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In 2020, Madagascar surpassed 365 described frog species, so EVERY DAY in 2021 I am tweeting about a different #FrogOfTheDay from Madagascar! To make it easier to follow along on our tour of the #MadagascarFrogs, I will QT each species into this thread.

The Guam Rail, or ko'ko' bird, is no longer considered extinct in the wild, after 30 years of concentrated effort to repopulate the species. guampdn.com/story/news/loc…

The history of Thanksgiving is complicated, but most experts agree that one of the first Thanksgivings took place on the James River in the 1600s. For years, we’ve fought to protect this place from Dominion Energy’s irresponsible development. npca.org/advocacy/7-jus…

50 years ago, Indians of All Tribes began the #AlcatrazOccupation to protest for Native American land rights. The Indigenous Peoples Sunrise Ceremony, held today on Alcatraz, celebrates this turning point in American Indian activism. @GoldenGateNPS #NAHM npca.org/articles/1253-…

This Black Friday kicks off a year-long plan from @REI -- 52 weeks of sustainable action to leave the world (and especially our parks!) better than you found it. Get the plan here: REI.com/opt-outside#op… #OptOutside #YourParksYourTurn

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November 29th is Native American Heritage Day. In our world of materialism, Native American Heritage Day is a day to reflect on the original peoples who lived here who based their way of life on living with the land. Photo: Taos Pueblo, N.M., 1899. Courtesy Library of Congress.

"The calls leave behind a physical trail of evidence in the water—a radiating circle of ripples—that a predatory bat species can detect with echolocation and use to lock on to its prey". 🐸🦇 bit.ly/2sjejHR

All over the world people’s lives are impacted by mangrove forests, whether they realize it or not. Here’s how you could be seeing the benefits.

Spent part of the weekend volunteering at the 16th Street & Moraga Tile Steps for Habitat Restoration. Did you know that this location is one of eleven maintained stepping stones for the Green Hairstreak Butterfly native to SF?Learn more about it here: natureinthecity.org/green-hairstre…

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It's been a long road for adult female #kakapo Cyndy, in hospital since July with the fungal #disease aspergillosis. But if progress continues she'll be back in the wild by the end of the month. Huge thanks to the @aucklandzoo team. Pic: Lydia Uddstrom. #kakapo2019 #conservation

During a part of our volunteering today, some of us were taken on a nature trip. We were educated on some of the common plant species and birds! (check out the spotted tussock moth!)

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Saw the San Francisco Lessingia while volunteering at the presidio! This species was successfully reintroduced a few years ago 😊

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This was taken at lower cathedral lake in Yosemite national park. This is a place that is protected by the national park service. They want this land to stay in these conditions in order for all generations to see #conservation

Charismatic Little Hawaiian Duck Is Threatened With Genetic Extinction bit.ly/37igjzY #conservation #extinction #biodiversity

I may be easy to forget about insects, but they are as important to our ecosystems as any other animal

Jean-Pierre Conte @jp_conte

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I may be easy to forget about insects, but they are as important to our ecosystems as any other animal

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See how trees “talk” to each other by forming underground symbiotic relationships on.natgeo.com/2NjRieA

Protect our marine life. Protect our coastal communities. Protect our 🌎! Tell your elected officials to stand up to Trump’s offshore drilling plans. #ProtectOurCoasts on.nrdc.org/2Whj5ia

Plastic milk bottles are being recycled to make roads in South Africa, with the hope of helping the country tackle its waste problem and improve the quality of its roads. Via @CNN cnn.com/2019/10/30/bus…

Looking to reduce your plastic waste? Don't buy what you don't need! 🌏 Here's what you can do about our plastic problem: on.nrdc.org/2MNN6VF

We need urgent action at the global scale to reverse the plastic pollution crisis. Even the most remote corners of the world are already flooding with microplastics: nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/1…