Alarming Report Finds US Bird Populations Are Still Crashing

"About one-third of all American bird species are of high or moderate conservation concern due to low populations, declining population trends, or other threats"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#birds #ornithology #conservation #wildlife #HabitatLoss #ClimateChange https://medium.com/grrlscientist/alarming-report-finds-us-bird-populations-are-still-crashing-22eb8bad54d0

what happened to Alydar?

#horses #racehorses #Horseracing #Alydar #books #BookReview https://grrlscientist.substack.com/p/broken-the-suspicious-death-of-alydar

Pet Flea Treatments Are Poisoning Wild Birds: Study

"High levels of harmful pesticides from pet flea treatments in birds’ nests lined with animal fur is leading to the increased mortality rate of chicks."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#FleaTreatments #pets #pesticides #Birds #ornithology #Environment #ecology #Toxicology https://medium.com/grrlscientist/pet-flea-treatments-are-poisoning-wild-birds-study-52c30a33e3c5

Giraffes’ Gut Microbiome Communities Determined By Species, Not Diet

"The giraffe’s gut microbiome is made up of a variety of bacteria and fungi, and is largely determined by the giraffe’s species — not by what they eat."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#giraffe #microbiome #microbiology #GutBacteria #conservation #ecology #diet https://medium.com/grrlscientist/giraffes-gut-microbiome-communities-determined-by-species-not-diet-9a0cd46bc926

The Apothecary’s Wife By Karen Bloom Gevirtz — Review

"This engaging book recounts how the deep problems in the current pharmaceutical and medical industries in the United States stem from changes that occurred centuries ago"

#BookReview by @GrrlScientist

#books #Pharmaceutical #medical #Apothecary #WomenInMedicine #FemaleHealers #ProfitsOverPeople https://medium.com/grrlscientist/the-apothecarys-wife-by-karen-bloom-gevirtz-review-27d6ece75692

The World’s Biggest And Stinkiest Flowers Are Facing Extinction

"All 42 known species of the parasitic plant genus Rafflesia, often known as ‘corpse flowers’, are endangered due to runaway destruction of their tropical forest habitats"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#Rafflesia #botany #flowers #conservation #EndangeredSpecies https://medium.com/grrlscientist/the-worlds-biggest-and-stinkiest-flowers-are-facing-extinction-b676ea0bb3b7

The Hidden Dangers To Birds And Wildlife Posed By Death Pipes, story out of the San Diego Natural History Museum

"Vertical hollow open-topped pipes used as property markers, fence posts or irrigation standpipes are killing countless birds and wildlife across the United States and around the world."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#birds #DeathPipes #wildlife #conservation #AnimalRights #AnimalWelfare https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/08/18/the-hidden-dangers-to-birds-and-wildlife-posed-by-death-pipes/

Wild Fish Recognize Individual Humans Who Feed Them

"Yes, people really do underestimate the cognitive abilities of fish."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#fish #WildFish #cognition #intelligence #Vision #VisualAcuity #behavior #evolution https://medium.com/grrlscientist/wild-fish-recognize-individual-humans-who-feed-them-4762c0fcf4e5

#books #MustRead #CriticalThinking #BookReview

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