Scientists say older #animals play critical roles in how populations function, broadly falling into three categories: ecological knowledge, reproduction, and immunity. These qualities can make the difference between populations that endure and those that fall apart. e360.yale.edu/features/lon...

A growing body of research is pointing to the critical role that older #animals play in ensuring the survival of #wildlife populations. Conservationists say the new findings should lead to policies that protect these elders and the essential knowledge they impart. e360.yale.edu/features/lon...

In honor of National Love A Tree Day. #trees #nature

Remember, #EveryDayIsEarthDay.

Happy #EarthDay.

In honor of the last #night of #DarkSkyWeek.

Climate change has thawed permafrost and increased rainfall in the Far North, producing sulfuric acid that is turning rivers and lakes rusty orange. Scientists are scrambling to parse the impacts on #wildlife, fish, and Indigenous communities. e360.yale.edu/features/rus...

When I started writing about the #climatecrisis I didn’t comprehend that there could be a force on this planet so steeped in greed and power it would sacrifice the earth and its inhabitants for its own narrow interests. But there is, and it’s Big #Oil. open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...

Light pollution isn't like water or air #pollution that stick around long after the source is turned off. All it takes is the flip of a switch. #DarkSkyWeek provincetownindependent.org/top-stories/...

The #beer itself is pretty interesting, made with some mindful agricultural techniques. It features Proximity ReGenMalt™, known to have a shallower carbon footprint than more traditional barley and hop options. www.themanual.com/food-and-dri...

Excited to have been the inspiration for this story on how #light #pollution is creating a dimmer future for humans and #wildlife. www.cambridgeday.com/2026/04/17/d...

Complete this legislative action to support restricting harmful #rodenticides. It’s a prepared statement that gets sent to your state senator. All you have to do is fill in your name and address, who literally takes 2 minutes. web.massaudubon.org/site/Advocac...

The African giant pouched rat sniffed out more than 100 land mines during his five-year career, saving countless lives. www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...

Please ask your state senator to support dark skies in #Massachusetts by cosponsoring Amendment #9, "Ensuring Public Outdoor Lighting that is Safe, Healthy, and Energy Efficient" in the Environmental Bond Bill (S.3050). Find senators and emails here: malegislature.gov/Search/FindM...

Easthampton's Abandoned Building Brewery has been recognized as a “green beverage producer” by the BetterBev program. www.brewbound.com/pr/2026/04/0...

#Animal advocacy asks something simple but difficult: to see clearly. To notice where suffering exists. To understand how ordinary choices connect to extraordinary harm. To allow awareness to guide action. open.substack.com/pub/coalitio...

#Animal advocacy asks something simple but difficult: to see clearly. To notice where suffering exists. To understand how ordinary choices connect to extraordinary harm. To allow awareness to guide action. open.substack.com/pub/coalitio...

An Oxford University study declared that eating a plant-based diet is the “single biggest way” an individual can reduce their environmental footprint. vegnews.com/environmenta... via @vegnews.bsky.social

Excited to earn the @nationalwildlife.bsky.social certified #habit distinction for our Cambridge condo yard.

Consider this #EarthMonth tip: skip the spring "clean up" in less visible areas of your yard. In places where you just can resist the urge, wait until mid to late May, when all of the overwintering #insects have emerged from #habitat like leaf litter or last season's stems.

Reflecting sunlight onto Earth at night would introduce a new artificial light source into the #nighttime #environment. Such a change could affect #wildlife, human #health, astronomical observations, and the night sky as we know it. darksky.org/news/darksky... via @darkskyintl.bsky.social

It's no #AprilFoolsDay joke, the environmental toll of the #Anthropocene (age of humans) is unsustainable. #EveryDayIsEarthDay

Our planet is at a tipping point, but collective action makes a difference. #EarthHour is a global movement uniting communities for the environment. Take an hour today and every day when possible to do something positive for people and the planet. https://www.earthhour.org/

This is no life for an elephant. For decades, the five elephants at the #PittsburghZoo have been denied the ability to make even the most basic decisions about their own lives. 📢 Contact the Board Chair & urge her to release the elephants to a sanctuary: https://bit.ly/4uKB7Lg

As electric bills escalate, the pay of utility executives steadily climbs. It’s not a coincidence. ecori.org/ratepayers-f...

