Monni Böhm
@monnikaboom.bsky.social
Freshwater Conservation Coordinator at Indianapolis Zoo
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Pacers & Fever 🏀 fan. Dog mum. Rugby obsessed.
she/her | Views are my own
🚨🚨🚨 Shell yeah!!!
Excited to announce that our first 3-year plan for our AZA SAFE program for North American Freshwater Mussels... HAS BEEN PUBLISHED!!! 🙌
Excited to announce that our first 3-year plan for our AZA SAFE program for North American Freshwater Mussels... HAS BEEN PUBLISHED!!! 🙌
October 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
🚨🚨🚨 Shell yeah!!!
Excited to announce that our first 3-year plan for our AZA SAFE program for North American Freshwater Mussels... HAS BEEN PUBLISHED!!! 🙌
Excited to announce that our first 3-year plan for our AZA SAFE program for North American Freshwater Mussels... HAS BEEN PUBLISHED!!! 🙌
1/ IUCN World Conservation Congress - in a few pictures! It was a whirlwind of activities & I am still trying to digest everything, plus recharge my social batteries 😆 #IUCNcongress #wearessc
October 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
1/ IUCN World Conservation Congress - in a few pictures! It was a whirlwind of activities & I am still trying to digest everything, plus recharge my social batteries 😆 #IUCNcongress #wearessc
Great to see this important assessment update published! Congrats to @europebutterfly.bsky.social!
We're proud to have supported this effort to reassess the butterflies to Europe, but the results are sobering: Mounting risks threaten survival of wild European pollinators – IUCN Red List iucncongress2025.org/newsroom/all...
Mounting risks threaten survival of wild European pollinators – IUCN Red List
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 11 October 2025 (IUCN) – Nearly 100 additional wild bee species in Europe have been classified as threatened in a new assessment for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Sp...
iucncongress2025.org
October 12, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Great to see this important assessment update published! Congrats to @europebutterfly.bsky.social!
If - unlike me - you are free at this time, go to this session at #IUCNCongress2025! And then please tell me all about it! Should be a great one!
🌍 Join us for this forum session at #IUCNCongress2025
🐟 Global Mechanisms for the Conservation of Overlooked Species
🗓️ Sun 12 Oct
⏰ 11am-12:30pm GST
📍 Conference Hall A - Session Room 7
Find out more 👇
buff.ly/Bzvr2RL
#IUCNCongress
🐟 Global Mechanisms for the Conservation of Overlooked Species
🗓️ Sun 12 Oct
⏰ 11am-12:30pm GST
📍 Conference Hall A - Session Room 7
Find out more 👇
buff.ly/Bzvr2RL
#IUCNCongress
October 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
If - unlike me - you are free at this time, go to this session at #IUCNCongress2025! And then please tell me all about it! Should be a great one!
At the IUCN #WorldConservationCongress in Abu Dhabi (or online) & not sure which session to attend? Let us help!
Join us to hear about dams, freshwater conservation & IUCN SSC-WCPA Inter-Commission Dams Task Force!
📆 October 11 2025
⏲️ 10:00-11:30 Gulf Standard Time
🗺️ Session Room 6 & online!
Join us to hear about dams, freshwater conservation & IUCN SSC-WCPA Inter-Commission Dams Task Force!
📆 October 11 2025
⏲️ 10:00-11:30 Gulf Standard Time
🗺️ Session Room 6 & online!
October 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
At the IUCN #WorldConservationCongress in Abu Dhabi (or online) & not sure which session to attend? Let us help!
Join us to hear about dams, freshwater conservation & IUCN SSC-WCPA Inter-Commission Dams Task Force!
📆 October 11 2025
⏲️ 10:00-11:30 Gulf Standard Time
🗺️ Session Room 6 & online!
Join us to hear about dams, freshwater conservation & IUCN SSC-WCPA Inter-Commission Dams Task Force!
📆 October 11 2025
⏲️ 10:00-11:30 Gulf Standard Time
🗺️ Session Room 6 & online!
