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Ecologist. Scientist for CA Fish and Wildlife. Associate Editor of J. CA Fish and Wildlife. Endangered sp. permits and mammals. Wildlife artist, foodie, dreamer. Prints: https://geogalleries.com/ek.morozova Stickers: https://brushesandbiomes.printful.me
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With #mmm2025 bracket's drop I am excited to get started on the contestants! I will be painting all of them this year again. Some will be available as stickers!! Here is a WIP of the puma! Who will you pick as your champion this year? 🐡🧪

MARCH MAMMAL MADNESS BRACKET DROP!!!! #2025MMM Did you get the combatants you dreamed of? HAPPY RESEARCHING THE SPECIES!! libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalM...

today in Bummer Emails. (if you have mosquito insectary space & can help, please reach out if you haven’t already!) 🦟

Today, UAW members and academic workers across the country are taking action to defend public research from billionaires who have no problem playing with working people’s lives as long as they can profit off of it.

Sacramento is out in force!

Painting of a #NorthernBaldIbis. Once extinct in Europe, this bird is now being reintroduced in the #Alps. As its migration routes are shifting due to climate change, it still relies on humans to find its way. I appreciate how art allows me to connect with the species 💚 #wildlife #waldrapp #birds🐦🐡

My bastardized version of kimchi jjigae to keep me warm on a dreary winter day. 🍜

So excited to see this arrive in the mail today, courtesy of @jonathanslaght.com

Happy Valentine day, everyone! Hope everyone can take a minute to appreciate someone you love even if that person is yourself!

Proud to be one of the 350 rabbis signing this statement — an ad in the NYT today and a declaration of our values. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... For more—and to sign— go to saynotoethniccleansing.org

The #2025MMM DIVISIONS!!!

Isolated doodles and notes from #tws-ws conference last week. Featured: river otter, chipmunk, ground squirrels, badger, riparian brush rabbit

The moment Estonia disconnected its power grid from Russia has been shared online. A historic step toward energy independence.

Discworld QOTD, from Mort

Mammal Madness 2025 COMBATANT VALENTINES! With messages of sciency love! #2025MMM Now available for download in color or grayscale at the LibGuide! libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalM...

Wow, what an amazing, #SuperbOwl! See original post for cool facts on their biology and sneaky ways.

USAID friends are asking this video be shared on social media at 5:30pm eastern, as E**n M**k has spent $40M on a Super Bowl ad to trash USAID, which accounts for 1% of the federal budget. Please spread the word. youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8

Still my favorite #SuperbOwl I've done: Spectacled Owl 🐡🪶

Solidarity with all working people. Support staff deserve to be treated with respect.

I may be biased but I think burrowing owls are #SuperbOwl

In honor of #SuperbOwl LIX, I am giving away this copy of my OWLS OF THE EASTERN ICE! Like or Reskeet to enter, will pick a winner at random 9am Eastern, Monday Feb 10, 2025 & contact via DM. US addresses only please 🦉🌍

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Asphaera quadrifasciata, a flea beetle that is always ready for Valentine's Day in the color department. #SciArt #Art

A moment of peace

We are recruiting a postdoctoral ORISE fellow to join an interdisciplinary team focused on issues of ecosystem type conversion, directional biodiversity change, and what to do about it. Please spread the word! 🌎🌐🧪 Details here: www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/...

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Just a quick reminder Everything these idiots are doing is illegal The courts will catch up & they will be stopped Question is Why didn't democratic congressmen attend every rally in each of their respective states yesterday. Why didn't they promote those rallies. Future generations Want to know

One for #TBT, "Sages of the Sagebrush," oil on linen, 48"x36". #pronhorn #art #oilpainting #westernart #wildlifeart #throwbackthursday

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Top story ➡️ Between 600 and 700 people turned out at the California state Capitol on Wednesday to protest President Donald Trump and, mainly, his adviser Elon Musk. @jenavieve.bsky.social spoke to protesters about why they joined what’s known as the 50501 Movement: www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

We’re gathering!

I taught courses on genocide and crimes against humanity for many years. One of the most important conclusions I took away from the literature is that the root of mass violence is SELF PITY. If you want to prepare people to commit great crimes, train them to think of themselves as great victims.