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I study ornithology from an interdisciplinary perspective. My research has focused on bird diversity and tropical land use. I'm currently working on a book about birds in art. I teach international study abroad and love travel and visiting museums.
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A new analysis of more than 70,000 wild animal species reveals that climate change now threatens thousands (nearly 5% of the assessed species) of the planet’s wildlife, along with overexploitation and habitat degradation. Ocean invertebrates are particularly vulnerable.

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Amazing new exhibit by ceramic artist Sarah Conti on view at Eutectic Gallery in Willamina Oregon.

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There’s so much happening right now, I thought I’d put together a running thread on the dismantling of #climate and research and knowledge infrastructure in the United States 🧵

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"the president defied a Supreme Court ruling to return a man mistakenly sent to a gulag... and spoke of sending Americans to foreign concentration camps. This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped" snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror

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"Few apes have done more to unsettle human certainties than Kanzi the bonobo. He wasn’t the first nonhuman primate to use symbols to communicate, but he was the first to do so with such fluency, subtlety & apparent ease," writes Rhett Butler in Mongabay's occasional series, Founder's Briefs. Read:

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WORLD-FIRST: Ground-breaking research published today in the Ornithologist Journal has, for the first time, translated common UK bird vocalisations into equivalent phrases in the human language. The results tell us a lot! Extracts below... 🧵

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We are sending people for indefinite detention without trial at a foreign gulag because they have tattoos about soccer teams and about loving their mothers.

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Iain Douglas-Hamilton spent a lifetime communing with and championing African elephants, which he regarded as more than objects of study. A new film co-produced by the organization he founded, Save the Elephants, explores how his work challenged the fortress model of conservation.  Read:

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Colorado College’s annual survey included residents of 8 Western states, the majority of whom identified as politically conservative or moderate, shares Inside Climate.

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Last night, 99% of House Republicans voted to codify the Trump-Musk coup. Every Democrat except Rep. Golden stood united against this extreme MAGA spending bill. Senate Democrats still have the power to stop this sham of a government funding bill by holding the line. Contact your senators ASAP. 👇

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Common Kingfisher along the Arno River, Florence, Italy. Life bird at least in the wild. Often painted.

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Here I react to the shameful behavior of American leaders and media toward the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share. snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...

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Me sketching in plein air as painted by a fellow workshop attendee.

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Excited to start building my bird related contacts #addBirder

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One supervising ranger left at Grand Teton National Park. Rethink those summer vacation plans apnews.com/article/trum...

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www.annefrank.org/en/topics/de...

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Hello! I'm interested in birds in nature and birds in art. Hoping to connect to people active at the interface of science, art, and nature conservation and education.

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