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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 1d

In case you missed it: we are hard at work on a deep dive into how the Trump Administration's policies are affecting biodiversity.

bioGraphic's news editor, @colinschultz.bsky.social, wants to know: what do you, our readers, want to know more about this topic? What questions do you have?

Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 4d

1/ 🧪🍃🐙📰 We @biographic.bsky.social have been hard at work for the past 8 months developing a deep, rich, behind-the-scenes feature story exploring how the Trump Administration's cuts to international conservation are affecting biodiversity on the ground.

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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 1d

In case you missed it: we are hard at work on a deep dive into how the Trump Administration's policies are affecting biodiversity.

bioGraphic's news editor, @colinschultz.bsky.social, wants to know: what do you, our readers, want to know more about this topic? What questions do you have?

Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 4d

1/ 🧪🍃🐙📰 We @biographic.bsky.social have been hard at work for the past 8 months developing a deep, rich, behind-the-scenes feature story exploring how the Trump Administration's cuts to international conservation are affecting biodiversity on the ground.

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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 2d

Though less than 1 percent of the planet’s 14,000 or so identified mushroom species are known to luminesce, the actual figure could be much higher. And with more scientists turning their attention to fungal bioluminescence, new information will almost certainly come to light.

Glowing from Within - bioGraphic

With more scientists and artists turning their attention to bioluminescence, new information about glowing fungi is coming to light.

www.biographic.com

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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 2d

"Alabama sturgeon... aren’t ecosystem engineers, shaping habitat for other species," writes @hannahnordhaus.bsky.social. "There’s no argument suggesting that we need them to improve our lives or watersheds. They simply glide along the river bottoms as they have for hundreds of millions of years."

Shadow Fish

The modern race to save an ancient and vanishing species.

www.biographic.com

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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 9d

Canis familiaris? Maybe Less Than You Think

We think of them as pets, but the vast majority of the world’s dogs--80%--live free-range in the environment. Understanding them could be key to helping urban wildlife thrive.

by @scibri.com

www.biographic.com/canis-famili...

Canis familiaris? Maybe Less Than You Think - bioGraphic

We think of them as pets, but the vast majority of the world’s dogs live free-range in the environment. Understanding them could be key to helping urban wildlife thrive.

www.biographic.com

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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 11d

The Alabama sturgeon is one of the rarest fish in North America. No one has seen one for nearly two decades. But environmental DNA shows that these ancient fish persist, propelling a tiny group of scientists to keep trying to find--and save--them. Read more:

Shadow Fish

The modern race to save an ancient and vanishing species.

www.biographic.com

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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 7d

🍄🧪🚨GLOW-IN-THE-DARK TREE SCIENCE🚨🧪🍄

Scientists have identified 125 species of bioluminescent fungi, and there are likely many more. One of the latest discoveries is a species that doesn't just glow on its own -- trees interlaced with its filaments also emit an ethereal greenish light (!!)

Glowing from Within - bioGraphic

With more scientists and artists turning their attention to bioluminescence, new information about glowing fungi is coming to light.

www.biographic.com

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 4d

The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, in partnership with Amazônia Vox, is offering journalists a new free online course, “Climate Journalism and COP30: From Science to Local Solutions and Fighting Disinformation,” from October 13 to 26. buff.ly/HjocRW2

Climate Journalism and COP30: From science to local solutions and fighting disinformation

As the world prepares for COP30 in the Brazilian Amazon, climate change isn’t just a scientific or political issue; it’s a story that touches communities everywhere. How can journalists cut through…

buff.ly

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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 4d

5/ Also, if you _are_ a conservationist or scientist who is caught in the middle and you are looking to talk to a team of experienced science journalists, please reach out.

Find me at cschultz@biographic, or if you want a more secure address: [email protected]

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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 4d

4/ And for the writers: I'm am looking for one or two unique, insightful, evidence-based stories that you believe will fit the core theme: stories about ideas, solutions, and ways forward.

Stories should be place-based, people-centric, and grounded in sound science.

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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 4d

3/ We still have several months of work to do on the main feature, which means we have several months to develop extra elements for the package. So here is where I'm reaching out to you, dear readers:

What do you want to know? What questions do you have? What can I pay someone to find out for you?

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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 4d

2/ We intend to launch the story as a part of a package in February examining The Future of Conservation. It asks the question: Where do we go from here?

