Leonie Walderich
@leowald.bsky.social
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President Donald Trump has nominated Brian Nesvik to lead the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
This is a worst-case scenario for our main wildlife agency.
Make your voice heard: Urge your senators to oppose Brian #Nesvik for director of the Fish and Wildlife Service. ➡️ biodiv.us/41OVTfe
This is a worst-case scenario for our main wildlife agency.
Make your voice heard: Urge your senators to oppose Brian #Nesvik for director of the Fish and Wildlife Service. ➡️ biodiv.us/41OVTfe
Stop This Enemy of Wildlife From Wreaking Havoc
President Donald Trump just nominated Project 2025 proponent Brian Nesvik to lead the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This is a worst-case scenario for our main wildlife agency. Urge your senators to ...
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March 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
President Donald Trump has nominated Brian Nesvik to lead the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
This is a worst-case scenario for our main wildlife agency.
Make your voice heard: Urge your senators to oppose Brian #Nesvik for director of the Fish and Wildlife Service. ➡️ biodiv.us/41OVTfe
This is a worst-case scenario for our main wildlife agency.
Make your voice heard: Urge your senators to oppose Brian #Nesvik for director of the Fish and Wildlife Service. ➡️ biodiv.us/41OVTfe
Reposted by Leonie Walderich
A chromosome-level genome assembly of the European green toad (Bufotes viridis)
Published yesterday in G3
@GeneticsGSA
Published yesterday in G3
@GeneticsGSA
March 19, 2025 at 7:22 AM
A chromosome-level genome assembly of the European green toad (Bufotes viridis)
Published yesterday in G3
@GeneticsGSA
Published yesterday in G3
@GeneticsGSA
Reposted by Leonie Walderich
SAVE THE SALAMANDERS!
SAVE THE FROGS! Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger @kerrykriger.com has submitted an official comment to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in strong support of expanded protections for U.S. salamanders under the Lacey Act! 🏞️🐸
savethefrogs.com/usfws-2025-s...
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SAVE THE FROGS! Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger @kerrykriger.com has submitted an official comment to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in strong support of expanded protections for U.S. salamanders under the Lacey Act! 🏞️🐸
savethefrogs.com/usfws-2025-s...
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March 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
SAVE THE SALAMANDERS!
SAVE THE FROGS! Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger @kerrykriger.com has submitted an official comment to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in strong support of expanded protections for U.S. salamanders under the Lacey Act! 🏞️🐸
savethefrogs.com/usfws-2025-s...
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SAVE THE FROGS! Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger @kerrykriger.com has submitted an official comment to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in strong support of expanded protections for U.S. salamanders under the Lacey Act! 🏞️🐸
savethefrogs.com/usfws-2025-s...
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Reposted by Leonie Walderich
Huge congrats, Dr Jensen! Wonderful presentation and superb discussion! 🥳🎉 Many thanks to @joanameier.bsky.social and the committee for so many nice questions and perspectives. Quoting the committee members: "We all agree that this is one of the best theses we've had the pleasure to read." 💪
Congratulations Dr. @axeljensen.bsky.social on a successful PhD defense! 🍾🥂🎉 Well done!
February 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Huge congrats, Dr Jensen! Wonderful presentation and superb discussion! 🥳🎉 Many thanks to @joanameier.bsky.social and the committee for so many nice questions and perspectives. Quoting the committee members: "We all agree that this is one of the best theses we've had the pleasure to read." 💪
Reposted by Leonie Walderich
"...a compelling reminder of how deeply our fate is tied to the natural world. 🐸 may seem like a minor player in the grand scheme of things, but their role in controlling disease vectors highlights the complex and often unexpected ways that ecosystems and public health are intertwined." #OneHealth
Thanks to @jdrakephd.bsky.social for highlighting the importance of #amphibians in the services they provide to humans www.forbes.com/sites/johndr... #malaria #disease #frogs #tropical 🐸🧪🌎🦟
Amphibian Declines Increase Malaria In Costa Rica And Panama
New studies quantify how intact ecosystems improve human health
www.forbes.com
February 21, 2025 at 9:27 AM
"...a compelling reminder of how deeply our fate is tied to the natural world. 🐸 may seem like a minor player in the grand scheme of things, but their role in controlling disease vectors highlights the complex and often unexpected ways that ecosystems and public health are intertwined." #OneHealth
Reposted by Leonie Walderich
Current statistical projections of pest impact under climate change neglect the role of genetic adaptation. Burc et al. show that evolutionary responses in pest life history traits in response to temperature can magnify agricultural loss under future climate change.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Life-history adaptation under climate warming magnifies the agricultural footprint of a cosmopolitan insect pest - Nature Communications
Current statistical projections of pest impact under climate change neglect the role of rapid genetic adaptation. Here the authors show that evolutionary responses in pest life history traits in respo...
www.nature.com
February 1, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Reposted by Leonie Walderich
Unreal: a study I contributed to was just published in @nature.com
A policy brief with the findings + recommendations is also available in several languages.