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Thank you Indianapolis Zoo for the funding! Fungal Taxonomy needs friends like you!!
Some years ago, we started talking about #aquaticfungi conservation in the IUCN SSC Freshwater Conservation Committee. Not only do we now have an IUCN SSC Aquatic Fungi Specialist Group, but our Indianapolis Zoo grant recipient @huzefaraj.bsky.social described a new genus from Indiana!
a man in a batman costume is holding a megaphone and saying i have an announcement
ALT: a man in a batman costume is holding a megaphone and saying i have an announcement
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October 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Thank you Indianapolis Zoo for the funding! Fungal Taxonomy needs friends like you!!
🚨🚨🚨 We found a new genus of aquatic fungi right here in Indiana! 🚨🚨🚨
Learn more in this blog post! 👇
Learn more in this blog post! 👇
Indianapolis Zoo Grant Fungi Discovery
Two Indianapolis Zoo grant recipients and a team of Conservation Coordinators with the Global Center for Species Survival have discovered an entirely new kind of freshwater fungus in Indiana.
www.indianapoliszoo.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
🚨🚨🚨 We found a new genus of aquatic fungi right here in Indiana! 🚨🚨🚨
Learn more in this blog post! 👇
Learn more in this blog post! 👇
Luring you in with a sunny photo of Tampa!
We had a fun few days already @ AZA Annual Meeting. We're flexing our muscles for North American FW mussels: great attendance @ SAFE (Saving Animals From Extinction) session & roundtable, our poster is up & ready to go for tonight's session.
Shell yeah!
We had a fun few days already @ AZA Annual Meeting. We're flexing our muscles for North American FW mussels: great attendance @ SAFE (Saving Animals From Extinction) session & roundtable, our poster is up & ready to go for tonight's session.
Shell yeah!
September 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Luring you in with a sunny photo of Tampa!
We had a fun few days already @ AZA Annual Meeting. We're flexing our muscles for North American FW mussels: great attendance @ SAFE (Saving Animals From Extinction) session & roundtable, our poster is up & ready to go for tonight's session.
Shell yeah!
We had a fun few days already @ AZA Annual Meeting. We're flexing our muscles for North American FW mussels: great attendance @ SAFE (Saving Animals From Extinction) session & roundtable, our poster is up & ready to go for tonight's session.
Shell yeah!
We're at the Association of Zoos & Aquariums Annual Conference in Tampa, FL! Spent some time with awesome musselheads to spread the word on our AZA SAFE plan for North American FW Mussels! Great attendance for 8am session! Thanks all for coming & watch this space for more to come! 💪💪💪
September 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
We're at the Association of Zoos & Aquariums Annual Conference in Tampa, FL! Spent some time with awesome musselheads to spread the word on our AZA SAFE plan for North American FW Mussels! Great attendance for 8am session! Thanks all for coming & watch this space for more to come! 💪💪💪
📣 📣 📣 Are you going to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Annual Conference in Tampa FL? Are you a musselhead or interested in becoming one?
Then join us for one/several/all of the MANY sessions featuring AZA SAFE North American Freshwater Mussel!
Then join us for one/several/all of the MANY sessions featuring AZA SAFE North American Freshwater Mussel!
September 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
📣 📣 📣 Are you going to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Annual Conference in Tampa FL? Are you a musselhead or interested in becoming one?
Then join us for one/several/all of the MANY sessions featuring AZA SAFE North American Freshwater Mussel!
Then join us for one/several/all of the MANY sessions featuring AZA SAFE North American Freshwater Mussel!
Just when you thought I had talked about it enough already, another post appears about our Migratory Freshwater Fish workshop at Lake Tahoe! This time via IUCN Species Survival Commission! Several IUCN SSC members were involved in the workshop!
iucn.org/story/202509...
iucn.org/story/202509...
