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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 9h

Saving #vultures: As these ecologically important birds disappear, nature loses its “clean-up crew” and diseases like anthrax become more prevalent and dangerous. Here's what Zimbabwe is doing to save them. therevelator.org/saving-zimba...

Saving Zimbabwe’s Vultures • The Revelator

From poisonings to collisions with power lines, these birds face many threats. But as they decline, so does their ability to control the spread of deadly diseases.

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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 9h

Saving #vultures: As these ecologically important birds disappear, nature loses its “clean-up crew” and diseases like anthrax become more prevalent and dangerous. Here's what Zimbabwe is doing to save them. therevelator.org/saving-zimba...

Saving Zimbabwe’s Vultures • The Revelator

From poisonings to collisions with power lines, these birds face many threats. But as they decline, so does their ability to control the spread of deadly diseases.

therevelator.org

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 15h

You can learn more about CITES and this year's shark and ray conservation proposals by reading by @therevelator.org op-ed.

And by following @wcs.org 🧪🦑

Can a Powerful International Wildlife Conservation Meeting Help Save Sharks? • The Revelator

Seven proposals at the upcoming Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species conference of the parties would benefit up to 70 species of sharks…if they pass.

therevelator.org

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 15h

This year, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species CITES is meeting, and proposals to further protect endangered mantas and guitarfish/wedgefish are on the agenda.

Show your support for these conservation proposals by adding your name to this petition: only.one/act/cites-2025 🧪🦑

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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 14h

Saving Zimbabwe’s Vultures -- @mambondiyani.bsky.social reports: https://therevelator.org/saving-zimbabwes-vultures/

Saving Zimbabwe’s Vultures • The Revelator

From poisonings to collisions with power lines, these birds face many threats. But as they decline, so does their ability to control the spread of deadly diseases.

therevelator.org

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 1d

Our colleagues at @therevelator.org collected some of the best remembrances of conservation icon #JaneGoodall and gathered a reading list of great books by and about her.

The Revelator @therevelator.org · 2d

Jane Goodall Will Live Forever -- by @johnrplatt.bsky.social https://therevelator.org/jane-goodall-will-live-forever/

Jane Goodall Will Live Forever • The Revelator

We’ve collected some of the best remembrances of the conservation icon and gathered a reading list of great books by and about Jane Goodall.

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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 1d

Congrats to Revelator contributor @tbtoro.bsky.social, whose environmental cartoons appear in our newsletter and whose new collection, And to Think We Started as a Book Club…, hits shelves today! Read our 2024 interview with him: therevelator.org/global-warmi...

Global Warming Funnies • The Revelator

For cartoonist Tom Toro, humor about climate change attacks hypocrisy, supports truth, and fuels resistance.

therevelator.org

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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 2d

Jane Goodall Will Live Forever

For @therevelator.org I collected some of the best remembrances of the conservation icon and gathered a reading list of great books by and about #JaneGoodall. therevelator.org/jane-goodall...

Jane Goodall Will Live Forever • The Revelator

We’ve collected some of the best remembrances of the conservation icon and gathered a reading list of great books by and about Jane Goodall.

therevelator.org

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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 2d

Jane Goodall Will Live Forever

For @therevelator.org I collected some of the best remembrances of the conservation icon and gathered a reading list of great books by and about #JaneGoodall. therevelator.org/jane-goodall...

Jane Goodall Will Live Forever • The Revelator

We’ve collected some of the best remembrances of the conservation icon and gathered a reading list of great books by and about Jane Goodall.

therevelator.org

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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 2d

Jane Goodall Will Live Forever -- by @johnrplatt.bsky.social https://therevelator.org/jane-goodall-will-live-forever/

Jane Goodall Will Live Forever • The Revelator

We’ve collected some of the best remembrances of the conservation icon and gathered a reading list of great books by and about Jane Goodall.

therevelator.org

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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 3d

From the archives (but more relevant by the day): How to Make Climate Refugee Protections a Reality https://therevelator.org/climate-refugees-trent/

How to Make Climate Refugee Protections a Reality • The Revelator

The United Nations has taken a good first step, but here’s what needs to be done next to make sure climate refugees get the protections they deserve.

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Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 4d

Federal officers gassed a crowd of hundreds of protesters today outside the ICE facility in Portland.

Federal agents fire tear gas, make multiple arrests during protest outside Portland ICE facility

Hundreds of protesters marched to facility from nearby Elizabeth Carruthers Park in Southwest Portland.

www.opb.org

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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 4d

Save This Species: #Chimpanzees https://therevelator.org/save-this-species-chimpanzees/

Save This Species: Chimpanzees • The Revelator

Our closest known relatives are on the brink of extinction. Can we save them in time?

therevelator.org

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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 5d

This exclusive @therevelator.org excerpt from ecologist Kevin Van Tighem's new memoir broke me down and built me back up again: therevelator.org/understory-e...

