Perhaps the photographic highlight of this latest South Africa trip for me was the opportunity to finally see aardwolves up close. This is one of the “Shy Five” in Africa, due to its elusive and nocturnal nature. Though I’ve seen it before (only twice), it was nice not having an obscured view.

preparing to GPS tag tawny #eagles for my NatGeo funded project..! (note, this stuffy is a Philippine Eagle, not a tawny!) 🌍🧪

Get into it: www.alieward.com/ologies/hyae... with @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social:

Hyaenidology (HYENAS) with Dr. Christine Wilkinson — alie ward

Giggles. Pseudopenises. Matriarchies? Media slander. Hyaenidologist Dr. Christine Wilkinson delivers stories about the nature of matrilinearity, hot Lion King gossip, bristle backs, tiny heads, big te...

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Jacqueline Church@jaxbeginsagain.bsky.social · 2w ago

Hey fellow #curious nerds, just listened to a banger of an episode of @ologies.bsky.social and @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social - cannot recommend it more. Smart, fun, science-based about Hyenas! #Hyaenidology Were you, like me, a kid that grew up with the canary-bordered NatGeo mags? #savedme

HYENAS. Giggles. Pseudopenises. Matriarchies? Hot Lion King gossip, bristle backs, tongue bumps, lawsuits, & why these animals deserve devotion. Carnivore ecologist and Hyaenidologist Dr. @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social Christine Wilkinson is an absolute treasure. www.alieward.com/ologies/hyae...

Hyaenidology (HYENAS) with Dr. Christine Wilkinson — alie ward

Giggles. Pseudopenises. Matriarchies? Media slander. Hyaenidologist Dr. Christine Wilkinson delivers stories about the nature of matrilinearity, hot Lion King gossip, bristle backs, tiny heads, big te...

alieward.com

Do you like getting candids of wildlife? Do you like free things? #BlackMammalogistsWeek @browningtrailcams.bsky.social

HEY HEY HEY October 11 through the 17th. It's happening. #BlackMammalogistsWeek2026

🐍 Shake, rattle, and roll... Happy World Snake Day! Celebrate with a few fun facts courtesy of Leslie Gordon (Senior Manager, Living Collections) and Juniper, our resident rattlesnake.

As great whites and humans share the waters, shark lab runs out of funding

As great whites and humans share the waters, shark lab runs out of funding

Since 2018, the California Beach Shark Safety program at Cal State Long Beach has tagged great whites in local waters and shared their locations with lifeguards.

latimes.com

On Wednesday, @talicaspi.bsky.social and I led a long-form, interactive workshop on #coyote ecology & coexistence, in collaboration w/ our partners at East Bay Regional Parks! Attendees loved the interactive components & learned a ton. Keep us in mind for running a workshop in your area! 🐾👣🌎🧪

🇺🇸Fun Facts: 1) The bald eagle LOVES landfills & 2) most tv/movies play a red-tailed hawk sound when showing a bald eagle, since eagles sound ridiculously silly. So, bald eagles are the perfect USA mascot: v pretty but secretly just a trash animal who steals other people’s things. Happy 250! 🦅🌎🧪

is it River and Charlie or Uncle Stripe and Bingo? 🤔🧡💙

I am incredibly honored & grateful to have attended National Geographic Explorers Festival 2026 and the exclusive unveiling of the NatGeo Museum of Exploration (which I’m featured in!). 🥳 So inspired by my fellow Explorers’ passion, curiosity, and pushing of boundaries. To new adventures ahead! 🧪🌍

I recently had the incredible opportunity to participate in Camp Sandbox, a gathering of 15 filmmakers, 15 scientists, & industry folks (from Sundance, Netflix, @simonsfoundation.org , etc) organized by Sandbox Films. Our agenda was to connect. Vulnerability and curiosity abounded. So grateful! ✨🌎🧪🎥

Manuscript submitted! ✅ 👣🐾🌎🧪

State Rep. @jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social wins the Democratic primary in the vacant #GA13, @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social projects. Clark is now poised to become the first Black woman PhD scientist to serve in Congress. My interview with her here: 19thnews.org/2026/05/geor...

Jasmine Clark is poised to be the first Black woman Ph.D. scientist in Congress

Rep. Jasmine Clark is poised to become the first Black woman Ph.D. scientist to serve in Congress from Georgia’s 13th Congressional District.

