I love sharing good news for wildlife, in this case, golden lion tamarin monkeys in Brazil: "Once on the brink of extinction, with only about 200 animals in the wild, the population has rebounded to around 4,800, according to a study released by the Brazilian science and conservation nonprofit Golden Lion Tamarin Association." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-02/brazil-s-golden-monkeys-have-rebounded-from-near-extinction/102678342 #primates #conservation #wildlife #animals #Brazil #anthropology

For #WorldTurtleDay I’m sharing my ‘Turtles all the way down’ #linocut. Made for an exhibition about #cosmology I also took the opportunity to highlight the #biodiversity of #turtles. This hint of an infinite stack includes from the top down: …
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#printmaking #sciart ⁠ #turtles #biodiversity #conservation #cosmology #turtlesallthewaydown #MastoArt

Pollen release from male #juniper cones on the south coast of #IsleOfIslay. We're surveying and mapping across the island, plotting to #QGIS, and when it's appropriate taking cuttings to propagate and replant back into the wild to support vulnerable populations. An ongoing, small scale #conservation project for my colleague and I.