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Anne Hilborn
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Working to conserve California's wildlife. Intense fondness for cheetahs, gore, poop, and dead things. Pics are mine unless stated. She/her
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Go get yourself some great hyena shirts
A short sleeve V neck black t shirt with three hyena skulls on it in pink blue and white. The label says Hyenas (Trans Rights)
December 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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It is absolutely because of @dieworkwear.bsky.social that I am about start a movie about suits.

Mark Rylance and Johnny Flynn don't hurt either
Ad for the movie The Outfit on Netflix showing Mark Rylance's face
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Predator left a gift
Bloody scrap of fur and most of a rat's head on the ground
October 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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CESA Five-Year Review Coordinator: Got to be able to do a lot of reading and synthesizing information and turn out massive reports.
Grad degree not necessary but can bump you to a higher pay bracket.
he California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) Wildlife Diversity Program (WDP) is seeking a qualified applicant to evaluate and report on the status of terrestrial wildlife species that are listed under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). The position works with CDFW and external species experts, state and federal agencies, tribal representatives, and the public to assess the status of wildlife species and the factors that threaten them. The position will work closely with an amazing team of skilled and friendly colleagues in the WDP, located in West Sacramento, California. This position requires an education and experience in wildlife biology and the ability to produce detailed reports supported by scientific literature explaining complicated information in a format that is easily understood by fellow scientists and the public. We are looking for someone who is passionate about California's diverse native wildlife and is willing to work hard to ensure it is conserved! Under the direction of the CESA Unit Supervisor, the incumbent will prioritize, initiate, and write five-year review reports for threatened and endangered species. The incumbent may also assist with status reviews prepared in response to petitions to list species, and in the development of recovery plans. The incumbent is also responsible for providing direction, guidance, and technical expertise to staff across the Department and will participate as a Department representative on interagency teams, technical working groups, and policy teams.
September 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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CA Biology job alert
My unit at the CA Dep of Fish and Wildlife is hiring a permanent position to write 5 year reviews for species listed under the CA Endangered Species Act.
Based in West Sacramento, currently 2x week in office.
I am happy to answer questions
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Job Posting: CESA Five-Year Review Coordinator State Seal Logo Department of Fish and Wildlife JC-493311 - CESA Five-Year Review Coordinator ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST $4,269.00 - $8,877.00 per Month New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable. Final Filing Date: 10/13/2025
September 25, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Hey big game folks, CDFW is hiring 2 Big game biologists based in the eastern Sierra Nevadas
These are permanent full time jobs with decent benefits
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Job Posting: Big Game Biologist State Seal Logo Department of Fish and Wildlife JC-479274 - Big Game Biologist ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST $4,269.00 - $8,877.00 per Month New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable. Final Filing Date: 7/25/2025
July 16, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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For several moments I thought Newsom's social media team had somehow decided that posting fan art of Buck was a good way to augment to their strategy of dunking on Republicans
A twitter glitch where the tag for the Governor of California's Press Office account is shown directly over a illustration of Buck from 911 lounging in a pool with sunglasses on
June 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Big Game Supervisor job in Sacramento
CDFW is hiring but our budget situation sucks so it isn't a permanent position.
Pay is good, benefits are decent.
Due: June 1
Likely will be 4x week in office.
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Job Posting: Big Game Conservation Supervisor State Seal Logo Department of Fish and Wildlife JC-476649 - Big Game Conservation Supervisor SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST (SUPERVISORY) $10,538.00 - $13,100.00 per Month Final Filing Date: 6/1/2025
May 12, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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April 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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WHAT AN ABSTRACT!
