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@KeepCatsInside

Here is a list of 45 #birds, 22 #mammals, and 30 non-avian #reptiles that are CRITICALLY ENDANGERED due to feral or pet #cats
#invasivespecies #conservation #ornithology #BiodiversityCrisis
pnas.org/doi/pdf/10.107…

first off, I'd like to highlight that "feral #cats on islands are responsible for at least 14% global #bird, #mammal, and reptile extinctions and are the principal threat to almost 8% of critically endangered birds, mammals, and reptiles"
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11…

AND within our own lifetimes, North America has lost more than one in four of its birds. These are not all critically endangered now, but these trends are pointing to #extinction
#BringBirdsBack #ornithology
science.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/fu…

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Jenna McCullough

@Jenna_Merle

For the return of the #UNMBioblog after our year hiatus, I chose to write about the negative consequences for cats, humans, and #wildlife when we allow #cats to roam freely. I couldn't help myself with the punny title.
unm-bioblog.blogspot.com/2021/09/catast…

I was inspired to write this blog after I witnessed my neighbor's outdoor pet #cat killed a #bird under my feeder. A heated argument ensued. I know nothing has changed because I still scare him out of my backyard. I've counted 9 different cats in my backyard, here is one

I am a paradoxical #catlover, which stems from my #science & #ornithology career. I know how cute it is for my own #cat to frolic in flowers but I understand how dangerous it is for #cats, human #health, & #wildlife when cats roam #CatsOfTwitter #Caturday #catsofinstagram

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Ashish Nerlekar

@ashish_nerlekar

I bet you haven't read very many studies on restoring Indian #grasslands. Read on for a summary of our recent article in @SERestoration s flagship journal: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/re…
#restoration #dryland #invasive #India #biodiversity #Gujarat #GenerationRestoration #Prosopis 1/n

When we think of restoration, we often think of planting trees. While adding trees might be useful for restoring (some) forests, restoring grasslands often need tree-removal. Encroaching trees on grasslands, like t #invasive Prosopis juliflora in India, are a restortn challng 2/n

Understanding how to best manage encroaching woody plants in biodiverse #tropical grasslands is critical for sustaining biodiversity and people. 3/n

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The Urban Bestiary

@urbanbestiary

Today, on #TheMisplacedMenagerie -

We report the exotic (for #India) apple #snail, #Pomacea diffusa, also known as the spike topped apple snail, from the #Mumbai region, as part of our ongoing studies on #urbanwildlife, and the #ecology of introduced species, in #India, Mumbai.

The study was officially published in the 'ELA Journal of Forestry and Wildlife' - a peer reviewed #science journal, which is also the official journal of the #Maharashtra State #Forest Department.

Link to paper: researchgate.net/publication/35…

#sciencetwitter #TwitterNatureCommunity

Spiked Topped Apple Snails in #Mumbai (and other parts of #India) are the direct result of the #aquarium trade - either as accidental, or deliberate releases from home aquaria.

#InvasiveSpecies #sciencetwitter #ecology #naturalhistory #urbanwildlife

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Mayo Clinic Infectious Diseases

@MayoClinicINFD

Images of Infectious Diseases

GMS of sinus tissue of 20F with no PMH. She presented with fever and sinus pain. CT pansinusitis. Labs: WBC 1.7 ANC 0. Serum BDG and GM negative.

What is your differential diagnosis and empiric therapy? #MayoIDQ to follow...

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Histopath of surgically resected tissue shows fungal elements. You suggested Mucor/Rhizopus, Fusarium, Trichosporon.

Lack of serum BDG suggests Mucor/Rhizopus

The patient was started on AmBisome.

Few days later, the fungal culture of the same sinus sample shows (photo)

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#MayoIDQ Surgical debridement of the sinuses was performed plus liposomal Amphotericin B was initiated. Patient lives in rural MN and asks you if an oral option is available as step down Rx.

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Jen Y. Lamb, PhD

@jenylamb

#Turtle folks - if you've built your own basking #traps , what have you used for floats? Am looking to replicate design in @tony_gamble1 (2006) pub, but want to avoid using Styrofoam if possible (and affordable).

1/n

Will need to clean & sanitize traps between sites to prevent spread of #disease & #invasive species, so the more durable & less absorbent, the better.

Maybe capped & sealed PVC pipe floats could work? Any other ideas? 💡🐢

#herpetology
#turtles

Can find original pub from @tony_gamble1 here: researchgate.net/publication/25…

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SERC Invasions Lab

@SERCinvasions

#InvasionsLabPub Alert! @SmithsonianEnv scientist Erica Keppel led a new paper re-describing the sabellid tubeworm Parasabella fullo after our team discovered the first record of the #invasive worm on a ship hull in California. #WormWednesday #THREAD
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Parasabella fullo <pic> looks remarkably similar to native CA worm P. pallida, and lacked a comprehensive description or illustration to easily decipher between the two worms. By re-describing the species, we strengthen taxonomists’ ability to id the worm in non-native habitats.

The main dissimilarities between Parasabella fullo (invasive) and P. pallida (native) are a longer dorsal collar margin in Pf, medium-size, digitiform radiolar tips with broad flanges in Pf, and a difference in the projection of dorsal lips to lateral lamellae length (Table 2).

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SERC Invasions Lab

@SERCinvasions

To celebrate #InvasiveSpeciesWeek - we will be highlighting a prolific invader every day this week! Today's organism? The solitary #tunicate - Ciona savignyi! #InvasiveSpecies #NISAW (1/4)

This #invasive tunicate is originally native to Japan with introduced populations first reported on the West Coast of North America in 1985. #InvasiveSpeciesWeek #NISAW (2/4)

Ciona savignyi is often found on our #FoulingProject panels in large abundance alongside C. robusta - as you can see in the picture! Its tunic is transparent & yellowish-green in color and soft & gelatinous to the touch. #InvasiveSpeciesWeek #NISAW (3/4)

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SERC Invasions Lab

@SERCinvasions

Today for #InvasiveSpeciesWeek – we are giving the orange-striped #anemone (Diadumene lineata) the spotlight! 🔬 #InvasiveSpecies #NISAW (1/5)

This #invasive anemone is believed to be from the northwest Pacific and has successfully invaded many regions around the world - as you can see in red on this map! #InvasiveSpeciesWeek #NISAW (2/5)

D. lineata is one of the world's most prolific non-native species because it has many modes of transport, what we #invasivespecies biologists call #vectors. One special way is rafting, where it floats on freely moving objects like seaweed to create new populations. (3/5)

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SERC Invasions Lab

@SERCinvasions

To celebrate #InvasiveSpeciesWeek - we will be highlighting a prolific invader every day this week! Today's organism? The solitary #tunicate - Ciona savignyi! #InvasiveSpecies (1/4)

This #invasive tunicate is originally native to Japan with introduced populations first reported on the West Coast of North America in 1985. #InvasiveSpeciesWeek #NISAW (2/4)