Ryan
@herpbiologist.bsky.social
Conservation Biologist, Herpetology enthusiast, podcast host (Let’s Talk Turtles)! If you like turtles and/or football I think we’ll be friends!
Sometimes I wonder what folks would think I do if they saw my desk? 🌎 🐢 😂
June 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Sometimes I wonder what folks would think I do if they saw my desk? 🌎 🐢 😂
Happy World Turtle Day! Turtles are amazing:
They 1) cycle nutrients, 2) act as both prey and predator in the food web, 3) disperse seeds 4) and can even control algae in our water ways. #herps
#worldturtleday
They 1) cycle nutrients, 2) act as both prey and predator in the food web, 3) disperse seeds 4) and can even control algae in our water ways. #herps
#worldturtleday
May 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Happy World Turtle Day! Turtles are amazing:
They 1) cycle nutrients, 2) act as both prey and predator in the food web, 3) disperse seeds 4) and can even control algae in our water ways. #herps
#worldturtleday
They 1) cycle nutrients, 2) act as both prey and predator in the food web, 3) disperse seeds 4) and can even control algae in our water ways. #herps
#worldturtleday
This is the third straight year these little dinosaurs are nesting in our backyard 😃 🐦 #backyardwildlife #easternbluebird
May 21, 2025 at 1:42 AM
This is the third straight year these little dinosaurs are nesting in our backyard 😃 🐦 #backyardwildlife #easternbluebird
I'm looking for input from White-tailed #Deer #Biologists about measuring #ecological impact. Any feedback related to the Twig Age method, Oak Sentinel method and 10 Tallest method would be much appreciated! Ease of volunteer help is important! 🌏 Other suggested methods welcomed! :)
May 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I'm looking for input from White-tailed #Deer #Biologists about measuring #ecological impact. Any feedback related to the Twig Age method, Oak Sentinel method and 10 Tallest method would be much appreciated! Ease of volunteer help is important! 🌏 Other suggested methods welcomed! :)
May 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I'm looking for input from White-tailed #Deer #Biologists about measuring #ecological impact. Any feedback related to the Twig Age method, Oak Sentinel method and 10 Tallest method would be much appreciated! Ease of volunteer help is important! 🌏 Other suggested methods welcomed! :)
Spent some time this week collecting Eastern Leatherwood seeds. They will be propagated and/or become part of a woodland seed mix for restoration purposes. As always with me, I tend to find some #herps when doing things 😃 🌎
May 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Spent some time this week collecting Eastern Leatherwood seeds. They will be propagated and/or become part of a woodland seed mix for restoration purposes. As always with me, I tend to find some #herps when doing things 😃 🌎
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Southern two-lined #salamander - Eurycea cirrigera
(Shot in Cincinnati 3-14-25) 🦎 #herps #amphibians #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #animals
(Shot in Cincinnati 3-14-25) 🦎 #herps #amphibians #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #animals
May 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Southern two-lined #salamander - Eurycea cirrigera
(Shot in Cincinnati 3-14-25) 🦎 #herps #amphibians #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #animals
(Shot in Cincinnati 3-14-25) 🦎 #herps #amphibians #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #animals
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Why is this story not in an American paper
Let’s tell more stories of how responsible governance can benefit more people and give them increased opportunities, instead of the supposed inevitably of the oligarchs having everything there is
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Let’s tell more stories of how responsible governance can benefit more people and give them increased opportunities, instead of the supposed inevitably of the oligarchs having everything there is
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
New Mexico made childcare free. It lifted 120,000 people above the poverty line
The state, which has long ranked worst in the US for child wellbeing, became the first and only in the country to offer free childcare to a majority of families
www.theguardian.com
May 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Why is this story not in an American paper
Let’s tell more stories of how responsible governance can benefit more people and give them increased opportunities, instead of the supposed inevitably of the oligarchs having everything there is
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Let’s tell more stories of how responsible governance can benefit more people and give them increased opportunities, instead of the supposed inevitably of the oligarchs having everything there is
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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"A federal court in CA struck down a USFWS attempt to withhold protections for the Joshua tree under the Endangered Species Act. The court ruled on Monday that the decision to not provide ESA protections for the Joshua tree is unlawful and sidesteps climate science." 🌏 abcnews.go.com/US/federal-c...
