It’s 2024. We should absolutely be supporting accredited zoos and aquariums in conservation and education efforts. Especially as the world around us continues to get worse and worse

#FoundThatLizard! And it feels so good!

I want to see what my analytics look like since being back active on this app but I do not want to give that man any money 😭

Fascinated by this TikTok of a woman who ordered a “croissant lamp” of temu and was surprised it had ants crawling all over it on a hot day only to realise it was a real croissant that had been hollowed out and covered in resin

I am thrilled to announce I have secured an European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant (1.5 MILLION euros!) to study the #genomics of miniaturisation in vertebrates! Press release: news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/…

Little larva, big conservation mission! In 2016, AF was founded to rescue the endangered Frosted Flatwoods Salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum) from imminent extinction. #StayFrosty and learn about the efforts AF and our partners employ by clicking below! amphibianfoundation.org/index.php/stay…

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In some cases it’s a straight up violation of internat’l and national laws. Not because of a lack of ethics but because sending many species of animals internationally is a complex maze of geopolitics. That’s a reason internat’l release programs are so relatively rare.

So much this too. When animals are poached and brought into a different country their country of origin can’t accept them back because of the below & it’s unclear if exactly where the animal came from and their health. You have to have special permits to house confiscated animals

Dr. Earyn McGee, Lizard lassoer 🦎 You will never be able to inspire people to conserve land or protect wild animals if they don’t have any connection to those lands and animals. I understand the complexities of this topic I personally feel that there’s a greater good provided by zoos

Yes you have to see it and be personally invested to make change. Changing is hard.

I had zero interest in lizards before #FindMyLizard. Now I get stoked every time I see articles like this. Thanks Dr. Earyn McGee, Lizard lassoer 🦎! sacbee.com/news/nation-wo…

Our local baby Chuckwalla wishes it could come in and enjoy the AC with us.