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@dnlee5.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 3:49 PM

Happy #BlackMammalogistsWeek #BMW2026 everybody!
Super excited to participate in a week of awesome highlights of colleagues, educators and learners of Mammals, Science, Natural History, Research Tech & Public engagement

@blackmammalogists.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 10:34 PM

Who will be the last one on the battleground??? Watch the clash starting at 4pm PST on Monday, October 12th. #BMW2026 #BlackMammalogistsWeek2026

Black Mammalogists Week 2026 in collaboration with March Mammal Madness presents Clash of the Sponsors, a five-way battle for the ages. Who will resist to the end? Happens Monday, October 12th, starting at 4pm PST. The hashtag is #BMW2026Resist

@blackmammalogists.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 10:34 PM

And last but certainly not least, the FIFTH contestant in our five-way battle, the terror of the deep, Bigg's orca (Orcinus orca rectipinnus) #BMW2026

Just a sharp dorsal black fin bisecting the dark water, along with a dark gray saddle on a broad black back. The trees are conifers, the rocks in the background are laden with ice.

@blackmammalogists.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 10:34 PM

FOURTH: the gray ghost, the wily wanderer, the gray wolf (Canis lupus)! #BMW2026

A gray wolf climbing up onto a large log among a field of smaller ones. There's a background of leaves and mossy rocks.

@blackmammalogists.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 10:34 PM

THIRD: the Masked Bandit of the North, the northern raccoon (Procyon lotor)! #BMW2026

A cryptid-like picture of a raccoon in daylight, its eyes flashing orange in the light, sitting in some grass. It appears to be eating. There seems to be buckets in the background.

@blackmammalogists.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 10:34 PM

SECOND: The bulldozing wood bison (Bison bison athabascae)! #BMW2026

A large bull bison standing in the snow. There's a background of tall, snow covered skeletal trees, and mountains far in the distance.

@blackmammalogists.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 10:34 PM

Two days before our #BMW2026 CLASH OF THE SPONSORS battle and its time to introduce our contestants!

FIRST: The scurry-ing fury of the forests, the Sitka deer mouse (Peromyscus keeni sitkensis)

It's a small mouse with a white belly. Its poking its small head out of a snow hole. Its eyes are dark and liquid. It looks apprehensive.

@blackmammalogists.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 9:58 PM

for a full list of our events (and all the cool awesome things we're giving away) make sure to check out our event page! blackmammalogists.com#bmw2026

Remember to share around! #BMW2026 #BlackMammalogistsWeek2026 #BlackSky

@blackmammalogists.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 9:35 PM

we have SO MUCH planned for #BlackMammalogistsWeek2026 I forgot a really special event happening on Monday October 12th! A talk between NatGeo Explorers on conservation starting at 9 am PST.

@blackmammalogists.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 7:44 PM

Participation will enter you into #BMW2026 giveaways for numerous prizes!

M: Predict which sponsor mammal will win in The Clash of the Sponsors!

T: Share your mammal art!

W: Share the interesting ways you've related to mammals!

TH: Watch & ask ?s during the African filmmakers panel!