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The April Mammal of the Month is the pygmy rabbit! Pygmy rabbits only occur in the intermountain west of the US in sagebrush habitats and consume toxic sagebrush year-round. They are also 1 of only 2 North American leporids to dig their own burrow systems!
Recently, a petition to list the pygmy rabbit under the ESA was submitted by @Defenders @wildadvocate @CenterForBioDiv and @wildearthguard.
To stay up to date on research in NV and WA follow @pygmyrabbitgirl and @NerkowskiStacey. And to help collect information about RHDV2, report any suspicious rabbit/hare deaths to your local wildlife agency! @NvDOW @MyODFW @UtahDWR @WDFW
Meet the Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse! "Salties" are an Endangered Species found only in the salt marshes of the San Francisco Bay Area. They can survive drinking only salt water and they are star aquatic athletes capable of swimming non-stop for several hours!
Habitat protection and restoration are the top conservation priorities. Adapting to sea level rise and restoring climate-resilient habitat are critical for the mouse's future.
@CaliforniaDFW, @USFWS, @CA_DWR, @EBRPD, and other agencies are working to restore habitat. Follow @TheSaltyMouse for news and updates. And look for future research updates from @iheartrats, @cmaylward, @MarkJStatham1, @theMECU, and more!
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Celebrating Canadian women trailblazers in science. #CourageandPassion at the Museum. #WomeninScience canadiangeographic.ca/articl…
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How the scent of angry bees could protect elephants smithmag.co/pgnWSm
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How the largest tree-squirrel in North America bounced back from near extinction: bit.ly/2K2Z3BS
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Changes to the Endangered Species Act puts plants and animals across America at risk. Here are six you should be very concerned about. ow.ly/ga6K30l9EDm
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Here's a little bat floof to start your #weekend off right!
This little Fawn roundleaf #bat (Hipposideros cervinus) can be found throughout Southeast Asia and the Cape Peninsula of Australia. #FridayFeeling
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(2/2): The Endangered Species Act enables some of our most important work like the historic recovery of the Santa Cruz Island fox, which rebounded from the brink of extinction in record time thanks to our science-based approach: conserveca.org/campaign/enda…
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(1/2): Over the last two weeks, Congress and the Trump administration have proposed rollbacks to the Endangered Species Act (ESA)—one of the nation’s bedrock environmental laws, which prevents the extinction of threatened and endangered species. nytimes.com/2018/07/22/clima…
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Thousands of scientists from almost 50 countries are expressing alarm at the expansion of the #borderwall because of bypassed #environmental laws, habitat destruction, & losses to #conservation: dfnd.us/2Ly3Dgt #UnitedForBorderlands #ScientistsCallToAction