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maria vilchez
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aspiring wildlife and aquatic ecologist 🦎🐠🦕 | MS student @ AU 🐅 #WarEagle | #UF23🐊
just wanted to give bluegill number 47 her time to shine 😍 so excited to tell the story of countless fish from the lower Tallapoosa River later this fall!
October 6, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Thinking about all of my US colleagues today that work for USGS, USFWS, US Parks Service, NOAA and the EPA. From front line environmental practitioners to scientists and policy makers, these folks ensure that waters are swimmable, fish are edible, that natural areas are accessible, etc, etc, etc.
October 1, 2025 at 11:24 AM
took a small break from thesis writing this past week and stumbled upon some neat fish finds on the tributaries of the Tallapoosa River 🐠😁 #pirateperch #speckledmadtom #gulfdarter #longearsunfish
September 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Buying a fishing license in Alabama doesn't just allow you to enjoy the state's lakes, it funds important conservation work.

Watch the full film in Tomorrow's Catch here: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
How Alabama Connects Fishing and Conservation
In Alabama, fishing fuels conservation. Learn how biologists are restoring habitats, protecting endangered species, and expanding access to nature statewide.
contentwithpurpose.co.uk
August 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Aren’t eastern painted turtles beautiful???
August 27, 2025 at 11:46 PM