Erik Runquist

Conservation Biologist. Nerdy Dad. Born @ 332ppm CO2. Love dinos but would rather save endangered species first. Tweets Mine. #BlackLivesMatter He, him, his

[Erik Runquist @ErikRunquist]

Let them inherit a world where science is respected, pettiness is frowned upon, curiosity is encouraged, and opportunity is equal. Please help.

[Leo Hickman @LeoHickman]

The final sentence of new IPCC report:

"The scientific evidence is unequivocal: climate change is a threat to human well-being and the health of the planet.
Any further delay in concerted global action will miss a brief and rapidly closing window to secure a liveable future."

[Erik Runquist @ErikRunquist]

@svensundgaard Love it. Longer windows of time make more sense. I think that the idea of normalcy as a relative term is lost on folks, particularly as our collective memories are reset (usually for the worse, climatologically, ecologically, etc).

[Erik Runquist @ErikRunquist]

The doctors, nurses, and admissions staff were clearly exhausted. They said that this overwhelmed state has been the norm since September. The hospital was full and they were having to use beds and rooms in the ER as overflow. We are close to a breakpoint.
PLEASE. Get vaccinated!

[Erik Runquist @ErikRunquist]

Last week, my 5 yr old got sick (not COVID). Vomiting all day, couldn’t keep anything down. She went ~36 hrs without water. We sat in the ER waiting room for 4 hrs until 2am, desperately thirsty, before we could even see an overwhelmed doc.
https://t.co/3WYREKIlr4 via @mprnews

[Erik Runquist @ErikRunquist]

This is one of the nation’s preeminent Children’s Hospitals. Some parents were there for 4 hours before giving up and taking their clearly sick and injured kids home without care.

[Erik Runquist @ErikRunquist]

@Jessicalinton86 @JCDanielsLab @NushaKeyghobadi @jennyheron4 @Conservatory_ @nrsinews Thank you for organizing a wonderful session! So much to digest and many opportunities for collaboration!

[Erik Runquist @ErikRunquist]

@_JohnMola I think I have the honor of buying the very last one! Thank you for making this happen! Hopefully the quick demand yields a second production!

[Rich Hatfield @rghatfield]

Rusty patched bumble bee swag alert. Props to @_JohnMola for making this happen. He tells me proceeds from this will benefit @xercessociety and our efforts to protect all invertebrates! Win/win. Buy a fris(*), save a bumble(*).
(*)=bee

[Erik Runquist @ErikRunquist]

That sound you hear is the collective exhaling of millions of parents after a year and a half of anxiety, disrupted school, lost work, & social isolation.
I’m one of those parents breathing more deeply now, after our two kids could get their first shot last night. Thanks science!

[Erik Runquist @ErikRunquist]

@cenewman0 Wow Cathy. That's amazing. I consider it one of the privileges of my life that I saw Lonesome George alive when I went to the Galapagos in 1995.

[Rich Hatfield @rghatfield]

If you're interested in learning more about Franklin's bumble bee, and help us find it, join us (@xercessociety, @ODFWConserve, and @CaliforniaDFW) at @pnwbumblebees or @CABumbleBees.

[Biogeography.News @JBiogeography]

ECR feature: @Ryan_B_Runquist is an evolutionary ecologist interested in invasive species and their potential impacts in a changing world. She shares her recent work on predicting invasive species range expansion using Joint Species Distribution Model 🌿

https://t.co/DkHugXvMdV

[Erik Runquist @ErikRunquist]

Happening now! Folks in the Upper Midwest and across the Great Lakes: look out for the endangered rusty patched bumble bee! Report sightings to @bumblebeewatch. Left photo: worker being released alive after sample collected for genetics (under permit). Right: a new Queen (gyne)!!

[Chan 🐝 @chan_but_bees]

Hey y'all! I'm gonna try something! For #EntSoc20, I recorded a talk about Bombus affinis foraging and habitat preferences in a large, restoration setting. For those who may be interested in the talk but are not registered for the conference, here it is in twitter-thread form! 🐝

[Howie Hua @howie_hua]

New TikTok video: Doing my part in helping people understand the difference between P(vacc|infected) and P(infected|vacc)

[Minnesota Zoo @mnzoo]

The #MNZoo’s Butterfly Conservation Program aims to secure a future for MN prairie butterflies. Fewer than 500 Poweshiek skipperling are left in the wild, formerly one of MN’s most common prairie butterflies. Learn more: https://t.co/XT8BBVh1DG
#MNPollinatorWeek #MN4Pollinators

[Erik Runquist @ErikRunquist]

I grew up in the shadow of Mt Ashland, and solidified my love of butterflies on those same slopes where Franklin’s bumble bee was last seen. I wish I had looked harder for it. I sincerely hope Franklin’s is still somewhere out in those high mountains, buzzing about in peace.

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

The last sighting of a single worker Franklin's bumblebee occurred in 2006 at Mt. Ashland in OR. The rare & endemic nature of this bumblebee adds to the species' fragility, making its decline even more alarming. More: https://t.co/nDRqkN2i4B #PollinatorWeek

📷courtesy of USDA

[Erik Runquist @ErikRunquist]

The Dakota skipper reintroductions in MN would not be possible in its current form without support of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate! The tribe’s managed lands sustain some of the healthiest populations in the world & form the core of the ex situ population at the @mnzoo. Thank you!

[Sally Jo Sorensen @sallyjos]

@ErikRunquist @mnenrtf @USFWS @Nature_MN Good to see the Dakota skippers returning to Minnesota.