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Remember last year, when bioGraphic and Hakai Magazine were both facing uncertain futures? Your donations saved the day--we raised $140,000 and lived to publish another day!
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Lead kills the beloved birds, and the fix could be easy. But the gun lobby won’t let that happen.
From our friends at @biographic.bsky.social:
From our friends at @biographic.bsky.social:
We know what’s killing loons and how to stop it. So why are they still dying?
Lead kills the beloved birds, and the fix could be easy. But the gun lobby won’t let that happen.
www.motherjones.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Lead kills the beloved birds, and the fix could be easy. But the gun lobby won’t let that happen.
From our friends at @biographic.bsky.social:
From our friends at @biographic.bsky.social:
In an era when many species are declining because of multi-pronged, seemingly intractable problems, the solution to protecting common loons is relatively straightforward. So why are these beloved birds still dying?
Why Are Loons Still Dying from Lead Poisoning?
In the United States, efforts to save a beloved species face pushback from a surprising foe: gun rights advocates.
www.biographic.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM
In an era when many species are declining because of multi-pronged, seemingly intractable problems, the solution to protecting common loons is relatively straightforward. So why are these beloved birds still dying?
We are a nonprofit online magazine covering biodiversity and conservation, and our small team works hard to make sure we never publish anything written by generative AI. We have language in our contracts specifically banning it, as well as a clear language in our submission guidelines. No slop here!
Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google.
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
December 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
We are a nonprofit online magazine covering biodiversity and conservation, and our small team works hard to make sure we never publish anything written by generative AI. We have language in our contracts specifically banning it, as well as a clear language in our submission guidelines. No slop here!
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Consistently wonderful insightful & inspiring stories illustrated gorgeously @biographic.bsky.social never disappoints
Quality storytelling for #GenerationRestoration
Quality storytelling for #GenerationRestoration
Do you know about gelatinous salps? No? Trust us, you probably want to:
www.biographic.com/pelagic-pack...
www.biographic.com/pelagic-pack...
Pelagic Pack Animals - bioGraphic
Gelatinous salps shuttle tiny creatures and excess carbon into the deep.
www.biographic.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Consistently wonderful insightful & inspiring stories illustrated gorgeously @biographic.bsky.social never disappoints
Quality storytelling for #GenerationRestoration
Quality storytelling for #GenerationRestoration
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Of all the weird and wonderful critters in our mysterious ocean, gelatinous salps and their miraculously camouflaged hitchhikers are definitely some of my new favorites after writing this @biographic.bsky.social spotlight!
Pelagic Pack Animals - bioGraphic
Gelatinous salps shuttle tiny creatures and excess carbon into the deep.
www.biographic.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Of all the weird and wonderful critters in our mysterious ocean, gelatinous salps and their miraculously camouflaged hitchhikers are definitely some of my new favorites after writing this @biographic.bsky.social spotlight!
Do you know about gelatinous salps? No? Trust us, you probably want to:
www.biographic.com/pelagic-pack...
www.biographic.com/pelagic-pack...
Pelagic Pack Animals - bioGraphic
Gelatinous salps shuttle tiny creatures and excess carbon into the deep.
www.biographic.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Do you know about gelatinous salps? No? Trust us, you probably want to:
www.biographic.com/pelagic-pack...
www.biographic.com/pelagic-pack...
What happens when herbicides don't stay where they're sprayed?
@christianelliott.me investigates how rampant herbicide use is impacting the last patches of native forest in a region largely given over to industrial agriculture. Read more:
@christianelliott.me investigates how rampant herbicide use is impacting the last patches of native forest in a region largely given over to industrial agriculture. Read more:
The Scourge of Native Oaks is Blowing in the Wind
Scientists and conservationists in the U.S. Midwest are working to stop industrial herbicides from drifting onto the region’s remaining hardwood trees.
www.biographic.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
What happens when herbicides don't stay where they're sprayed?
@christianelliott.me investigates how rampant herbicide use is impacting the last patches of native forest in a region largely given over to industrial agriculture. Read more:
@christianelliott.me investigates how rampant herbicide use is impacting the last patches of native forest in a region largely given over to industrial agriculture. Read more:
In the fall of 2020, Colorado voters did something unprecedented: They passed a ballot measure to reintroduce gray wolves to the state.
