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Jude Isabella @judeisabella.bsky.social · 6h

Bumblebees in @cangeo.bsky.social! All those greenhouses in BC's Lower Mainland are impacting pollinator biodiversity: canadiangeographic.ca/articles/pli...

Plight of the bumblebees: How commercial pollination is putting wild species at risk

A journey into the wild and not-so-wild world of bumblebees and the unintended consequences of domestication

canadiangeographic.ca

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Jude Isabella @judeisabella.bsky.social · 8d

My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question: Douglas Edwards!

Jude Isabella @judeisabella.bsky.social · 13d

Oh my goodness, and today I turned the page on my calendar and look at this!

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Jude Isabella @judeisabella.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks, Pal. And thank you @ssteingraber1.bsky.social for the inspiration.

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Jude Isabella @judeisabella.bsky.social · 13d

My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question: Illinois!

Jude Isabella @judeisabella.bsky.social · 14d

So delighted that one of my last pieces for Hakai Magazine, "The Owl Who Came From Away," made it in as a notable. 🙏 The Best American Science and Nature Writing editor @jaimealyse.bsky.social getting things done!

Jaime Green @jaimealyse.bsky.social · 14d

Wrote a bit about this year's edition of The Best American Science and Nature Writing - and posted the Notables jaimealyse.beehiiv.com/p/basnw25

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Jude Isabella @judeisabella.bsky.social · 20d

“If we want to plug into the wonder of nature we need to start by actually spending time outside.” #hikingyukon www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...

Opinion | Rainn Wilson: What I Learned at a Fire Ceremony With King Charles

www.nytimes.com

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 25d

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Jude Isabella @judeisabella.bsky.social · 25d

Independent journalism is becoming a rare thing. Independent environmental journalism even rarer. @biographic.bsky.social we make our environmental journalism free for everyone to read, with no ads or paywalls. 👀 Please donate—every little bit helps! give.calacademy.org/campaign/719...

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Jude Isabella @judeisabella.bsky.social · 25d

Independent journalism is becoming a rare thing. Independent environmental journalism even rarer. @biographic.bsky.social we make our environmental journalism free for everyone to read, with no ads or paywalls. 👀 Please donate—every little bit helps! give.calacademy.org/campaign/719...

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Jude Isabella @judeisabella.bsky.social · Sep 12

My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question: Blur!

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Jude Isabella @judeisabella.bsky.social · Sep 9

Every little bit helps! bioGraphic is independent environmental journalism that delivers stories that give Nature—from mountaintops to the ocean bottom—a voice. Become a monthly donor and help us reach 100 new Insiders by September 19! #conservation #biodiversity 🧪🌍🦑
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Jude Isabella @judeisabella.bsky.social · Sep 9

My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question: Herbie Hancock!

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Jude Isabella @judeisabella.bsky.social · Sep 9

Some plants are super reluctant to having their seeds saved so....how about pollen banking? From the talented
@toughcitywriter.bsky.social for @biographic.bsky.social:
www.biographic.com/banking-on-p... 🧪🌍 #conservation

Banking on Pollen

When seed saving doesn’t work, pollen may be the answer to preserving botanical heritage.

www.biographic.com

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Jude Isabella @judeisabella.bsky.social · Sep 9

Some plants are super reluctant to having their seeds saved so....how about pollen banking? From the talented @toughcitywriter.bsky.social for @biographic.bsky.social: www.biographic.com/banking-on-p... 🧪🌍 #conservation

www.biographic.com

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Fair Sailing @fairsailing.bsky.social · Sep 8

It's Day 156 since cruise season began in Victoria. Today we host Riviera and Carnival Spirit. Expect the usual: air pollution, ocean pollution, garbage, traffic, noise 11am-midnite. Fun Fact: cruise tourists account for less than 2% of tourism spending in the region. It's high-impact, low-value.

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Jude Isabella @judeisabella.bsky.social · Sep 8

My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question: De La Soul!

Jude Isabella @judeisabella.bsky.social · Sep 5

In term of having autonomy and choice over what you read, the next best thing to print is a newsletter. Thank you for the shout out! oldgrowth.substack.com/p/print-lives

Print Lives!

Escaping the Algorithm, One Choice at a Time

oldgrowth.substack.com

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Jude Isabella @judeisabella.bsky.social · Sep 2

In a notebook, I write down sentences that inspire me. This morning, from Mary Oliver's memoir, "Upstream," I wrote this down: "You must never stop being whimsical." A zine The World of Orcas" from @theorcaman.bsky.social is that, both playful and substantial. Thank you, Fred! www.theorcaman.com

The Orca Man Home Page

www.theorcaman.com

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Jude Isabella @judeisabella.bsky.social · Sep 2

I feel in love with green sea turtles while editing this story. By @adamskolnick.bsky.social, with images by Ralph Pace. It's such a nifty story! www.biographic.com/go-north-you... #conservation 🦑

Go North, Young Turtle

As eastern Pacific green sea turtles were being slaughtered in much of their range, an intrepid group of turtles pushed north into uncharted waters.

www.biographic.com

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Jude Isabella @judeisabella.bsky.social · Aug 29

Sonar is coming for the musky: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0b672e7... #conservation

When anglers cast their lot with high tech

A new forward-facing sonar that makes it too easy to catch a fish ought to be banned from Canada’s northern lakes

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Jude Isabella @judeisabella.bsky.social · Aug 28

@samandfuzzy.com Tobin says hi too! And Dave!

Jude Isabella @judeisabella.bsky.social · Aug 28

@samandfuzzy.com Hello!!!!

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Jude Isabella @judeisabella.bsky.social · Aug 25

My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question: Almost Grown? (He also grew up in what's known as, or at least used to be known as, the Pasta Triangle in New Jersey. There's some trivia for you.)

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Adrienne Mason @toughcitywriter.bsky.social · Aug 22

Great—although somewhat concerning regarding its pandemic brewing potential—story from recreational epidemiologist @judeisabella.bsky.social And who knew there was such an animal as a genet? What a beauty. www.biographic.com/aardvark-bur...

Aardvark Burrows Could be Ground Zero for the Next Pandemic - bioGraphic

Animals of all kinds mix and mingle in underground burrows, offering troubling opportunities for diseases to jump species.

www.biographic.com

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Jude Isabella @judeisabella.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thank you!

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