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Chris Whittier

@chriswhittier.bsky.social
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Dad, husband, wildlife veterinarian, assoc professor of Conservation Medicine, hobby photographer, obsessive camera trapper.

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Chris Whittier @chriswhittier.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Reminder that this is still happening: Congo's Ebola outbreak has now recorded more than 4,000 deaths as authorities struggle to contain the virus abcnews.com/Health/wireS...
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Congo's Ebola outbreak has recorded over 4,000 deaths
Congo's Ebola outbreak has now recorded more than 4,000 deaths as authorities struggle to contain the virus
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Anita Devineni @anitadevineni.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Emory Biology department is hiring a tenure-track ecologist at any rank. Deadline is Nov 1, link below! As I've said many times before, I couldn't ask for a more supportive department. Our faculty colleagues, dept chair, and admin staff are truly awesome ❤️ apply.interfolio.com/191783
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 25/09/2026
Zambia is investigating a suspected anthrax outbreak after 46 hippos died in Muchinga province. With 21 suspected human cases linked to carcass handling, health officials have intensified surveillance and warned communities against consuming meat from dead wildlife. Victoria Schneider reports.
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Anthrax suspected in 46 hippo deaths in Zambia amid potential spillover to humans
Zambia investigates suspected anthrax linked to 46 hippo deaths authorities are monitoring potential spillover to livestock and humans.
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Chris Whittier @chriswhittier.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#WorldGorillaDay 🦍 discount on Remembering Great Apes. All proceeds benefit conservation organizations & book is wonderful collection of unique images (incl 1 from yours truly 😊) shop.rememberingwildlife.com/remembering-...
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Remembering Great Apes - Standard Edition
Buy Remembering Great Apes Standard Edition, a museum-quality wildlife photography book dedicated entirely to gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans, featuring the world's leading wildlife phot...
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 23/09/2026
Rising demand for copper, driven by EV production, AI data centers, and renewable energy, is pushing mining deep into untapped wildlands. As mega-projects expand in the Andes, experts warn the green energy transition faces a severe environmental dilemma. Gerry McGovern and Sue Branford report.
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Copper boom fueling energy transition puts Earth’s wildlands at risk
In the high Andes of Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina, you can still find the vicuña, a shy, elusive camelid, revered by Indigenous people. It has reasons to be cautious of humans. Long-prized for…
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 23/09/2026
For the first time in recorded history, a sea turtle has nested on the West Coast. Scientists say it is the latest sign of warming ocean waters.
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Tropical Sea Turtle Lays Eggs on Southern California Beach
It’s the first time in recorded history that a sea turtle has nested on the West Coast. Scientists say it is the latest sign of warming ocean waters.
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Chris Whittier @chriswhittier.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hey Maine peeps:
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Chris Whittier @chriswhittier.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A few more shots of Delta & Dawn, the '07 #humpback whales that wandered up the #Sacramento River. You can see close-up of Dawn's unhealthy skin (presumably from days in fresh water) & one of the NOAA darts used to deliver antibiotics. Again, all pics taken from a NOAA vessel with permits. 🦊🐋🏭💉
The young humpback known as Dawn fully breaches in the Suisun Bay of Sacramento River near Benicia while scientists from NOAA watch from small Zodiac inflatable boats. (taken from NOAA vessel with permits)The young humpback known as Dawn partially breaches in the Suisun Bay of Sacramento River near Benicia while scientists from NOAA watch from small Zodiac inflatable boats. (taken from NOAA vessel with permits)Close-up of mother humpback whale Delta showing brownish patches on her skin and an antibiotic dart used to treat her after days in the Sacramento River. (taken from NOAA vessel with permits)The young humpback known as Dawn partially breaching in the Suisun Bay of Sacramento River near a fleet of large vessels and a small motorboat. (taken from NOAA vessel with permits)
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Chris Whittier @chriswhittier.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The news of another #humpback whale wandering too far up the #Sacramento River is a good excuse to share some pics from '07 adventure w/ Delta & Dawn, who have their own Wikipedia entry. (Pics taken from a NOAA research boat w/ permits) 🦊🐋🏭
A humpback whale poking its head far out of the water in the Sacramento River below the Martinez-Benicia Bridge The baby humpback whale known as Dawn breaching in the Sacramento River near the Martinez-Benicia Bridge. The baby humpback whale known as Dawn breaching in the Sacramento River near an industrial facility by the Martinez-Benicia Bridge. The baby humpback whale known as Dawn breaching in the Sacramento River near the US DOT dock by the Martinez-Benicia Bridge.
