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Andy Boyce
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Research Ecologist. Improper Ideologist, Birder. Grasslands and tropical forests. Montana resident.
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The rich were never going to save us.
September 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Happy National Plover Appreciation Day! 💕
Did You Know? Mountain Plovers are one of a number of grassland bird species that are strongly associated with prairie dog colonies. Haun, A. J., Dreelin, R. A., & Boyce, A. J. (2024). Prairie dog towns increase grassland bird diversity at the landscape scale. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 136(2), 209–219.
September 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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The Trump family got a $2 billion deposit into their crypto company, the United Arab Emirates got a huge amount of restricted AI chips despite security concerns. Our story about how how business is being done, and influence gained, in the second Trump administration. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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thebirdist.bsky.social
I wrote about the Reiser brothers and their hilarious, disgusting Listers documentary for Slate:

slate.com/culture/2025...
One of the Funniest Documentaries of the Year Is Streaming for Free on YouTube
Listers is a journey into the dark and cringy heart of one of the world’s most peculiar hobbies.
slate.com
September 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Gotta cut my hobbies from my ICE application now help.usajobs.gov/faq/applicat...
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September 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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This country feels cooked
September 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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this is genuinely nuts
natureportfolio.nature.com Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Sep 9
Deforestation is responsible for nearly 75% of dry season rainfall reduction in the Amazon rainforest since 1985, according to a study in Nature Communications. go.nature.com/3I2xPzr ⚒️ 🧪
This is figure 4, which shows the relative contributions of climate change and deforestation to the Amazonian climate.
September 9, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Peer reviewers are exhausted. It's common to spend *months* inviting reviewers, getting refusals, inviting more, maybe 12 or more, then 2 agree but 1 doesn't complete, so you go again. That's why your paper is in limbo. I'm very sorry, it's awful, but it's also an untenable academic labour issue.
September 6, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Also top-notch wintering habitat for imperiled #grassland birds like Sparague's Pipit and Baird's Sparrow. #ornithology
laikenjordahl.bsky.social Laiken Jordahl @laikenjordahl.bsky.social · Sep 4
Survey stakes are in the ground at the San Rafael Valley, where DHS is preparing to wall off the last best corridor in Arizona for jaguars, ocelots & other species. Not a soul in sight.
September 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Thanks @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social and @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social for the interest and great write-up!!! ##ornithology
September 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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"In this book, avian ecologist and former PBS Birdwatch host Richard Hutto challenges conventional wisdom by revealing the hidden beauty and ecological importance of severely burned forests." 🌏https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-032-03180-8
A Beautifully Burned Forest
This book challenges conventional wisdom by revealing the hidden beauty and ecological necessity of severely burned forests
link.springer.com
September 1, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Tiny tech, tiny birds, long migrations! My latest for @highcountrynews.org: www.hcn.org/articles/the...
The invisible ‘giant nets’ that catch the smallest songbirds - High Country News
Collaboration and tiny technology are revolutionizing the study of migration.
www.hcn.org
August 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
andyjboyce.bsky.social
When someone says "I don't make propaganda" every 3rd sentence...thats how you know its propaganda.
tommysoutdoors.com Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · Jul 16
In the latest podcast episode featuring filmmaker Tom Opre and associate producer Tony Bynum, we discuss their new documentary 'The Real Yellowstone', a deep dive into conservation conflicts between ranching and rewilding in Montana. Here are some takeaways. 🧵🌍🦤 1/10
A group of five ranch hands on horseback gathered near a wooden fence in a pastoral setting. The riders, wearing traditional cowboy hats and work clothing, are mounted on brown and chestnut horses in what appears to be a working ranch environment. The scene is set against a backdrop of golden, dried grassland with a rustic wooden post-and-rail fence visible in the foreground. The lighting suggests either early morning or late afternoon, creating a warm, atmospheric quality typical of ranch life in rural countryside.
August 24, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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This is wrong and I'm so tired
tommysoutdoors.com Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · Jul 16
This hands-on management proves more effective than the traditional approach. The Charlie Russell National Wildlife Refuge supports just 10 wildlife species compared to neighbouring ranches practising regenerative grazing, where 60,000 acres can host 60-80 different species. 6/10
August 23, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Anyone know about this organization? They write in AI/corporate/buzzword slop language and appear to pay exploitatively low wages - www.wildlifeandparks.org
Home | Wildlife Restoration Foundation
Wildlife Restoration Foundation is in the business of bringing healthy wildlife back to America's land and seascapes.
www.wildlifeandparks.org
August 23, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Land of California Thrashers, breakfast burritos and despair.
cintylee.bsky.social Cin-Ty Lee @cintylee.bsky.social · Aug 21
The City of Moreno Valley in California is planning the Rancho Belago estates, a 3,000 single family home complex right along the active San Jacinto Fault and on the slopes of the San Timoteo badlands, the mecca of landslides. Do not do this.
www.moreno-valley.ca.us/.../RanchoBe....
August 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Recreational killing and lead poisoning. There is no justification cowboystatedaily.com/2025/08/16/t...
Yes, Prairie Dog Hunting Guides Exist, And They Have A Robust Business
Prairie dog hunting isn't about getting a trophy animal to put on your wall. It's more about getting in as much shooting as possible. It’s not so much…
cowboystatedaily.com
August 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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For journalists:

