California’s #wolves naturally dispersed south from Oregon & are now further expanding their territories, with more frequent encounters w/ people: “We’re at the beginning of this really exciting recovery … so there’s a lot of unknowns.” @spoorthyraman.bsky.social reports, w/ cool video of howling:

Evolution is so amazing, there's *poisonous birds* too but even those fall victim to the illegal wildlife trade “A large part of the songbird trade in Indonesia is wild-caught birds [which] makes them unsustainable to be kept [as] pets.” @spoorthyraman.bsky.social reports for @mongabay.bsky.social

My newest story for @mongabay.bsky.social on the #songbirdtrade in #Indonesia. Pitohuis, a group of birds endemic to New Guinea, have neurotoxins that can cause allergy-like symptoms. But that poison hasn't been able to protect these birds from the songbird trade. news.mongabay.com/2025/01/indo...

Presenting my newest story for @mongabay.bsky.social on cute little puffins. These little seabirds are found in the northern Atlantic Ocean. Newfoundland is the puffin capital in North America, so I had to write about these birds, but the story is one of caution. news.mongabay.com/2025/01/atla...

Went down a rabbit hole and found something interesting about frog meat! www.atlasobscura.com/articles/fro...

Happy New Year, everyone! Presenting my first 2025 story for @mongabay.bsky.social on sharks, rays and chimaeras. These ancient fish survived five mass extinctions, but can they survive overfishing? news.mongabay.com/2025/01/new-...

Experts say climate change is making #blizzards even fiercer. Discover why blizzards happen, how they are measured, and how we can prepare for them. My new book, "Blizzards," is a great introduction to the topic for readers 5 to 7 years old. Out on Jan. 7! amzn.to/4fIiC1t #kidlit #nonfiction

Latest addition to Mongabay’s Bluesky starter pack, staff writer — & hardy Newfoundlander 🇨🇦 — covering all things wildlife, @spoorthyraman.bsky.social Follow her and all our team for the latest news from nature’s frontlines:

Hello, BlueSky community! After a long hibernation 💤 here's me again and would love to connect with others here. I am a science and environment journalist, and now a Staff Writer @mongabay.bsky.social, where I write about wild things and how human greed is hurting them. Happy to say hi here :)

@spoorthyraman.bsky.social is an award-winning science and environmental journalist and author who mostly writes about our changing climate and how our lives are entwined with it. Get to know her here. 🧪

Spend a day in the life of @spoorthyraman.bsky.social and meet Pippi, who loves to start her day sniffing every blade of grass. 🧪

She’s lived on three continents, and now calls the island of Newfoundland home. Get to know @spoorthyraman.bsky.social. 🧪

How many microplastics are you eating? 🥄🚯 By @spoorthyraman.bsky.social hakaimagazine.com/videos-visua...

Here, @spoorthyraman.bsky.social, @isobel-whitcomb.bsky.social, and other journalists share tips with Tyler Santora for helping sources feel comfortable and open up so you can better guide your interviews.

Aquí, @spoorthyraman.bsky.social, @isobel-whitcomb.bsky.social, y otros periodistas comparten consejos con Tyler Santora para ayudar a las fuentes a sentirse cómodas y a abrirse para que puedas guiar mejor tus entrevistas. #TONenEspañol

Beside other risks, a new study from Peninsular Malaysia finds that exposure to oil plantations also significantly increases the risk of death among infant southern pig-tailed macaques, @spoorthyraman.bsky.social reports:

Across the U.S. Great Lakes & Canada, there’s a growing move among Indigenous communities toward wild rice restoration that revives the species, ecosystems & ancient foodways “Wild rice is very important to us because of the teachings,” one restorer tells our reporter @spoorthyraman.bsky.social:

An incredible, hopeful story from my home range by @spoorthyraman.bsky.social for @mongabay.bsky.social. We can restore instead of tear down. Read and eat some wild rice, y'all. It's delicious.

Wooohoooo, @theopennotebook.bsky.social is a teenager! Bring on the moodiness and the wobbly high heels!

Thanks to @spoorthyraman.bsky.social or the suggestion she made as an @hakaimagazine.bsky.social fellow to update our older features. What's happening with Tasmanian Devils in 2023? Lots. One of our first features from 2015 has an update: hakaimagazine.com/features/the...

So very good. The complete package of writing and art from J. B. MacKinnon and Sarah Gilman. With rats. hakaimagazine.com/features/in-...

Hello world! So the blue bird has changed enough for me to not recognise it anymore. So, I finally made the leap to Blue Sky! Hoping to (re)create a community here. I am a science and environment journalist based in the lovely city of St. John's, Newfoundland. Love to connect with you all!