Abby (she/her)
@abigailthiemkey.bsky.social
Carnivore ecologist with interests in population, behavioral, and movement ecology - becoming a quantitative ecologist as a result | PhD student @ University of Maryland | views my own #WomenInSTEM #firstgen #latinxSTEM 🌈
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I thought I’d post these here since I’m slowing fading away from X/twitter. I finished my master’s degree this summer. I studied coyotes and it was a rollercoaster. I’m grateful for the friends I made at Ohio State and the lessons that come with my time there.
I feel numb. What’s happening around us is horrific and I feel like we aren’t talking about it enough in some of our circles.
January 29, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I feel numb. What’s happening around us is horrific and I feel like we aren’t talking about it enough in some of our circles.
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In October, the Trump administration bombed a civilian boat, killing Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo as they were traveling home to Trinidad and Tobago.
We’re suing the government on behalf of their families to get justice for these murders.
We’re suing the government on behalf of their families to get justice for these murders.
Families of two men believed to have been killed in military strike on boat sue US government over 'unlawful' attacks | CNN Politics
As the US military began launching strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean last year, a young Trinidadian man who was in Venezuela for work was searching for a way home, according to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday.
www.cnn.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:59 PM
In October, the Trump administration bombed a civilian boat, killing Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo as they were traveling home to Trinidad and Tobago.
We’re suing the government on behalf of their families to get justice for these murders.
We’re suing the government on behalf of their families to get justice for these murders.
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Soon it'll be time to start sharing my Year in Review content, including my "Not Quite Best" and my favorite images and moments of the year. I wonder where these cubs will show up on the list?
December 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Soon it'll be time to start sharing my Year in Review content, including my "Not Quite Best" and my favorite images and moments of the year. I wonder where these cubs will show up on the list?
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I feel like I'm going insane.
The president let loose 2 absolutely unhinged racist rants this week that sounded directly out of klan rallies and his allies clapped and laughed and everyone else was like, oh he's nuts moving on.
Personally + professionally, I truly don't know how to address this.
The president let loose 2 absolutely unhinged racist rants this week that sounded directly out of klan rallies and his allies clapped and laughed and everyone else was like, oh he's nuts moving on.
Personally + professionally, I truly don't know how to address this.
December 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I feel like I'm going insane.
The president let loose 2 absolutely unhinged racist rants this week that sounded directly out of klan rallies and his allies clapped and laughed and everyone else was like, oh he's nuts moving on.
Personally + professionally, I truly don't know how to address this.
The president let loose 2 absolutely unhinged racist rants this week that sounded directly out of klan rallies and his allies clapped and laughed and everyone else was like, oh he's nuts moving on.
Personally + professionally, I truly don't know how to address this.
I need to attempt science communication again. I was once so good at social media, networking, etc. I’ve fallen off a bit with Twitter becoming X. Anyways, what’s the trendy science thing lately? I am behind lol
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I need to attempt science communication again. I was once so good at social media, networking, etc. I’ve fallen off a bit with Twitter becoming X. Anyways, what’s the trendy science thing lately? I am behind lol
I would move back to East Africa for good. Some days I dream about it. Maybe one day.
November 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I would move back to East Africa for good. Some days I dream about it. Maybe one day.
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"He presents [NYC] as a fundamentally good place...He makes it sound as if people are a part of something, and as if they have the ability to make that thing better. If anyone's searching for a winning way to talk about democracy, they could try to do the same." www.indignity.net/politics-is-local/
Politics is local
Indignity Vol. 5, No. 194
www.indignity.net
November 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"He presents [NYC] as a fundamentally good place...He makes it sound as if people are a part of something, and as if they have the ability to make that thing better. If anyone's searching for a winning way to talk about democracy, they could try to do the same." www.indignity.net/politics-is-local/
I think a lot about the time I got up from my tent in Kenya to go outside and I saw an African Hedgehog. That was something I will never erase from my mind. Some day I hope to be back in Kenya as a researcher.
October 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I think a lot about the time I got up from my tent in Kenya to go outside and I saw an African Hedgehog. That was something I will never erase from my mind. Some day I hope to be back in Kenya as a researcher.
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South Texas game cam catches a raccoon riding a javelina (Dicotyles tajacu).
The deer feeder corn attracts a lot of other species, but maybe we should worry about them all teaming up against us?
(📷: Jeff Davis, TAMU-Kingsville alumni forum)
The deer feeder corn attracts a lot of other species, but maybe we should worry about them all teaming up against us?
(📷: Jeff Davis, TAMU-Kingsville alumni forum)
September 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
South Texas game cam catches a raccoon riding a javelina (Dicotyles tajacu).
The deer feeder corn attracts a lot of other species, but maybe we should worry about them all teaming up against us?
(📷: Jeff Davis, TAMU-Kingsville alumni forum)
The deer feeder corn attracts a lot of other species, but maybe we should worry about them all teaming up against us?