Alpacas (Vicugna pacos) are reported to be the rare mammal in which the penis enters the uterus in mating. To date, however, only circumstantial evidence supports this assertion. Using female alpacas culled for meat, we determined that the alpaca penis penetrates to the very tips of the uterine horns, abrading the tract and breaking fine blood vessels. All female alpacas sacrificed one hour or 24 hours after mating showed conspicuous bleeding in the epithelium of some region of their reproductive tract, including the hymen, cervix and the tips of each uterine horn, but typically not in the vagina. Unmated females showed no evidence of conspicuous bleeding. Histological examination of mated females revealed widespread abrasion of the cervical and endometrial epithelium, injuries absent in unmated females. Within one hour of mating, sperm were already present in the oviduct. The male alpaca’s cartilaginous penis tip with a hardened urethral process is likely responsible for the copulatory abrasion. The entire female reproductive tract interacts with the penis, functioning like a vagina. Alpacas are induced ovulators, and wounding may hasten delivery of the seminal ovulation-inducing factor beta-NGF into the female’s blood stream. There is no evidence of sexual conflict in copulation in alpaca, and thus wounding may also be one of a variety of mechanisms devised by mammals to induce a beneficial, short-term inflammatory response that stimulates blastocyst implantation, the uterine remodeling associated with placental development, and thus the success of early pregnancy.
April 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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State Scientist job in California. Mostly permitting work.
Pay=$7,556.00 - $10,221.00/m
Due Date: 3/26/2025
I am not going to make any promises about the quality of the job or the team, but state service is currently more stable than working for the feds so...

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Job Posting: Cannabis Enforcement, SES Specialist State Seal Logo Department of Fish and Wildlife JC-470116 - Cannabis Enforcement, SES Specialist SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST (SPECIALIST) $7,556.00 - $10,221.00 per Month Final Filing Date: 3/26/2025 Specifically, the Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist) will be an integral part of the Northern Region's Inland team and the multi-agency taskforce, responsible for a wide range of enforcement and regulatory activities within Trinity, Shasta, Tehama, Siskiyou, Lassen, and Modoc Counties. Responsible for the collection of evidence relating to environmental impacts during specialized investigations at unlicensed cannabis sites and drafting of notice of violation letters by applying knowledge of environmental principles and impacts. Independently performs assigned duties and has responsibility for developing CDFW's Lake and Streambed Alteration agreements, California Endangered Species Act permits, and ensures California Environmental Quality Act compliance including all document review, comment, and/or completion. Coordinates with law enforcement wildlife officers, other Cannabis Program staff, and other State, Federal, and local agencies to address non-compliance, to assist on enforcement efforts, and to remediate impacts to the natural resources resulting from unlicensed cannabis cultivation. Close coordination with legal counsel for coordinated cases, providing well written reports and court testimony. The job duties will require knowledge of California fish and wildlife resources, ecological principles, lake and stream processes, applicable permitting and environmental laws, and CDFW administrative procedures and policies. These duties will require personal initiative, working in a team setting, and using independent judgment. Public contacts made in the course of this work are highly sensitive and involve a wide variety of partner agencies.
March 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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When it comes to CA state workers, teleworking saved tens of thousands of metric tons of carbon per month. These data are from the DGS's own telework tracker, long since since down.
I doubt there were close to 55 million miles/month of extra small trips due to working from home
Table showing monthly savings cost for Nov 2023. shows 55,500,000 miles of commute save and 20,226 metric tons of CO2 avoided
March 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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www.gavinlovestraffic.com We set this up at the 2x a week in office mandate. Same arguments still stand
Why does Gavin Newsom love traffic so much? His reasons are his own, and we can only speculate as to what they are. All we can say for sure is that the Governor has set an arbitrary policy that will add thousands of additional cars to California's roadways. The policy is a return to office (RTO) mandate that requires all California state workers to work onsite at least 2 days per week, even though many state workers have been working effectively from home 5 days per week for the past four years, and in so doing have defrayed significant costs to California's taxpayers and the environment. As of November of 2023, 37% of state employees work primarily from home.1 Gavin's return-to-office mandate will force an estimated 90,000 state workers on the roads throughout California; that means we can expect over 30,000 more cars in Sacramento and over 7,000 in Los Angeles during peak commuting hours.2 Read About the Environmental Costs Read About the Health Costs Read About the Costs to Taxpayers Absent an operational reason to take 100% telework off the table for state employees, we can only assume that Gavin must love traffic, pollution, carbon emissions, and wasting everyone's time and money—or, at least, he must care more about making traffic worse than he does about meeting California's ambitious climate goals. Gavin, please reconsider. Traffic will never love you back.
