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Christine Wilkinson, PhD 🌈 @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Get ready for #BlackMammalogists Week 2026! Oct 11-17th. Lots of virtual opportunities plus our first in-person event on Oct 16 at @nhm.org ! 🎉

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Black Mammalogists Week @blackmammalogists.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

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!

Sunday October 11th: #BMW2026RollCall meet Black scientists, conservationists, and other experts shaping the field of mammalogy!
Monday October 12th: #BMW2026Resist Join us for a rousing round of March Mammal Madness, sponsor shoutouts, and highlights of community-engaged mammal work.
Tuesday October 13th: #BMW2026Create Contribute to our community gallery celebrating mammal-inspired artwork, photography, and creative projects. ALL ARE WELCOME!
Wednesday October 14th: #BMW2026Innovate A look at cutting-edge tools, from advanced tracking to field gear, and what's next for mammalogy research.
Thursday October 15th: #BMW2026Resilience Be inspired by the resilience of mammals *and* mammalogists who adapt, survive, and learn to thrive in a rapidly-changing, challenging world.
Friday October 16th: #BMW2026Community Join us at our first in-person event at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County!
Saturday October 17th: #BMW2026Celebrate Celebrating major wins, milestones, and breakthroughs for current and aspiring Black mammalogists.

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 01/10/2026

🔎 Friday, October 16, join us at NHM to celebrate @blackmammalogists.bsky.social with a special one-day, hands-on event honoring the incredible contributions of Black scientists and conservationists in the field of mammalogy! Free with admission. View full event details: go.nhm.org/black-mammal...

A variety of taxidermy mammals from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County diorama halls bathed in a cool, violet hue with text, "Black Mammalogists Week Celebration / Oct 16" with the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and Black Mammalogists logos.

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Christine Wilkinson, PhD 🌈 @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

best meeting invitation I’ve ever received 🙂‍↕️🦝 🌎🧪 #jimothy #raccoon

a screenshot of an email meeting invitation titled “Christine/Jimothy”

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Kayce Bell @kaycebell.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Funds to support student research! October 1 deadline for @nhm.org Student Collections Study Award. Get $$ for travel expenses to collect data in our collections. Open to: - current undergrad & grad students - *not* local to Los Angeles (international applicants welcome) nhm.org/student-coll...

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Student Collections Study Award

The NHM Collections Study Awards provide funding for undergraduate and graduate students to visit and study the collections of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, the La Brea Tar Pits & ...

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Christine Wilkinson, PhD 🌈 @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

no boops for spotted hyena snoot please 🍪 [all hyena captures conducted with proper permits and ethical approvals] 🌍🧪

the snoot of a sleeping spotted hyena sticking through a soft canvas eye cover. all hyena captures conducted with proper permits and ethical approvals.

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Max Waugh @maxwaughphoto.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

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.

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Christine Wilkinson, PhD 🌈 @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

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

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Ologies with Alie Ward @ologies.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

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...

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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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Black Mammalogists Week @blackmammalogists.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

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

Eight browning trail cameras for black mammalogists week 2025

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Black Mammalogists Week @blackmammalogists.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

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

Save the date: October 11-17 2026. Join us for our first in-person event on October 16th 2026. Our first in-person event will be held at the Natural Museum of Los Angeles County. Stay tuned for more updates on all the events. For more info, please visit our website or contact blackmammalogists@gmail.com. Other socials are: @BlackMammalogistsWeek on instagram and @BlkMammalogists on twitter.

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 16/07/2026

🐍 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.

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Christine Wilkinson, PhD 🌈 @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

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! 🐾👣🌎🧪

four people take a smiling selfie. one of them is holding a stuffed coyote. another is holding a stuffed dog with a spiky coyote vest above her head

a group of around 50 people sits at round tables of 5-8 people each, in animated discussion with one another

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Christine Wilkinson, PhD 🌈 @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

🇺🇸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! 🦅🌎🧪

a bald eagle stands atop a pile of trash in a landfill, with other birds (likely also eagles) flying in the backdrop.
text on the image reads “©️Andrea Westmoreland”

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Christine Wilkinson, PhD 🌈 @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

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

two cattle dogs sit, looking at the camera

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Christine Wilkinson, PhD 🌈 @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

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! 🧪🌍

a person poses in an upright giant yellow natgeo border

a group of hundreds of people pose for a photo surrounding an upright statue of the natgeo yellow border

a person poses with an open book and a stuffed hyena, with lots of stuffies and other books behind them

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Christine Wilkinson, PhD 🌈 @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

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! ✨🌎🧪🎥

large, brightly lit letters spell out Camp Sandbox

a group of people gather for a photo around large letters that spell out Camp Sandbox

a group of people gather around a campfire on a patio

a person stands at a podium with a slide projected behind her that has Jeff Goldblum on it and the words “life finds a way”

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Grace Panetta @gracepanetta.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

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...

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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.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 10/05/2026

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

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Christine Wilkinson, PhD 🌈 @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

📣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...

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Recruitment

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Christine Wilkinson, PhD 🌈 @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

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

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Christine Wilkinson, PhD 🌈 @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

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.

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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

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

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Christine Wilkinson, PhD 🌈 @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

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

a dog looks up at the camera , seemingly plaintive

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Ologies with Alie Ward @ologies.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

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...

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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

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John Bistline @bistline.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

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.

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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 31/03/2026

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

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Christine Wilkinson, PhD 🌈 @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

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...

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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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Christine Wilkinson, PhD 🌈 @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

The absolute coolest news I’ve seen in awhile. Whale midwives! 😍🤩🐋🧪

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 16/03/2026

🦫 Look into the real-life ecosystems of beavers as National Geographic and Dr. Christine Wilkinson (Assistant Curator, Community Science) show Host Michelle Khare and the star of Pixar’s “Hoppers”, Piper Curda, how this incredible species shapes its environment! www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9GX...

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Movie Surfers | Behind the Scenes of Hoppers with @MichelleKhare

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 18/03/2026

🔬 Final weeks! Are you an undergraduate or graduate student interested in studying the #NHMLAC Collections? If you’re currently enrolled in an accredited degree-granting program, apply for our Student Collections Study Awards now through April 1—details: go.nhm.org/study-award

Students are all smiles reviewing data at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 22/03/2026

I really, really need academic organizations to think more critically about travel (conferences, talks, and meetings) during the Trump administration. Sadly, most are not.

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NPR @npr.org · 22/03/2026

Utilities are convincing lawmakers around the U.S. to delay bills that would allow people to buy solar panels, plug them into an outlet and begin generating electricity.

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Easy-to-use solar panels are coming, but utilities are trying to delay them

Utilities are convincing lawmakers around the U.S. to delay bills that would allow people to buy solar panels, plug them into an outlet and begin generating electricity.

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 19/03/2026

“They got money for wars, but can’t feed the poor.” — Tupac said it years ago… and here we are. The Pentagon is now asking for an additional $200 BILLION for this war. We always find the money for war. But when it comes to housing, healthcare, or feeding people? Suddenly it’s crickets.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled. A truly extraordinary moment. We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. Act like it.

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Alberta Community Bat Program/Western Bat Program 🦇 @albertabats.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Are you a bat person? 🦇

Flow chart to determine if you are a bat person. (spoiler - everybody is a bat person)

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Christine Wilkinson, PhD 🌈 @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

who can guess who trashed my camera? 🙄 answer will be posted tomorrow… 🧪🌍

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