In Understory, An Ecologist Reflects on the Grief of Losing Nature • The Revelator

In this excerpt from the new memoir, the former supervisor of Banff National Park examines the loss that surrounds us — but still offers reasons for hope.

therevelator.org

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Ruth Malone, RN, PhD @remalone.bsky.social · 5d

Heartbreakingly beautiful writing about the world we all are losing

John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 5d

This exclusive @therevelator.org excerpt from ecologist Kevin Van Tighem's new memoir broke me down and built me back up again: therevelator.org/understory-e...

In Understory, An Ecologist Reflects on the Grief of Losing Nature • The Revelator

In this excerpt from the new memoir, the former supervisor of Banff National Park examines the loss that surrounds us — but still offers reasons for hope.

therevelator.org

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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 5d

This exclusive @therevelator.org excerpt from ecologist Kevin Van Tighem's new memoir broke me down and built me back up again: therevelator.org/understory-e...

In Understory, An Ecologist Reflects on the Grief of Losing Nature • The Revelator

In this excerpt from the new memoir, the former supervisor of Banff National Park examines the loss that surrounds us — but still offers reasons for hope.

therevelator.org

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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 5d

Russ Vought Is Trump’s Shutdown Hero. His Neighbors Think His Work Is “Abhorrent.” – Mother Jones www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Russ Vought is Trump’s shutdown hero. His neighbors think his work is "abhorrent."

The people living near Trump's "grim reaper" of government cuts have put up signs letting him know they stand with federal workers.

www.motherjones.com

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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 5d

An exclusive excerpt from Kevin Van Tighem's new book:

In Understory, An Ecologist Reflects on the Grief of Losing Nature https://therevelator.org/understory-ecologist-grief/

In Understory, An Ecologist Reflects on the Grief of Losing Nature • The Revelator

In this excerpt from the new memoir, the former supervisor of Banff National Park examines the loss that surrounds us — but still offers reasons for hope.

therevelator.org

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 7d

“We’re facing two existential crises, climate and democracy, and it’s now or never for both. We can’t have a stable democracy with an unstable climate, and we can’t have a stable climate unless we have a democracy. And so we have to fight both together.” - Jane Fonda www.latimes.com/california/s...

Jane Fonda, derided as 'Hanoi Jane' and a traitor during the Vietnam War, is a modern-day force in Democratic politics

Politically active for more than a half-century, actor Jane Fonda is now focusing her energy, celebrity, connections and resources on fighting climate change and combating the "existential crises" cre...

www.latimes.com

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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 7d

How sad, but fitting, we published this a few hours before we got word of Jane Goodall's passing.

Save This Species: Chimpanzees @therevelator.org therevelator.org/save-this-sp...

Save This Species: Chimpanzees • The Revelator

Our closest known relatives are on the brink of extinction. Can we save them in time?

therevelator.org

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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 7d

Save This Species: Chimpanzees

Our closest known relatives are on the brink of extinction. Can we save them in time? https://therevelator.org/save-this-species-chimpanzees/

Save This Species: Chimpanzees • The Revelator

Our closest known relatives are on the brink of extinction. Can we save them in time?

therevelator.org

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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 8d

Can confirm: steer clear. Saw this just before my call with them….call lasted 2 minutes.

Jason Bittel @bittelmethis.bsky.social · 13d

Science journos 🧪:

Earth dot com asked me about writing for them. They offer $50-60 PER STORY. And expect 15 to 25 stories EACH MONTH.

For reference, that rate is worse than what I got for a blogging role in 2012.

Steer clear af.

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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 8d

Scientists are rushing to identify the migratory paths of some endangered shark species to help better protect them. But at the same time, climate change and other threats cause migratory patterns to shift, adding urgency to the research. https://therevelator.org/migration-sharks/

Incredible Journeys: Migratory Sharks on the Move • The Revelator

Even as scientists rush to identify the migratory paths of some endangered shark species to help better protect them, climate change and other threats shift this behavior, adding urgency to the resear...

therevelator.org

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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 9d

Indigenous Land Defender Killed in Ecuador as Government Cracks Down on Environmental and Human Rights Activists - Inside Climate News insideclimatenews.org/news/2909202...

Indigenous Land Defender Killed in Ecuador as Government Cracks Down on Environmental and Human Rights Activists - Inside Climate News

Efraín Fueres was gunned down Sunday while marching in protest against high costs of living and government crackdowns that include freezing the bank accounts of activists and suspending a media organi...

insideclimatenews.org

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 9d

Incredible Journeys: Migratory Sharks on the Move

Even as scientists rush to identify the migratory paths of some endangered shark species to help better protect them, climate change and other threats shift this behavior, adding urgency to the research.

therevelator.org/migration-sh...

Incredible Journeys: Migratory Sharks on the Move • The Revelator

Even as scientists rush to identify the migratory paths of some endangered shark species to help better protect them, climate change and other threats shift this behavior, adding urgency to the…

therevelator.org

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