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Rare plant makes comeback from brink of extinction

The Kentish milkwort has seen a seven-fold increase since conservation efforts in 2013.

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B.C. biologist disciplined for 'hunting' caribou after shooting clips to collect hair for DNA samples

The definition of 'hunting' is at the centre of a ruling from B.C.'s Environmental Appeal Board which upheld a decision to punish a wildlife biologist for his actions toward an endangered caribou herd he is studying in northern B.C.

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How tiny 'backpacks' and sniffer dogs could save hedgehogs from extinction

The project uses GPS 'backpacks' to track the hedgehogs as they become an increasingly rare sight.

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The following issue from Royal Society Publishing Philosophical Transactions B is highly cited, widely read and now FREE to access:

Evolution and sustainability: gathering the strands for an Anthropocene synthesis compiled and edited by Peter Sogaard Jorgensen, Timothy M Waring and Vanessa P Weinberger and the articles can be FREELY accessed directly at www.bit.ly/PTB1893

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Royal Society Publishing has recently published a theme issue of Philosophical Transactions B under the 'Subscribe to Open' 2026 initiative: Evolutionary genetics of mitochondria: on diverse and common evolutionary constraints across eukarya compiled and edited by Venkatesh Nagarajan-Radha, Duur K Aanen, Madeleine Beekman and Dan Mishmar and the articles are FREE to access at www.bit.ly/PTB1947

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Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution, by Cat Bohannon, from Vintage Canada, (Mar 21).

Birds, Sex and Beauty: The Extraordinary Implications of Charles Darwin's Strangest Idea, by Matt Ridley, from Harper. (Mar 7).

The journal Insects has a call for papers for a special issue on "Evolutionary and Ecological Mechanisms of Plant Defense Against Insects". (Feb 28).

Mismatch Theories in Evolutionary Medicine: A Philosophical Exploration, by Jonas Pold, from Springer. (Feb 21).

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The Friday, May 15 registration and abstract deadlines for AMS 2026 are fast approaching! We look forward to receiving your registration and seeing you in Syracuse, June 15-19. Your presentation and poster contributions will help make this a great meeting. For any questions or issues, please contact Dr. Rebecca Rundell (rundell@esf.edu).
You can complete your registration and abstract submission through the meeting website: https://ams.wildapricot.org/AMS-2026
Our meeting features an opening session and Keynote speaker focused on Indigenous Mollusk Research, Uses, and Relationships. We are honored to celebrate the important connection between mollusks and North American history through wampum. For more information about our speakers, please see: https://ams.wildapricot.org/AMS-2026-Program
Registration includes lunches catered by ESF’s Trailhead Café each day (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday), two coffee/tea/snack breaks per day, and reception appetizers (Welcome, Poster, and Student Fundraising Auction receptions).
The Banquet will be held at Ithaca’s Museum of the Earth, within their Marvelous Mollusks exhibition. https://www.museumoftheearth.org/exhibit/marvelous-mollusks Banquet and field trip tickets are not included and must be purchased separately.
Housing is available at ESF, right near the conference venue. Purchasing your housing with us is highly recommended, because it is affordable, convenient, and includes breakfast (and free parking)! Please note that there are no hotels in walking distance to campus. You can sign up for your housing here: https://ams.wildapricot.org/AMS-2026-Registration
While you are registering, don’t forget to add some conference merchandise to your purchase: https://ams.wildapricot.org/AMS-2026-Merch
The AMS 2026 logo was designed by graphic artist Pablo Marin of Dega Designs: https://degastudios.threadless.com/about
Items available include notebooks, keychains, stickers, bottle opener magnets, and t-shirts. Two design versions are offered (Pride logo and Blue logo). The 100% cotton t-shirts come in four unique background color options to highlight each design. Please order soon so that we can have your order available for pick up at the meeting!
There is also an optional workshop on Land Snail Identification Through Dissection, featuring hands-on training by Dr. Morgan Bullis (USDA APHIS). Space is limited. To sign up for the workshop, please contact Dr. Bullis directly at morgan.bullis1@usda.gov
The optional field trip will be held on Friday, June 19, and will include a tour of Chittenango Falls State Park, home of the rare Chittenango ovate amber snail, followed by hands-on fossil collecting in New York’s Devonian Seas. Boxed lunch and transportation are included.
If you have any donations of items for our Student Fundraising Auction, please contact Rebecca Rundell at rundell@esf.edu. You can send items in advance (preferred) or bring them along. Items can be mailed directly to Rebecca at 1 Forestry Drive, Dept. of Environmental Biology, SUNY-ESF, Syracuse, NY 13210.
We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!
Thank you,
Rebecca

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