WCS Mongolia team studies its effect on wildlife. They also work with nomadic herders (here recently placing GPS collars on livestock) to understand how fenced railways impact livestock and people. 🌏

Wait for it .... It's #InternationalJaguarDay. In Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve, camera traps like this help us monitor populations.

👋 Bluesky! Engage with us on addressing planetary crises: climate, biodiversity loss, health.

We’ll share what we’re doing on the ground in 50+ countries.

Here a young puma spooked by its reflection in an artificial trough. As climate-induced droughts intensify in Guatemala, these offer relief.

Making starter packs seems to be the hot thing and I noticed that we don't have one for conservation scientists (🧪), so here we go go.bsky.app/3CZDnb2
So if you are an active researcher and would like to be added, reply here. Please no journalists or NGOs, there are other starting lists for that ;)

I wrote OWLS OF THE EASTERN ICE from FSG in 2020, which did really well. Currently wrapping up TIGERS BETWEEN EMPIRES, due to same publisher in two weeks.
www.nationalbook.org/books/owls-o...

Yes please 🥳

I made a #Bluesky #conservation and #biodiversity starter pack.

If you'd like to be included, please let me know. It's been a bit of a torrent of new followers, etc., over the past week or so – I wonder why – and I'm not keeping up.

go.bsky.app/SSa4Azz

Excited to join Blue Sky! I’m Justine Shanti Alexander, working with @WCSMongolia on wildlife conservation and community-driven initiatives to protect Mongolia’s unique ecosystems and biodiversity. Thrilled to connect and share stories from Ulaanbaatar and the Gobi !

Excited to share the new IUCN Red List assessment of the Persian leopard co-led by Igor Khorozyan & myself:

www.iucnredlist.org/species/1596...

While the subspecies retained its Endangered status since the last assessment 15 yrs ago, regional conservation initiatives are gaining momentum

The last few days in #Mongolia’s largest protected area #GreatGobiA , home to the critically endangered #Gobibear & wild Bactrian camel. This fragile landscape faces new threats-local voices remind us how vital this place is for #people & #wildlife