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Rory Carroll

@technaturalist.bsky.social

Wildlife ecologist and teaching professor at the University of Pittsburgh. Helping educate the people who are gonna save the world. Amateur baker, habitat crusader, string picker, road warrior, wannabe yogi.

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An upside-down American flag hangs from El Capitan near Yosemite National Park’s Horsetail Fall on Saturday to protest the thousands of federal job cuts made by President Donald Trump’s administration. 
Tracy Barbutes/Special to the Chronicle

An upside-down American flag hangs from El Capitan near Yosemite National Park’s Horsetail Fall on Saturday to protest the thousands of federal job cuts made by President Donald Trump’s administration. Tracy Barbutes/Special to the Chronicle

Brilliant protest. Yosemite National Park workers hung an upside-down American flag — traditionally a symbol of distress or a national threat — thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.

23.02.2025 05:57 — 👍 16012    🔁 4259    💬 102    📌 200
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a young boy is standing in front of a pile of coins and says goonies never say die . ALT: a young boy is standing in front of a pile of coins and says goonies never say die .

Rodents never say di(astema)! #2025MMM

07.02.2025 21:54 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
A map showing a running route in Pittsburgh.

A map showing a running route in Pittsburgh.

Longest run in a decade! I’m training to #runforareason in the PGH marathon in support of the children’s hospital. To find out why I’m going through this intentional misery, and maybe throw a few bucks to a great cause, visit my donation page!

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09.03.2024 15:44 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
American Hearts - Piebald
American Hearts - Piebald American Hearts - Piebald

Last lecture of the semester, last track on Dr. C's pre-class playlist, fitting for a discussion on climate and conservation.

Hey... you're part of it!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4ls...

05.12.2023 16:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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01.12.2023 18:45 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Using the En-ROADS simulator, students representing different stakeholder groups worked on solutions for climate change. These Pitt bio students are excellent consensus builders. The future is in good hands!

30.11.2023 00:30 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Apparently it’s that time of the semester. 😳

28.11.2023 13:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Harvest moon is superior to Harvest among Neil albums, and if there is any better album to listen to an a crisp fall day I haven’t heard it.

20.10.2023 21:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Taxonomy with Canimalcules was a hit with this foundations of biology class!

12.10.2023 23:29 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

“🙄 I can’t believe this is happening to my life”
-my 5 year old when I sing in the car

18.09.2023 21:18 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I am recruiting a PhD student in my lab (Univ. of Pittsburgh) to study rapid evolution in response to environmental pollution using experimental evolution with our duckweed system.

More info here tinyurl.com/25dzwtyc
Please share

15.09.2023 14:30 — 👍 17    🔁 24    💬 0    📌 0
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Tonight’s migration forecast makes last night’s forecast seem like Tuesday night’s forecast! Yinz remember to shut off those outdoor lights!

14.09.2023 19:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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High intensity migration over Pittsburgh tonight!

13.09.2023 19:24 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

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