Alejandra Vergara-Peña, PhD
@alevergarap
Wildlife lover. Polar Specialist at @WWF_UK. #science #conservation
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http://linkedin.com/in/A.Vergara-Pena 03-10-2009 20:44:46
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HAPPY POLAR PRIDE DAY🏳️🌈❄️ Today, the WWF UK Polar team joins global celebrations to mark LGBTQ+ in STEM & the #polar science community🌈 But really, every day should be about diversity and inclusivity🥼🧪🔬👩🔬👨🔬💻 #PolarPride2022 Pride in Polar Research LGBTQIA+ STEM Day #HappyPolarPrideDay 🧵1/4
How can satellite imagery & #walrus conservation go hand-in-hand? 🤔 ICYMI, this video is on the #WalrusFromSpace team's (WWF UK, British Antarctic Survey 🐧,@NorskPolar), #Arctic expedition in #Svalbard, 🇳🇴, July 2022. Their research from this trip will help validate future walrus counts👇
I just signed RiverActionUK's petition calling on political leaders to rescue our rivers and freshwaters to health for nature and people by 2030. Will you join me and add your name? #RescueBritainsRivers you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/rest… via 38 Degrees
#OpEd from WWF Global Arctic Programme and Utrecht University: Species around the globe are under threat, from mammals and birds to fish and reptiles. In fact, global #wildlife populations have decreased an average of 69 per cent in the past 50 years. #ClimateCrisis #Arctic highnorthnews.com/en/time-work-t…
📢 New study in Frontiers in Conservation Science by WWF and MIX Research 🐾 It lays out a new, innovative method for collecting and analyzing environmental DNA (eDNA) from the snow tracks of polar bears, Eurasian lynx and snow leopards 🐻❄️ Learn more 👇 arcticwwf.org/newsroom/news/…
🐋 #ProtectingBlueCorridors in the #Arctic requires all hands on deck from: 🤝 Arctic states & Arctic Council 🚢 #Shipping industry & companies ⚓ International Maritime Organization 📑 Researchers Our new Arctic blue corridors report outlines the actions needed from each group 🔗: arcticwwf.org/newsroom/repor…