CLP has opened its 2026 Team Awards! Deadline: January 9, 2026. Early career conservationists can apply for the chance to gain up to US$15,000 in project funding, leadership training, and ongoing professional development support. www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/awards-oppor... #WeAreCLP

The Nature Health Index (NHI) will combine indicators of ecosystem structure, function, and composition into a single holistic measure, helping scientists and decision-makers assess complex phenomena at a glance. We will harness advances in remote sensing, citizen science, and field survey data.🌍🧪

Proud to collaborate with @cornellbirds.bsky.social on a project to develop cutting-edge bioacoustic technology to advance conservation monitoring in the Global South. Big 🙏 to @bezosearthfund.org for $1.8M grant, announced yesterday, to support this work. 🌎 www.birds.cornell.edu/home/bezos-e...

What should you do when you lose your federal science job? Run for Congress! www.science.org/content/arti... This story inspired me. If it inspires you also, consider sharing it and/or supporting Megan O'Rourke's campaign: meganorourkeforcongress.com @meganorourke.com

I may have found my defining quote. Pair this with my pinned post and you will see what I mean!

"Tons and tons of paper and BS" - Minister of Environment of Panama, Hon. Juan Carlos Navarro, on the lack of progress despite commitments to nature conservation at #NYCClimateWeek

If you’re in New York starting on September 13, check out GROWTESQUE, a new art exhibition from Plein Ventures. Proceeds will support forest restoration in Guatemala. WCS’s Madeleine Thompson will be there in conversation with artist Angelina Gualdoni on September 25. RSVP: bit.ly/4nk9zYD 🌎

With the ground under American science shifting, how should philanthropies that support science respond? WCS President and CEO Adam Falk, who until recently served as president of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, shares some thoughts in @science.org. 🌎 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Thrilled to share our new paper led by @colincarlson.bsky.social which asks an exciting question - what could a global scientific assessment body for pandemics look like? We take lessons from existing groups like the IPCC and @ipbes.net, laying out considerations, challenges, and ways forward. 🌍🧪

Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing theonion.com/protest...

I love you Seattle. #abolishice #nokings

There are nearly 100,000 people at the rally in Philadelphia. #NoKings

NEW: Democracy is alive in Philly! Amazing scenes in Philadelphia as thousands hit the streets for the anti-Trump protest. #NoKings #50501Movement

Massive #NoKings march in New York City!

Our paper about the important places for birds, climate and ecosystem services was featured in @mongabaylatam.bsky.social 🌏🧪🐦🌳💧🌤️ news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

Many forests that benefit people also shelter Endangered birds, writes @earthdotcom.bsky.social. With limited resources, says WCS’s Dr. @rachelneugarten.bsky.social, “this information is critical for helping decision-makers protect our natural heritage.” 🌎 www.earth.com/news/many-fo...

Protecting certain areas valuable for humans could simultaneously benefit bird populations across the U.S., a new paper shows. This info is critical for decision-makers to protect our natural heritage, says WCS’s Dr. @rachelneugarten.bsky.social, the lead author. 🌎 bit.ly/4dttRLq #BiodiversityDay

More cowbell! A new study co-authored by WCS aims to help reduce jaguar conflict with livestock, a key threat to the big cats. Among the cost-effective solutions identified: bells, along with LED lights, donkey guards, and more. 🌎 bit.ly/43mr6qR

We love to talk about "win-win-wins" in conservation, but are they really possible? Our new open-access paper explores this question for birds, climate, and people in the US: doi.org/10.1016/j.ec... 🌏🧪

📢 Now available! All chapters of the @ipbes.net #TransformativeChange Assessment Report can now be accessed here: 🔍 📷 www.ipbes.net/transformati...

Ahead of #EarthDay, a conversation on why we protect wildlife and wild places. On this week’s WCS Wild Audio, hear from Liz Bennett, our VP of Species Conservation, on the benefits the protection of biodiversity brings for the planet. Listen: bit.ly/3EC6geB 🌏

Happy Earth Day! Enjoy some spring peepers (volume up!)🌏

Otherworldly wildlife so close to New York City. 100 years ago, scientists and artists set sail on the WCS-led Arcturus. Madeleine Thompson of @wcs-archives.bsky.social shares the timeless beauty they found. We’re still working to protect #HudsonCanyon. 🌎 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pik...

