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Tam

@tam-smith.bsky.social
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Endangered species recovery biologist. Love invertebrates and plants. Drummer. Gardener. Music and art enthusiast. Wisecracker. Turtles and mollusks are cool too. Opinions here are my own.

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Tam @tam-smith.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Reviving populations of one of the rarest #butterflies on the planet takes science, smart brains, creativity, and a bit of luck (among other things)... 🧪 🧠 🎨🤞https://resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/icad.70009
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Using population viability analysis to inform and adapt ex situ conservation activities benefitting a critically endangered butterfly
Recovery of Critically Endangered insects like Poweshiek skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek) can be difficult due to uncertainty and risk aversion; but population viability analyses can provide an insig...
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Tam @tam-smith.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Amazing photos in this nice little article. I didn't get approvals in time to get interviewed, but they did link to our recent publication about the conservation importance of wild bumble bee nests. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The secret to finding one of the most endangered bumblebees in the US? Dogs
Experts are desperate to analyse rusty patched bumblebee nests for information that might help save them. But they are extremely hard to find – unless you’re a trained conservation canine
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Tam @tam-smith.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
So, you found a bumble bee nest - now what? resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Answering key bumble bee conservation questions by studying discovered wild nests: A Bombus affinis case study
The information learned from discovered wild bumble bee nests can be of great conservation value if studied in situ and post-season excavation in a standardised way. We provide standardised guidance.....
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Tam @tam-smith.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
butterfly paper published by some colleagues... www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Rapid butterfly declines across the United States during the 21st century
Numerous declines have been documented across insect groups, and the potential consequences of insect losses are dire. Butterflies are the most surveyed insect taxa, yet analyses have been limited in ...
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