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Court documents expose Rubio, Wiles and Conway's ties to $50 million scam And they're just the tip of the iceberg

Inside a $50 million Venezuelan lobbying deal and a court battle ensnaring White House power brokers — including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and chief of staff Susie Wiles.

Commercial rat baits to be banned from supermarket shelves Rat baits could soon be restricted to licensed operators, after a change in regulations from the Australian Pesticides and Vetinary Medicines Authority.

Excellent! Well overdue!

I hope it becomes a permanent ban Australia-wide, except for under very extreme and specific circumstances, as judged and implemented by genuine experts in pest and wildlife management www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

Breaking: APVMA suspends sale of persistent owl poisons in Australia! We have fought tirelessly for years and after meeting with them last week this is not an outcome we had anticipated! www.apvma.gov.au/news-and-pub...

The gaudiest in all of Coral City comes in for a close up: the supermale clown wrasse 🤡🐟 #clownwrasse #wrasse #gaudy #hypercolor #coralcitycamera

Illegal trapping kills more than 700,000 songbirds in Cyprus in autumn 2025 More than 700,000 migratory songbirds were illegally killed in Cyprus last autumn, according to a new survey that highlights stark contrasts in enforcement and a growing link with organised crime.

An estimated 726,000 migratory songbirds were illegally trapped and killed in Cyprus during autumn 2025, according to a new report:

In hand photo of a Micronesian Starling, a chunky black songbird with a sturdy black beak and bright yellow eyes.

In hand photo of a Micronesian Rufous Fantail, a delicate little songbird with a rich red-orange brow, white throat, spotted black collar, and big black eyes.

Back to setting up a banding crew on Rota, where only perfect birds exist.

Såli (Micronesian Starling) and Na'abak (Micronesian Rufous Fantail), banded and released on site, for @instbirdpop.bsky.social 🪶🧪👩🏼‍⚕️

Mining rush for critical minerals threatens Amazon land reform settlements Families awaiting land reform in the Amazon now face a surge in mining that can destroy their chance at a decent life.

Learn more in this report by @samcowie84.bsky.social, @isabelharari.bsky.social, and Cícero Pedrosa Neto for @reporterbrasil.org.br. mongabay.cc/06DWQk

hey WOW: my commentary was just published by PNAS!! the only thing i didn't feel competent to comment on was the statistical modeling (although it's very cool!) but all the other words are mine!

#Salmonella🦠 #StatisticalModels #WildBirds🪶 #microbiology🧫 #ornithology🦉 doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

Thought I would have gotten used to it by now, but I’m still grappling with the realization of just how stupid the men running this country are.

I'm certain the republicans cheated a lot. Charge them with some kind of election fraud! Remember, some of those ballots went on a little vay-cay to Idaho.

It looks like nature's engineers might finally catch a dam break!

Conservation groups joined state Rep. Mandy Lindsay, Rep. Elizabeth Velasco, Sen. Cathy Kipp and Sen. Lisa Cutter to introduce a first-of-its-kind bill to protect #beavers on #PublicLands 🦫🦫

Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4rrmycJ

Glad this was vetoed. We agree this bill injected politics into a function of government that should remain nonpartisan. Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed SB1439, which would have created a special “Turning Point” license plate and directed $17 of the $25 fee to Turning Point USA.

A graph of the weight of two kākāpō chicks. Credit: Andrew Digby

Two fortnight old kākāpō chicks in a nest. Credit: Andrew Digby

One of the main measures we use to assess the health of #kakapo chicks is their weight. Tiwhiri-A3 and Tiwhiri-A4 are well above the mean expected for their age, so mother Tiwhiri is doing a great job feeding two chicks. #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots

The Smuggling of 3 Tons of Pangolin Scales at Tanjung Priok Port was Disclosed JAKARTA TANJUNG PRIOK (ISL News - March 4, 2026)  — Law enforcement officials have uncovered a large-scale smuggling attempt to smuggle pang...

3,053 kilograms of pangolin scales seized in Indonesia!

www.islnewstv.com/2026/03/the-...

You know that feeling when you're struggling to stay awake? #kakapo chicks Tiwhiri-A3 and Tiwhiri-A4 in Tiwhiri's nest on Pukenui/Anchor Island. Both around two weeks old, and doing well. #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots

Hawks foil Vietnamese suspect’s bid to escape justice on wildlife trafficking charges A controversial Vietnamese national was arrested trying to flee South Africa while on wildlife trafficking charges. Huy Bao Tran is linked to the ‘staged’ theft of 98 rhino horns and a vast global syn...

www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...

are there any tokays left

120,000 smuggled dried geckos seized in Pathum Thani Police on Friday impounded more than 120,000 dried gecko carcasses at a Pathum Thani warehouse where they were being stored before being exported for sale.

120,000 dried Tokay Geckos seized in Thailand.

The illegal and unsustainable reptile trade is massive - and a major threat to the survival of an increasingly long list of species....

www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen...

REPUBLICAN REP. MASSIE: “The only people benefitting from any of this are Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, people making those drones…”💰

The war industry bomb makers are raking in our taxpayer dollars as people die.

#NoWarOnIran

It’s monstrous that fascist senate republican Tim Sheehy has gotten away with violently breaking the arm of a US Marine dressed in full military uniform which was captured on video and the scumbag later bragged about doing it on social media. MAGA is a violent terrorist cult.

graceless clod. I hope his scalp
is riddled with seeping lesions

Maybe put up a few trump towers and casinos after clearing the rubble

netanyahu wants to Gaza Iran…great way to win hearts and minds

Trump now has three options:
1) Retreat from Iran and lose the middle east forever, Israel destroyed
2) Put boots on the ground and lose thousands and thousands of U.S. troops
3) Bomb Iran with nukes and risk global destruction
Nice going you stupid MAGAts

That thing is bookin’ it! Very violent too. Crazy for **checks calendar** oh hell.

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I have the perfect celebration for Kakapo season!
This exquisite work of art is by Nina Hale, Birdsong Bracelets,
It represents the sonogram of the "Boom" rendered in Kakapo colors. Bonus box, info and a new cap!
www.birdsongbracelets.com (www.birdsongbracelets.com)
insta @birdsongbracelets

Have you seen the March JAVMA cover art? 🎨

“Phoenix Bison Skull” (24 in x 26 in; bone and glass seed beads) was created by Dr. Christine Hardy in 2024.