I'm honored to be speaking at the 2025 Measuring Development (MeasureDev) Conference "Biodiversity on Land and at Sea" at the World Bank (and virtually) April 29, 2025, organized by @cega-uc.bsky.social Register (virtual): tinyurl.com/yefy2jby (in person): tinyurl.com/44h2rxm2

A look at the global temperature over land areas (where we live) for every average January-February period since 1850... Data provided by NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0 (www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...) 🧪⚒️

The 2025 State of the Birds Report finds birds from almost all habitats continue to decline. The declines are staggering. It’s time to act to bring birds back. Action to help: spread the word! #BringBirdsBack #BirdersUnite #BirdWatching #ProtectBirds www.stateofthebirds.org/2025/

Valdivian coastal rainforest magic: ancient Alerce trees (Fitzroya cupressoide), a cypress native to southern Chile (one of the oldest trees in the world is an Alerce), "Estrellita" (Asteranthera ovata), an evergreen scrambling vine native to Chile, and Chilean hazelnut (Gevuina avellana)

Hey! Are you an American considering a PhD or a postdoc, and the funding / academic situation just went absolutely bonkers? Canada's federal funding awards just added eligibility for international applicants if at Cdn institutions. www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-D...

Climate conventions are important because they motivate governments to make stronger commitments to reducing emissions. But there's challenges including the associated impacts. It undermines the entire cause if it is used as an excuse for deforesting the Amazon www.bbc.com/news/article...

May these sea lions resting on a sunny dock in Valdivia inspire you to take a breath and relax even when things are chaotic

“These photos are amazing,” Seraphin Ngouna, who belongs to an Indigenous people from the forest and maintained the cameras for WCS told @theguardian.com. 🌍 bit.ly/4ku9H7c

OPEN biodiversity DATA ALERT: iNaturalist has released range data for 100k+ taxa: www.inaturalist.org/posts/106918 🌍🧪

Aquaculture is expanding rapidly in the Amazon, one of earth's most biodiverse ecosystems. Our new review paper in Nature Sustainability assesses opportunities and challenges for sustainable aquaculture in the Amazon. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This #WorldWildlifeDay2025, introducing REEL WILD Film Festival. On April 4 & 5, join us for #Oscar nominated films, Emmy-Award winning programs, Q&A’s with filmmakers and conservationists, and programming for children. 🌎 🎞️ Get tickets: reelwild.org

New journal alert: "Nature Reviews Biodiversity will showcase the diversity of life on Earth as well as the biodiversity-related research community."🌏🧪 www.nature.com/nrbd/volumes...

Science saves lives, improves human well being, and serves as a source of inspiration. #standupforscience events are planned in DC (and nationally) on March 7 🧪

Wow First ever measure of the value of Australian ecosystems (National Ecosystem Accounts) www.abs.gov.au/media-centre... www.abs.gov.au/statistics/d...

"The initiative follows successful models in New Zealand, Canada and Colombia where rivers have been recognised as living entities with intrinsic rights to exist, rights to flow, thrive and be free from pollution and the appointment of guardians to act on their behalf."

Adam F. Falk, President of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, has been named the new president and CEO of the Wildlife Conservation Society. He will begin in the role on July 1. bit.ly/432GLNj

LISTEN: #AvianFlu is having an unprecedented impact on birds and mammals around the world, says Dr. @cwalzer.bsky.social of @wcshealth.bsky.social on the latest #WCSWildAudio. 🌏 🔊 apple.co/3EBeEeg

World’s largely unprotected peatlands are ticking ‘carbon bomb’, warns WCS-led study. “These vital ecosystems don’t have anywhere near the level of protection they need,” says lead author @kemenaustin.bsky.social. 🌍 Via @theguardian.com: bit.ly/3X1Ln2m

For 10 years, WCS Ocean Giants has studied whales in the New York Bight. Our team gathers data that is used to better protect these animals. These shots are from a recent ‘close approach’ by a curious humpback that circled and remained close to the boat for quite some time. #WorldWhaleDay 🌎

I still love seeing wildlife when I'm out for a jog in the woods

This video of a kayaker briefly "swallowed" by a humpback whale and then immediately spat out unharmed really made my day 🌏

Peatlands are a vital source of carbon storage that many people have never heard of. Yet they are dangerously under-protected, shows a new study led by WCS. Only 17% fall within a protected area. Puts their carbon stores at risk and threatens global freshwater supply. 🌍 bit.ly/4hVYQRp

OPEN DATA ALERT World Bank created a Global Biodiversity Species Global Grid database, based on data from GBIF and machine-based pattern recognition to generate species occurrence maps 🧪🌍https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/a-new-world-bank-database-to-support-a-new-era-in-biodiversity-c

Some good news, for a change. www.edie.net/bloomberg-co...

Visited Khao Yai National Park in Thailand yesterday and saw many "lifer" species, including Malayan porcupines, pig tailed macaques and sambar deer. Thanks to conservation efforts many species including tigers are growing (news.mongabay.com/2024/07/thai...) @thewcs.bsky.social 🌏

My dog makes sure I get outside every day, even when it's cold and the days are short. What tips do you all have for coping with long winters?

@csandbrook.bsky.social's thought-provoking article argues that the implications of AI will have less to do with how the conservation sector uses AI tools, and more to do with how AI shapes human society. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...