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Fossil whales, Amazon dams, and offshore wind: Thursday Afternoon Dredging: June 22nd, 2017

Posted on June 22, 2017June 22, 2017 By David Shiffman
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Cuttings (short and sweet):

  • Watch these freshwater rays (genus Potamotrygon) from this video by the California Academy of Sciences

    Video by California Academy of Sciences
  • Follow Dr. Kara Feilich, a freshwater fish conservation biologist, on twitter! 
  • New fossil fills in whale evolutionary history. By Brian Switek, for Scientific American.
  • How can scientists engage with policymakers? By new AAAS Leshner Fellow Meghan Duffy, for Dynamic Ecology

 

Spoils (long reads and deep dives):

  • Can offshore wind power revitalize U.S. ports? By Benjamin Storrow, for Scientific American/E&E news.
  • Amazon dams disrupt the ecosystem on an enormous scale. By Claire Salisbury, for MongaBay.
  • Wildlife tourism won’t work without wildlife. By John Scanlon, for the Guardian.

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