we have SO MUCH planned for #BlackMammalogistsWeek2026 I forgot a really special event happening on Monday October 12th! A talk between NatGeo Explorers on conservation starting at 9 am PST. Register at tinyurl.com/bmw2026explorers and share with others! #BMW2026

And if you're in the LA region, be sure to join us at the first in-person event at @nhm.org! More panels, more in-person specific giveaways, more fun, more learning! Get excited! #BlackMammalogistsWeek2026

Participation will enter you into #BMW2026 giveaways for numerous prizes! M: Predict which sponsor mammal will win in The Clash of the Sponsors! T: Share your mammal art! W: Share the interesting ways you've related to mammals! TH: Watch & ask ?s during the African filmmakers panel!

THURSDAY: #BMW2026Resilience As mammals, humans are resilient! See the resiliency shown during our African wildlife filmmakers showcase & be inspired to keep moving forward! #BlackMammalogistsWeek2026 Register here exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/blac...

WEDNESDAY: #BMW2026Innovate Innovation in thought, method, & tech drives our understanding of mammals! With Cesar Estien & Julian Nesbitt learn how similar mammals & birds are. You'll see mammals differently! Register exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/blac... #BlackMammalogistsWeek2026

TUESDAY: #BMW2026Create We'll be hosting a drawing workshop @ebtsoyp.bsky.social. If you enjoyed our drawing workshop last year w/ @dominiqueramseyart.bsky.social, you'll enjoy this one with Liz Wahid & Dr. Danielle Lee! 🐀 Register exploringbytheseat.com/lessons/blac... #BlackMammalogistsWeek2026

MONDAY: #BMW2026Resist A special collab between us and @mmmletsgo.bsky.social #MarchMammalMadness. You've seen our sponsor tier mammals. Now get ready to see them clash! Who will win? Tag us with your prediction & be entered into a giveaway! #BlackMammalogistsWeek2026

A PREVIEW OF THE VIRTUAL EVENTS THAT WILL BE HAPPENING NEXT WEEK for #BlackMammalogistsWeek2026 🥳

GET READY 🥳 Next week #BlackMammalogistsWeek2026 begins! Here's a quick rundown of the many cool and informative events happening from Oct. 11th - Oct. 17th. Giveaways, panels, another drawing workshop, all culminating in our in-person event at NHMLAC in LA on Friday! Join us in the fun!

THREE MORE DAYS TO ENTER!

Black Mammalogists Week@blackmammalogists.bsky.social · 3w ago

We're looking for 6 *local* students to present posters for the in-person #BlackMammalogistsWeek event on Oct. 16th @ NHMLAC. They get free full day museum passes, BMW Ts, & entry into a raffle to win more prizes! Please share! *Entry ends 9/24!* docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We're looking for 6 *local* students to present posters for the in-person #BlackMammalogistsWeek event on Oct. 16th @ NHMLAC. They get free full day museum passes, BMW Ts, & entry into a raffle to win more prizes! Please share! *Entry ends 9/24!* docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

and, last but not least, MAYA PHILIPP will study the diet of humpback whales 🐋 using stable isotopes, advancing our understanding of marine mammal foraging behavior & contributing to the emerging use of stable isotope-based diet analysis in marine systems.

JENNIFER WHITE will use Raman Spectroscopy to identify microplastics in Florida’s stormwater systems & trace how pollutants move into bat populations, helping to establish bats as bioindicators & producing empirical data linking stormwater infrastructure to wildlife exposure to contaminants.

IZABELLE JAQUET will develop & refine a region-specific methodology for determining bat sex from guano as part of the Illinois Natural History Survey. Her work will unlock answers to key questions about cave community dynamics, artificial roost usage, & the identification of maternal roosts.

DESIREÉ OUTTEN-BERRÍOS will replace 2 ultrasonic recorders used in detecting bat/lemur/small mammal calls in forests in Madagascar & North Carolina, helping them understand how wildlife uses reforested & managed habitats & contributing to their dissertation & future in biodiversity conservation.

