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🦉🧪🌎 It's International Owl Awareness Day! From fluffy fledglings to watchful adults, Point Blue has been monitoring Northern Spotted Owls since 1997, collecting data on nesting activity, reproductive success, and population trends to better understand and protect this threatened species. 💙

Longest Predator Exclusion Fence in the Pacific Protects Thousands of Ground-Nesting Seabirds: In 2022, the longest “predator exclusion fence” anywhere in the Pacific was completed on Kauai,… @goodnewsnetwork.org #Seabirds #Conservation #WildlifeProtection #EndangeredSpecies #SustainablePractices

Longest Predator Exclusion Fence in the Pacific Protects Thousands of Ground-Nesting SeabirdsIn 2022, the longest “predator exclusion fence” anywhere in the Pacific was completed on Kauai, encircling 168 acres of prime seabird nesting habitat. The nesting birds include endangered species that were under constant threat of ravaging feral cats and pig before the 11,200-foot-long fence was raised. Now, 4 years later, these seabirds are following their […] The post Longest Predator Exclusion Fence in the Pacific Protects Thousands of Ground-Nesting Seabirds appeared first on Good News Network.dlvr.it

🆕 #seabirds paper led by Alyssa Piauwasdy Leg-mounted GLS had no detectable effect on chick growth, fledging, or adult return rates in Wedge-tailed Shearwaters on Oʻahu. Year did. Chicks grew slower in El Niño — tagged or not. 🔗 doi.org/10.5751/JFO-... #geolocators #biologging #Hawaii

Journal of Field Ornithology: Geolocator devices did not affect chick growth or adult return rates in Wedge-tailed Shearwaters (<em>Ardenna pacifica</em>) despite interannual variation in chick develo...Although biologging has transformed seabird ecology, bird-borne devices could alter the behaviors being studied, including parental care. We tested for effects of leg-mounted light-level geolocators (...doi.org

Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis

Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisisIran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage Eight of the biggest oil companies amassed profits of more than $90bn (£67bn) in just three months as the Iran conflict sent energy prices soaring and the emissions-fuelled climate crisis caused deadly heatwaves. The windfall war profits have reignited calls for oil and gas supermajors such as Saudi Aramco and BP to pay for the environmental damage caused by “cashing in on human misery” and fund a rapid transition to renewable energy. Continue reading...www.theguardian.com

Smoke across Colorado from Pacific Northwest fires expected to last a few days

Smoke across Colorado from Pacific Northwest fires expected to last a few daysYes, it was blissfully cool this morning on the Front Range after a run of 100-degree temperatures, but it was not cool and crisp. It was cool and distinctly hazy, as wildfire smoke flows in from Oregon...coloradosun.com

It is not dead; Trump appealed the court's determination that the self-dealing contract is illegal.

🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is zero for 20 in its lawsuits seeking to obtain state voter rolls, after a federal judge dismissed its case against Colorado Monday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Trump DOJ now 0 for 20 after judge dismisses Colorado voter roll lawsuit ‘with prejudice’The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is zero for 20 in its lawsuits seeking to obtain state voter rolls, after a federal judge dismissed its case against Colorado Monday.www.democracydocket.com

Don’t forget to sign up to our seabird pride panel discussion. Whether you identify as queer or not, come along and learn how to make our field more inclusive! 🏝️🏳️‍🌈🪶

In case you missed it last week: Workshops, symposiums, and special event proposals for #WOS2027 are due September 17!

Call for Workshops, Symposiums, & Special EventsWe are currently seeking proposals for workshops, symposiums, and special events for the 2027 WOS meeting. The deadline for all three is September 17, 2026; see details and proposal submission form…wos2027.org

Recently, we published a little study looking into the movement ecology of the pygmy falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus) — Africa's smallest diurnal raptor. Read the paper here doi.org/10.3356/jrr2... | Journal of Raptor Research | #ornithology #RaptorResearch

I am looking for PhD students and postdocs to join my lab at the University of Pittsburgh in Fall 2027. Anyone excited about urban evolution, hummingbirds, & community engagement, please reach out! And/or find me at #AOS2026 this week! More info here: www.valentina-alaasam.com

I'm looking for PhD student to join my lab at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Fall 2027)! If you're interested in evolutionary genomics, conservation genetics, or biogeography, please reach out. I'll also be at #AOS2026 this week talking about sexual selection in small populations.

Some birds take their backpacking plans very seriously, they head straight for the mountains. But what happens when they reach (or we take them) the summit without oxygen tanks? Join my talk at #AOS2026 #AOS26 tomorrow, 11:45 AM–12:00 PM, Genomics 2, Room 163.

Diversification of Hawaiian honeycreepers: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... Among other findings, the ʻiʻiwi does not clade with the extinct mamo (genus Drepanis) and should be restored to its own genus Vestiaria. 🪶🧪 (📷Campana et al.)

New species of antthrush, the Baturité antthrush (Chamaeza baturitensis, right): www.scielo.br/j/zool/a/qbw... 🪶🧪 (📷Eduardo P. Brettas)

6 important videos about research on and decline of Arctic Seabirds from the Arctic Council

Researching Arctic Seabirds - YouTubeFollow scientists into the field on the remote Arctic island of Bjørnøya, where decades of seabird research are revealing how a changing Arctic is transformi...www.youtube.com

Glad that Mining Watch has its eyes on Northern Dynasty Minerals - Canadian owner of the proposed Pebble Mine. Yet another Canadian mining company trying to bulldoze Indigenous rights & an entire ecosystem. Blocked for now by 20 years opposition from United Tribes of Bristol Bay & allies in Alaska.

Suits Target Veto, but Pebble Mine Opposition Will Never EndWith three lawsuits now pending, broad coalition led by Bristol Bay Tribes intervenes to support EPA veto in defense of world’s greatest wild salmon fishery.www.nrdc.org

Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, 41, was arrested in New Jersey in June, and died after a ‘medical emergency’, agency said

Immigrant being held at Delaney Hall dies, marking 22nd death in ICE custodywww.theguardian.com

States do not have time before November’s midterm elections to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order mandating overhauls of their mail-in-voting systems, two dozen Democratic state officials told the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday. By @fischler.bsky.social

Democratic state officials urge US Supreme Court to affirm pause on Trump vote-by-mail order | Colorado NewslineStates do not have time to comply with Trump’s mail ballot executive order, Democratic state officials told the Supreme Court.coloradonewsline.com

The province’s auditor general confirmed Friday that she is conducting a performance audit on wildland fire management.

Not an inquiry, but an audit: Ontario to review its wildfire responseThe province’s auditor general will be conducting a review of the Ministry of Natural Resources’ wildland fire managementwww.nationalobserver.com