Beth Pratt
@bethpratt.bsky.social
Wildlife lover, advocate & author. Conservation leader for NWF. Loves wandering in Yosemite. Vegetarian. P22🩷.
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Ping, You’ve Got Whale
A new artificial intelligence-powered detection system is giving ship captains real-time alerts when a whale is in their path.
by @ashleybraun.bsky.social
www.biographic.com/ping-youve-g...
A new artificial intelligence-powered detection system is giving ship captains real-time alerts when a whale is in their path.
by @ashleybraun.bsky.social
www.biographic.com/ping-youve-g...
Ping, You've Got Whale - bioGraphic
A new artificial intelligence-powered detection system is giving ship captains real-time alerts when a whale is in their path.
www.biographic.com
March 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Ping, You’ve Got Whale
A new artificial intelligence-powered detection system is giving ship captains real-time alerts when a whale is in their path.
by @ashleybraun.bsky.social
www.biographic.com/ping-youve-g...
A new artificial intelligence-powered detection system is giving ship captains real-time alerts when a whale is in their path.
by @ashleybraun.bsky.social
www.biographic.com/ping-youve-g...
A delightful read- interview in The Sun Magazine with author of The Mind of a Bee, @larschittka.bsky.social
www.thesunmagazine.org/articles/591...
www.thesunmagazine.org/articles/591...
Hive Mind
Chittka: For me, understanding the minds of bees and other animals inspires a new respect for nature. Many conservation efforts—and there are a lot of people trying to rescue what’s left of the natura...
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March 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A delightful read- interview in The Sun Magazine with author of The Mind of a Bee, @larschittka.bsky.social
www.thesunmagazine.org/articles/591...
www.thesunmagazine.org/articles/591...
"We need another and a wiser and perhaps a more mystical concept of animals . .They are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of the earth." Henry Beston
For World Wildlife Day
For World Wildlife Day
March 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"We need another and a wiser and perhaps a more mystical concept of animals . .They are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of the earth." Henry Beston
For World Wildlife Day
For World Wildlife Day
Reposted by Beth Pratt
Reposted by Beth Pratt
Living alongside mountain lions in LA with @bethpratt.bsky.social
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Living alongside mountain lions in LA with Beth Pratt
Podcast Episode · Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith · 26/02/2025 · 36m
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February 26, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Living alongside mountain lions in LA with @bethpratt.bsky.social
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The Yosemite Conservancy webcams views are glorious right now with this storm.
March 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Yosemite Conservancy webcams views are glorious right now with this storm.
Your Daily Pika: An ode to pika poop! These little peppercorn poops are as adorable as the pika. Pika also eat their feces and the second poop is denser and lasts a long time-years, even decades. Scientists even do carbon dating on it to learn about historic pika trends. The more you know!
February 1, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Your Daily Pika: An ode to pika poop! These little peppercorn poops are as adorable as the pika. Pika also eat their feces and the second poop is denser and lasts a long time-years, even decades. Scientists even do carbon dating on it to learn about historic pika trends. The more you know!
Happy Lunar New Year! Here’s a beautiful California mountain king snake to celebrate Year of the Snake.
January 31, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Happy Lunar New Year! Here’s a beautiful California mountain king snake to celebrate Year of the Snake.
Yosemite’s rare Mount Lyell Shrew made @cnn.com Awesome work Vishal Subramanyan and team!
www.cnn.com/2025/01/28/s...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/28/s...
Elusive Californian mammal captured on camera for first time ever | CNN
Momentarily pausing after eating some mealworms, an elusive shrew’s long snout pointed skywards, unaware of the historic portrait that had just been captured.
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January 29, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Yosemite’s rare Mount Lyell Shrew made @cnn.com Awesome work Vishal Subramanyan and team!
www.cnn.com/2025/01/28/s...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/28/s...
Your Daily Pika: A youngster saying hello at Gaylor Lakes in Yosemite in 2022.
January 28, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Your Daily Pika: A youngster saying hello at Gaylor Lakes in Yosemite in 2022.
We might get some snow and rain this weekend, and we need it. The @yoseconservancy.bsky.social ‘s webcam photo of the Yosemite high country on today’s date this year as compared to last year.
January 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
We might get some snow and rain this weekend, and we need it. The @yoseconservancy.bsky.social ‘s webcam photo of the Yosemite high country on today’s date this year as compared to last year.
That’s no moon. It’s Venus! I can’t believe how bright she is shining tonight.
Second photo you can see both Mars and Jupiter.
Get outside, the stargazing is amazing tonight!
Second photo you can see both Mars and Jupiter.
Get outside, the stargazing is amazing tonight!
January 23, 2025 at 4:57 AM
That’s no moon. It’s Venus! I can’t believe how bright she is shining tonight.
