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#ObamaDay

My new favourite osprey nest.

Divergent evolution in plague doctors. (I am nearly sure this idea has been done before, but I couldn’t resist the shoebill version.)

I’ve had enough of this.

On what would have been his 82nd birthday, the White House honors Emmett Till and his mother with a national monument. "We can't forget," said Alan Spears of @NPCA who worked on the designation. Here's how the three sites tell his story and role in the civil rights movement.

Wow, things just keep getting weirder here. Anyway, enjoy this Great Basin Spadefoot (Spea intermontana) warming itself on a paved road just after sunset in Montezuma County, Colorado, USA.

I had to work but instead I made this. #bird

Okay, let's review. Venomous = You GET BIT by something, you might get to ride in the weeewhoo wagon (🚑) Posionous = YOU BITE something, you might get to ride in the weeewhoo wagon (🚑) Hope this helps.

11/ @ToadallyPriya is the VP of conservation programs at @NPCA and the Public Lands co-lead with the @AtB4All coalition https://t.co/JYG6A5cFZK

🧵May is #AAPIHeritageMonth and every day this month we are going to introduce you to the best #AAPI conservation leaders we know First up is @amprog's @taotaotasi, a leader in the #30x30 and #DecolonizeConservation discussion on the ocean #30x30AAPI https://t.co/EZB51Qo8Gz

Back from a few wonderful days in Channel Islands National Park. Lots of photos to come including some cool behavior but to start with; a simple photo of the park's most famous resident: The island fox (Urocyon littoralis). A dwarf fox species endemic to the islands.

A teensy weensy slender mander

A juvenile intergrade between the Barred Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium mavortium) and the Arizona Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum) from Jefferson County, Colorado, USA.

Pure brilliance

if you’re going to @sejorg conference and don’t have Friday evening plans, consider snagging a spot to this beat dinner hosted by @NPCA @ToadallyPriya, @Sammy_Roth and I will be talking national parks and public lands

This nest definitely has 3 bedrooms, a game room, movie theatre, and hot tub. Possibly a bowling alley in the basement.

Meet the newest member of the Conservation Division and the Coordinator for Conservation Engagement at the @LAZoo ! #NewProfilePic #NewJob #NewMe

Can you tell what this is? Answer is in next tweet. 📷 Marisa Ishimatsu

This week, over 900 households in Sweetwater, Texas are getting handwritten letters from kids asking them to help stop the slaughter at their town's annual rattlesnake roundup. I was struck by this quote, which is 100% spot on. 1/6