Female octopuses throw rocks at males that bother them, documented in Octopus tetricus

@scboceania.org, the amazing organization I’ve been closely involved for years, is launching another 30 days of conservation stories from Oceania for #EarthMonth.

It’s packed with wins, momentum, and reasons to stay hopeful. Don’t miss what’s coming:

#upemba ♥️

This is from Tina Lain’s LinkedIn2 hours ago🙏 Please read
#upemba #Lusinga

From LinkedIn:

Tragic news from #Upemba National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo & I can’t find coverage!

On 3 March 2026, armed assailants attacked the park headquarters in #Lusinga. 5 staff members were murdered, more staff were kidnapped including the Park Director, Tina Lain.

#UpembaNationalPark

I’ve been in Antarctica since November 4th…
🇦🇶Summer down here is almost over, so as we wrap up our season I can’t help but wish I was better about sharing how cool my life is ♥️
What a way to end and start a year
#antarctica

💕To those who celebrate February 14th 1779💕

We're still here.
We're still laughing.
We're still creating new memories.
We're still finding each other and building respite when it's hard.
We're still experiencing the joy of each other's company.

Someone will ask about this moment one day. Be sure to tell them what they couldn't take from you.

The loss of Dr. Jane Goodall runs deep for the little girls who grew up to become defenders of wildlife.. She expanded the boundaries of what we believed we could do. Jane was our beacon.

I will carry her with me in all I do.

#janegoodall #conservation

What an honor to have shared this earth with Jane Goodall.🖤 Her loss has carved a void in our world that could never be filled. It will be a privilege to watch even her memory continue to change the world, but today I’m just sad. May we all hold even a fraction of her conviction. #janegoodall #jane

A very important person left us today.

It’s strange knowing that certain communities will feel the weight of this loss tremendously, while the rest of the world goes on moving.
But he made a difference, and I will remember him forever.

Volunteered with Ladles of Love in Cape Town for #MandelaDay 🧡Giving back to honor Nelson Mandela’s legacy and support food security in South Africa.

I heard it was the largest single day volunteer event in the world?? Either way, it was great to help a little. Thanks for having me Cape Town!

Yes-On both sides!

‼️It’s being reported “ that some Republicans in Congress are not uniformly accepting the Trump budget and killing the U.S. science programs… The Senate Approps is showing signs to be supportive of NOAA but has not finished their work.“

Keep up the pressure
CALL YOUR REPS
#SaveNOAA
Download #5Calls

Congressional Event: A Science Fair of Canceled Grants The Things We’ll Never Know: A Science Fair of Canceled Grants.

Happening Today in #DC: “The Things We’ll Never Know”: a science fair of canceled grants

20+ researchers whose funding was cut by the Tr*mp admin will share what their research would have done if not cut under the new US government.

I wish we could watch it online.

nasawatch.com/congress/con...

Bar chart titled "Matters of Scale" comparing proposed US research budget cuts to the European Union's €500-million (US$571-million) "Choose Europe" fund. The chart shows: * National Institutes of Health (NIH): $8 billion in cancelled grants and $18 billion in proposed cuts by 2026 (long orange bar). * National Science Foundation (NSF): $5.1 billion in proposed cuts by 2026 (shorter orange bar). * EU's Choose Europe fund: $571 million (very short blue bar). The graphic highlights that the EU fund is much smaller in scale compared to the US budget cuts. Text above the chart explains the EU’s intention to attract US researchers in response to policy decisions by the convicted felon and rapist Donald Trump.

If people think American scientists are somehow going to land in Europe, I've got news for you about the difference between millions and billions.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

📣 Just published: A landmark study using 20 years of data from 133 LMICs, fixed-effects Poisson models, and dynamic microsimulation forecasting reveals a staggering toll.

⚠️ Cutting #USAID support could result in 14 million preventable deaths by 2030.
4.5 million of them would be children under 5.

Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the a...

📣Critical study just released:

Based on panel data from 133 LMICs (2001–2021) using fixed-effects Poisson models, stratified mortality analyses, & microsimulation forecasting…

Cavalcanti et al estimates the impact of USAID cuts:

14 million deaths by 2030
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Ok #56 came quicker than expected 🇿🇲

Walked over Victoria Falls Bridge, where mist from Mosi-oa-Tunya rises, the border blurs, and just like that I made it to #Zambia

Hit my 55th country today 🇿🇼

A country with one of Africa’s largest black rhino populations, elephant populations, and wild dog populations. No wonder it’s been at the top of my list. #zimbabwe #wildlife

Wildlife crime crackdown in jeopardy worldwide after US funding cuts In 2019, Malawi registered a massive win in the fight against the illegal wildlife trade. Intelligence-driven operations culminated in the arrest of more than a dozen members of the Chinese-led…

In 2019, Malawi dismantled the Chinese-led Lin-Zhang wildlife trafficking syndicate, a major win in its fight against the illegal wildlife trade, thanks partly to funding from the U.S. govt.

Bu the Trump administration’s recent slashing of international development funds now threatens these gains.

The dissolution of the #EPA research arm & shift of scientific functions to policy offices signals a profound politicization of environmental governance in the United States. Beyond staff cuts, this risks eroding scientific independence—turning #evidence-based regulation into policy-driven science.

Nearly 400 experts were dismissed from the National Climate Assessment — the report that guides how the US responds to #climatechange

We don’t need a report to see the crisis, but we need it to guide strategy, funding & protect the most impacted

Make no mistake- gutting the process is the strategy

👗#fashion IS a statement but I want to make sure I’m saying the right thing.

We consume so much every day without even realizing — fast fashion, fast scrolling, fast food.

i Loved the #BeattheWaste campaign from @unep.org & got inspired as I head to the thrift store to find some field gear✌🏽

US based scientists are not ok.

To my colleagues and friends, your absence will be felt. 💔 #usfws

I’m having a really hard day 💔

I get it from my grama ♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Biodiversity loss in all species and every ecosystem linked to humans – report Sweeping synthesis of 2,000 global studies leaves no doubt about scale of problem and role of humans, say experts

I really do wish researchers & journalists would stop stating that ‘humans are responsible’ for catastrophic biodiversity decline. The Q of ‘which humans’ matters here. It’s time to call out the global capitalist system as the driver of losses instead. www.theguardian.com/environment/...