Global Workshop at Lake Tahoe Advances Protection of Migratory Freshwater Fish and Launches Key Conservation Initiatives
Leading scientists, conservationists, and policy experts from five continents, including members of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Freshwater Fish Specialist Group, SSC Freshwater Conserva...
iucn.org
September 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Just when you thought I had talked about it enough already, another post appears about our Migratory Freshwater Fish workshop at Lake Tahoe! This time via IUCN Species Survival Commission! Several IUCN SSC members were involved in the workshop!
iucn.org/story/202509...
iucn.org/story/202509...
Happy inaugural World Lake Day!
Lakes are amazing! From habitat to water source, and climate regulation and recreational fun, lakes do it all and then some!
Three cheers for lakes!!!
Lakes are amazing! From habitat to water source, and climate regulation and recreational fun, lakes do it all and then some!
Three cheers for lakes!!!
We published an article on the SHOAL website today, co-authored by partners at the IUCN and Shedd Aquarium, to mark the inaugural World Lake Day.👇
shoalconservation.org/world-lake-d...
#WorldLakeDay @protectspecies.bsky.social
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#WorldLakeDay @protectspecies.bsky.social
World Lake Day 2025 - Shoal
To help raise awareness and encourage action to preserve, conserve, restore, and sustainably manage lakes, the UN established World Lake Day.
shoalconservation.org
August 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Happy inaugural World Lake Day!
Lakes are amazing! From habitat to water source, and climate regulation and recreational fun, lakes do it all and then some!
Three cheers for lakes!!!
Lakes are amazing! From habitat to water source, and climate regulation and recreational fun, lakes do it all and then some!
Three cheers for lakes!!!
Remember the workshop I posted about in July, on Migratory Fishes, hosted by @unevadareno.bsky.social? We're still beating the drum about this, because migratory species deserve (and need!!! 🚨) more spotlight so we can help them survive and thrive in our world.
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indianapoliszoo.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Remember the workshop I posted about in July, on Migratory Fishes, hosted by @unevadareno.bsky.social? We're still beating the drum about this, because migratory species deserve (and need!!! 🚨) more spotlight so we can help them survive and thrive in our world.
indianapoliszoo.com/wp-content/u...
indianapoliszoo.com/wp-content/u...
Blog about our recent migratory fish workshop hosted by University of Nevada Reno! Inspiring to meet with this dedicated group to discuss outputs that are usable & impactful for conservation policy & benefit these amazing species!
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Migratory freshwater fish working group launches key conservation initiatives
Migratory fish populations have declined sharply in the last fifty years. Image: Petteri Hautamaa – WWF Finland | World Fish Migration Day /// A guest blog by Zeb Hogan and Monni Böhm What do Lake …
freshwaterblog.net
August 8, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Blog about our recent migratory fish workshop hosted by University of Nevada Reno! Inspiring to meet with this dedicated group to discuss outputs that are usable & impactful for conservation policy & benefit these amazing species!
freshwaterblog.net/2025/08/05/m...
freshwaterblog.net/2025/08/05/m...
Migratory fish is where it's at! Check out the news from our #migratoryfish workshop at Lake Tahoe, featuring several members of the
@IUCNssc
Freshwater Conservation Committee & Freshwater Fish Specialist Group:
www.unr.edu/nevada-today...
@IUCNssc
Freshwater Conservation Committee & Freshwater Fish Specialist Group:
www.unr.edu/nevada-today...
Global experts gather at Lake Tahoe to protect migratory fish and freshwater corridors | University of Nevada, Reno
Workshops hosted at the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe will help inform discussions and actions for future international conferences
www.unr.edu
July 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Migratory fish is where it's at! Check out the news from our #migratoryfish workshop at Lake Tahoe, featuring several members of the
@IUCNssc
Freshwater Conservation Committee & Freshwater Fish Specialist Group:
www.unr.edu/nevada-today...
@IUCNssc
Freshwater Conservation Committee & Freshwater Fish Specialist Group:
www.unr.edu/nevada-today...
We had a wonderful time at the migratory fish workshop hosted by our colleagues from University of Nevada Reno, right on the shores of Lake Tahoe. We discussed migratory fish, databases, CMS context and Swimways. Watch this space for some cool outputs!
