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“They’re cutting innovation because they have this complete lack of curiosity.” Must-read convo between @benjij.bsky.social and Martha Williams, who led the Fish and Wildlife Service under Biden www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

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Our national parks are not OK, in two charts. And this was BEFORE last week's layoff. Cool cool cool cool cool

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Scooplet: The US Fish and Wildlife Service has issued stop work orders, frozen funding, and ceased communication for all of its international grants, jeopardizing critical conservation overseas. Much of this money is appropriated for Interior, not foreign aid. www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

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A tiny endangered lizard is set to test the Trump administration's "drill, baby, drill" agenda — and what it means for the nation's most imperiled species. Meet the dunes sagebrush lizard of Texas. www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

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USAID conserves biodiversity in 60 countries. It spent ~ $375.4 million on these efforts last year. Useful list of recent projects: www.biodiversitylinks.org/connect h/t @n8swick.bsky.social

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Hoping to get in touch with researchers whose NIH grants for climate research are frozen. Also looking for National Science Foundation folks who want to talk. Please share! Signal username: @ zoyateirstein.58

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FYI: USAID has been one of the world's largest and most important funders of global biodiversity conservation — a chronically underfunded area. It has supported efforts to protect forests, reduce illegal wildlife trafficking, and end violence towards women defending the environment.

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NEW: Florida’s reef-building corals are no longer having babies, threatening the future of the largest reef in the continental US. www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

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We're just going to leave this here…

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Meanwhile, rats are thriving? Despite massive, multi-million dollar campaigns to eradicate these rodents from cities with poison, rat sightings have increased in NYC, DC, Chicago, SF, Toronto and other major cities in recent years. www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

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i wrote about something strange happening within the environmental movement — many of its supporters have careened into the far right www.vox.com/climate/3935...

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Sweetest thing I've heard in a while: A sunfish at an aquarium in Japan stopped eating and fell sick after the aquarium closed to visitors for renovations. Staff hung their uniforms and put human cutouts outside the tank — and the fish got better. 🥲 apnews.com/article/japa...

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it continues

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As wildfires continue to devastate LA, Trump is directing his ire towards a fish. Not severe windstorms. Not drought. Not developers who build homes in fire-prone areas. A fish. www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

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In the last decade, birdwatching has exploded in Colombia. But unlike most industries, birding in the country could prove to be a force for good—for locals, for the environment and for the world's most diverse population of avian species @benjij.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

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If you want to end your week with awe and see some gorgeous photos, then read this fascinating story about a burgeoning industry in Colombia: birdwatching!!

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I wrote a feature about birdwatching in Colombia, which turns out to be about much more than staring at some (very beautiful) birds. Reporting on wildlife is usually bleak but this story gave me some actual hope. Hope! I do know her! www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

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so my dog apparently needs physical therapy for a leg injury and i'm dying at the photos from the local dog therapy businesses. very sweet!!

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I wrote about a new study that summarizes how bad climate change will be for wildlife, in terms of extinctions. Surprise! Not so great. But it's interesting to see the stats. Current warming of ~1.3 C could drive 160K species extinct (assuming there are ~10m species). www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

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just a standard tuesday morning reader email

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Nice piece by @benjij.bsky.social about important research in Colombia to reduce methane emissions from ruminant animals (cattle, goats, and sheep) through improved feeds. While higher-income countries work to reduce meat consumption, it's important to minimize emissions from production everywhere.

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@vox.com just released its future perfect 50 list. These are the people making the world a better place for all, including animals. it looks awesome. so many great stories in here. www.vox.com/future-perfe...

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NEW: Scientists just discovered a sea creature as large as two basketball courts (!!) It’s not a whale or a shark or a giant squid … … it’s arguably much cooler (then again i am very into coral) www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

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i know there’s a lot going on that deserves attention but let me add one thing: next week is the world’s biggest biodiversity conference, #COP16 the agenda includes hammering out a plan to raise $700 billion/yr more to stave off ecological collapse. i explain the $$: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...