@ninanatureresearch.bsky.social
A policy brief with the findings + recommendations is also available in several languages.
@ninanatureresearch.bsky.social
Out now in @nature.com! Our comprehensive meta-analysis of global terrestrial and marine genetic diversity demonstrates rapid loss of genetic diversity and identifies conservation interventions that could mitigate this process
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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#consgen #PopGen
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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#consgen #PopGen
Global meta-analysis shows action is needed to halt genetic diversity loss - Nature
A comprehensive meta-analysis of global terrestrial and marine genetic diversity covering more than three decades of research demonstrates rapid loss of genetic diversity and identifies conservation i...
www.nature.com
January 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Unreal: a study I contributed to was just published in @nature.com
A policy brief with the findings + recommendations is also available in several languages.
@ninanatureresearch.bsky.social
A policy brief with the findings + recommendations is also available in several languages.
@ninanatureresearch.bsky.social
Reposted by Leonie Walderich
An analysis of published data reveals how genetic diversity has been changing in populations of 622 terrestrial and marine species and the effectiveness of different types of intervention to boost genetic diversity
https://go.nature.com/3CwUUaN
https://go.nature.com/3CwUUaN
Conservation strategies aided by assessment of global genetic diversity
Assessment of how genetic diversity has been changing.
go.nature.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
An analysis of published data reveals how genetic diversity has been changing in populations of 622 terrestrial and marine species and the effectiveness of different types of intervention to boost genetic diversity
https://go.nature.com/3CwUUaN
https://go.nature.com/3CwUUaN
Reposted by Leonie Walderich
🌍Global study on 600+ species reveals an alarming decline in genetic diversity🧬
But there's hope: we have the tools and conservation strategies to prevent further decline - if we act now.
Read the paper by following the links below⬇️
#Biodiversity #GeneticDiversity #Conservation
But there's hope: we have the tools and conservation strategies to prevent further decline - if we act now.
Read the paper by following the links below⬇️
#Biodiversity #GeneticDiversity #Conservation
Out now in @nature.com! Our comprehensive meta-analysis of global terrestrial and marine genetic diversity demonstrates rapid loss of genetic diversity and identifies conservation interventions that could mitigate this process
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪🌍🦤🧬
#consgen #PopGen
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪🌍🦤🧬
#consgen #PopGen
Global meta-analysis shows action is needed to halt genetic diversity loss - Nature
A comprehensive meta-analysis of global terrestrial and marine genetic diversity covering more than three decades of research demonstrates rapid loss of genetic diversity and identifies conservation i...
www.nature.com
January 30, 2025 at 4:20 AM
🌍Global study on 600+ species reveals an alarming decline in genetic diversity🧬
But there's hope: we have the tools and conservation strategies to prevent further decline - if we act now.
Read the paper by following the links below⬇️
#Biodiversity #GeneticDiversity #Conservation
But there's hope: we have the tools and conservation strategies to prevent further decline - if we act now.
Read the paper by following the links below⬇️
#Biodiversity #GeneticDiversity #Conservation
Reposted by Leonie Walderich
Leap into amphibian genomics 🐸 with this new year read.
The Amphibian Genomics Consortium (AGC) is advancing global efforts to sequence high-quality genomes and bridge the gap in amphibian research.
The Amphibian Genomics Consortium (AGC) is advancing global efforts to sequence high-quality genomes and bridge the gap in amphibian research.
January 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Leap into amphibian genomics 🐸 with this new year read.
The Amphibian Genomics Consortium (AGC) is advancing global efforts to sequence high-quality genomes and bridge the gap in amphibian research.
The Amphibian Genomics Consortium (AGC) is advancing global efforts to sequence high-quality genomes and bridge the gap in amphibian research.
Reposted by Leonie Walderich
The Norwegian captive breeding programme represents a central pillar in the conservation the Arctic fox #arcticfox #EcosystemRestoration #RestorationDecade storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b784...
Arctic fox Captive Breeding Programme
Saving a species, one captive-born fox at a time.
storymaps.arcgis.com
January 17, 2025 at 8:53 AM
The Norwegian captive breeding programme represents a central pillar in the conservation the Arctic fox #arcticfox #EcosystemRestoration #RestorationDecade storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b784...