July 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
We had a wonderful time at the migratory fish workshop hosted by our colleagues from University of Nevada Reno, right on the shores of Lake Tahoe. We discussed migratory fish, databases, CMS context and Swimways. Watch this space for some cool outputs!
Reposted by Monni Böhm
The scope of #fungi #biodiversity is only beginning to be fathomed.
Every day almost ten new species are described. 🍄🤯
David Hibbett László Nagy and Henrik Nilsson introduce the fungal tree of life. www.cell.com/current-biol...
Every day almost ten new species are described. 🍄🤯
David Hibbett László Nagy and Henrik Nilsson introduce the fungal tree of life. www.cell.com/current-biol...
June 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The scope of #fungi #biodiversity is only beginning to be fathomed.
Every day almost ten new species are described. 🍄🤯
David Hibbett László Nagy and Henrik Nilsson introduce the fungal tree of life. www.cell.com/current-biol...
Every day almost ten new species are described. 🍄🤯
David Hibbett László Nagy and Henrik Nilsson introduce the fungal tree of life. www.cell.com/current-biol...
Our work is not done / never done! With around 300 species assessments still to publish on the IUCN Red List, there is still a lot to learn about the conservation status of these amazing species!
As June comes to a close, we reflect on swallowtails (it was World Swallowtail Day this month, thanks to @sbbtrust.bsky.social!) & the work still ahead on the IUCN Red List Global Swallowtail reassessment.
Thanks for posting, @protectspecies.bsky.social!
www.indianapoliszoo.com/gcss/blog/bi...
Thanks for posting, @protectspecies.bsky.social!
www.indianapoliszoo.com/gcss/blog/bi...
Big, Beautiful Swallowtails
Swallowtails are the flamboyant rockstars of the butterfly world! They are large, colorful and frankly spectacular butterflies in the family Papilionidae which contains around 580 species. Some have b...
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June 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Our work is not done / never done! With around 300 species assessments still to publish on the IUCN Red List, there is still a lot to learn about the conservation status of these amazing species!
Love plants, conservation and the SSC? Come work with us! 🌺🌴🌵🌽🌲🌻
@protectspecies.bsky.social
is looking for a passionate Plant Conservation Coordinator to support the IUCN Species Survival Commission's plant Specialist Groups.
indianapoliszoo.applicantpro.com/jobs/3774489
@protectspecies.bsky.social
is looking for a passionate Plant Conservation Coordinator to support the IUCN Species Survival Commission's plant Specialist Groups.
indianapoliszoo.applicantpro.com/jobs/3774489
Invertebrate Conservation Coordinator - Full Time - Indianapolis, IN
Do you have a passion for species conservation and the determination to work within a global network to promote invertebrate species conservation around the world? The Indianapolis Zoo Global Center f...
indianapoliszoo.applicantpro.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Love plants, conservation and the SSC? Come work with us! 🌺🌴🌵🌽🌲🌻
@protectspecies.bsky.social
is looking for a passionate Plant Conservation Coordinator to support the IUCN Species Survival Commission's plant Specialist Groups.
indianapoliszoo.applicantpro.com/jobs/3774489
@protectspecies.bsky.social
is looking for a passionate Plant Conservation Coordinator to support the IUCN Species Survival Commission's plant Specialist Groups.
indianapoliszoo.applicantpro.com/jobs/3774489
With June nearly over - it's time to reflect on our Swallowtail of the Month, the common birdwing (Troides helena).
(I clearly posted this in a rush originally and just got used to typing 'swallowtail'. Such is life when multitasking. 😂)
(I clearly posted this in a rush originally and just got used to typing 'swallowtail'. Such is life when multitasking. 😂)
Swallowtail of the Month #1: Common Swallowtail (Troides helena)
Photo credit @Chooi-Khim Phon
Photo credit @Chooi-Khim Phon
June 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
With June nearly over - it's time to reflect on our Swallowtail of the Month, the common birdwing (Troides helena).