The package will contain several parts, exploring how we got here, and how global biodiversity efforts can move forward despite the odds.

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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 4d

1/ 🧪🍃🐙📰 We @biographic.bsky.social have been hard at work for the past 8 months developing a deep, rich, behind-the-scenes feature story exploring how the Trump Administration's cuts to international conservation are affecting biodiversity on the ground.

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Kathryn Tewson @kathryntewson.bsky.social · 7d

This is INCREDIBLE. The Bearded Vulture has multigenerational nests that last for hundreds of years, built in very secluded places — and they’re FULL OF ANTHROPOGENIC ARTIFACTS.

Jonathan C Slaght @jonathanslaght.com · 7d

super cool study found human artifacts in Bearded vulture nests, incl. "weaponry like a crossbow bolt and wooden lance, decorated sheep leather, and parts of a slingshot....a shoe made from twigs and grass is ~675-years-old." link to paper: doi.org/10.1002/ecy..... www.popsci.com/environment/... 🧪🌍🦉

Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts

Crossbow bolts, sandals, slingshots, and more.

www.popsci.com

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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 7d

Also: the phrase hikari-matsu has been used in Japan since at least the 18th century to describe pine trees lit with luminous fungi

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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 7d

🍄🧪🚨GLOW-IN-THE-DARK TREE SCIENCE🚨🧪🍄

Scientists have identified 125 species of bioluminescent fungi, and there are likely many more. One of the latest discoveries is a species that doesn't just glow on its own -- trees interlaced with its filaments also emit an ethereal greenish light (!!)

Glowing from Within - bioGraphic

With more scientists and artists turning their attention to bioluminescence, new information about glowing fungi is coming to light.

www.biographic.com

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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 9d

There are about 1 billion dogs on the planet - but most of them (80%!) are not pets. What can their success teach us about how animals adapt to human landscapes, and how to make our environments more welcoming to them. My story for @biographic.bsky.social 🧪
www.biographic.com/canis-famili...

Canis familiaris? Maybe Less Than You Think - bioGraphic

We think of them as pets, but the vast majority of the world’s dogs live free-range in the environment. Understanding them could be key to helping urban wildlife thrive.

www.biographic.com

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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 24d

We’re doing this work because we believe that informed and inspired people will build a better relationship with the natural world. And we intentionally produce bioGraphic for regular people—not just politicians or professors—because it’s regular people, everywhere, who push our societies to change.

bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 24d

Why we think readers like you can change the world

link.calacademy.org/nl3/DEWRxP2w...

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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 9d

What are Fido's 800 million free-ranging cousins doing right now? 🤔🐕

Brian Owens @scibri.com · 9d

There are about 1 billion dogs on the planet - but most of them (80%!) are not pets. What can their success teach us about how animals adapt to human landscapes, and how to make our environments more welcoming to them. My story for @biographic.bsky.social 🧪
www.biographic.com/canis-famili...

Canis familiaris? Maybe Less Than You Think - bioGraphic

We think of them as pets, but the vast majority of the world’s dogs live free-range in the environment. Understanding them could be key to helping urban wildlife thrive.

www.biographic.com

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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 9d

If you're new to Bluesky and are looking for folks to follow, don't miss our ever-updating starter pack of bioGraphic contributors!

go.bsky.app/KbjGfSQ

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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 9d

Congratulations Christian!

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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 9d

You're very welcome!

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Vox @vox.com · 9d

Jane Goodall, one of the most influential environmental figures in human history, has died at 91 while touring the country to deliver an urgent message about nature and human existence.

“We’re destroying the planet,” she said last week during the Forbes Sustainability Leaders Summit in NYC.

Listen to Jane Goodall’s final — and urgent — message

Her final interviews are essential listening for everyone.

www.vox.com

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Christian Elliott @christianelliott.me · 9d

Honored to have made it into this always fantastic anthology as a "Notable" for my piece in Hakai Magazine (one of the last features the magazine published) about cold-water coral research in Chile. @pulitzercenter.org @biographic.bsky.social

Jaime Green @jaimealyse.bsky.social · 10d

Wrote a bit about this year's edition of The Best American Science and Nature Writing - and posted the Notables jaimealyse.beehiiv.com/p/basnw25

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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 9d

Also, a photo of my coworker for the dog tax:

An elderly black dog lies on a polkadot blanket on my office floor

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