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Beyond a degree — a calling
Howdy!

Please join us on January 23 for another Friday Seminar.

🗓️ Friday, January 23
📍 WFES 411 or Zoom: linktr.ee/tamu_eccb
🕛 12:00 - 1:00 PM

#TAMUECCB #seminar #carboncycling #chesapeakebay #geoscientist #computationalenvironmentalscientist
January 21, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Reposted by Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology
Great work led by Natalie Hamilton! @tamueccb.bsky.social
Tracing the genetics of pigment loss in maternity colonies of Townsend's Big-Eared bats, Corynorhinus townsendii

doi.org/10.1093/jmam...
The anomaly was not linked to inbreeding or low genetic diversity, but patterns suggest some heritability in the trait.
January 11, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Howdy!

We are excited to announce the first seminar of the Spring 2026 semester in our Friday Seminar Series.

📅 Friday, January 16
📍 WFES 411 or Zoom: linktr.ee/tamu_eccb
🕛 12:00 - 1:00 PM

#TAMUECCB #seminar #isotopegeochemist #marinegeologist #climate #environment
January 14, 2026 at 7:41 PM
🎉 Happy Retirement, Dr. Carol Loopstra!

We’re happy to share the news of Dr. Carol Loopstra’s retirement after many years at @tamu.bsky.social.

Wishing her all the best!

👉 Read the full story: agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2025/12/22/t...

#TAMUECCB #Retirement #Aggies #Forestry #Research
January 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM
🎄 Happy Holidays & Happy New Year! 🎉

Wishing you a joyful season filled with peace, warmth, and meaningful moments.

May the coming year bring new opportunities, continued growth, and success for all.

#TAMUECCB #HolidaySeason #HappyNewYear #NewYearNewBeginnings #FamilyAndFriends
December 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Howdy!

The Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology invites you to Haley Ellis' M.S. thesis defense.

We hope to see you there!

#TAMUECCB #Ecology #Students #Thesis #Thesisdefense #Agrilife #Habitat #MorphologicalVariation
December 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🌍 New feature!

Dr. Lee Fitzgerald shares insights on how congressional actions could impact the Endangered Species Act and species protection.

planetforward.org/story/congre...

@planetforward.org

#TAMUECCB #ConservationPolicy #EndangeredSpeciesAct #Ecology #BiodiversityResearch
‘Congress playing God’: A new era of the Endangered Species Act
Proposed changes from Congress and the Trump administration aim to weaken habitat designations and remove threatened species protections.
planetforward.org
December 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
🌟Faculty Highlight!

Dr. Lee Fitzgerald was featured in Front Matter, sharing insights on invasive pythons and tegu lizards and their impact on seed dispersal.

www.pnas.org/post/journal...

@pnas.org

#TAMUECCB #ConservationScience #InvasiveSpecies #ReptileEcology #BiodiversityResearch
Invasive reptiles spread the seeds of plants—for better and worse
Invasive Burmese pythons, such as this one that was part of a tracking project, eat a variety of prey, including birds, deer, and other mammals. They also spread the seeds inside those prey. Image cre...
www.pnas.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Data modeling drives Texas A&M war on cattle ticks

Precision tick location tech boosts effort to protect U.S. beef supply

Read more 👉 agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2025/12/03/d...

#TAMUECCB #Biodiversity #ConservationScience #Cattle #Pest #Tick #ResearchProject
December 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Howdy!

We’re excited to share that an additional presentation has been added for Wednesday, December 10th.

tamu.zoom.us/s/94385929786

We hope you’ll join us!

#TAMUECCB #Cocoa #Colombia #Agroforestry #CocoaFarming #RuralLivelihoods #SustainableAgriculture #WomenInAgriculture
December 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Listening to nature, one bird call at a time

Texas A&M’s Carmen Reisdorf ’27 built a citizen science project linking AI, ecology and global volunteers.

Read more 👉 agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2025/12/01/l...

#TAMUECCB #Biodiversity #ConservationScience #AI #ResearchProject

@zooniverse.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Howdy!

We are excited to announce that Professor Neal J. Enright from Murdoch University in Australia will be joining us for a visiting seminar on Monday, December 8.

📅 Monday, December 8th
📍 WFES 407
🕛 12:00 - 1:00 PM

#TAMUECCB #Seminar #Ecology #Conservation #Climate
December 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🌍 New paper alert!

