Paul Taillie
@ptails.bsky.social
Assistant Prof @UNC Chapel Hill. Spatial Ecology, Global Change, Wildlife Conservation. I like looking for animals.
Excellent advice on how to kill your lawn. Do it today for free!
Did I ever tell you about how I almost killed my lawn trying to save the insects? Maybe you’ve heard of “Leave the Leaves” — don’t rake your leaves; create critical overwintering habitat for lots of insects. Sounds easy, no? (And way better than raking…)
October 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Excellent advice on how to kill your lawn. Do it today for free!
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It’s truly baffling to me that so many of these stories focus on “wow big fish” and not “this is an IUCN Red List Critically Endangered species that is extremely physiologically fragile and often does not survive fishing practices like this”
www.mysanantonio.com/news/south-t... 🦑🧪🌎🦈🐠
www.mysanantonio.com/news/south-t... 🦑🧪🌎🦈🐠
Giant hammerhead shark reeled in at Corpus Christi beach
It was the third-largest hammerhead shark the Texas fishing guide caught this year.
www.mysanantonio.com
September 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
It’s truly baffling to me that so many of these stories focus on “wow big fish” and not “this is an IUCN Red List Critically Endangered species that is extremely physiologically fragile and often does not survive fishing practices like this”
www.mysanantonio.com/news/south-t... 🦑🧪🌎🦈🐠
www.mysanantonio.com/news/south-t... 🦑🧪🌎🦈🐠
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🚨 We're about to start reviewing applications, but there's still time to reach out for our postdoc position on climate change impact attribution! If you have experience with attribution science or climate epidemiology, and want to help us launch the Global Burden of Climate Change Study, reach out!
September 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
🚨 We're about to start reviewing applications, but there's still time to reach out for our postdoc position on climate change impact attribution! If you have experience with attribution science or climate epidemiology, and want to help us launch the Global Burden of Climate Change Study, reach out!
I'm a regular iNaturalist user and this is all very helpful. We could probably all do more identifying
I just passed my 50,000th identification on @inaturalist.bsky.social! Identifying is a huge but often ignored part of the #iNaturalist community and dataset so I wanted to share why and how I identify. 1/14
🧪 #ecology #taxonomy #botany #CommunityScience
🧪 #ecology #taxonomy #botany #CommunityScience
September 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I'm a regular iNaturalist user and this is all very helpful. We could probably all do more identifying
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Hey NC friends, I've recently gotten involved in a new project called the Triangle Central Kitchen, a social enterprise fighting hunger and food waste, and we are launching on Sept 24 at Namu in Durham. Want a great dinner for a greater cause, check it out! trianglecentralkitchen.org/tck-launch-p...
September 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Hey NC friends, I've recently gotten involved in a new project called the Triangle Central Kitchen, a social enterprise fighting hunger and food waste, and we are launching on Sept 24 at Namu in Durham. Want a great dinner for a greater cause, check it out! trianglecentralkitchen.org/tck-launch-p...
I've been trying to make #ThisIsBirding a thing forever, but these two lived it and shared it with the world
"This is the birding of gas stations, ponds behind a women’s prison, and “the bird’s right there on the mud next to the whiffleball and the tire.”"
"This is the birding of gas stations, ponds behind a women’s prison, and “the bird’s right there on the mud next to the whiffleball and the tire.”"
I wrote about the Reiser brothers and their hilarious, disgusting Listers documentary for Slate:
slate.com/culture/2025...
slate.com/culture/2025...
One of the Funniest Documentaries of the Year Is Streaming for Free on YouTube
Listers is a journey into the dark and cringy heart of one of the world’s most peculiar hobbies.
slate.com
September 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I've been trying to make #ThisIsBirding a thing forever, but these two lived it and shared it with the world
"This is the birding of gas stations, ponds behind a women’s prison, and “the bird’s right there on the mud next to the whiffleball and the tire.”"
"This is the birding of gas stations, ponds behind a women’s prison, and “the bird’s right there on the mud next to the whiffleball and the tire.”"
" Later, pigeons and balloons — said to number 80,000 each — were released into the air."
Seriously? fuck ^that shit
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/w...
Seriously? fuck ^that shit
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/w...
Xi Parades Firepower to Signal That China Won’t Be Bullied Again
www.nytimes.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
" Later, pigeons and balloons — said to number 80,000 each — were released into the air."
Seriously? fuck ^that shit
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/w...
Seriously? fuck ^that shit
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/w...
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🧪🌊🐚 We are hiring: Biology MS in #MarineEcosystems in #CapeVerde 🌍🪸 Spring 2026 start, at Bridgewater State Uni in #coastalEcology, #biodiversity
💸 Funding includes: GA + tuition waiver
📅 App: Oct 15, 2025
www.bridgew.edu/center/case/...