Federal court rules against attempt to withhold Endangered Species Act protections from Joshua tree
A California federal court struck down an attempt from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revoke protections for the Joshua Tree under the Endangered Species Act.
abcnews.go.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
"A federal court in CA struck down a USFWS attempt to withhold protections for the Joshua tree under the Endangered Species Act. The court ruled on Monday that the decision to not provide ESA protections for the Joshua tree is unlawful and sidesteps climate science." 🌏 abcnews.go.com/US/federal-c...
Always nice to check up on a county rare population (that was last surveyed almost 30 years ago) to find it still thriving 😊 🌎 #herps 🦎 Northern Dusky Salamander, multiple age classes!
May 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Always nice to check up on a county rare population (that was last surveyed almost 30 years ago) to find it still thriving 😊 🌎 #herps 🦎 Northern Dusky Salamander, multiple age classes!
I’ve been busy, but check out this glorious forested field of Mayapple! 🌎
May 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I’ve been busy, but check out this glorious forested field of Mayapple! 🌎
Headed out to begin the process of harvesting Leatherwood (Dirca palustris) seeds for future production for restoration purposes. This is a high quality forest and there were plenty of other great signs of that! Bloodroot, Wood Betony and Jack-in-the-Pulpit 😀 🌎
April 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Headed out to begin the process of harvesting Leatherwood (Dirca palustris) seeds for future production for restoration purposes. This is a high quality forest and there were plenty of other great signs of that! Bloodroot, Wood Betony and Jack-in-the-Pulpit 😀 🌎
It’s about that time! Take a walk through your local park and see if you can find some spring ephemeral wild flowers! 😀 🌎
Two of my favorites below, Dutchman’s Breeches and White Trout Lily!
Two of my favorites below, Dutchman’s Breeches and White Trout Lily!
April 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
It’s about that time! Take a walk through your local park and see if you can find some spring ephemeral wild flowers! 😀 🌎
Two of my favorites below, Dutchman’s Breeches and White Trout Lily!
Two of my favorites below, Dutchman’s Breeches and White Trout Lily!
Found this little Eastern Milksnake stuck in an old cistern during a field site visit. Think maybe it was trying to scavenge that deceased toad? 1/3
🐍 #herps 🌎
🐍 #herps 🌎
April 20, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Found this little Eastern Milksnake stuck in an old cistern during a field site visit. Think maybe it was trying to scavenge that deceased toad? 1/3
🐍 #herps 🌎
🐍 #herps 🌎
April 20, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Much like this new Florida Box Turtle, I didn’t want to get up today either haha! 🐢 #herps
Happy Saturday! I hope you have a great weekend!
Happy Saturday! I hope you have a great weekend!
April 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Much like this new Florida Box Turtle, I didn’t want to get up today either haha! 🐢 #herps
Happy Saturday! I hope you have a great weekend!
Happy Saturday! I hope you have a great weekend!
A break from social media is just what I needed! Anyway, we began a capture mark recapture study on Kirtland’s Snakes today! There’s still a lot to learn about these secretive (and gorgeous) little serpents! #herps 🐍 🌎
Handles with appropriate permits
Handles with appropriate permits
April 4, 2025 at 12:49 AM
A break from social media is just what I needed! Anyway, we began a capture mark recapture study on Kirtland’s Snakes today! There’s still a lot to learn about these secretive (and gorgeous) little serpents! #herps 🐍 🌎
Handles with appropriate permits
Handles with appropriate permits
Do you see that green carpet of plants? Some with yellow flowers? It’s invasive lesser celandine (in the US). These thick mats can inhibit/prevent growth of native plants and is incredibly difficult to eradicate. Now is a great time to treat it or at least document it so you can treat later. 🌎
March 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Do you see that green carpet of plants? Some with yellow flowers? It’s invasive lesser celandine (in the US). These thick mats can inhibit/prevent growth of native plants and is incredibly difficult to eradicate. Now is a great time to treat it or at least document it so you can treat later. 🌎