RE: https://mastodon.social/@esoastronomy/116301261420060011

Betty Kioko says a lot of things here that resonate with me personally, not only about potatoes 🥔, but also about the night sky being an intrinsic part of the heritage we have inherited as humans 🌌 and the responsibility we should feel for preserving it.

In the future, we might see one million more satellites in Earth's orbit. The consequences to astronomy would be devastating.

Fighting for a fair and sustainable usage of space, for astronomy and humanity — that's Betty Kioko's job as ESO’s Institutional Affairs Officer.

Learn more about her job and what ESO is doing in this direction: https://www.eso.org/public/blog/betty-kioko/

#astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science #environment #sustainability

I am begging website owners to always provide a light mode. It’s an accessibility issue for me: my aging eyes are no longer able to view light-on-dark text for extended periods without severe ghosting/afterimages.

#accessibility #website #design

📰 New California Condors Nest

The YUROK TRIBE in the Pacific Northwest has reintroduced a pair of California Condors, who have established a nest.

🔭 Biologists with the Northern California Condor Restoration Program (NCCRP) determined that the female condor, known by her Yurok name Ney-gem’ Ne-chween-kah (“She carries our prayers”), likely laid an egg inside a hollow in an old-growth redwood tree.

🧑‍💼 This rare event did not come easy. The tribe spent nearly two decades conducting studies, evaluating contaminant risks, and building partnerships before releasing the first cohort of four condors in May 2022.

https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/california-condors-nesting-pacific-northwest/

#SolarPunkSunday #Conservation #BirdConservation #WildlifeConservation #Biodiversity #CaliforniaCondor