🚀 Big news from BHL! 🌱 We’ve launched our Transition Fundraising Campaign to help BHL navigate the move to independence and secure a sustainable, global future for open biodiversity knowledge. #BHLTransition #ILoveBHL #OpenAccess 🔗 Read more and donate: blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/10/dona...

This is not good... Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating: CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I don't think the xitter exodus has found me but just as a reminder, there is a starter pack of accounts that post about North American native plants. These are mostly not pro naturalists or landscapers or horticulturists, just humans who are really into plants. 🌱 go.bsky.app/MWY25jQ

[COMMENTARY] This October, as delegates gather to discuss CCAMLR priorities, the authors of a new commentary argue, “At stake is more than a fishing rule, but also the commitment to manage fisheries proactively, rather than reactively.” ** Views are authors'.

Fall in Progress. The beautiful homeland of the Cayuga Nation. Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR Camera (Body Only) with Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 at 35mm f/7 + Lee polarized filter 100. #CayugaNation #Ithaca #FingerLakes #Fall #Atum #CornellUniversity #Canon #LEEfilters

Marketing birds: The traits birdwatching tourism companies highlight in Costa Rican tour itineraries | doi.org/10.1093/orni... | Ornithological Applications | #ornithology 🪶

Today IUCN has officially declared the Slender-billed Curlew extinct, marking the first known global extinction of a formerly widespread migratory bird species whose range included mainland Europe, North Africa, and West Asia. Read more here ⬇️ www.unep-aewa.org/fr/node/6632

Officially extinct yesterday, RIP slender-billed curlew

Migratory birds connect continents & ecosystems — but their age-old routes are under threat from habitat loss, pollution, & climate change, causing alarming declines. How much do you really know about them? Take the quiz and find out. https://ow.ly/3LEJ50Xa186 #WorldMigratoryBirdDay

🦇 El murciélago más grande de Europa, el nóctulo grande, es capaz de capturar y consumir pequeñas aves migratorias en vuelo. Es el sorprendente descubrimiento que ha realizado un equipo de la @ebdonana.bsky.social y la @au.dk. 🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... ➕ info: www.csic.es/es/actualida...

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species reports today that over 60% of bird species worldwide are in decline, primarily due to habitat loss and degradation and others like psittaciformes (parrots, macaw) and passeriformes (song birds) to live traffic. iucn.org/press-releas...

Small birds need big trees in the forest: The key to protecting cavity-nesters | www.sciencedirect.co... | Forest Ecology and Management | #ornithology 🪶

Spatial–Temporal Variation of Bird Roadkill Hotspots in the Brazilian Semi-Arid Region | onlinelibrary.wiley.... | Austral Ecology | #ornithology 🪶

Breeding biology of the Pelagic Cormorant (Urile pelagicus) at Cape Peirce, Alaska | www.tandfonline.com/... | Wilson Journal of Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶

There are more cases of Hansen’s disease reported in Brazil than any other nation besides India. A study carried out by Brazilian researchers and published in May revealed a strong association in Brazil between direct contact with armadillos and a high risk of contracting Hansen’s disease.

The availability of Blue-fronted Amazon nesting cavities is at risk in west-central Brazil | journal.afonet.org/v... | Journal of Field Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶

I have to fan-girl for a minute here. My friend @rosvall-lab.bsky.social built an app to gather data on bird behavior during the 2024 solar eclipse. 10,000+ citizen scientists contributed (including my kids), and the resulting paper was published in Science today! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Native forest cover, fragmentation, and seasonality shape functional diversity in forest bird communities | www.sciencedirect.co... | Forest Ecology and Management | #ornithology 🪶

The origins and functions of bowers in the Bowerbirds: a review and synthesis | doi.org/10.1080/0158... | Emu | #ornithology 🪶

Harvest Moon over Cornell University campus. #Canon #EOS #50S-R #Canon300mm 2.8 L IS USM Ef f/18 ISO100 1.4 Sec. Aperture 3.5 #Lightroom ND Filter6. #Moon #Luna #Cornell #CornellUniversity #Ithaca #NY

Spatiotemporal Overlap of Mallards With Poultry Farms Is Associated With Greater Risk of Avian Influenza Wild Bird Spillover Events | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 🪶

"It’s encouraging to find that given enough time, persistence, and patience, successful restoration projects can become the norm.” UCS fellow Derrick Z. Jackson brings us much-needed hope in his new piece on the recovery of puffins off the coast of Maine.

I'm trying to spend less time on social media for the sake of my mental health BUT I thought y'all might enjoy this SciShow video that I wrote the script for, all about the ways that decoy/dummy birds are used in #ornithology. youtu.be/aSzCs_w0dhA?...

A landmark scientific workshop has identified 124 Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRAs) across the European Atlantic, providing the first comprehensive map of critical habitats for threatened species such as Basking Shark, Tope, Spiny Dogfish, Sicklefin Devil Ray, and Angelshark.