Yet the messy reintroduction shows how difficult it is to restore top predators to a landscape dominated by humans—especially for an animal long vilified.
Yet the messy reintroduction shows how difficult it is to restore top predators to a landscape dominated by humans—especially for an animal long vilified.
Colorado Has Wolves Again for the First Time in 80 Years. Why Are They Dying? - bioGraphic
A controversial reintroduction program is off to a messy start.
www.biographic.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
In the fall of 2020, Colorado voters did something unprecedented: They passed a ballot measure to reintroduce gray wolves to the state.
Yet the messy reintroduction shows how difficult it is to restore top predators to a landscape dominated by humans—especially for an animal long vilified.
Yet the messy reintroduction shows how difficult it is to restore top predators to a landscape dominated by humans—especially for an animal long vilified.
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If you haven't heard of salps but, like me, love bizarre ocean creatures, I highly recommend this @biographic.bsky.social piece from @sarahmilligan.bsky.social
Pelagic Pack Animals - bioGraphic
Gelatinous salps shuttle tiny creatures and excess carbon into the deep.
www.biographic.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
If you haven't heard of salps but, like me, love bizarre ocean creatures, I highly recommend this @biographic.bsky.social piece from @sarahmilligan.bsky.social
Mercury Rising
When Alaska’s wolves began eating sea otters, it looked like a story of adaptation. Then they started getting sick.
by @gennarotomma.bsky.social
www.biographic.com/mercury-risi...
When Alaska’s wolves began eating sea otters, it looked like a story of adaptation. Then they started getting sick.
by @gennarotomma.bsky.social
www.biographic.com/mercury-risi...
Mercury Rising - bioGraphic
When Alaska’s wolves began eating sea otters, it looked like a story of adaptation. Then they started getting sick.
www.biographic.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Mercury Rising
When Alaska’s wolves began eating sea otters, it looked like a story of adaptation. Then they started getting sick.
by @gennarotomma.bsky.social
www.biographic.com/mercury-risi...
When Alaska’s wolves began eating sea otters, it looked like a story of adaptation. Then they started getting sick.
by @gennarotomma.bsky.social
www.biographic.com/mercury-risi...
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Loved writing this story for @biographic.bsky.social 🐺
There’s everything you would find in a mystery novel: a suspicious death, an investigation, and a final unexpected twist.
www.biographic.com/mercury-risi...
There’s everything you would find in a mystery novel: a suspicious death, an investigation, and a final unexpected twist.
www.biographic.com/mercury-risi...
Mercury Rising - bioGraphic
When Alaska’s wolves began eating sea otters, it looked like a story of adaptation. Then they started getting sick.
www.biographic.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Loved writing this story for @biographic.bsky.social 🐺
There’s everything you would find in a mystery novel: a suspicious death, an investigation, and a final unexpected twist.
www.biographic.com/mercury-risi...
There’s everything you would find in a mystery novel: a suspicious death, an investigation, and a final unexpected twist.
www.biographic.com/mercury-risi...
We are SO CLOSE to reaching our $75,000 fundraising goal!
If you support independent, nonprofit journalism about biodiversity and conservation, your donation could help us get to the finish line! 🫶
give.calacademy.org/campaign/746...
If you support independent, nonprofit journalism about biodiversity and conservation, your donation could help us get to the finish line! 🫶
give.calacademy.org/campaign/746...
December 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
We are SO CLOSE to reaching our $75,000 fundraising goal!
If you support independent, nonprofit journalism about biodiversity and conservation, your donation could help us get to the finish line! 🫶
give.calacademy.org/campaign/746...
If you support independent, nonprofit journalism about biodiversity and conservation, your donation could help us get to the finish line! 🫶
give.calacademy.org/campaign/746...
We have a generous donor who will match up to $75K in reader donations!
Doubling your donation means we can publish more journalism about slime molds and sunflower stars, cormorants and caddisflies; stories that help you feel more connected to the natural world and inspired to protect it.
