David Epple
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David Epple
@dav7de.bsky.social
Research Associate Wildlife Management - Large Carnivores
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NEW: California now has nearly 17,000 megawatts of battery storage – reaching one-third of the way to our 2045 goal.

We're deploying more battery storage than any state in America, building a stronger grid, cutting pollution, and securing a safer future for our nation.
November 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Three Arctic seal species have been moved up to higher threat categories on the IUCN Red List, with one now endangered and two now near threatened.

Global warming is melting away the sea ice they need for breeding, resting and feeding, which has led to widespread breeding failures.
Arctic seals edge closer to extinction as sea ice vanishes
Three Arctic seal species have moved closer to extinction, as rapid sea ice loss continues to erode their breeding and feeding grounds, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of…
news.mongabay.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Ecotourism has transformed jaguars in the Pantanal from hunted predators into valuable attractions. But overcrowding, with up to 30 boats surrounding a single animal, risks stressing wildlife and eroding visitor experiences.

Read more in @mongabay.com :
In Brazil’s Pantanal, too many tourists may be the jaguar’s new predator
PORTO JOFRE, Brazil — When Oscar de Morais isn’t out tracking jaguars, you’ll find him aboard his houseboat moored along the banks of the São Lourenço River. He sits beneath a mosquito net on two…
news.mongabay.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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"Intellectual honesty is a crime in any authoritarian country." George Orwell
National parks axe signs about climate, slavery and Japanese internment
The removals come after President Donald Trump issued an executive order in March seeking to remove “improper partisan ideology” from federal institutions.
wapo.st
September 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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#Schadstoffe messen und dann?
Dr. Korbinian Freier erklärt warum wir auf der Umweltforschungsstation #Zugspitze seit 20 Jahren ein aufwändiges Monitoringprogramm für #Chemikalien betreiben.👇
September 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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#Stellenangebot: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiterin/ wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (w/m/d) für den Bereich Große Beutegreifer - Management Braunbär

Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Bewerbung - und übers Teilen!

#Hof #Wielenbach

Info 👉 https://link2.bayern/H_53_18
July 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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New conservation corridor in Ecuador — the Palora–Pastaza: 316,000+ hectares connecting forests & Indigenous lands.

A major win for biodiversity and the communities that call this place home.

www.conservation.org/press-releas...
July 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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The Pinocchio lizard was first documented in 1953; over the next 13 years, researchers discovered another handful. Then the species seemingly vanished until 2005, when a group of birdwatchers happened to spot one near Mindo, Ecuador.

Learn more about this rare lizard and their remarkable snouts:
A Snout of Significance - bioGraphic
This Ecuadorian lizard uses its remarkable proboscis for wooing, not warring.
www.biographic.com
May 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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#Graubünden: Minus 2 Rudel, plus 6 Paare (kommende Rudel): Die Biologie weist die Politik in die Schranken und zeigt, dass Abschüsse eine Symptombekämpfung, aber keine nachhaltige Lösung sind. #wolf #herdenschutz
www.suedostschweiz.ch/graubuenden/...
Wölfe in Graubünden: Es könnten sich sechs neue Rudel bilden
Der Bündner Wolfsbestand ist dynamisch. Das Revier des Beverinrudels, das ausgemerzt wurde, ist bereits wieder besetzt. Zudem gibt es neue Paare. Und: Der Luchs besiedelt nun auch die Südtäler.
www.suedostschweiz.ch
April 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Even George W. Bush understood the value of marine reserves. Not DJT:
Trump Opens Marine National Monument to Commercial Fisheries (Gift Article)
The president said the move was aimed at making the United States the world’s “dominant seafood leader.”
www.nytimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Tiny tunnels in Paahtómahksikimi (Waterton Lakes National Park) reduced salamander roadkill from 44% to 0.6%.

A small solution making a big difference for our amphibian friends in the Yellowstone to Yukon region!
⚠️ Salamander crossings ahead! ⚠️
YouTube video by Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
www.youtube.com
April 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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It's Coyote Awareness Week!

Thank you to Project Coyote for all they do to dispel the myths about coyotes. The first step in promoting coexistence is education!
March 23, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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The statement to the press by @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu implying that Wolves are a real danger to EU citizens underlines again the role that misinformation is playing in this populist witch hunt. Shame on the Commission.
March 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Historic first official wild beaver release in England!

Earlier today, our team was delighted to support the historic first licensed wild beaver release @nationaltrust.bsky.social site at Little Sea in Purbeck, Dorset.

@naturalengland.bsky.social
March 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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NEW: Black-footed ferrets were saved by a federal breeding program centered around Colorado.

It was led by Tina Jackson — a USFWS biologist fired by DOGE last month. She's now worried staff and funding cuts could drag the species back to the brink of extinction.

www.cpr.org/2025/03/05/t...
A Colorado biologist led federal efforts to save endangered black-footed ferrets. Trump fired her last month
Tina Jackson fears federal job cuts and funding freezes could imperil work to save the species from the brink of extinction.
www.cpr.org
March 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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New research reveals significant changes in the marine ecosystem 🌊, and prey availability is reflected in the songs of fin, blue, & humpback whales. 🐋

This means whale songs can be used as a window into their lives and an indicator of the changing ocean.

theconversation.com/whales-sing-...
Whales sing when they’ve had a good meal – new research
The findings are a window into the rich inner lives of whales – and allow us to check the health of the ocean.
theconversation.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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“What about China?”
March 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Scientists have discovered carnivorous squirrels in California.

Read more: bit.ly/41Hnz7g
December 18, 2024 at 3:47 PM
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Look I never play this card but I studied German politics and the rise of fascism and this IS THAT. We have arrived at the end game. Not hyperbole or exaggeration this is THE EXACT LANGUAGE. Anyone who has studied this recognizes it like a meteorologist seeing a gathering hurricane
Trump in Aurora: "The enemy from within. All the scum that we have to deal with that hate our country. That's a bigger enemy than China and Russia."
October 11, 2024 at 9:20 PM