'The money shot of #climatechange is without doubt that of a #3polarbear stranded on a tiny island of ice...' - Safina Center Writer-in-Residence @4FishGreenberg on the complicated relationship between #polarbears , ice, and #climatechange .

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How have humans survived in so many varied and extreme ecosystems?

Safina Center Fellow Alex Chege explores this question from an evolutionary perspective, and examines how other #primates adapt to similarly extreme conditions on the The Safina Center blog: safinacenter.org/blog/adapting-…

'Avian flu spreads quickly and affects mammals in addition to birds. Ships just a few days behind us witnessed mass mortality in elephant seals...'

Safina Center Fellow Katlyn Taylor witnesses firsthand the spread of the #H5N1 #BirdFlu in the #Antarctic .

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Read about #frogs , #lemurs , and more in this week's update!

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'I made a conscious decision to observe and only touch wild creatures when necessary... It’s as if I am tuned in to the creatures I’m observing'

Safina Center Fellow Erik Callender shares magical experiences of watching #wildlife in their natural habitat

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'...it was an experience colored with sadness and dread that she could be the last of her kin in Ranomafana’s rainforest'

Safina Center Fellow Alain Rasolo paints Simone, the last known greater bamboo lemur in Ranomafana's Rainforest: safinacenter.org/blog/painting-…

'My great grandfather would have been disappointed by only a hundred whiting at the Coney Island pier... My son won’t find winter cod or whiting anywhere.' - Safina Center Writer-in-Residence @4FishGreenberg on #fishing and abundance in #nature .

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Safina Center Fellow Belén Garcia Ovide writes about the importance of #Iceland 's oceanic ecosystem, and the threats it faces that aren't being addressed.

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'...it was an experience colored with sadness and dread that she could be the last of her kin in Ranomafana’s rainforest'

Safina Center Fellow Alain Rasolo paints Simone, the last known greater bamboo lemur in Ranomafana's Rainforest: safinacenter.org/blog/painting-…

Despite their cultural importance in the Caribbean, the region's queen #conchs population has been in decline since the 1950s

Safina Center Fellow Marlowe Starling writes about the #conchs and the people who live off them on the @Safina Center's blog: safinacenter.org/blog/climate-c…

From floating #nuclear reactors to mysterious orbs on the ocean floor, Safina Center Fellow Raffi Khatchadourian shares some of the more interesting stories he's heard from closely following #marine news for the last year.

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I'm honored to receive the Like Conservation Award from CERCOM at Molloy University tonight!

Join us for the virtual celebration at 7:00 PM EST: ow.ly/QJ0n50Rxo02

'What happens when the ecosystems we love meet the world of dreams? '

Safina Center Fellow Priya Parrotta's album 'Anima' is a celebration and exploration of the parts of us most deeply connected to the Earth and the natural world.

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'How do you operate in a way that prevents the spread of a pandemic in wildlife?'

Safina Center Fellow Katlyn Taylor writes about traveling in the Antarctic as the #H5N1 #avianflu spreads to the southern most regions of our planet.

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Six decades after the release of #Jaws , Safina Center Writer-in-Residence @4FishGreenberg writes about film's legacy and its true victims—the millions of #sharks killed by humans every year.

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heartbreaking. theguardian.com/world/2024/may…

My presentation from TEDxBoston #TEDxBoston's 2023 Planetary Stewardship Conference is up on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=VtEQsu…

Safina Center Fellow Erik Callender vowed not to disturb animals in their natural habitat, only observing them from a distance. Since then, he's had countless enchanting encounters with wild animals like the tiger-legged #frog in this photo!

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Ever wished you could hold a conversation with an animal?

A team of scientists and researchers in Alaska are trying to do just that! Read about the 'conversation' they had with Twain the #humpback #whale in a guest blog by Jodi Frediani:

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