📫HERITOR@bridgew.edu, tsurasinghe@bridgew.edu
💸 Funding includes: GA + tuition waiver
📅 App: Oct 15, 2025
www.bridgew.edu/center/case/...
📫HERITOR@bridgew.edu, tsurasinghe@bridgew.edu
Graduate Mentors
Discover the HERITOR Project: An International Mentoring and Research Opportunity!
www.bridgew.edu
August 30, 2025 at 12:41 AM
🧪🌊🐚 We are hiring: Biology MS in #MarineEcosystems in #CapeVerde 🌍🪸 Spring 2026 start, at Bridgewater State Uni in #coastalEcology, #biodiversity
💸 Funding includes: GA + tuition waiver
📅 App: Oct 15, 2025
www.bridgew.edu/center/case/...
📫HERITOR@bridgew.edu, tsurasinghe@bridgew.edu
💸 Funding includes: GA + tuition waiver
📅 App: Oct 15, 2025
www.bridgew.edu/center/case/...
📫HERITOR@bridgew.edu, tsurasinghe@bridgew.edu
Cool new #biogeography research from UNC Biology colleague Xiao Feng and colleagues. Keys to the global treeline formation: Thermal limit for its position and moisture for the taxon-specific variation | PNAS #tree www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
August 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Cool new #biogeography research from UNC Biology colleague Xiao Feng and colleagues. Keys to the global treeline formation: Thermal limit for its position and moisture for the taxon-specific variation | PNAS #tree www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
For the people in the back, the biggest risk is never alligators.
At ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ the Biggest Risk Isn’t Alligators
w/ Hiroko Tabuchi
🎁🔗: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
w/ Hiroko Tabuchi
🎁🔗: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Environmental Concerns at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Include Storms and Flooding (Gift Article)
The area around the immigrant detention center, deep in the Everglades, is threatened by hurricanes, extreme heat and even wildfires.
www.nytimes.com
August 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
For the people in the back, the biggest risk is never alligators.
Citizen Scientists Are Accelerating Ecology Research, Study Suggests www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/s...
Citizen Scientists Are Accelerating Ecology Research, Study Suggests
www.nytimes.com
July 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Citizen Scientists Are Accelerating Ecology Research, Study Suggests www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/s...
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On average, 86% of all named tropical systems in the Atlantic occur after August 2, and the first hurricane doesn't form until August 11.
We have a long season to go. Prepare now – Learn how at weather.gov/safety/hurricane
We have a long season to go. Prepare now – Learn how at weather.gov/safety/hurricane
July 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
On average, 86% of all named tropical systems in the Atlantic occur after August 2, and the first hurricane doesn't form until August 11.
We have a long season to go. Prepare now – Learn how at weather.gov/safety/hurricane
We have a long season to go. Prepare now – Learn how at weather.gov/safety/hurricane
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tl;dr: "The Keeling Curve is a significant and symbolic achievement for an advanced nation, and the measurements should continue until humanity has no reason to monitor atmospheric carbon in such an intensive way. We, as a society, should be proud to fund it collectively."
July 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
tl;dr: "The Keeling Curve is a significant and symbolic achievement for an advanced nation, and the measurements should continue until humanity has no reason to monitor atmospheric carbon in such an intensive way. We, as a society, should be proud to fund it collectively."
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Orange County, in collaboration with Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough, has established a community giving fund to support recovery efforts for Tropical Storm Chantal.
ℹ️ https://monkeylink.co/fbc4bb
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#CarrboroNC #Chantal #NCWX
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#CarrboroNC #Chantal #NCWX
July 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Orange County, in collaboration with Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough, has established a community giving fund to support recovery efforts for Tropical Storm Chantal.
ℹ️ https://monkeylink.co/fbc4bb
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#CarrboroNC #Chantal #NCWX
ℹ️ https://monkeylink.co/fbc4bb
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#CarrboroNC #Chantal #NCWX
My local bike shop has been selling stickers with this message for years.
July 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
My local bike shop has been selling stickers with this message for years.
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You can’t understand bird declines without also understanding insect declines.
Grateful our work on insect-bird interactions was highlighted by Smithsonian Mag. If you love birds, think about whether your actions are helping the insects they need to survive.
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
Grateful our work on insect-bird interactions was highlighted by Smithsonian Mag. If you love birds, think about whether your actions are helping the insects they need to survive.
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
Scientists Are Tracking Worrying Declines in Insects—and the Birds That Feast on Them. Here's What's Being Done to Save Them Both
In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have found the answers to keeping them both alive
www.smithsonianmag.com
July 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
You can’t understand bird declines without also understanding insect declines.
Grateful our work on insect-bird interactions was highlighted by Smithsonian Mag. If you love birds, think about whether your actions are helping the insects they need to survive.
