Diario de ellen5

"Naturalists were the original biologists, and hunters and trappers were the original naturalists. No one knew more about a species -- the wheres, whens, and whys of its movements through the land and the seasons, its relationships with prey and rivals and mates -- than a person whose livelihood depended on that knowledge."
--Mary Roach, in Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law, 2021

A book about wildlife policy -- interesting and entertaining

published study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347222002366
associated video: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347222002366#ec1

These photos are so good, I feel like I should put my camera away out of respect.
https://www.naturettl.com/poty/nature-ttl-poty-2021-winners-gallery/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56132410

https://www.npr.org/2021/02/17/968719492/volunteers-in-texas-are-saving-thousands-of-cold-stunned-sea-turtles-from-the-st

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-54294192

The Albuquerque zoo is raising funds for supplies by selling animal paintings. Here's the gallery/shop:
https://www.bioparksociety.org/store/product-category/artgonewild/

I suspect that several moths in our area were misidentified as of A. neomexicana. Project for a winter day.

https://www.bbc.com/news/52533585

Join in -- make your next meal a vegetarian one
https://www.earthday.org
And you can participate by doing some citizen science. Help monitor air quality and plastic pollution: https://www.earthday.org/actions/join-earth-challenge-2020/