Kaila Ferrari

Wildlife conservationist & science communicator 👩🏻‍🌾🦋🐟 Topics include human-wildlife coexistence, biodiversity, and animal sentience

[Kaila Ferrari @kailaferrari]

My latest piece for @Rare_org highlights women's leadership in Colombia's transition to regenerative farming.

Meet Carolina Trujillo! A cacao farmer redefining what it means to be a mother, farmer, and businesswoman in the Meta region of Colombia.
https://t.co/wZiNzkKVeI

[Kaila Ferrari @kailaferrari]

There's a lot to consider on the topic of ocean exploration, but one thing I'm certain of is the necessary distinction between ocean exploration for science vs tourism. @FCousteau, (Jacques Cousteau's grandson) makes a strong case in his latest op-ed:
https://t.co/mpbl8BbR7G

[Kaila Ferrari @kailaferrari]

Forever inspired by Dr. Roger Payne’s strategic use of emotional appeal in science. What an incredible legacy—long live the songs of the whales 🐋

[Carl Safina @carlsafina]

The great Roger Payne has passed. I was able to speak with him and bid farewell. Five days prior, when he knew his end was coming, he published this recollection to help us find our way forward. https://t.co/4ysaztidVC

[Andy J. Pizza @andyjpizza]

My wife liked this tweet and told me I should illustrate it and I’m glad I did because it made me feel better 🥲

If you want to help me expand the list, tell me something that would be on yours :)

[Kaila Ferrari @kailaferrari]

You can’t manage the high seas or small-scale fisheries without accessible catch data. @Rare_org’s community engagement work registering fishers and promoting digital record collection is a perfect example of this on the local level.

[Harry Stevens @Harry_Stevens]

🎣 How to battle illegal fishing:

1. Detect when ships disable their transponders
2. Use machine learning to find trends

Watch how a trawler, the Oyang 77, disables its transponder to intrude into Argentina's waters. See how it fits a global pattern.

https://t.co/NA6Cn6fG0i

[Kaila Ferrari @kailaferrari]

Big news for Palau! The country recently launched its first national fisher registration system. I talked with @Rare_org's Kevin Mesebeluu to learn how this new approach will create powerful social norms that support sustainable fisheries management.
https://t.co/KnPg8HW6EE

[Kaila Ferrari @kailaferrari]

What a thinker! I’ve been interested in diving back into ethics & philosophy related to Human-Animal Studies. @KennyTorrella’s latest piece is a great reminder of the moral dilemmas we all face in pet ownership. Definitely worth the read: https://t.co/TMIbSmNwJP

[Kaila Ferrari @kailaferrari]

Spotted a three-toed sloth with her baby in La Fortuna. Wild to know that her fur is an entire mini ecosystem for algae, moss, moths, and beetles.
🦥 🐛 🪲 🍃

[Kaila Ferrari @kailaferrari]

Spotted the Resplendent Quetzal in Monteverde! Most magical bird I’ve ever seen in my life ✨

[Kaila Ferrari @kailaferrari]

What's hot right now? Screenwriters incorporating climate messaging into film and TV shows!

Great article featuring my @Rare_org colleagues' amazing work at the Entertainment Lab.
https://t.co/waPzlBWCGb

[Kaila Ferrari @kailaferrari]

Spotted along the Potomac River in Old Town, Alexandria #GreatBackyardBirdCount

1 bald eagle!
2 ruddy ducks (my favorite ❤️ )
5 mallards
7 double-crested cormorants
8 American crows
1 mourning dove
1 house sparrow
20+ common grackles
50+ great black-backed gulls

[Kaila Ferrari @kailaferrari]

It’s a beautiful weekend to count some birds! 🦅🦉🦆🦜

The 26th annual Great Backyard Bird Count begins today. Take 15 minutes out of your weekend and help contribute to citizen science.
https://t.co/Nxwo6IV0OP

[Kaila Ferrari @kailaferrari]

It’s a beautiful weekend to count some birds! 🦅🦉🦆🦜

The 26th annual Great Backyard Bird Count begins today. Take 15 minutes out of your weekend and help contribute to citizen science.
https://t.co/Nxwo6IV0OP

[Kaila Ferrari @kailaferrari]

Innovative strategy for involving small-scale fishers in conservation decisions. “…more than 150 animals were released in the first eight months of the pilot test, & the fishers have reportedly been using the income for day-to-day needs such as sending their children to school.”

[Kaila Ferrari @kailaferrari]

@tiff_degroot Congratulations, Tiff!! Forest elephants and giant pangolins, so cool

[Danielle @DLVermeer]

Hot take: most Gen Z consumers don't even know what quality fashion looks & feels like

[Environmental Investigation Agency @EIA_News]

How the race for a #COVID vaccine enriched #monkey poachers and endangered macaques

- "The insane demand coming from the US is driving the trade to an unsustainable level," said Malene Friis Hansen, of Long-tailed Macaque Project (@theltmproject)

https://t.co/2E9ZWH1aDH

[Kaila Ferrari @kailaferrari]

Fav op-ed I’ve read all year. @MikeGrunwald “But the inconvenient truth is that when we eat cows, chickens & other livestock, we might as well be eating macaws, jaguars & other endangered species.”

Those of us eagerly watching #COP15 can relate. https://t.co/1p2pOVZdT3

[Nicholas D. Carter @NicholasDCarter]

Leather is tied to intensive & inefficient land use, in many cases deforestation, and almost always biodiversity loss, eutrophication, chemical use, pollution, water scarcity & emissions. 

I was co-author on this:
🐄 NEW REPORT by @Co_Fash_Justice https://t.co/D9mhCPyVMp

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[Kaila Ferrari @kailaferrari]

Listening to @mongabay's "How to Cover the Illegal Wildlife Trade" webinar. Great advice from @BryanChristy for journalists covering wildlife crime stories: "Approach them the way you would a mafia or drug trafficking story. But write them the way you would a novel.”