Dezene Huber 🌻 · @dezene
822 followers · 1105 posts · Server ecoevo.social
Excellent paper describing the initial and subsequent detections of #Vespa #mandarinia (a.k.a. #Asian #giant #hornet or #murder #hornet).
A fact I wasn't aware of: researchers and pest managers used #radio-tagged, live-captured hornets to lead them back to #nests (usually found in #red #alder cavities).
Tons of other valuable information in the paper as well.
Quote: "It is too early to feel confident that the species has been prevented from #establishing..."
#vespa #mandarinia #asian #Giant #hornet #murder #radio #nests #red #alder #establishing
PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
1325 followers · 13001 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org#IcebergPoint on the south end of #LopezIsland is among 1,000 acres in the #archipelago now #protected under a #ManagementPlan for the #SanJuanIslands National Monument.
Remember the #BarackObama era? When he was president 10 years ago, he signed a #proclamation #establishing the San Juan Islands (SJI) #NationalMonument on March 25.
https://salish-current.org/2023/03/15/management-plan-in-place-as-san-juan-islands-monument-turns-10
#PNW #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #WashingtonState #nature #LandConservancy #conservation #anniversary #SalishSea #biodiversity #Salish
#icebergpoint #lopezisland #archipelago #protected #managementplan #sanjuanislands #barackobama #proclamation #establishing #nationalmonument #pnw #pacificnorthwest #cascadia #washingtonstate #nature #landconservancy #conservation #anniversary #SalishSea #biodiversity #salish