My panda family for #WorldPandaDay. The good news is that their status has improved from endangered to vulnerable but they do remain at risk. There are an estimated 1,800 in the wild.

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."

by @grrlscientist

#ornithology #birds #birding #StateOfTheBirds #endangered #conservation #ClimateCrisis #SciComm https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/03/14/alarming-report-finds-us-bird-populations-are-still-crashing/

Spotted #Owls, Marbled Murrelets, and other wildlife need help. Join me, and Center for Biological #Diversity: tell the #US #Forest Service to strengthen and expand the #Northwest Forest Plan to preserve #forests, #wildlife, and watersheds:
https://act.biologicaldiversity.org/JsD7U0G41ESs6k2EuXsZtQ2?sourceid=1010382
#usa #endangered #endangeredspecies #threatenedspecies #water #natural #nature #wilderness #pacificnorthwest #conservation

The Conservation Biology Institute is looking for volunteers with GIS and spatial data experience to help secure and preserve federally funded environmental datasets on their Data Basin platform

https://mailchi.mp/1757b2a216df/data-basin-quarterly-update?e=b2b5817153

#NewSpecies!
Primula yanbianensis
A newly discovered primulaceae from #china!

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A1D82914-CD78-5B10-A0D8-DE2B235516F6
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.252.140026
#PhytoKeys #PrimulaYanbianensis

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #ecology #taxonomy #nature #biodiversity #conservation #botany #wildflowers #flowers #wildplants #plants #wildlife #primulaceae

#NewSpecies!
New cuckoo wasp from #india just cuckooed:

Chrysis cataka

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/133587CD-FF98-7374-FF6E-4E57FC42FC04
Publication: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14681819
#LinzerBiologischeBeiträge #ChrysisCataka

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #entomology #insects #hymenoptera #wasps #cockoo #cuckoowasps

#NewSpecies!
New skink from #vietnam just came by:

Scincella truongi

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C0225AAA-E788-51A0-ACF6-C1E1B2D183E9
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1226.139655
#ZooKeys #ScincellaTruongi

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #herpetology #herps #reptiles #lizards #skink

#NewSpecies!
New sea snail from #NewCaledonia just crawled in:

Ethalia anomphala

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/714FF54E-375D-326C-FD86-FEF9FD9BFAE2
Publication: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.973.2765
#ejtaxonomy #EthaliaAnomphala

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #malacology #gastropods #snails #seasnails

#NewSpecies!
A newly discovered fungus from #china for #FungiFriday:

Clavaria divergens

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4CF53AAB-C5B0-5883-9D03-8E08D9AD2063
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.115.145774
#MycoKeys #ClavariaDivergens

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #fungi #mushrooms #mycology

#NewSpecies
New cricket from #china just chirped:

Diestramima napoensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2FF1E47F-6988-5A9A-9DCA-911A8BE45A12
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1231.143063
#ZooKeys #DiestramimaNapoensis

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #entomology #insects #orthoptera #cricket

#NewSpecies!
New amphipod from #india just surfaced:

Audulla sindhu

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038D87BC-FFAC-FFEE-5A9A-FABB8C90F8DE
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5569.3.7
#Zootaxa #AudullaSindhu

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arthropods #crustacea #amphipod

#NewSpecies!
New eel from #india just streamed in:

Ariosoma tamilicum

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CA0848-FFC4-FFC7-FF1A-FEE8FC7E159B
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5604.1.7
#Zootaxa #AriosomaTamilicum

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fish #TeamFish #fishfriday #ichthyology #eels

#NewSpecies!
Rubus tingzhouensis
A newly discovered rosaceae from #china!

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7E0D929D-4AEA-576B-B1D9-44A98979533A
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.249.138951
#PhytoKeys #RubusTingzhouensis

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #ecology #taxonomy #nature #biodiversity #conservation #botany #wildflowers #flowers #wildplants #plants #wildlife #roasaceae #brambles

#NewSpecies
New longhorn beetle from #ecuador just snuck in:

Antodice apicalis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/892487AC-7609-FFEF-4FD1-DE5AF06BF837
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5604.1.1
#Zootaxa #AntodiceApicalis

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #entomology #insects #coleoptera #beetles #bugs #longhorn

#NewSpecies!
New treefrog from #tibet just climbed in:

Rhacophorus medogensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EBE9FE68-8308-5C85-8E13-7A9E472BC016
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.142297
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #RhacophorusMedogensis

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #herpetology #herps #amphibia #frogs #treefrog

"We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect. There is no other way for land to survive the impact of mechanized man, nor for us to reap from it the aesthetic harvest it is capable, under science, of contributing to culture" (Aldo Leopold, writing in 1948).

#conservation #environment @bookstodon #climatechange #nature

Gebe Island in eastern Indonesia is the site of seven nickel mining concessions.

Local Indigenous communities say the mining sites have put their food security at risk, with pollution affecting fruit trees and root vegetables as well as depletion of local fisheries.

Forestry campaigners say the mining clashes with a 2007 law on small islands designed to prevent large-scale environmental destruction in these fragile ecosystems.

By Jaya Barends
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/nickel-miners-dig-up-indonesias-gebe-island-despite-indigenous-and-legal-opposition/

Rare #frog rediscovered after 130 years https://phys.org/news/2025-03-rare-frog-rediscovered-years.html

Lost for more than a century: the rediscovery of Alsodes vittatus (Anura, Alsodidae), one of the rarest and most elusive #amphibians from #Chile https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/135523/

"This is an important milestone for South American #herpetology... Most of the other Alsodes species are either threatened with #extinction or we don't know enough about them to assess their status"

As I break out my 1990s scented letter writing paper and marvel at its still strong scent, I find myself wondering:

Does anyone out there know anything about the science behind scented stationery?

Even better, do we know if it affects the long term preservation of the paper?

Boost for reach!