Salamander Biologists Rock at #SciComm: A Case Study of Successful Science Communication

There are a lot of different communities within Twitter. The wildlife field has plenty of its own little subdivisions; there’s bat Twitter, big cat Twitter, bird Twitter, marine…

A scientific paper published in Wildlife Biology titled Effects of the Light Goose Conservation Order on non-target waterfowl distribution during spring migration highlights concerns…

Trump Administration’s Impact on the Environment

With the Trump administration, there has been lack of focus on the importance of environmental protection and conservation. The following stories bring focus to current proposals and policy changes being brought forth and the voices that oppose…

Climate, Children, and The Motivation To Do It All

Climate change is a science of the long term. The problem with this is that our minds are programed for the short term. Matthew Nye, unrelated to the illustrious Bill Nye, my environmental communication professor once mentioned that human…

Scientists and Social Media

I have been continuing to watch my Twitter feed for helpful content in the world of science writing. This assignment is exploring how scientists interact with social media; I have been retweeting things that are either good examples of science writing, or posts that speak to the…