Michael Pellman Rowland
michaelprowland.bsky.social
Michael Pellman Rowland
@michaelprowland.bsky.social
Investor and journalist. Animal lover.
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After 450 million years of evolutionary history, shark populations are collapsing, and more than a third of shark species and their relatives face extinction.

Now scientists are trying to use the lure of “Jaws” to advance shark conservation efforts.
‘Jaws’ made people fear sharks. 50 years later, can it help save them?
Scientists are using the lure of Steven Spielberg's blockbuster to aid shark conservation efforts.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Can't help but feel we're living through an increasingly existential war between spectacle and substance with spectacle winning battle after battle after battle.
May 27, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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The world needs more of this and less of most other things
May 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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The main boss of the house.. 😂
May 13, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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For fathers in search of friendship, a growing group has emerged: the Brooklyn Stroll Club. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/s...
April 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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The way you actually change public opinion is by getting enough people and sources to repeat an idea that it starts to "seem" correct, even like the consensus, to many listeners, at which point they'll often adopt it.
March 10, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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Squirrel hears thunder and clutches his heart.. 🥺
March 10, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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A small group of succulents happily sharing root space in a tapestry design. The Felt plant (kalanchoe baharensis) provides beneficial shade for the smaller plants at its base.

#Succulents #GardeningFeed #rockgarden
February 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Our first Bluesky post contains some good news for #fungi! After a long history of being unprotected, COP16 marked a huge advancement in the conservation of fungi. 🍄🥳

Thanks to work led by our partners at Fungi Foundation, The Fungal Conservation Pledge was introduced at #COP16. bit.ly/3Vl9GHL
Why Fungi Could Get Higher Conservation Status And Why It Matters
The UK and Chile are proposing at the UN’s biodiversity conference COP16 in Colombia that fungi receive the same status to animals and plants. This could help foster and funding research.
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December 5, 2024 at 3:50 PM
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Happy adoption day. 😺

Hard to believe it’s been ten years since I became Bella’s servant.

The person at the shelter said Bella was uppity, and I might want to adopt a “friendlier” cat.

Glad I didn’t listen.

Dec 2014🎂

#Caturday #Cats #CatsOfBluesky #5amwritersclub
#Writingcommunity
December 7, 2024 at 10:02 AM
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What a cool old lady. “The researchers estimate she has flown about 3.7 million miles.”
The world’s oldest known wild bird, a 74-year-old Laysan albatross named Wisdom, is expected to welcome another baby chick in the coming months, astonishing scientists who have been tracking her since the Eisenhower administration. nyti.ms/4f7VadN
December 7, 2024 at 4:10 AM