I love it when scientists have cute little clapbacks

Social: These Orcas Are on the Brink—And So Is the Science That Could Save Them Inside the desperate rush to save the southern resident killer whales

“The science is endangered now, just like the whales.”

a small white dog stands on a wooden bench facing the camera. she has a very sweet face with small black eyes and she is wearing a peach-colored harness. she is a very good girl.

This is Eba. She is a "conservation canine" and very good at sniffing out killer whale poop, which is a data treasure trove for biologists!

These Orcas Are on the Brink—And So Is the Science That Could Save Them Inside the desperate rush to save the southern resident killer whales

In my first(!) feature for @sciam.bsky.social, I went out with researchers who study endangered orcas. With federal funding cuts to science, it's not just the whales that need saving anymore...

But on the plus side: there's a rescue dog named Eba (🧵) who helps find orca poop!
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been thinking about it a lot and we should go back to being primordial soup