Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"What was the name of your third grade teacher?" Uhhh how would I remember that? Online verification questions have me feeling old. 010 0
Reposted by Andrew CarterSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Good morning, team. We have 3.5 days until Drexel closes the Academy of Natural Sciences. It’s time for you- yeah YOU- to make some calls. Step 1: Tell the following people we need help pressuring Drexel to keep the museum open: Josh Shaprio 717-787-2500 Mayor Parker's 215-686-2181 8279221 0
Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 05/09/2026For those of you who appreciate sci-fi metaphors in your lawsuits… www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/0... 000 0
Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Not the healthiest hobby www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/n...nytimes.comPeople Keep Sneaking Into New York City Sewers. No One Knows Why.A recent spate of subterranean exploring has piqued the curiosity of New Yorkers — and concerned officials who warn of danger underground. 000 0
Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 20/08/2026therevelator.org/conserving-c... Excellent coverage of our recent article and animal culture and conservation generally from The Revelator...therevelator.orgConserving Culture in Endangered Species • The RevelatorCould preserving the regional knowledge and behavior of certain species also help conservation efforts? 063 0
Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 15/08/2026If you have not read John Crowley’s “Little, Big” then…you should. 000 0
Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 14/07/2026That's the thing though, they're not purely inherited instincts. Animal culture represents behavior that is transmitted through observation and learning. 010 0
Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 14/07/2026If you are talking about behavioral traits passed along through generations, I think the answer is pretty conclusively yes. 110 0
Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 14/07/2026(picture not from the article, by the way, I just thought I was being funny) 010 0
Reposted by Andrew CarterSean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Why I’m a fan of the Oxford comma. 844222133624 0
Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 14/07/2026New paper out of our team at Defenders of Wildlife today in Oryx on the implications of nonhuman animal culture on conservation: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 🌎 3199 0
Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 14/04/2026New proposed shark listing under the Endangered Species Act just dropped. www.federalregister.gov/public-inspe...federalregister.govPublic Inspection: Endangered and Threatened Species: 12-Month Findings on a Petition to List the Tope Shark and Proposed Listing of Two Distinct Population Segments of Tope SharkEndangered and Threatened Species: 12-Month Findings on a Petition to List the Tope Shark and Proposed Listing of Two Distinct Population Segments of Tope Shark 000 0
Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 26/02/2026I remain an AI skeptic but Claude really is scarily good. 000 0
Reposted by Andrew CarterDr. Catherine Macdonald @drcatmac.bsky.social · 17/02/2026I wrote a paper with @ecoandrew.bsky.social that included some of the policy changes around this and we ended up developing a grad student drinking game around assertions that shark feeding and freedom were synonyms.defenders-cci.orgBlood in the Water: Shark Feeding, Tourism, and the Law | Center for Conservation InnovationShark tourism has become a significant driver of tourist dollars both in the United States and abroad over the past few decades, with shark provisioning (feeding), often used by shark tour companies t... 0174 0
Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 15/01/2026A very good idea; even better would be for NOAA Fisheries to actually put in protections under the Endangered Species Act. It's already listed as threatened under the Act so it would not be a big lift. 020 0
Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 14/01/2026My new blog post on some Endangered Species Act success stories! 🦤 defenders.org/blog/2026/01...defenders.orgRecovery Spotlight: Channel Island FoxesRising like a miniature mountain range out of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California is an eight-island archipelago called the Cha 010 0
Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Are those self-sustaining introduced populations in Oregon and Canada?? I would assume they wouldn't be able to handle the cold in those places. 120 0
Reposted by Andrew CarterDr Selena Wisnom @lswisnom.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching 5245181434 0
Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Tip for iNaturalist users in the United States: If a species is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, you probably should not take a picture of you holding it for iNaturalist. 020 0
Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 16/09/2025The thing though is if you look at how people approach these things the generations with art education (and civics training, etc.) don't seem any better and in many cases seem worse. 000 0
Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 20/06/2025I have never been in a pre-air conditioning era home in the US that hasn't had some form of AC built in, even if it's just a window unit or two. Yes, we shouldn't dunk but it is bordering on the criminally negligent for the UK government to have not upgraded, say, hospitals, decades ago. 390 0
Reposted by Andrew CarterAdam Ford @adamtford.bsky.social · 07/05/2025After a few days of travel, i walked into my office and something looked a bit off. 2181 0
Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 08/05/2025The strangest incongruity was the combination of leaving it alone but putting domesticated cattle in there first. 010 0
Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Published today by our team at Defenders of Wildlife's Center for Conservation Innovation on the Endangered Species Act's HCP program: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... 🦤 Lead author is CCI's Heather Harl!conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com 041 0
Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Similar to ongoing attempts in Congress to “count” captive populations when determining if a species needs to be listed under the Endangered Species Act. Don’t need to protect natural habitats if you have enough zoos. 021 0
Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Unfortunately the administration is setting it up to deny migratory birds protection under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Good article (and not just because they quote me!) on this: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...washingtonpost.comTrump just weakened one of the nation’s oldest environmental lawsThe Interior Department suspended a legal opinion holding companies liable for accidentally killing ducks, cranes, pelicans, owls and other bird species. 020 0
Reposted by Andrew CarterDr. Kerryane @drkerryane.bsky.social · 17/02/202590% of Americans accept the science on vaccines. Because they save millions of lives. Because they are safe and effective. Because it's the least we can do for each other. 🧪 2436 0
Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 02/02/2025It is beyond annoying to get locked into an argument with a 4 year old then realize at the end that they are actually right about something. 000 0
Reposted by Andrew CarterAndrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 17/01/2025So, yeah, shameless plug: Back my Patreon. Patreon contributions absolutely made the OpenCTD possible. Patreon contributions keep Southern Fried Science running. Patreon contributions let me take time to work on our town's Smart Buoy for sea level rise monitoring. www.patreon.com/Andrew_Thalerpatreon.comGet more from Andrew Thaler on Patreoncreating tools for ocean science, education, and conservation. 032 0
Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 31/12/2024I think the Mexican proposal is to delete it from appendix II completely (which would make a lot more sense) so not sure what they put that, unless maybe the Federal Register notice drafters are just distracted by the holidays and upcoming train wreck. 000 0
Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 31/12/2024“Caribbean monk seal (Monachus tropicalis)—Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II (Periodic Review Process by Mexico)” Ummm guys…. 100 0
Reposted by Andrew CarterColin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 27/12/2024This is so cool - this study used Chinese poetry to reconstruct 1400 years of range change for the Yangtze finless porpoise, and showed that most of the range loss happened in the last century papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... 1127893 0
Reposted by Andrew Cartercait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 26/12/2024every truly quality poster i know treats this website like a dumping ground for the evil thoughts infesting their brain and posts like they're trying to get rid of their followers as quickly as possible 361416179 0
Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 21/12/2024Lizard saliva from the Gila monster, a species that received state level protections across its range decades ago. A good example of why protecting biodiversity helps humans too. 535627 0
Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 11/12/2024My 4-year old referred to my job as "writing animals" and I guess that's kind of a good, punchy description. 020 0
Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 10/12/2024defenders.org/newsroom/def...defenders.orgDefenders Applauds Overdue Listing for Monarch Butterfly“The protections that come with Endangered Species Act listing increase the chance that these precious pollinators will rebound and recover throughout their historic range," said Defenders' Andrew Car... 010 0
Andrew Carter @ecoandrew.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Do you know a government website with data that might be at risk in the new administration? Nominate sites for inclusion in the EOT Web Archive! 000 0
Reposted by Andrew CarterMicroplastics Sommelier @eephus.biz · 30/11/2024darmok and jalad at lunch 241546423 0