🇵🇪🔎 #INVESTIGACIÓN @mongabaylatam.bsky.social revela que las dos empresas chinas que lideran el mercado de algas en #Perú no tienen licencia industrial para operar. Las millonarias cifras de ese negocio esconden una grave cadena de ilegalidad. 🧵⬇️ es.mongabay.com/2025/09/empr...

The Brazilian endemic Spix’s Macaw has been listed on #CITES Appendix I as an endangered species, receiving complete protection from trade under this #UN convention for decades. This agreement includes 151 signatory countries. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

🐱 Avian flu in house cats A case series reports H5N1 infections in four domestic cats near a California dairy farm. With early care and oseltamivir, survival was possible and antibodies persisted for months. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #SciComm #Influenza 🧪

It may seem hard to focus in at a time when climate research and higher education are both under assault, but as I and my co-authors argue here: Higher education institutions can accelerate societal climate action academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...

Perpetrators of violence, we’re told, dehumanize their victims. The truth is worse.

Many nations of the Global South are leading the transition to low-carbon sources of electricity despite contributing a small percentage of the world's emissions, as this chart from @ourworldindata.org makes clear 🧪

The Complex Relationship Between High Temperatures and Avian Breeding Success: Insights From a Global Review | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 🪶

Two years ago, marine researchers discovered a rare deep-sea octopus nursery about 90 miles off Vancouver Island. Now, it could help create Canada’s second-largest marine protected area. 🐙

We just petitioned the California Fish and Game Commission to protect two declining species of desert songbirds, Bendire’s thrasher and LeConte’s thrasher, under the state’s Endangered Species Act. Learn more about these rare songbirds ▶️ http://bit.ly/4mkiVmj

🔴 #URGENTE 🌎 La violencia contra las personas defensoras del ambiente y el territorio está fuera de control en Latinoamérica. El más reciente informe de Global Witness revela que en 2024 se registraron al menos 120 asesinatos y desapariciones en la región. es.mongabay.com/2025/09/pers...

"The climate crisis, extreme-weather events, and racism are closely linked stories." @jonallsop.bsky.social revisits coverage of Hurricane Katrina, which slammed into the Gulf Coast twenty years ago today. www.cjr.org/the_media_to...

“We now have better numbers for that: we estimate 10 billion barnacles and 3 billion mussels [died] just in the strait of Georgia.” Dr. Chris Harley (@zoology.ubc.ca @ubcoceans.bsky.social) discusses the 2021 heat dome and tidal species' surprising resilience via @theguardian.com

Following 10 days of negotiations, #INC5 talks to develop a global #PlasticsTreaty adjourned on 15 August in Geneva without consensus on a text of the instrument. Negotiations will resume at a future date to be announced: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

Talks to agree on a global #PlasticsTreaty have failed. It's concerning that we're no closer to an effective solution after nearly 3 yrs of negotiations. Plastic pollution won’t wait and neither can we. Leaders must deliver on their promise to #StopPlasticPollution. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🇧🇷Curica-urubu 🌎Pyrilia vulturina Conservação:Vulnerável A curica-urubu é uma ave psittaciforme da família Psittacidae. Também conhecido também como uparaguá, urubu-paraguá, pirí-pirí e periquito-d'anta. 📷 Ester Ramirez

Deep-sea dwelling nautiluses have been around for about 500 million years, but they are now at risk thanks to humans using their shells for decor and accessories, readily available for purchase on Etsy and eBay. Join us in demanding these platforms to commit to ending these sales ➡️ bit.ly/41tLeHl

Our August issue is now live! www.nature.com/natecolevol/... 🧪 Featuring research on: 🧬 The antibiotic resistome 🌍 Palaeobiogeography of lagerpetids and early pterosaurs 🫄 Evolution of mammalian pregnancy Cover shows a pangolin from Emogor et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

NYC wildlife managers are working to balance the needs of people and beach-nesting shorebirds. #ornithology

🚨SPOILER ALERT🚨 📸 🦈 Brendan Talwar is a Scripps Oceanography postdoc, shark expert, and can now add winner of @netflix.com's "All the Sharks" to his impressive resume! @ucsandiego.bsky.social shares more about Brendan, his research, and experience on the show. ⬇️

Keep it down!: bou.org.uk/blog-afm-... On #theBOUblog science writer Dr Ashleigh Marshall discusses anthropogenic noise and nestling begging calls in Blue Tits. Based on this recent #IBISjournal paper: doi.org/10.1111/ibi....#theBOUblog#IBISjournal #ornithology

In case you're wondering how scientists can say that many shark populations are threatened with extinction while some US fishermen report that they've never seen so many sharks, the answer is shifting baselines: how much things have changed depends on when you start counting.

More than a decade after the start of a marine epidemic that's killed billions of sea stars, researchers have discovered the bacterium responsible for Sea Star Wasting Disease (SSWD). This is a key step toward recovery for the 20+ species affected from Alaska to Mexico. tula.org/news/researc...

Riverine songbirds capture high levels of atmospheric mercury pollution from brown food webs in forests by mercury isotopic evidence | www.sciencedirect.co... | Journal of Hazardous Materials | #ornithology #pollution 🪶🌎