(I clearly posted this in a rush originally and just got used to typing 'swallowtail'. Such is life when multitasking. 😂)
(I clearly posted this in a rush originally and just got used to typing 'swallowtail'. Such is life when multitasking. 😂)
Love inverts, conservation and the SSC? Come work with us!
@protectspecies.bsky.social is looking for a passionate Invertebrate Conservation Coordinator to support the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Invertebrate Specialist Groups.
indianapoliszoo.applicantpro.com/jobs/3773405
@protectspecies.bsky.social is looking for a passionate Invertebrate Conservation Coordinator to support the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Invertebrate Specialist Groups.
indianapoliszoo.applicantpro.com/jobs/3773405
Invertebrate Conservation Coordinator - Full Time - Indianapolis, IN
Do you have a passion for species conservation and the determination to work within a global network to promote invertebrate species conservation around the world? The Indianapolis Zoo Global Center f...
indianapoliszoo.applicantpro.com
June 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Love inverts, conservation and the SSC? Come work with us!
@protectspecies.bsky.social is looking for a passionate Invertebrate Conservation Coordinator to support the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Invertebrate Specialist Groups.
indianapoliszoo.applicantpro.com/jobs/3773405
@protectspecies.bsky.social is looking for a passionate Invertebrate Conservation Coordinator to support the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Invertebrate Specialist Groups.
indianapoliszoo.applicantpro.com/jobs/3773405
Swallowtails are pretty epic, and on #WorldSwallowtailDay a few years back, I penned a birdwing inspired haiku. Might as well share it again...
Birdwing high above,
Bursts of colour among green
Flutters, disappears.
#yourewelcome #WorldSwallowtailDay
Birdwing high above,
Bursts of colour among green
Flutters, disappears.
#yourewelcome #WorldSwallowtailDay
Swallowtail of the Month #1: Common Swallowtail (Troides helena)
Photo credit @Chooi-Khim Phon
Photo credit @Chooi-Khim Phon
June 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Swallowtails are pretty epic, and on #WorldSwallowtailDay a few years back, I penned a birdwing inspired haiku. Might as well share it again...
Birdwing high above,
Bursts of colour among green
Flutters, disappears.
#yourewelcome #WorldSwallowtailDay
Birdwing high above,
Bursts of colour among green
Flutters, disappears.
#yourewelcome #WorldSwallowtailDay
Happy #WorldSwallowtailDay!
Here's a blast from the past, check out the podcast episode we released about swallowtails in... at some point in the past! Hahahaha!
Here's a blast from the past, check out the podcast episode we released about swallowtails in... at some point in the past! Hahahaha!
🎙️ Listen to #swallowtail experts @sbbtrust.bsky.social & @iucnbutterflysg.bsky.social in episode 21 of the ZSL Wild Science podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/68fzMl…#TheRuffordFoundationon
https://open.spotify.com/episode/68fzMl…
June 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Happy #WorldSwallowtailDay!
Here's a blast from the past, check out the podcast episode we released about swallowtails in... at some point in the past! Hahahaha!
Here's a blast from the past, check out the podcast episode we released about swallowtails in... at some point in the past! Hahahaha!
Sometimes, it's difficult to keep focused on your contribution to online panel discussions when you also have this little weirdo in your line of sight.... 🤣😂
Great 1st partnership meeting, @shoalorg.bsky.social, very inspirational for me, yet tiring for the dog!
Great 1st partnership meeting, @shoalorg.bsky.social, very inspirational for me, yet tiring for the dog!
June 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Sometimes, it's difficult to keep focused on your contribution to online panel discussions when you also have this little weirdo in your line of sight.... 🤣😂
Great 1st partnership meeting, @shoalorg.bsky.social, very inspirational for me, yet tiring for the dog!
Great 1st partnership meeting, @shoalorg.bsky.social, very inspirational for me, yet tiring for the dog!
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The Important Shark and Ray Areas project has just completed an expert workshop covering the European Atlantic region.
May 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The Important Shark and Ray Areas project has just completed an expert workshop covering the European Atlantic region.