1) The executive branch has no oversight role for SI.

2) The temporary Trump impeachment reference was removed for 2 weeks and replaced with a permanent one.

Please journalist better.
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Aug 13
The effort is focused on bringing the organization in line with President Trump's cultural directives ahead of the country's 250th anniversary celebrations.
White House calls for a 'comprehensive review' of eight Smithsonian museums
The effort is focused on bringing the organization in line with President Trump's cultural directives ahead of the country's 250th anniversary celebrations.
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August 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Can we leave the Whiskered Auklets out of this?
joshmanning.bsky.social Josh Manning @joshmanning.bsky.social · Aug 12
In alaska bears on what is happening in another territory under Russian control. It’s an odd choice for a location for a summit unless the point is to show American history and power or the Russians want to slide back into Alaska as their own show of force. Very odd. And will they go to Russia?
Tweet from Alex Raufoglu that Trump and Putin will go to Russia this week.
August 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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So can we jail the Christian Scientists for medical neglect now?
washingtonpost.com The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Aug 13
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a 2021 Arkansas law banning gender-affirming care for minors, ruling that parents “do not have unlimited authority to make medical decisions for their children.”
Appeals court upholds Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for minors
The ruling overturned a lower court’s order striking down the ban.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 13, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Gfy.
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 12
Breaking News: The Trump administration said it would conduct a review of Smithsonian exhibitions to assess their “alignment with American ideals” giving museums 120 days to replace “divisive or ideologically driven language with unifying, historically accurate and constructive descriptions.”
White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions
The Trump administration said it would give museums 120 days to replace “divisive or ideologically driven language with unifying, historically accurate and constructive descriptions.”
nyti.ms
August 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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The Republicans’ domestic policy legislation will most likely raise after-tax incomes of the richest Americans while its cuts to social spending will leave the poorest at a substantial disadvantage, according to an analysis released Monday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
Richest Gain Most and Poorest Face Steepest Cuts Under G.O.P. Law, Analysis Finds
Millions of people could lose access to federal food aid or Medicaid, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s latest analysis of President Trump’s marquee legislation.
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August 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Notably, 770,000 acres of this figure are federal public lands, 50,000 belonging to the state of Wyoming. Pet peeve but I dont like it when megacorporations imply they own what's ours.
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 6
A sprawling 916,076-acre ranch in central Wyoming hit the market on Wednesday. The property — larger than Rhode Island and more than four times the size of New York City — is equipped for commercial cattle operations, with a riding arena, a church and mountain views. nyti.ms/459erd6
Text reads: "Got $80 Million? You Could Buy a Ranch Four Times the Size of New York City" over a drone shot of open land with a house, line of trees and mountains in the back. Photo courtesy of Swan Land Company
August 7, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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Yeh and I pledged to lose 10 lbs and do all my reviews on time, pledges aren't news
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Trump Administration Live Updates: President to Announce Additional $100 Billion Apple Investment in U.S.
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August 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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These people will seek sexual and social gratification from a big tech product but want their medical care straight from the bronze age.
ericmgarcia.bsky.social Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · Aug 5
Release from HHS: HHS will wind down its development of the mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).
HHS Winds Down mRNA Vaccine Development Under BARDA WASHINGTON, DC—AUGUST 5, 2025—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the beginning of a coordinated wind-down of its mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), including the cancellation and de-scoping of various contracts and solicitations. The decision follows a comprehensive review of mRNA-related investments initiated during the COVID-19 public health emergency. “We reviewed the science, listened to the experts, and acted,” said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “BARDA is terminating 22 mRNA vaccine development investments because the data show these vaccines fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu. We’re shifting that funding toward safer, broader vaccine platforms that remain effective even as viruses mutate.”
August 6, 2025 at 1:31 AM