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
Grateful our work on insect-bird interactions was highlighted by Smithsonian Mag. If you love birds, think about whether your actions are helping the insects they need to survive.
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
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One of our local science partners recently used AGU’s op-ed toolkit to help shape their message — and it paid off big time: their op-ed was published in the @latimes.com. 📰
👏 Read David L. Valentine’s important piece on research funding: 🔗 www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
👏 Read David L. Valentine’s important piece on research funding: 🔗 www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: Those cuts to 'overhead' costs in research? They do real damage
Indirect costs are fat targets for budget slashers, but beware: They make science possible. They don’t pay for the chromatograph I use in my experiments, but they do pay for the electricity to run it.
www.latimes.com
July 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
One of our local science partners recently used AGU’s op-ed toolkit to help shape their message — and it paid off big time: their op-ed was published in the @latimes.com. 📰
👏 Read David L. Valentine’s important piece on research funding: 🔗 www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
👏 Read David L. Valentine’s important piece on research funding: 🔗 www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
One thing I noticed in New Zealand the past few weeks is that in Auckland and even in the tiniest towns, homes are packed in tightly. In addition to reducing the footprint of developed areas, this approach increased access to green space, shorelines, fishing/recreation opportunities, etc.
Sprawl Is Still Not the Answer: "Instead of promoting sprawl, increasing housing density in existing urban areas through infill development and upzoning can help address the housing shortage while minimizing environmental impacts." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Sprawl Is Still Not the Answer
A chorus of critics insist that building on undeveloped land is the only way out of the US housing crisis. But the environmental costs of unrestrained growth are overwhelming.
www.bloomberg.com
July 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
One thing I noticed in New Zealand the past few weeks is that in Auckland and even in the tiniest towns, homes are packed in tightly. In addition to reducing the footprint of developed areas, this approach increased access to green space, shorelines, fishing/recreation opportunities, etc.
Trump visits ‘Alligator Alcatraz,' Florida detention site www.npr.org/2025/07/01/n...
Trump tours 'Alligator Alcatraz,' a day before its first arrivals are expected
During their visit, Trump administration officials said the facility should be operational within 24 hours — despite the protests of pro-immigration, Indigenous and environmental groups.
www.npr.org
July 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Trump visits ‘Alligator Alcatraz,' Florida detention site www.npr.org/2025/07/01/n...
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If you don't know about mosquito dunks, you should!
They're floating plant material containing a type of bacterium that only attacks mosquito larvae. Just put one in the water and stop mosquitos from hatching.
They're inexpensive and highly effective.
Signed, a friendly bluesky entomologist.
They're floating plant material containing a type of bacterium that only attacks mosquito larvae. Just put one in the water and stop mosquitos from hatching.
They're inexpensive and highly effective.
Signed, a friendly bluesky entomologist.
Hey y’all - heads up that mosquito-borne viral diseases in the US are off to an *early* start this summer. Make sure to cover/bugspray up and reduce standing water around your home (or treat with products like Mosquito Dunks that kill developing larvae!)
July 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
If you don't know about mosquito dunks, you should!
They're floating plant material containing a type of bacterium that only attacks mosquito larvae. Just put one in the water and stop mosquitos from hatching.
They're inexpensive and highly effective.
Signed, a friendly bluesky entomologist.
They're floating plant material containing a type of bacterium that only attacks mosquito larvae. Just put one in the water and stop mosquitos from hatching.
They're inexpensive and highly effective.
Signed, a friendly bluesky entomologist.
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Public lands make America great!!
Call your elected officials!!
Call your elected officials!!
So the Senate Reconciliation Bill is basically privatizing the American West.
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
wilderness.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
wilderness.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...
June 19, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Public lands make America great!!
Call your elected officials!!
Call your elected officials!!
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This is unacceptable!
Project 2025 in action, sadly.
Public lands make America great.
Tell your elected representatives.
Project 2025 in action, sadly.
Public lands make America great.
Tell your elected representatives.
More than 14 million acres of public lands in Colorado, including popular mountain biking and hiking areas, could be eligible for sale under Republican budget bill.
These Colorado public lands could be eligible for sale under Republican budget bill
Federal public lands in Colorado eligible for sale under Republicans’ current budget bill include a popular mountain biking area outside of Grand Junction, a beloved hiking area in Durango…
www.denverpost.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:02 AM
This is unacceptable!
Project 2025 in action, sadly.
Public lands make America great.
Tell your elected representatives.
Project 2025 in action, sadly.
Public lands make America great.
Tell your elected representatives.
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So the Senate Reconciliation Bill is basically privatizing the American West.
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
wilderness.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
wilderness.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...
June 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
So the Senate Reconciliation Bill is basically privatizing the American West.
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
wilderness.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
wilderness.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...