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Chris Whittier @chriswhittier.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Not sure how the @abcnewsdesk.bsky.social desk totally failed to mention the 2007 episode of TWO humpback whales swimming this far up the Sacramento? My own photo of Delta & Dawn at the mentioned Rio Vista Bridge. Good luck to CRC-11620 safely returning to the ocean. abcnews.com/US/humpback-...
Photo of two humpback whales in the Sacramento River with the Rio Vista bridge in the background.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17/09/2026
Breaking News: The Trump administration is quietly moving to strip a core protection for endangered species, according to an internal memo. nyti.ms/471V0mp
A photo of a whale in the ocean. Headline reads: "Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection." Photo credit: Louise Johns for The New York Times.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“The United States will no longer limit the planet-warming pollution that power plants pump into the air while burning coal and gas” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/c...
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E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants (Gift Article)
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
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Chris Whittier @chriswhittier.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
In case your feed is also getting memes and you have any doubt about this www.npr.org/2026/08/28/n...
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Businesses are getting tariff refunds. Why aren't consumers getting their cut?
A slew of American companies are getting billions of dollars back in tariff refunds after a Supreme Court ruling. Many consumers, though, may never get anything back.
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Chris Whittier @chriswhittier.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Last few highlights from check of NH cameras. Was really hoping for bears crossing this log but will settle for 1) a frequent long-tailed weasel- usually just a blur, 2) a raccoon missing both tail & ear tips, and 3) a landing barred owl. 🦝🐾🦉🦦🦊 #Cameratrap #NewEnglandWildlife
B&W night camera trap photo of a long-tailed weasel crossing a log in the forestB&W night camera trap photo of a raccoon that is missing tail and ear tips crossing a log in the forest.B&W night camera trap photo of a barred owl landing on a log in the forest.
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Chris Whittier @chriswhittier.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
A third highlight from our NH array- a piebald WTD. 🦌🦊🥧🧑‍🦲 #NewEnglandWildlife #cameratrap
Camera trap photo of a piebald white-tailed deer in NH woodsClose-up from camera trap photo of a piebald white-tailed deer in NH woods
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Chris Whittier @chriswhittier.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Another shot from our NH array- a substantial black bear. His bit of motion blur behind the sharply-focused branch in the first image makes him look fake- but he's real! Traveling about a minute behind what seems to be the resident female. 🦊🐻 #NewEnglandWildlife #UrsusAmericanus #CameraTrap
Daytime camera trap photo of a large black bear in profile close to the camera in NH.Second camera trap photo in sequences of a daytime pass by a large black bear with whole body in profile close to the camera.
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Cover 3 Boston Sports @coverboston.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Just Ted Williams, Barry Bonds, and… Mickey Gasper #RedSox #MLB
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Chris Whittier @chriswhittier.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I'm overdue for sharing any #cameratrap images so here are a few from checking our NH site last week. Cams have been running since Nov. First highlight is a young, shaggy #moose in Feb ❄️. Only the second one detected on ~100 acres in a year & w/o any true moose pond habitat. More later.🦊🫎
Camera trap photo of a young moose walking in about a foot of snow in NH in Feb 2026
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Chris Whittier @chriswhittier.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This was my moment of happiness last week. Didn't know there were late bloomers like this. @tuftsvet.bsky.social #entomology #insects #monarch #caterpillar #milkweed
Photo of a large monarch caterpillar on milkweed
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Cay @caymanwent.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Repost to make it die faster
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Chris Whittier @chriswhittier.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
As if we needed more evidence that we have become a totally sick society.
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 12/08/2026
[Founder's briefs] Rescuing wildlife is only part of conservation. In Sierra Leone, Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary proves that long-term success relies on supporting community livelihoods, aiding law enforcement, and fostering public pride to safeguard critically endangered western chimpanzees.