(📷: Jeff Davis, TAMU-Kingsville alumni forum)
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#SciArtSeptember Day 23: Scouting
Working dogs use their noses to find target species during conservation projects.
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#beagle #dogs #sketchbook #drawing
Working dogs use their noses to find target species during conservation projects.
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#beagle #dogs #sketchbook #drawing
September 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
#SciArtSeptember Day 23: Scouting
Working dogs use their noses to find target species during conservation projects.
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#beagle #dogs #sketchbook #drawing
Working dogs use their noses to find target species during conservation projects.
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#beagle #dogs #sketchbook #drawing
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TODAY is the deadline to submit public comment on Trump’s proposal to rescind the Roadless Rule, which would expose 45 million acres of national forest to permanent roads and their attendant environmental ills. Register your disapproval here:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
#roadecology
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
#roadecology
Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is initiating an environmental impact statement (EIS) and rulemaking concerning management of inventoried roadless areas on approximately 44.7 million acres of Natio...
www.federalregister.gov
September 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
TODAY is the deadline to submit public comment on Trump’s proposal to rescind the Roadless Rule, which would expose 45 million acres of national forest to permanent roads and their attendant environmental ills. Register your disapproval here:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
#roadecology
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
#roadecology
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Today's "everything is bad so let's pause for a second to regard nature and take a breath that isn't poisoned by our fear of a collapsing democracy" pic -- an osprey flying overhead. Photo by me.
September 19, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Today's "everything is bad so let's pause for a second to regard nature and take a breath that isn't poisoned by our fear of a collapsing democracy" pic -- an osprey flying overhead. Photo by me.
Why do we have to have workday when it literally does not help anyone out ever
September 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Why do we have to have workday when it literally does not help anyone out ever
I want to be a great scientist for many many reasons. At this moment, I want to be known to the point that Joe Jonas knows me. Lmfao three things about me: I love dogs, wildlife, and the Jonas brothers.
August 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I want to be a great scientist for many many reasons. At this moment, I want to be known to the point that Joe Jonas knows me. Lmfao three things about me: I love dogs, wildlife, and the Jonas brothers.
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One last outing this field season with my incoming graduate student. We collected genetic samples from wolf scat and hiked through some beautiful country. Looking forward to the start of the semester and getting this project officially started!
August 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
One last outing this field season with my incoming graduate student. We collected genetic samples from wolf scat and hiked through some beautiful country. Looking forward to the start of the semester and getting this project officially started!
Diving into the world of genetics and wowowowow it’s pretty incredible what we can do huh
July 23, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Diving into the world of genetics and wowowowow it’s pretty incredible what we can do huh
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‼️New 🐺 paper‼️We developed models to predict highly suitable den & rendezvous site habitat for Mexican wolves in AZ & NM. These models will be used to guide future monitoring as the population continues to grow. #OpenAccess #JournalOfWildlifeManagement wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
TWS Journals
We developed predictive models of pup-rearing habitat (i.e., den and rendezvous sites) that could help guide future population monitoring efforts of Mexican wolves. Mexican wolves selected den sites ...
wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
‼️New 🐺 paper‼️We developed models to predict highly suitable den & rendezvous site habitat for Mexican wolves in AZ & NM. These models will be used to guide future monitoring as the population continues to grow. #OpenAccess #JournalOfWildlifeManagement wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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The WildCo Lab @wildco.bsky.social is recruiting 2 postdocs in quantitative ecology to work on mammal population estimation and monitoring from camera trap data. 🐺🐻🦌📷📈
Please share the word or apply to join us at UBC in lovely Vancouver, Canada!
wildlife.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/0...
Please share the word or apply to join us at UBC in lovely Vancouver, Canada!
wildlife.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/0...
July 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The WildCo Lab @wildco.bsky.social is recruiting 2 postdocs in quantitative ecology to work on mammal population estimation and monitoring from camera trap data. 🐺🐻🦌📷📈
Please share the word or apply to join us at UBC in lovely Vancouver, Canada!
wildlife.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/0...
Please share the word or apply to join us at UBC in lovely Vancouver, Canada!
wildlife.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2025/0...
I miss when we could connect and network on Twitter. It’s not the same here. I am grateful for my network I made on there though. It has helped me
More than yall know.
More than yall know.
July 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I miss when we could connect and network on Twitter. It’s not the same here. I am grateful for my network I made on there though. It has helped me
More than yall know.
More than yall know.
I thought I’d share a photo from one of our sites on the MD black bear project. A big male and female pair hanging around our snare. They both were a bit pre occupied to go in, except the female was more curious. Fingers crossed she comes back and goes in. Some younger bears went in though!!
June 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I thought I’d share a photo from one of our sites on the MD black bear project. A big male and female pair hanging around our snare. They both were a bit pre occupied to go in, except the female was more curious. Fingers crossed she comes back and goes in. Some younger bears went in though!!
I really love Meidase brand cameras.
June 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I really love Meidase brand cameras.