In case you were wondering, the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2023 passed the House. The bill "requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish a Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Grant Program to encourage and

There was a bald eagle, baby ducks, and a great blue heron eating a fish on my run through rock creek park, maybe there’s something to this urban nature thing 👀

It was always You 💍

Breaking: Colorado will be reintroducing wolverines, Gov. to sign bill today. "We only have about 325 wolverines left in the lower 48 states, so this bill is a vital lifeline for these tenacious animals," said Alli Henderson, our southern Rockies director.biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-r…

Deserts are good, actually

Tomorrow is National Prairie Day so it's a good time to remind everyone that Illinois calls itself "The Prairie State." But a more honest name would be "The No More Prairie State." (original image by cassi saari, I believe)

Let me introduce you to the Melanistic Kodkod or Guiña. Native to central and southern Chile. Smallest wild cat in the Americas, weighing in at 5 lbs on average 😭🐈‍⬛🖤

YOINK! It's currently breeding season at the National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center and BFFs are pairing up. The science being done at the center to help preserve the black-footed ferret species, is incredible.

that debate was grueling but I know what will be sure to cheer me up! a few words with my good friend, Chevron Deference, alive and well this morning as always

It’s too H-O-T-T-O-G-O outside

TWO-TIME GOLD MEDALIST 🥇🇺🇸

🔊 Seth Thomas speaks to Think Wildlife Foundation about #naturebasedsolutions and #biodiversity in their latest podcast: youtube.com/watch?v=2ZPnwO…

Drum roll please! 🥁🥁🥁 DC’s newest celebearities are HERE! Our two new giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, have arrived at the Zoo after landing this morning at Dulles International Airport. Get more updates about the bear pair by following #DCPandas

Today we held an event at the Academic & Research Hub on the role of youth leadership in ensuring policy is evidence-informed. Thank you to Chris Sandbrook & Prof Garcia Ferrari, for joining our members Elouise Mayall and harsh seb, & Seth Thomas for his excellent chairing! #COP16

Hundreds of salmon are now spawning in Klamath River tributaries above the 4 recently dismantled dams for the first time 60 & 112 years. It is exciting and bodes well for the future. Still, it will take several years for fish runs to recover & there is still much more work to do.

Apologies to DC winter, I’ve clearly underestimated how fun you can be

This is the cutest, spikiest, tiniest crab in the world! (Don't quote us on that—it's called hyperbole.) It was found during an operation in the Gulf of Mexico, which collected samples of mesophotic and deep-sea coral species for lab rearing and propagation. Credit: Sanctuaries (NOAA)

How can conservation institutions better support youth leadership? 🙋‍♂️ NWF fellow Seth Thomas attended a regional meeting of the #IUCN to help answer that question and speak on the importance of #youth involvement in conservation. Learn more: 📲 ow.ly/ksFb50UCEmb

The United Nations biodiversity conference #COP16 saw major wins for the inclusion of Indigenous and Afro-descendant voices on the global biodiversity and climate crises. 🤝 Read/listen to learn more about the wins and shortfalls from COP16 in Colombia 📲 ow.ly/4Wkg50UErV7

Public transit 🤝 Conservation Biology