Doubling your donation means we can publish more journalism about slime molds and sunflower stars, cormorants and caddisflies; stories that help you feel more connected to the natural world and inspired to protect it.
Remember last year, when bioGraphic and Hakai Magazine were both facing uncertain futures? Your donations saved the day--we raised $140,000 and lived to publish another day!
Now we need help balancing our 2026 budget. Please donate via the link below, and snag some cool stickers to boot!
Now we need help balancing our 2026 budget. Please donate via the link below, and snag some cool stickers to boot!
December 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We have a generous donor who will match up to $75K in reader donations!
Doubling your donation means we can publish more journalism about slime molds and sunflower stars, cormorants and caddisflies; stories that help you feel more connected to the natural world and inspired to protect it.
Doubling your donation means we can publish more journalism about slime molds and sunflower stars, cormorants and caddisflies; stories that help you feel more connected to the natural world and inspired to protect it.
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To build their model, the Heiltsuk used knowledge of bear movements garnered from DNA samples of bear fur collected across the territory, community interviews, and the Heiltsuk Traditional Use Study, which started gathering oral histories and traditional knowledge from Heiltsuk elders in the 1990s.
Charting a Course Through Bears’ Eyes
In British Columbia, stewards from the Heiltsuk First Nation are using computational models and Indigenous knowledge to protect bears’ access to salmon.
by @tjanepalmer.bsky.social
www.biographic.com/charting-a-c...
In British Columbia, stewards from the Heiltsuk First Nation are using computational models and Indigenous knowledge to protect bears’ access to salmon.
by @tjanepalmer.bsky.social
www.biographic.com/charting-a-c...
Charting a Course Through Bears' Eyes - bioGraphic
In British Columbia, First Nation stewards are using computational models and Indigenous knowledge to protect bears’ access to salmon.
www.biographic.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
To build their model, the Heiltsuk used knowledge of bear movements garnered from DNA samples of bear fur collected across the territory, community interviews, and the Heiltsuk Traditional Use Study, which started gathering oral histories and traditional knowledge from Heiltsuk elders in the 1990s.
Charting a Course Through Bears’ Eyes
In British Columbia, stewards from the Heiltsuk First Nation are using computational models and Indigenous knowledge to protect bears’ access to salmon.
by @tjanepalmer.bsky.social
www.biographic.com/charting-a-c...
In British Columbia, stewards from the Heiltsuk First Nation are using computational models and Indigenous knowledge to protect bears’ access to salmon.
by @tjanepalmer.bsky.social
www.biographic.com/charting-a-c...
Charting a Course Through Bears' Eyes - bioGraphic
In British Columbia, First Nation stewards are using computational models and Indigenous knowledge to protect bears’ access to salmon.
www.biographic.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Charting a Course Through Bears’ Eyes
In British Columbia, stewards from the Heiltsuk First Nation are using computational models and Indigenous knowledge to protect bears’ access to salmon.
by @tjanepalmer.bsky.social
www.biographic.com/charting-a-c...
In British Columbia, stewards from the Heiltsuk First Nation are using computational models and Indigenous knowledge to protect bears’ access to salmon.
by @tjanepalmer.bsky.social
www.biographic.com/charting-a-c...
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DEADLINE EXTENDED! We're giving you an extra few days to apply for up to $5,000 to cover climate and environmental stories in rural communities. Apply by **Dec. 8** https://grist.org/updates/grist-opens-applications-for-new-rural-reporting-grants-on-climate-and-environmental-justice/
Grist opens applications for new rural reporting grants on climate and environmental justice
Applicants can request up to $5,000 per project.
grist.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
DEADLINE EXTENDED! We're giving you an extra few days to apply for up to $5,000 to cover climate and environmental stories in rural communities. Apply by **Dec. 8** https://grist.org/updates/grist-opens-applications-for-new-rural-reporting-grants-on-climate-and-environmental-justice/
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Nonprofit journalism is facing stormy waters. Can you give us a flipper -- er, a hand -- so that we can continue reporting stories about biodiversity and conservation in 2026 and beyond?
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November 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Great list of the year’s 10 best science books.
