Thousands of reptile species threatened by under-regulated global trade nature.com/articles/s4146…

Wanted to thank Julian Avery for letting me present to his class today and discuss natural resources management in the Mojave! Looking forward to next time!

Want to make a #change in our world that positively helps #biodiversity #conservation? Our #oa paper 'Co‐designing #behaviorchange interventions to conserve biodiversity' is out Conservation Science and Practice diogoverissimo.bsky.social @InvasionEcology SM@Griffith #ConSocSci ☕️ conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cs… /1

Gaze stabilization rocks! This #bluejay is showing off how they keep their head still to maintain focus. #birds would lose accuracy if they had to rely solely on their eyes to maintain stability. Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences #biodiversity #exploreeverything #animals #nature

I believe that this is part of the mandate from the American people. They want us to cooperate. That’s the choice I’ll make. And I call on the Congress — Democrats and Republicans alike — to make that choice with me.

Awesome new work with Danielle Williams and Brittingham on #NoisePollution (gas compressors) and nesting success. Check out the video! Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences PSU Ecosystems news.psu.edu/story/647898/2…

Note to nesting songbirds: Study indicates the quiet spot — away from a natural gas compressor — might be better - stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2…

Color signals that are sexually dimorphic, but not fully? In fence lizards: immune function, condition, testosterone, and CORT all are factors maintaining incomplete sexual dimorphism onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…

Postdoc Opportunity—Applied Avian Genomics, focused on historic and contemporary genetic diversity of Ruffed Grouse. With Julian Avery (Julian Avery, julianaverylab.com) and our group. See details here: psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic/j…

It was a blast😁

We have a new newt in Washington state Eastern red-spotted newts have shown up in NW Washington & are successfully breeding 1st time (I think) this species has established beyond its range Grateful the word is getting out so we can track this better bellinghamherald.com/news/local/art…

Pretty cool video of an eagle in Florida bringing a cat back to the nest to feed the chicks Another reason to keep domestic cats enclosed and happy Not safe for cat lovers youtube.com/watch?v=502ab1…

Looking forward to this with Shaver's Creek !!

With Tracy Langkilde Julian Avery Ryan L. Earley

Check it out Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences PSU Ecosystems

I’m looking for folks teaching herpetology this spring who might want to participate in a larger iNaturalist team sightings page with my penn state students. Cool chance to learn about other regions and see differences in phenology

Reasons I think we shouldn’t help baby animals 😁. By 'helping' wild animals, you could end their freedom or even their lives – here's why you should keep your distance theconversation.com/by-helping-wil… via The Conversation U.S.