We’re pleased to share that Dr. Michelle Lawing has published a new Dispatch in Current Biology titled “Conservation biology: Fossils inform the future.”

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

👏 Congratulations

#TAMUECCB #ConservationBiology #Paleobiology #FossilData #Research
Conservation biology: Fossils inform the future
Conservation decision-making increasingly requires data beyond those from depauperate modern ecosystems. A new study that integrates Pleistocene fossi…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Howdy!

Join us on December 5th for the last ECCB Friday Seminar of the Fall 2025 semester!

📅 Friday, December 5th
📍 WFES 411 or Zoom: tamu.zoom.us/j/92751478457
🕛 12:00 - 1:00 PM

#TAMUECCB #Seminar #Ecology #Conservation #Traits #Climate #Vertebrate #Geographic #Evolutionary
December 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
🎉 Publication Highlight!

We’re excited to celebrate a new paper by Dr. Kevin W. Conway, Professor and Curator of Fishes, recently published in Royal Society Open Science.

royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...

👏 Congratulations, Dr. Conway!

#TAMUECCB #Biodiversity #FishResearch
A total evidence approach justifies taxonomic splitting of the endangered Pecos gambusia into three species
Abstract. Gambusia nobilis is a federally endangered species found across a fragmented distribution within the Pecos River Drainage of Texas and New Mexico
royalsocietypublishing.org
December 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Howdy!

We invite you to join us for the final ABS Hour of the Fall 2025 semester this Wednesday, December 3rd, at 3 PM in WFES 119 or via Zoom.

tamu.zoom.us/s/94385929786

We hope you’ll join us!

#TAMUECCB #Biodiversity #Conservation #Education #Ecology #Rainforests #Research #Cameroon #Nigeria
December 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁🧡

Wishing you a warm, grateful, and joyful day surrounded by loved ones.

Enjoy the holiday and the good food, good company, and special moments!

#HappyThanksgiving #Thankful #GratitudeSeason #FamilyTime #ThanksgivingCelebration #HolidaySeason #TAMUECCB
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Howdy!

Join us on Friday for this week's ECCB Seminar!

📅Friday, November 21st
📍WFES 411 or Zoom
🕛12:00 - 1:00 PM

tamu.zoom.us/j/92751478457

#TAMUECCB #Seminar #Ecology #Conservation #Physical #Biological #Ecological #Socioecological #Socioenvironmental
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Howdy!

We invite you to join us for another ABS Hour on Wednesday, November 19th.

tamu.zoom.us/s/94385929786

We hope you’ll join us!

👉 cameroonbiodiversity.org

#TAMUECCB #Aggieland #Africa #BiodiversityConservation #Cameroon #SustainableFuture #Research #Education
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Howdy!

Join us on Friday for this week's ECCB Seminar!

📅 Friday, November 14th
📍 WFES 411 or Zoom
🕛 12:00 - 1:00 PM

tamu.zoom.us/j/92751478457

#TAMUECCB #Seminar #Ecology #Conservation #SpatialEcology #Landscape #Rangelands
November 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Howdy!

We invite you to join us for another ABS Hour on Wednesday, November 12th, at 3:00 PM in WFES 119 or via Zoom.

tamu.zoom.us/s/94385929786

We hope you’ll join us!

#TAMUECCB #research #education #ecology #conservation #biodiversity #endangeredspecies #habitatprotection
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Howdy!

Join us on Friday for this week's ECCB Seminar!

🗓️ Friday, November 7th
📍 WFES 411 or Zoom: tamu.zoom.us/j/92751478457
🕛 12:00 - 1:00 PM

#TAMUECCB #Seminar #Ecology #Conservation #EcologicalSystems
November 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Howdy!

National First-Generation Celebration Week is November 3-8, 2025.

Details 👉 www.facebook.com/share/p/1DKj...

Gig 'em!

#TAMU #TAMUECCB #NationalFirstGenWeek #AGLS #AgriLife #Aggies
November 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Howdy!

We invite you to join us for another ABS Hour on Wednesday, November 5th, at 3:00 PM in WFES 119 or via Zoom.

tamu.zoom.us/s/94385929786

We hope you’ll join us!

#TAMUECCB #research #education #ecology #conservation #biodiversity #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #hype #hope
November 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM