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New in Peru: 27 species previously undiscovered by science : Short Wave What happens when a team of scientists and local Awajún guides go on a 38-day trip into the Alto Mayo region of Peru? Over 2000 species are identified, of course! Tucked in this lush landscape where t...

It isn’t just Paddington headed to Peru. These scientists went, too… and they discovered some new plants and animals on their trip.

In response to Trump’s assertion, “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law,” we say:

The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants.

If “I’m not mad, that’s just my face” were a frog.

🐸🪪 Plain Rain Frog,
Breviceps fuscus.

#RBF #Frog #Herpetology #Amphibian #PotatoFairy

list of banned keywords

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

Watching this on repeat how is your day going?

Dear World, (An Apology From Decent Americans) Dear World,

Dear Leaders of the Free World,

Fight him at every turn.
Make his life miserable.
Expose his ignorance and sociopathy.
Oppose and condemn and marginalize him.
The decent people of this nation are not with him.

We stand with you.

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dear-world...

Republicans in Congress introduce bill to remove gray wolf from federal protections Republicans in Congress including Rep. Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin on Friday introduced a bill to delist the gray wolf in Wisconsin and 43 other states.

And so it begins again - US Reps. Thom Tiffany and Lauren Boebert have reintroduced their bill to strip gray wolves of federal protections.

The bill, renamed the "Pet and Livestock Protection Act", relies on misinformation and fear in its attempt to delist wolves and prevent judicial review.

“Western Monarch Butterfly Population Declines to Near Record Low” Two monarch butterflies resting on a tree branch with dried leaves.

With only 9,119 overwintering butterflies, this is the 2nd lowest year ever recorded since the Western Monarch Count started in 1997. Numbers had increased slightly after the 2020 all-time-low, so this year's sharp drop is troubling.
Learn more & get involved 🦋 xerces.org/press/wester...

Thank you! This is great advice and something I need to focus more on.

round purple and orange sticker that says “I got my library card today!”

terrified for the future of this country, so today I did the only two things I could think to do: bit my nails all the way down and got a library card🥳
support your local libraries!! #booksky

I think a little cynicism may be necessary when going into this field. Great to meet another non traditional professional. Greatly appreciate your take and will keep it in mind when contemplating future decisions. Best of luck!

Great to hear from you! Will be following your work closely. Thanks for the advice!

If you were a 31 yo attempting further education what is some advice you would give yourself? I have a solid paying job at a hospital where I can stay employed by working one shift every 3 months and very few major responsibilities such as children. #ecology #wildlife #research #herpetology

For all of the former and current wildlife researchers out there I could use some advice! I am a non-traditional 31 yo student of Fish and Wildlife Sciences graduating this June. I am in the midst of contemplating further education to be able to gain more experience and knowledge towards my passions

Thank you!

Just to give everyone a reminder: you should never have to get a loan for a graduate program in ecology, evolution, & organismal biology.

#🧪

Approximately 100 000 German protesting against fascism in Berlin yesterday ✌️✌️

Let’s fight the rise of the far right

BELLA CIAO

"Bella ciao" (Italian pronunciation: [ˈbɛlla ˈtʃaːo]; "Goodbye beautiful") is an Italian song dedicated to the partisans of the Italian resistance.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Once Pitched a Deadly Human Vaccine Experiment Revelations about the role he played in a deadly measles outbreak in Samoa keep getting worse.

Revelations about the role Robert F. Kennedy Jr. played in a deadly measles outbreak in Samoa keep getting worse.

OPINION: We may not be able to change how people ingest information, but we can and should place guardrails around the evidence we use to inform the public.

Read the op-ed: ow.ly/1jrJ50UNyIh

One undescribed glass frog and two-undescribed Bolitoglossa salamanders from Colombia and adjacent Mesoamerica. No copyright worries.

Joni Ernst would’ve snitched on Anne Frank-
Just to save her job, mind you.

Two new species of the Boana semiguttata clade are described from the Atlantic Forest in southern Brazil. The new paper can be accessed at @bioone.bsky.social

Yes scientists and doctors can get it right !

@rageagainst.bsky.social dear lords of rock we need you now more than ever

I have and will continue to. But you know why I say it here ? Because @bsky.app is 30m strong and growing quickly. The collective wisdom and influence of users here is far greater than any individual democrat.

I can't say it enough. Bluesky can be the influence that can counter RW media.