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What makes chimpanzee conservation last? Lessons from Sierra Leone
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. For more than three decades, Willie Tucker has helped care for…
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Dan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Joker: And Here We Go (Heath Ledger)
ALT: Joker: And Here We Go (Heath Ledger)
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Chris Whittier @chriswhittier.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Cool. But also- DUH!!!!
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 11/08/2026
More than 2,000 people have died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in a fast-moving outbreak health authorities believe began months earlier than officially declared.
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Ebola deaths surpass 2,000 in Democratic Republic of Congo
Health experts are racing to stem the outbreak which WHO officials believe started months earlier than officially declared.
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 06/08/2026
[Founder's briefs] Rope canopy bridges in Brazil’s Amazon logged 15,000 wildlife crossings in 15 months without a single instance of roadkill. These multi-layered aerial crossings help six primate species safely navigate busy roads dividing their forest habitat. Writes Rhett Ayers Butler.
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Amazon canopy bridges enable 15,000 wildlife crossings without a single roadkill
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Roads through Brazil’s forests divide primate habitat and sometimes…
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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
@mongabay.com California #condors are nesting in the Pacific Northwest for the first time in a century. A pair reintroduced by the #YurokTribe, to whom the bird is sacred, appears to be incubating an egg in an old-growth redwood. The species crashed to 22 birds in 1982 and now numbers 607.
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California condors nesting in Pacific Northwest for first time in a century, on Yurok territory
A pair of California condors reintroduced to the Pacific Northwest by the Yurok Tribe appears to have established the species’ first nest in the region in more than 100 years, program officials announ...
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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The #Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in NE DRC was likely underway for months before it was formally detected in mid-May. That's often the way with Ebola outbreaks, but the scale of the missed cases seems ... extraordinary. Terrific reporting by @kakape.bsky.social. www.science.org/content/arti...
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EXCLUSIVE: Congo’s Ebola epidemic started at least 4 months before it was detected
A remote mining town gripped by fear saw hundreds of suspected cases before the government declared an outbreak, report says
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 29/07/2026
The collapse of the Amazon Soy Moratorium puts millions of hectares of rainforest at risk of legal clearing, a study warns. Researchers estimate the pact's end could drive 1.4 million hectares of direct deforestation over a decade, releasing carbon equal to Canada's annual emissions.
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End of Brazil’s Soy Moratorium risks millions of hectares of Amazon rainforest: Study
Millions of hectares of Amazon rainforest are newly at risk of being legally deforested, a new study estimates. The potential increase in deforestation comes as soy companies have terminated their…
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Dan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Great piece here by @brendonstuff.bsky.social on the need for widespread use of bird-safe glass to prevent window collisions theconversation.com/bird-safe-gl...
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Bird-safe glass must become the norm to prevent collisions with buildings
In Canada, tens of millions of birds are killed annually by crashing into glass on buildings.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/07/2026
Dead or alive, Mitch McConnell is on extended medical leave — on your dime. This is the same Mitch McConnell who voted against: paid family and medical leave for everyone else.
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Chris Whittier @chriswhittier.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I posted here before about the time I was in the right place at the EXACT right time, on the wrong day and missed a bobcat... 1/3 🦊🐱 #trailcam #cameratrap #LynxRufus #Reconyx #NewEnglandWildlife
Collage of two camera trap photos showing a person and a bobcat at the same location at the exact same time of day but 3 days apart.
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Chris Whittier @chriswhittier.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Bravo to my friends & colleagues Kate and the Harts and their teams for this important discovery and ongoing dedication to conservation in the Congo Basin.👏👏👏
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Chris Whittier @chriswhittier.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This ⬇️ www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/...
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Wetzel: Inclusion of owner's family devalues Stanley Cup
Someone should have saved Tom Dundon from his decision to put his whole family on the Stanley Cup.
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 15/07/2026
The Trump administration has narrowed the definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act, removing habitat destruction from the law's prohibitions. While officials say the rule cuts compliance costs, environmental groups warn it paves the way for destructive land development.
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The U.S. government says habitat destruction no longer counts as ‘harm’ to endangered species
The U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration recently finalized a rule that narrows what qualifies as “harm” under the Endangered Species Act. Under the new definition of harm, only actions that…
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Japanese researchers linked Long COVID to a dormant herpes virus reactivated by SARS-CoV-2 infection. This process triggers production of the SITH-1 protein, which was identified in about 70% of patients. The SITH-1 protein may contribute directly to brain dysfunction, fatigue, and depression.
