Conservation Entomologist in WA by way of TX, MT and ID. 🪲🐝🦋🍺✝️Views my own.
Olympia, WA
Joined July 2017
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Excited for the future of insect conservation in the U.S. and so appreciate @CatrinEinhorn @XercesSB @fishwildlife for helping tell this important part of the story. #insectsarewildlife #conservation
It's tough being an insect. To make matters worse, a legal quirk leaves officials in at least a dozen states with little or no authority to protect insects, since they are not considered wildlife.
Now, that's creating a growing problem for humans, too. nytimes.com/interactive/2023…
I am excited to share that I have started a new chapter in my insect conservation career back in the PNW as the WDFW Westside Butterfly Recovery Lead.
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I greatly appreciate the wonderful partners and colleagues I had the privilege to work with in Texas as we sought to understand and conserve the many unique species across such a massive and diverse state.
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Never make assumptions @USFWS, especially when it comes to invertebrate extinctions…
WE HAVE BREAKING SNAIL NEWS! Scientists found a living population of an assumed extinct Big Black rocksnail!
Photo of Big Black rocksnails in the river, courtesy of Calvin Rezac/Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.
ALT A group of snails sit on a bed of rocks in a river.
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Ross Winton retweeted
Postdoc position in insect biodiversity at @NCState, awesome project on seasonal activity as it relates to bat diet! jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/19969… @ColeopSoc @EntCollNet @SysEB_Entsoc @CSE_at_FSCA @Hymenopterists
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Xerces doesn't accept funding from pesticide or oil companies. Pesticides & fossil fuels threaten the animals we aim to protect. We don't want to provide cover for greenwashing & we value integrity. We prioritize partnerships that align with our goals.
xerces.org/blog/why-we-dont-…
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How many insect species are currently federally listed as threatened or endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?
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134 votes • Final results Ross Winton retweeted
Post-Doc position available!
#Postdoc #Postdocposition #Postdoctoral #PostdoctoralFellowship #museum #conservation #Entomology #Ecology #Academia #grasslands #insects #naturalhistory #insects #arthropods #beetles #flies #ants #lepidoptera #science #outreach #Forests
We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Post-doctoral Associate specializing in entomological collections research, insect ecology, conservation biology, or museum studies to join our dynamic team. explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/… #entomology #jobs #postdoc
#conservation #museums
Thoughts on rearing Leps from seed heads? This appears to be a borer moth but all the pupal casings have been empty. The seed heads are from a federally listed plant and researchers are looking at seed production and viability. Any small lab emergence chamber designs suggestions?
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Spent an awesome few days with @xercessociety staff in west Texas back in August searching for rare fireflies. We had some great finds and in some cases got more than we bargained for. Epic moth abundance for a dry summer. m.youtube.com/watch?v=7pAAy7…
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The stragglers are still working south. Caught this male warming up among the post oaks this morning. Still a few nectar resources hanging on after some much needed rain.
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First meeting of the state wildlife agency entomologists. Representing MN, MO, MD, HI, GA and TX. The start of a growing network of insect conservationists! Thank you to @EntsocAmerica for supporting #RAWA which could increase agency capacity to conserve insects #entsoc23
New report released by @USFWS in partnership with @fishwildlife outlining the participation and the economic contribution of wildlife related recreation. Non consumptive wildlife uses far surpass traditional hook and bullet.
digitalmedia.fws.gov/digital…
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There is still time to apply for the Youth Incentive Award (due Nov 1, link below)! Please share this if you may know of any budding entomologists or folks who wish to mentor one! Application is straightforward & can be completed by applicant + mentor. @ColeopSoc – at Flagstaff, AZ
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Meet the #NewSpecies of tiger beetle - Eunota leucophasma - from Salt Flat, TX, & White Sands, NM! #Etymology: "leuco" = white, "phasma" = ghost. The white ghost tiger beetle!
New paper led by PhD student @RobertASLaroche & collaborator @DanDuranBugMan w/ @CinTyLeeEarth, W. Godwin, S. Roman, D. Herrmann, & me in Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution...A genomic test of subspecies in the Eunota togata species group (Coleo... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
The debate continues. Can we start talking about any of the other more imperiled invertebrates now or should we just keep focusing on this one? #monarchbutterfly #conservation
science.org/content/article/…
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This gorgeous Black-tailed Rattlesnake was hanging out near our blacklight and mist-net setup this week. Fortunately for us they are a very accommodating and docile species.
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