#Elephants Angeline, Savanna, Tasha, Victoria, and Zuri have spent decades confined in conditions that cannot meet their complex biological needs. That’s why I’m joining thousands of people in #Pennsylvania and beyond in speaking up for their freedom and release to sanctuary. app.sosha.ai/s/iRkZKZfu

I just took action to support the release of the Pittsburgh Zoo elephants to a sanctuary. Angeline, Savanna, Tasha, Victoria, and Zuri deserve freedom, peace and dignity—not a lifetime of suffering in captivity. Join me in speaking up to #FreeThePittsburghElephants. app.sosha.ai/s/tj5BjqNm

The environmental, cultural and political mess we are in is due largely to a lack of humility. This belief has a name; #anthropocentrism. open.substack.com/pub/degrowth...

Many scientists think #rodenticides are worse than DDT because of their extreme toxicity and high rate of secondary poisoning in predators. The most effective way to reduce rat populations is reducing their food supply. www.cambridgeday.com/2026/03/19/e...

Starting my latest read, which provides alternative approaches to #gardening and #landscaping that support #nature. It's available as a free download on the leaflimb.com website.

A #carbon capture project is being used to #greenwash the expansion of one of Britain’s largest #waste incinerators, at Belvedere in Kent. theecologist.org/2026/mar/05/...

It's spring migration for billions of #birds. Light #pollution is an under appreciated problem.

#Nature is slowing down, and its ability to regenerate is failing in the face of #climatechange, according to the authors of a new analysis of the speed of species turnover in #ecosystems across the world. e360.yale.edu/features/eco... via @yalee360.bsky.social

Humans aren't the only #animals entitled to #habitat.

I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell Your Senators to Oppose the Fix Our Forests Act. Send a pre-written letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Legislation would restrict first-generation anticoagulant #rodenticides, which inadvertently find their way into #wildlife. ecori.org/raptors-othe...

Attending the Mass. Assoc. of Conservation Commissioners annual conference today.

There are less than Right #Whales 400 left, and they are traveling greater distances to find food, habitat, and mates. We are stressing them out, and special interests continue to delay efforts to help these leviathans survive. ecori.org/all-the-righ...

Please take action by sending the pre-written letter to Governor Maura Healey at the link below to the MWRA Board, which just voted for a plan that will continue to treat the Charles River as a toilet, forever. www.crwa.org/cutthecrap

Why is Sam Alito sitting on a major climate case, despite having reported significant financial investments in the fossil fuel industry? The conflict of interest is astonishing. open.substack.com/pub/heated/p...

I just sent a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Support #Wildlife Road Crossings to Save Imperiled Species. Send one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/supp...

“Salvaging the recovered derelict fishing gear can save thousands of dollars for local fishermen and protect the marine #habitat,” according to the Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation. ecori.org/scary-proble...

"Excessive and poorly designed outdoor #lighting can have harmful effects on #wildlife, human #health, #energy conservation, and a community’s overall quality of life." www.smith.edu/news-events/...

Still another month of winter to go, but there are some interesting things happening with #widlife that you might be on the lookout for.

The only beings on Earth that need baby cow's milk are baby cows.

We have inherited a peculiar belief: that growth is always good. But ecological #rewilding tells a different story. medium.com/greener-toge...

One of the many obstacles #wildlife face in the age of the #Anthropocene.

I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: We’re Celebrating #WorldWhaleDay by Taking Action for America’s #Whales 🐋. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/were...

The rationalization can't go on for much longer.