Special shout to Washington State’s Drew Harrell, star (so to speak) of my @biographic.bsky.social story this year about unraveling the riddle of what is killing billions of sea stars along the U.S. West Coast.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Special shout to Washington State’s Drew Harrell, star (so to speak) of my @biographic.bsky.social story this year about unraveling the riddle of what is killing billions of sea stars along the U.S. West Coast.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Spineless creatures, possibly the world’s oldest beer receipt and more: 2025’s best Books in brief
Bibliophile Andrew Robinson reveals 10 essential science reads from the past year.
www.nature.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Great list of the year’s 10 best science books.
Special shout to Washington State’s Drew Harrell, star (so to speak) of my @biographic.bsky.social story this year about unraveling the riddle of what is killing billions of sea stars along the U.S. West Coast.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Special shout to Washington State’s Drew Harrell, star (so to speak) of my @biographic.bsky.social story this year about unraveling the riddle of what is killing billions of sea stars along the U.S. West Coast.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Giving Tuesday is tomorrow! Please consider supporting bioGraphic 🫶
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December 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Giving Tuesday is tomorrow! Please consider supporting bioGraphic 🫶
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November 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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It's really hard to overstate the conservation significance of this, and what doors it unlocks for future conservation.
Mood among my global endangered species conservation colleagues is off-the-charts happy today.
Mood among my global endangered species conservation colleagues is off-the-charts happy today.
WCS Celebrates Historic and Sweeping Trade Protections for Sharks and Rays Adopted at CITES CoP20 > Newsroom | All CITES shark and ray proposals pass – marking the most comprehensive advance in global shark conservation in CITES history.
WCS Celebrates Historic and Sweeping Trade Protections for Sharks and Rays Adopted at CITES CoP20
Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Nov. 28, 2025 – The following statement was issued today from CITES CoP20, celebrating the adoption of sweeping and historic adoption of new international trade protections for…
newsroom.wcs.org
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It's really hard to overstate the conservation significance of this, and what doors it unlocks for future conservation.
Mood among my global endangered species conservation colleagues is off-the-charts happy today.
Mood among my global endangered species conservation colleagues is off-the-charts happy today.
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Note that this documentary grew out of a story FERN produced in 2023 with bioGraphic. You can read it here: thefern.org/2023/01/trou...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Note that this documentary grew out of a story FERN produced in 2023 with bioGraphic. You can read it here: thefern.org/2023/01/trou...
@biographic.bsky.social
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Despite having the most prolific remaining wild salmon runs on Earth, Alaska leads the world in salmon hatchery production. But as Miranda Weiss and Rafael de la Uz explain in their video documentary for FERN and Alaska Public Media, this production comes at a cost.
November 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Despite having the most prolific remaining wild salmon runs on Earth, Alaska leads the world in salmon hatchery production. But as Miranda Weiss and Rafael de la Uz explain in their video documentary for FERN and Alaska Public Media, this production comes at a cost.
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So do we. And we need your help! A donation of any amount goes straight to supporting narrative journalism about biodiversity. Pls spread the word! 🐢🐛🌵
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Donate to bioGraphic
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November 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
🦇🦍🦉 Do you root for the weird, wild, under-appreciated species of the world? The slime molds and sunflower stars; the cormorants and caddisflies?
So do we. And we need your help! A donation of any amount goes straight to supporting narrative journalism about biodiversity. Pls spread the word! 🐢🐛🌵
So do we. And we need your help! A donation of any amount goes straight to supporting narrative journalism about biodiversity. Pls spread the word! 🐢🐛🌵
Remember last year, when bioGraphic and Hakai Magazine were both facing uncertain futures? Your donations saved the day--we raised $140,000 and lived to publish another day!
Now we need help balancing our 2026 budget. Please donate via the link below, and snag some cool stickers to boot!
Now we need help balancing our 2026 budget. Please donate via the link below, and snag some cool stickers to boot!
November 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Remember last year, when bioGraphic and Hakai Magazine were both facing uncertain futures? Your donations saved the day--we raised $140,000 and lived to publish another day!
Now we need help balancing our 2026 budget. Please donate via the link below, and snag some cool stickers to boot!
Now we need help balancing our 2026 budget. Please donate via the link below, and snag some cool stickers to boot!