19thnews.org

I say without hyperbole that this is the most brazenly corrupt action in US Presidential history. That it does not immediately lead to impeachment is a dangerous sign of how far the rule of law has declined.

Former Confederate states are trying to lock Black and Brown Americans out of political power.

🎉Our paper “A review of participatory mapping in conservation science and practice” is out today in @conservationsp.bsky.social ! We synthesize trends across ~400 conservation PM studies. Congrats to @mktheecologist.bsky.social, Chris Wilmers, @birdmapper.bsky.social! 🧪🌎🗺️ 👇🏽 doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

A review of participatory mapping in conservation science and practice

There has been a recent increase and diversification in the use of participatory mapping in the field of conservation, however, methodological standards remain both disjointed and confounding. We con....

urldefense.com

NIH grant cuts disproportionately hit minority and female scientists idp.nature.com/authorize?re...

NIH grant cuts disproportionately hit minority and female scientists

A survey reveals sharp divides in who bore the brunt of last year’s spree of grant cancellations by the Trump administration.

idp.nature.com

pigeons are the G.O.A.T. 🧪🌎

Cristian Farias@cristianfarias.com · 4mo ago

“Not for rinsing or washing,” they said. (Seen at Union Station.)

📣The Community Science team at @nhm.org is #hiring a Project Data Scientist to work w/us on our projects related human-wildlife interactions, environmental justice, biodiversity, & more! We also want this person to have experience working with communities. 🌱🐾👣Join us! 🧪🌎 tinyurl.com/CSProjectDat...

Happy City Nature Challenge weekend!! Join us in submitting your biodiversity observations on @inaturalist.bsky.social starting today!! 🎉🌿🐜🦝 🧪🌎 www.citynaturechallenge.org

Grateful to have been a part of this @pbs.org doc, Coyote Crossing, premiering April 20 at 7pm on PBS SoCal and the PBS TV app. ✨🐾👣 #Coyote #coexistence is already happening. Join us on a rich journey describing coyote relationships with people from past to present.

I am SO hype to read this one. @inkfish.bsky.social is always both informative and hysterical.

Science News@sciencenews.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Breastfeeding is hard work. But after reading science journalist Elizabeth Preston’s book The Creatures’ Guide to Caring, be glad you're not a burying beetle. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/animal-parenting-tips-preston-book

River is very interested in hanging out. all. the. time. 💛

GLAMOROUS SEA SLUGS. Let's talk #Nudibranchology with @calacademy.bsky.social's Dr. Gosliner & @amnh.org's Dr. Goodheart about: bunny horns finger backs stolen weaponry buttflowers doomed dates high fashion tiny eyes gender fluidity “Finding Nemo” + much more. www.alieward.com/ologies/nudi...

a close up of a sea slug with the words viralhog written on the bottom

Alt: a close up of a black and white spotted sea slug (Bornella anguilla) with projections that look like flames, wavering in the currents on a piece of sea grass

media.tenor.com

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

It's premiering on PBS tomorrow! Get the PBS app on your streaming device and watch.

Nathan Moody@noisejockey.bsky.social · 5mo ago

@arielwaldman.com's “Life Unearthed” series premieres tomorrow on PBS (check local listings), the PBS app, Apple TV, and Amazon Prime Video. So proud of this filmmaker and her important #sciencecomm work. I was the supervising sound editor. Further info in comments.

In the Kalahari region of Botswana, the ethic of Botho - “I am because we are” links to empathy in human-wildlife conflict situations, easing human-human conflict over wildlife. More evidence that empathy is always key for fostering human-wildlife coexistence! 🧪🌍 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Botho: A cultural framework for resilient human–wildlife coexistence in Botswana - Ambio

Botho is a foundational philosophy in Sub-Saharan Africa that emphasizes interdependence, respect, and shared humanity. While it has traditionally shaped human–wildlife relationships, its present cont...

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Wolves infected with Toxoplasma gondii take more risks. Also they probably contract Toxo from cougars.. very interesting stuff! 🧪🌎 www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Parasitic infection increases risk-taking in a social, intermediate host carnivore - Communications Biology

Wolf behavioural, spatial, and serological data over 26 years show that wolf territory overlap with areas of high cougar density is a significant predictor of T. gondii infection. Further, infection i...

nature.com