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Researchers link Long COVID to another virus | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Researchers in Japan have released findings showing that COVID-19 after effects, including fatigue, occur when a coronavirus infection activates another virus already inside the body.
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Roland Kays @rolandkays.com · 13/07/2026
Wildlife Insights is hiring an Executive Director. Lead the global camera trap data platform, its AI, its science agenda, and its partnership with WCS smithsonian WWF NaturalSciences WildMon & Google www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44...
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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 11/07/2026
DID YOU KNOW IF YOU FIND A HORSESHOE CRAB THATS BEEN TAGGED BY THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND SUBMIT THE LOCATION YOU SAW IT USING THE FORM ON FWS DOT GOV SLASH CRABTAG THEY SEND YOU A BEAUTIFUL CRAB PIN
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10/07/2026
Breaking News: The Trump administration moved to open the habitats of imperiled animals to farming, drilling, mining and other development. Environmentalists characterized it as the most severe erosion of protections for wildlife in half a century. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/c...
A headline reads: "Trump Administration Sharply Cuts Habitat Protections for Endangered Species." A piping plover stands on a wet beach with scattered shells. Photo by Dave Sanders for The New York Times.
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
There have now been 16 official screwworm cases in the last 30 days
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Chris Whittier @chriswhittier.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Two of the more popular stories I've shared over the years are of a 3-legged coyote still going strong after ~6 years, and a black & tan color morph that visited for ~1 yr in 2023. Well these stories have converged...sadly ⬇️ 🦊❤️‍🩹#cameratrap #CanisLatrans #NewEnglandWildlife #trailcam
White-flash night color photo of a three-legged coyote with another.Daytime camera trap photo of a black & tan colored coyote in the snow.
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Dan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Brutal grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0...
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The NSF is on Track for its Worst Year in Generations – Grant Witness
Throttling of science funding is utterly unprecedented and radical when compared to the past 50 years.
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Chris Whittier @chriswhittier.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
In case anyone was wondering how the @espn.com experts did picking #Hurricanes p/o games. Props to @wyshynski.bsky.social, Sean Allen, & @hockeyanalytics.bsky.social for closest, though all underestimated R1 & R2. Kavanaugh (1/4) & PK (0/2) should be fired. 👎 #SoundTheSiren #NHL #StanleyCup
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Chris Whittier @chriswhittier.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Yeah, I see all your "I knew the Canes would win "but this is YKW in '02! So I've been right TWICE! 😛 #StanleyCup #Hurricanes #Canes #Caniacs #LetsGoCanes @notcanes.bsky.social
A Hurricanes fan holding a model Stanley Cup in the stands of a game in 2002.
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MarcPieterse @marcpieterse.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
1/3 Fishing gear kills more marine life than any other form of ocean plastic. Lost nets alone threaten 66% of marine species, every sea turtle species, 50% of seabirds, whales, sharks, dolphins. The fishing industry’s deadliest hidden legacy. 🌊
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Chris Whittier @chriswhittier.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Sad wildlife story...😢⬇️ A couple nights ago we saw our first deer fawn prey event of the spring when a coyote consumed one by a camera on a beaver dam. Another coyote sniffed by later along with a raccoon the next day. 🦊🐺🦌☠️ #trailcam #cameratrap #CanisLatrans #WTD #Reconyx #prey
B&W camera trap images of a coyote eating a dead WT deer fawn (with close-ups)
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
When you see the story about how the world now has its first trillionaire, and when you see the story about how laboratories in Congo have run out of supplies to test for Ebola, it is important to understand that in many ways these are the same story.
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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Urge your members of Congress to oppose the so-called "Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act," which would release 100,000 acres of Wilderness Study Areas for potential development. wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/montanasport...
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Speak up for wildlands that are under attack in Montana
Urge Congress to oppose the Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act.
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Ariel Brunner @arielbrunner.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
We would never tollerate this from hunters on land. Why is the fishing industry allowed to get away with it? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Bycatch has ‘shocking’ toll on British marine life, first-ever analysis reveals
Conservationists say cherished creatures such as whales, dolphins and seabirds are being killed in large numbers by fishing tackle
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