Great article on the sail in The Revelator by Jeremy Hance

Excellent article! Kiley Price National Geographic

1) #WorldWildlifeDay2024 celebration has kicked off at the United Nations by CITES Secretary General, centering on digital innovations. AI is being used in multiple ways such as helping frontline conservation organizations process massive amount of data. This would be very

Looking forward to reading this!!

Leave them #bats alone! At least, that’s what scientists suggest to prevent future #pandemics | via StudyFinds

“We must change humanity’s relationship w/ nature if we want to prevent the next pandemic of #zoonotic origin & that can start with bats.”

studyfinds.org/leave-bats-alo…

One of the best managed, effective and equitable Protected Areas in the world. A truly remarkable place.

It’s been another devastating year for #rhinos in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. At least 325 rhinos were poached in KZN in 2023 - far exceeding the previous provincial poaching record set in 2022.

Read more: ow.ly/mSIM50QwuM0

First-ever rhino pregnancy using in vitro fertilization, by Dina Fine Maron for National Geographic

There's still time to sign up for the Virtual Book Launch this Thursday of Janet Sumner Johnson new book

#Florida writer Lauren Groff is opening a bookstore to sell books banned by #Florida as well as books by #Florida authors. You can help her. Here's her Indiegogo link: indiegogo.com/projects/the-l…

Meet the fabulous Janet Sumner Johnson, author of THE WINTERTON DECEPTION: FINAL WORD, BRAVER THAN BRAVE and more, for a celebration of her new book, NOT MY CIRCUS. Join the fun, wear an animal hat, and meet other great authors (my CPs) as we get a behind the scenes look.

Great way to launch into the new year: #storystorm - Thanks to Tara Lazar for the constant inspiration! And to my writing friends Laura Perdew Andi Diehn Katie L. Carroll for the brainstorming and fun!!

Finally we're getting pangolin scale origins from DNA like the ivory studies to help identify trafficking networks science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

New on #WildEye : 7 alleged members of transnational ivory smuggling syndicate in court. Arrested in Namibia, the syndicate is believed to use the Zambezi region as a transit route from Zambia to Botswana for poaching activities.
Track this case & others ▶️ bit.ly/3uQXqo2

Great article and great interview!!!

The nexus between wildlife crime and the climate crisis—explained by my good friend John E. Scanlon AO. #COP28UAE

My latest for National Geographic —on new research that reveals new threat to #elephants —and the need for more research.

More arrests. And, again, more escapes of poachers - this time 5 out of seven.

On one hand, good to do these operations. But what happened that seven of eight poachers fled? Sadly, an all-too-common refrain. Importantly, will one remaining suspect be questioned/reveal relevant info about higher-ups in the trafficking chain? english.news.cn/20231127/339e5…

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