If you don't have institutional access to Animal History, I have a pdf for you! Email me: alison.g.laurence [at] gmail. And/or, check out this audio version. Thanks to my in-house audio engineer (and favorite composer) @ericparson.com for producing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAIF...

Words make worlds. On this Earth Day, take a moment to tell the US govt to maintain the ESA's existing definition of "harm." Here's my comment, if a model is helpful... I tried an "extinction is costly" angle, as I imagine that's what is being valued/evaluated. www.regulations.gov/comment/FWS-...

Wading into this blue space with a scene from the San Lorenzo, witnessed on an otherwise ordinary walk to the grocery store. There was a decisive dive, a frantic splash, and a meal made. The seal swam away fast, glancing back several times (!) before disappearing fish-and-all into the dark water.