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!

And if you're in the LA region, be sure to join us at the first in-person event at @nhm.org! More panels, more in-person specific giveaways, more fun, more learning!

Get excited! #BlackMammalogistsWeek2026

#BMW2026RollCall: Alex Troutman!

Alex Troutman @n8ture-al.bsky.social is a wildlife biologist & author. He has several years of experience in the field, working with various wildlife species. Find him here or on Instagram & twitter as @N8ture_AL.

#BlackMammalogistsWeek2026 #BlackSky

#BMW2026RollCall: Asia Murphy!

Asia Murphy @am.anatiala.bsky.social uses fancy math to understand why wildlife is where it is, how much wildlife is there, and how the wildlife interacts with the other wildlife. Find her mainly on twitter @am_anatiala

#BlackMammalogistsWeek2026 #BlackSky

#BMW2026RollCall: Tommy Parker!

Dr. Tommy Parker is an urban wildlife ecologist & J of Urban Ecology editor, applying artificial intelligence systems & quantitative models to study wildlife behavior & pop dynamics. Find him on twitter & Instagram @DrTommyP

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#BMW2026RollCall: Dr. Christine Wilkinson!

@scrappynaturalist.bsky.social is a carnivore ecologist & NatGeo Explorer at @NHM.org & @calacademy.bsky.social where she works to promote human-wildlife coexistence. Insta @christine_eleanor & twitter @ScrapNaturalist

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#BMW2026RollCall: Liz Wahid!

Liz Wahid @ornithart.bsky.social is a Certified Science Illustrator from NC focusing on ornithology & conservation. Her backgrounds in fine art, animal science, & zookeeping constantly inspire her current works. Twitter: @lizart217

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#BMW2026RollCall: Cesar Estien!

An ecologist at Second Nature Ecology + Design, Dr. Estien focuses on how inequity structures urban ecology & impacts people & wildlife. Cesar works with & alongside orgs & businesses to understand & manage their local ecology.

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#BMW2026RollCall: J. Sunny Murphy!

Sunny studies the intersections of culture, ideology, legislation, economics & land use with canid ecology in the US. She aims to develop nonlethal adaptive management tech that is equitable across cultures & species.

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#BMW2026RollCall: Aalayna Green!

Green studies the systemic & social processes of global conservation efforts, particularly in Southern Africa & their effects of these processes on security, governance, & advocacy. Insta: @aalayna.green twitter: @aalayna23

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#BMW2026RollCall: Dr. Kendall Calhoun!

@kendallcalhoun.bsky.social is an Asst Prof at the U of British Columbia. His research examines how altered fire regimes & natural disturbances impact wildlife & human-wildlife interactions. Insta & twitter: @kenleecalhoun

#BlackMammalogistsWeek2026 #BlackSky

The stand-alone meeting of the American Society of Naturalists @asn-amnat.bsky.social in an old mansion on Long Island is starting to book up! Registration is open until Nov 1 OR until we hit 200 registrants, so grab your spot before it's gone!
www.amnat2027.org

Only 3 more days to apply for our Assistant Professor in Arthropod Biodiversity position! The application deadline is October 9, 11:59pm! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05523

I’m really happy to share that my invited review on social insect genome evolution, co-authored with @corriemoreau.bsky.social, is out now in @genomebiolevol.bsky.social 🐝🐜

This is the paper I wish I’d had when studying for quals in grad school, and was a ton of fun to write.

Get ready for #BlackMammalogists Week 2026! Oct 11-17th.
Lots of virtual opportunities plus our first in-person event on Oct 16 at @nhm.org ! 🎉