March 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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The character Bricktop in the movie Snatch. A older white man with yellow teeth, short hair and thick black rimmed glasses
February 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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CA Dep Fish and Wildlife is hiring! I can't vouch for the team or the quality of the job, but thought I'd spread the word since so many folks just got fired.
There are 2 Cannabis Restoration Grant Program Senior Environmental Scientist Specialist positions.
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife Office of Cannabis is hiring two full time Limited Term Senior Environmental Scientist Specialists to join the Cannabis Restoration Grant Program (CRGP). The positions are advertised as JC-462246 and JC-463110 (Sacramento County); JC-462256 and JC-463116 (Humboldt County); JC-462261 and JC-463118 (Mendocino County); and JC-462267 and JC-463100 (Sonoma County). Applicants need only to apply to one county. The Position Number for both positions is 565-026-0765-905. CRGP funded projects serve to clean up, remediate, and restore environmental damage in watersheds and areas affected by illegal cannabis cultivation and related activities. CRGP funded projects assist licensed cultivators develop sustainable water storage, implement ecological agriculture practices, upgrade watercourse crossings, and restore areas impacted by cannabis cultivation practices. CRGP research funded projects evaluate and address environmental conditions and impacts relative to cannabis cultivation in California. ob Posting: Cannabis Restoration Grant Program Senior Environmental Scientist Specialist Department of Fish and Wildlife JC-462246 - Cannabis Restoration Grant Program Senior Environmental Scientist Specialist SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST (SPECIALIST) $7,556.00 - $10,221.00 per Month Final Filing Date: 2/27/2025
February 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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I just noticed the full post as an archive date on it on the bottom.
January 20, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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Welp, I am definitely not a medical dr.
#NotToxoplasmosis
Screen shot from show 911 showing a Black woman looking up and talking into a radio. She says 'I think it is urbach-wiethe syndrome'
December 21, 2024 at 4:38 AM
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Me yelling 'toxoplasmosis!!' at the screen because I am a dr of wildlife conservation, not of medicine, and that's the only diagnosis i know for loss of fear in humans
Screen shot from the show 911. A black woman looks to the left. Subtitles say 'apparently she's lost the ability to be afraid'
December 21, 2024 at 4:22 AM
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Your face when you think you might be wrangling a chimp without training or proper equipment, and your team thinks you are being hyperbolic
Screen shot of the show 911, close up of a white man's face looking miserable. Half of a grinning man's face is visible next to him
December 15, 2024 at 3:03 AM
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As a wildlife biologist with a healthy respect for apes, I am proud of Buck for recognizing how dangerous chimps can be.
Screenshot of the show 911 with several firefighters in a truck. One of them is saying 'a chimp will literally rip your face off'
December 15, 2024 at 2:56 AM
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Not essential, there were lots of single male cheetahs, but being in a pair meant help bringing down prey and someone to wash your face afterwards
A cheetah sits looking left, another cheetah eating a young wildebeest at his feet Two fat cheetahs sit facing each other, one licking the other's head
November 28, 2024 at 1:11 AM
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When you open Instagram and see your own tweet staring back at you from the uaw
A post from the uaw.union Instagram account showing a tweet from annewhilborn saying 'I found that being in a union means I have a way to turn my anger and frustration at working conditions into actions, instead of impotent stewing'
November 25, 2024 at 4:02 AM
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Here's the box I have. I buy drinks and snacks at Costco, and add extra produce from my garden and anything friends donate like socks
November 21, 2024 at 7:00 PM
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Get your Weingarten Rights if shit might get hinky
Back of a business card that reads "If this discussion could in any way lead to my being disciplined or terminated, or affect my personal working condition, I respectfully request that my union representative be present at the meeting."
November 14, 2024 at 4:10 AM
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I am just a union organizer standing in front of the TV, begging Bobby Nash to take advantage of his Weingarten Rights.
Screenshot from the TV show 911showing a fire captain in full dress uniform sitting on a bare cell. The caption says -a union representative or attorney present? -I do
November 14, 2024 at 4:05 AM