Jessica Vitale

behavioural ecologist. immigrant. cat mom. 🌱

[UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc]

📢CITES Trade Database has surpassed 25 million records of wildlife trade!

The database is key to implementation of @CITES and provides essential information to those working to manage and regulate wildlife trade.

Learn more➡️ https://t.co/Uc4Oer4UP8

[Jessica Vitale @JessicaDVitale]

@stu_y I had to correct an insurance agent over the phone when they assumed my profession was 'medical doctor' after I gave 'Dr' as my prefix 🥲

[CITES @CITES]

Today we're officially launching the first-ever World Wildlife Trade Report. It's ground-breaking and gives insights and analysis of the global trade in CITES-listed animals & plants. If you're at #CITESCoP19 - you'll hear from world experts - Room America 3, 12.15 local time

[UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc]

Launched today at #CITESCoP19 Panama, the pilot edition of the #WorldWildlifeTradeReport provides an overview of the int'l trade in endangered plants and animals over the past decade. 🌸🦥

Find the report here👇 https://t.co/9rjnOYxxhd

[UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc]

#DYK almost 9,000 plant & 3,000 animal species were reported in int'l direct trade between 2011 & 2020? Birds were the top group of animal species in trade, mostly as live birds 🕊️

Know more in the #WorldWildlifeTradeReport on the #CITESCoP19 agenda! https://t.co/WwiFO66OrQ

[UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc]

Species+ now available as an 📲 app!

Gain access to key species information in the palm of your hand!

Know more about the app 👇 https://t.co/yZq0IVyMhF

[UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc]

#DYK: There are over 38,700 plants and animals included in the list of species protected by CITES, approximately 85% of which are plants 🌱🌲

Find out more about how CITES works in the World Wildlife Trade Report, on the #CITESCoP19 agenda tomorrow 👉 https://t.co/i7o0lcQjHL

[NAACP @NAACP]

And you thought "Taking A Knee" was too much!?!

[Democrats Abroad @DemsAbroad]

🚨Making sure your ballot is counted is crucial! Make sure you don't just send off your ballot, but track it and ensure that it arrives safely. Go to https://t.co/qSnIIIjTG7 to find your state’s tracking info. Need help? Go to the help desk at #votefromabroad. #novemberisnow

[Black Voters Matter Fund @BlackVotersMtr]

LONG VOTING LINES SHOULD NOT BE NORMALIZED.
LONG VOTING LINES SHOULD NOT BE NORMALIZED.
LONG VOTING LINES SHOULD NOT BE NORMALIZED.
LONG VOTING LINES SHOULD NOT BE NORMALIZED.
LONG VOTING LINES SHOULD NOT BE NORMALIZED.

It's voter suppression.

[Neil Jordan @HWConflict]

#Spottedhyaena #scentmarking patterns reflect seasonal resource defence. Congratulations @JessicaDVitale on your first #PhD paper, published in Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology @SpringerNature @BPCTcamp. Read it here! https://t.co/BsfEsVdUNT #hyena #hyaena #carnivoreecology

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

For #BBCAfricaBookClub, we asked some of our colleagues to share their recommended books that tell the stories of Black lives.

Here are their suggested readings - a thread 👇

[Jessica Vitale @JessicaDVitale]

@stu_y @MNFreedomFund i haven't read that book yet, but it's on my list...
i also recommend Brit(ish) by Afua Hirsch: https://t.co/F6K3r2Lm5J

[Jessica Vitale @JessicaDVitale]

@stu_y My cat slipped and fell off the table recently. The picture of grace.

[George Monbiot @GeorgeMonbiot]

Let's hold the line against the pandemic and protect each other, regardless of what this useless government says and does.

[Jessica Vitale @JessicaDVitale]

This makes me miss being with people

[Jessica Vitale @JessicaDVitale]

@IvePetThatDog Hello from a fellow Pudge! She is a rescue & we think she used to live with dogs because she greets us at the door whenever we come home, and growls when anyone knocks. She also likes belly rubs 🤗

[Jessica Vitale @JessicaDVitale]

@emvitale Ha, just this crisis? 😉

[JAVIER CASTRO @JAVIERCASTRO96]

De carreras 😀

[Jessica Vitale @JessicaDVitale]

@stu_y