Carl Safina is featured in latest episode of the See See by Ceci podcast! In this episode, Carl delves deep into the consciousness of the natural world, and describes what awareness looks like outside the realm of human sentience. You can listen to the episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/6CLd...

When do you feel most connected to nature? Happy Earth Day from all of us here at the Safina Center! Remember, conservation starts with connection, and we are a part of this planet just as much as the forests and oceans that we advocate for are. www.instagram.com/reel/DXcUIo2...

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Safina Center Junior Fellow Isaias Hernandez will be hosting an educational field trip highlighting the importance of native plants and preserving #biodiversity on Saturday, March 28th, in Los Angeles, CA! Information about the field trip can be found here: www.eventbrite.com/e/native-pla...

The Safina Center welcomes Illustrator and Cartoonist Peter Kuper as a 2026 Senior Fellow! In his various works, Peter Kuper delivers serious social commentary through illustrated #journalism. You can check out more of his work here: www.peterkuper.com/about

TSC Fellow @isaiashernandez.bsky.social writes about #mycology and #fungi after spending an afternoon foraging with mycologist Dr. Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian. 🌎 "My time with a mycologist... opened my eyes to the artistry, intelligence, and patience of a kingdom that holds our world together."

Mycology and The World of Fungi — The Safina Center

By Safina Center Conservation Videography Fellow Isaias Hernandez

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So much of the land we move through has been reshaped by human hands, and generations of ecological knowledge have been pushed aside. My latest for @safinacenter.bsky.social , check it out!

Native Plants and the Theodore Payne Foundation — The Safina Center

By Safina Center Conservation Videography Fellow Isaias Hernandez

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Safina Center Environmental History and Music Fellow Priya Parrotta shares what she's learned from moving to a #plant-based lifestyle—from #vegan recipes to new connections with the natural world.

Consciousness and Connection: Reflections from a Plant-Based Kitchen — The Safina Center

By Safina Center Environmental History and Music Fellow Priya Parrotta

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In a new article on our blog, Safina Center Conservationist-in-Residence @hobdy71.bsky.social details the momentous release of three rehabilitated Newell's shearwaters—a native Hawaiian seabird known locally as ‘a’o. www.safinacenter.org/blog/flying-free-on-kauai #conservation #seabirds 🌎

TSC Fellow @isaiashernandez.bsky.social on #climate storytelling: "[Climate storytelling] transforms charts and numbers into living tales of place and kinship, reminding us that rising seas, burning forests, and shifting seasons are not abstractions; they are woven into our daily lives."

Storytelling Will Save the Earth — The Safina Center

By Safina Center Conservation Videography Fellow Isaias Hernandez

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Safina Center Environmental Journalism Fellow @mstarling.bsky.social reflects on her recent trip to #Galapágos and the marred fantasy of "pristine #nature." "We cannot expect to experience an untouched wilderness that simply does not exist." www.safinacenter.org/blog/the-mar... 🌎

The marred fantasy of ‘pristine nature’ in Galápagos — The Safina Center

By Safina Center Environmental Journalism Fellow Marlowe Starling

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My interview with Oprah Winfrey is live! Feel free to enjoy and to share. We ranged from dogs to the sacredness of Life on Earth. I am really pleased with how it turned out and Oprah's producer says it's one of his all-time faves in the series.

Carl Safina discusses #animal emotions on the Oprah Podcast: "When we love someone, we feel that we want to be close to them... in our house, our dogs are never given any kind of a treat or fed upstairs in the bedroom. But at night, they come upstairs. Why? Because they want to be near us."

Do Dogs Really Love Us? with Oprah and Dr. Carl Safina

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New story by TSC Fellow @raffiwriter.bsky.social: The #AMOC, a system of #ocean currents that helps regulate the planet's climate by bringing warm water to the north and cold water to the south, is under threat from #ClimateChange, and a complete breakdown could be catastrophic.

Stories of the Sea - Worries over AMOC — The Safina Center

By Safina Center Historical Journalism Fellow Raffi Khatchadourian

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Since at least the 1980's, there have been documented instances of #humpback #whales blowing "bubble rings" in front of humans. In a new post on our blog, Jodi Frediani writes about her team's recent study on this phenomenon and what it might tell us about our #cetacean neighbors 🌏

Humpback Whales Blow Bubble Rings — The Safina Center

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Do we have a relationship with #dogs ? Is this relationship one-way only? ~ check out this great video from @safinacenter.bsky.social - FYI @jackdashby.bsky.social @euanritchie.bsky.social @animaljusticeparty.bsky.social

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"Dogs have everything we wish we could be without the things we wish humans didn't have. Dogs, in a way, are who we wish we were." Carl Safina speaks on the relationship we have with dogs and other animals in a new video from JUST A DOG: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDKg...

TSC Writer-in-Residence @4fishgreenberg.bsky.social has written about all sorts of climate-forward diets, from pescatarian to vegan. While these diets have benefits, they're also repetitive and expensive. In a new article in Gravy, he offers a "lazy man’s guide to climate-conscious animal eating."

I’ll Have the Chicken | Southern Foodways Alliance

by Paul Greenberg Illustrations by Matt Rota In 2015, partly as a premise for a PBS Frontline documentary and partly for research on my book The Omega Principle, I ate fish and shellfish as my sole so...