Second photo you can see both Mars and Jupiter.
Get outside, the stargazing is amazing tonight!
Second photo you can see both Mars and Jupiter.
Get outside, the stargazing is amazing tonight!
"The sight of cruelty,
The energy behind it,
Has always scared me."
Viggo Mortensen, "Recent Forgeries"
The energy behind it,
Has always scared me."
Viggo Mortensen, "Recent Forgeries"
January 23, 2025 at 4:53 AM
"The sight of cruelty,
The energy behind it,
Has always scared me."
Viggo Mortensen, "Recent Forgeries"
The energy behind it,
Has always scared me."
Viggo Mortensen, "Recent Forgeries"
I just love the Douglas squirrels or chickarees as they are nicknamed-their loud chatter and playful antics are always fun to encounter in the Yosemite high country.
#SquirrelAppreciationDay
A chickaree I encountered at Gaylor Lakes in Yosemite.
#SquirrelAppreciationDay
A chickaree I encountered at Gaylor Lakes in Yosemite.
January 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I just love the Douglas squirrels or chickarees as they are nicknamed-their loud chatter and playful antics are always fun to encounter in the Yosemite high country.
#SquirrelAppreciationDay
A chickaree I encountered at Gaylor Lakes in Yosemite.
#SquirrelAppreciationDay
A chickaree I encountered at Gaylor Lakes in Yosemite.
To celebrate #squirrelappreciationday, going to share our Sierra squirrels.
First up: Meet "A Dapper Chunk of Spunkiness” or the Belding ground squirrel.
Photo of a Belding ground squirrel I met near Mt Dana.
First up: Meet "A Dapper Chunk of Spunkiness” or the Belding ground squirrel.
Photo of a Belding ground squirrel I met near Mt Dana.
January 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
To celebrate #squirrelappreciationday, going to share our Sierra squirrels.
First up: Meet "A Dapper Chunk of Spunkiness” or the Belding ground squirrel.
Photo of a Belding ground squirrel I met near Mt Dana.
First up: Meet "A Dapper Chunk of Spunkiness” or the Belding ground squirrel.
Photo of a Belding ground squirrel I met near Mt Dana.
Your Daily Pika: Meet Sophie. She's a cute little pika that lived in Yosemite for three years. This was my first encounter with Sophie as a youngster in the summer of 2018.
January 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Your Daily Pika: Meet Sophie. She's a cute little pika that lived in Yosemite for three years. This was my first encounter with Sophie as a youngster in the summer of 2018.
“…So few grains of happiness
measured against all the dark
and still the scales balance.
The world asks of us
only the strength we have and we give it.
Then it asks more, and we give it.”
Jane Hirshfield
I will keep walking forward. I will continue to give.
measured against all the dark
and still the scales balance.
The world asks of us
only the strength we have and we give it.
Then it asks more, and we give it.”
Jane Hirshfield
I will keep walking forward. I will continue to give.
January 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“…So few grains of happiness
measured against all the dark
and still the scales balance.
The world asks of us
only the strength we have and we give it.
Then it asks more, and we give it.”
Jane Hirshfield
I will keep walking forward. I will continue to give.
measured against all the dark
and still the scales balance.
The world asks of us
only the strength we have and we give it.
Then it asks more, and we give it.”
Jane Hirshfield
I will keep walking forward. I will continue to give.
Love Yosemite from above! My friend Jennifer Fearing flew over the Sierra yesterday and and shared some photos with me. I added some labels to help with orientation. So cool! Would like to see more snow.
January 20, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Love Yosemite from above! My friend Jennifer Fearing flew over the Sierra yesterday and and shared some photos with me. I added some labels to help with orientation. So cool! Would like to see more snow.
Badge of honor! Leader on @inaturalist.bsky.social for western gray squirrel observations. My backyard squirrels do like their picture taken :D
January 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Badge of honor! Leader on @inaturalist.bsky.social for western gray squirrel observations. My backyard squirrels do like their picture taken :D
Your Daily Pika: "...how can you not fall in love with this round little critter who trumpets a boisterous call… dashes and bounds over the rocks..after flashing you their itsy-bitsy furry pajama-bottom feet ..?"
From my book Yosemite Wildlife, w/ @yoseconservancy.bsky.social , coming this fall!
From my book Yosemite Wildlife, w/ @yoseconservancy.bsky.social , coming this fall!
January 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Your Daily Pika: "...how can you not fall in love with this round little critter who trumpets a boisterous call… dashes and bounds over the rocks..after flashing you their itsy-bitsy furry pajama-bottom feet ..?"
From my book Yosemite Wildlife, w/ @yoseconservancy.bsky.social , coming this fall!
From my book Yosemite Wildlife, w/ @yoseconservancy.bsky.social , coming this fall!