2025 WINNERS OF THE BLACK & INDIGENOUS SCHOLAR AWARD 🥳 ALANNAH GRANT will purchase a telemetry set & conduct research/outreach about urban Eastern gray squirrel ecophysiology & adaptations. The set will be lent to other systemically minoritized communities to assist in diversifying urban ecology.

Since 2022, #BlackMammalogistsWeek has partnered with ASM to support Black & Indigenous folks interested in mammals, made possible solely from the generosity of private donor-created funds. No membership dues or conference registration fees are used. Our sincere gratitude to the gifts of many.

gated community bullshit

really easy to figure this out: someone is asking you for money on the street. they could be about to go spend it on drugs or they could use it to feed their kids. you cannot ask them what they're going to do with it. do you give them the money. my answer is yes. yours might differ. whatever

✨the glitterati✨@glitterati.bsky.social · last yr.

I really appreciate the legwork that went into this article. Absolutely, there are real Gazans who really exist, who are just trying to protect their families. (Also, I remember your blog from way back. ❤️) There is a "however" coming, but I hope a constructive one.

Had fun making these recently. No AI. If you like anything here and need a cover designed for your next novel or anything else, please consider reaching out! www.rtwrites.com/design-help/ #writingcommunity

there's like, nothing by South Africans on here and it's real lonely and we're not even in a war-zone or a disaster area that requires community awareness, or anything

asia murphy phd (river to the sea)@amanatiala.bsky.social · last yr.

the absolute dearth of qts mentioning that certain global topics--Palestine, Congo, Sudan, etc.--are underrepresented here compared to twitter is sorta indicative of how america-centered this app is yall have somehow turned which website/app you log into to microblog into a culture war

the absolute dearth of qts mentioning that certain global topics--Palestine, Congo, Sudan, etc.--are underrepresented here compared to twitter is sorta indicative of how america-centered this app is yall have somehow turned which website/app you log into to microblog into a culture war

Charlie Warzel@cwarzel.bsky.social · last yr.

I realize posting this here is preaching to the choir. But after the Grok White Genocide thing & Ye essentially launching an exclusive Neo Nazi single on the platform... I felt motivated to write about X and how bizarre it is that so many people (news outlets, celebrities, politicians) use it

like yall dont even have the people here to tell you the important shit you missing because they missing you're in the social media equivalent of the unknown unknowns category

I keep feeling puzzled by the dissonance of people 'fighting Nazis' by creating a small echo chamber of mostly white voices, but I think that's the reason they haven't even noticed the lack of diversity on here, that much of the world is simply missing bsky.app/profile/calm...

Anand@calmerfuture.bsky.social · last yr.

Musk is vile, racist, and manipulates X — which I've largely stopped using myself but most of the accounts and conversations from Africa and India which I used to follow there simply never moved elsewhere as a result — there are quite different regional dynamics, outside this narrow bubble

the absolute dearth of qts mentioning that certain global topics--Palestine, Congo, Sudan, etc.--are underrepresented here compared to twitter is sorta indicative of how america-centered this app is yall have somehow turned which website/app you log into to microblog into a culture war

Charlie Warzel@cwarzel.bsky.social · last yr.

I realize posting this here is preaching to the choir. But after the Grok White Genocide thing & Ye essentially launching an exclusive Neo Nazi single on the platform... I felt motivated to write about X and how bizarre it is that so many people (news outlets, celebrities, politicians) use it

yall know that people can still receive money from tellers in gaza and that all the food that's already in the place doesn't just POOF disappear when a blockade occurs, right? in fact, what happens is the food already there becomes even more expensive! because there's a blockade! amazing aint it

thats weird. mine is filled with stuff on the congo, palestine, sudan, and squidgame. sounds like a skill issue bsky.app/profile/nhas...

Nate Hashem@violetvelafiles.com · 2y ago

If anyone whines that we "self-segregated ourselves from X" and "aren't in the conversation anymore," feel free to show them this screenshot of my "For You" tab.

I'm so glad it's not just me. I feel bad for posting updates about Sudan here because it feels like I'm "harshing the vibe" (and being new with very limited reach is frustrating). I'm not sure if it's worth being here...

here. i dont think its worth it for me to be here. this place upsets me.

Ohtze@ohtze.bsky.social · 2y ago

Here? Or the other place?