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"Dogs have everything we wish we could be without the things we wish humans didn't have. Dogs, in a way, are who we wish we were." Carl Safina speaks on the relationship we have with dogs and other animals in a new video from JUST A DOG: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDKg...

Are Our Relationships with Dogs A One Way Street?

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In a new post on our blog, TSC Community Organizing Fellow @mikaelaloach.bsky.social urges us all to take part in our local communities and organize against injustice. "Our whispers combine together to form a collective voice... One that reminds us that the ending to our story is not yet written."

Whispers of Change — The Safina Center

By Safina Center Community Organizing Fellow Mikaela Loach

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For the first time in recorded history, a Laysan #albatross has fledged from the South shore of Kauaʻi! Safina Center Conservationist-in-Residence @hobdy71.bsky.social has the full story on our blog! #Conservation #Hawaii #Birds #Ornithology 🌎

North Star on the South Shore – First Poʻipū Mōlī Chick in Recorded History — The Safina Center

By Safina Center Conservationist-in-Residence Hob Osterlund

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In her new article, TSC Conservationist-in-Residence @hobdy71.bsky.social writes of two military initiatives threatening protected #Hawaiian islets that over 1.5 million #seabirds rely on for nesting. Hawaiian residents and #conservation organizations are fighting to keep these islands safe. 🌎

Hawaiʻi Stands Up for Seabird Sanctuaries — The Safina Center

By Safina Center Conservationist-in-Residence Hob Osterlund

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Today marks 10 years since Cecil the #lion was killed by a trophy hunter. Today on our blog, Safina Center Fellow @mstarling.bsky.social speaks with Dr. Andy Loveridge, the director of Panthera’s lion program and one of the biologists tracking Cecil with GPS tags before his untimely death.

A Conversation With Biologist Dr. Andy Loveridge 10 Years After Cecil the Lion Was Killed — The Safina Center

By Safina Center Environmental Journalism Fellow Marlowe Starling

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As Pride Month comes to a close, I wrote a personal essay on Queer Ecology and how it has saved me. As a queer environmentalist in this field, my work is not only to educate but also to represent LGBTQ+ communities, which are often underrepresented in science. Consider subscribing for free!

What Queer Ecology Taught Me About Survival, Belonging, and Love.

Queer ecology offers us a critical lens to understand these relationships through, beyond the narrative of the binary. What does it mean to create an expansionary world than a fixed?

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@csafina.bsky.social spoke about his book "Alfie & Me," and our relationship with the natural world at the New Canaan Library last month. You can watch the entire presentation on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzwv...

New Canaan Library Presents: Oldham Nature & Environment Lecture: Carl Safina

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Last month, Safina Center Fellow Priya Parrotta released "Vegana Vol. 1," a #BossaNova album about embracing a vegan lifestyle, eschewing consumerism, and building community around a shared desire for a more loving world. You can listen to the full album for free or purchase it on Priya's BandCamp:

Vegana, Vol. 1, by Priya Parrotta

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This week, congress will vote on a rescissions package that would take over $1 billion of funding away from public TV networks like PBS. We ask you to write to your members of congress and urge them to vote against rescinding the funding that makes shows like PBS' "Nature" and "Menghayati" possible.

Support Your PBS Stations Today !

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Safina Center Fellow alum and Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Ian Urbina returns with a new season of his riveting podcast anthology, The Outlaw Ocean, which explores the most lawless place on earth — the vast unpoliceable ocean. #TheOutlawOcean

The Outlaw Ocean Podcast

The Outlaw Ocean Podcast is a seven-part series that explores a gritty and lawless realm rarely seen: the high seas.

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My latest opinion piece, just out today, is about what I learned about political strategy from watching lions. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/o...

Opinion | To Take on Trump, Think Like a Lion

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Since 2022, it has been illegal to catch North Atlantic shortfin mako #sharks. So why is it so easy to buy their meat online? Safina Center Historical Journalism Fellow @raffiwriter.bsky.social writes about shark steaks and illegal #wildlife trade in his latest blog post 🌎

Stories of the Sea - Shark Steaks and Illegal Wildlife Trade — The Safina Center

By Safina Center Historical Journalism Fellow Raffi Khatchadourian

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By studying over 700 ancient poems, scientists have shed light on the Yangtze finless porpoise's population throughout history. This data may provide insight on where the endangered species can thrive in the future. 🌏 Safina Center Fellow @mstarling.bsky.social has the full story via @cnn.com:

Ancient poetry unveils history of critically endangered finless porpoises, scientists say | CNN

Scientists studied more than 700 ancient Chinese poems that mention the Yangtze finless porpoise to determine its population history, according to a new study.

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Safina Center Historical Journalism Fellow @raffiwriter.bsky.social shares more stories from the #ocean: from complex microscopic life working together to produce oxygen, to a potential discovery that could offer new explanations to the origin of life on Earth. 🌎

Stories of the Sea - Bacteria, Water from Space, and the Origin of Life on Earth — The Safina Center

By Safina Center Historical Journalism Fellow Raffi Khatchadourian

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