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Rajkumar KP

@rajkumar_kp3

Conservation biologist, @EDGEofExistence Fellow #galaxyfrog https://www.edgeofexistence.org/fellow/rajkumar-k-p/ #amphibians #reptiles

#ornithology 🐦‍⬛🐦 Excited to share our latest work: “Do human-modified landscapes influence composition and diversity of foraging guilds in mixed-species bird flocks in Wayanad, southern Western Ghats, India?” Published in Forest Ecology and Management researchgate.net/publication/39…


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Life under jetty. Sometimes a jetty is a good shelter for the fishes, turtles and even coral grows in the structures. Rajaampat Indonasia #greenturtle #sweetlips #marine #rajaampat #indonesia #underwater

dhritimanimages's tweet image. Life under jetty. 
Sometimes a jetty is a good shelter for the fishes, turtles and even coral grows in the structures. 
Rajaampat Indonasia #greenturtle #sweetlips #marine #rajaampat #indonesia #underwater
dhritimanimages's tweet image. Life under jetty. 
Sometimes a jetty is a good shelter for the fishes, turtles and even coral grows in the structures. 
Rajaampat Indonasia #greenturtle #sweetlips #marine #rajaampat #indonesia #underwater
dhritimanimages's tweet image. Life under jetty. 
Sometimes a jetty is a good shelter for the fishes, turtles and even coral grows in the structures. 
Rajaampat Indonasia #greenturtle #sweetlips #marine #rajaampat #indonesia #underwater

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We're delighted to announce that applications are now open for the EDGE Fellowship 2025! If you're an early-career conservationist from Asia or the Pacific, we want to hear from you. To find out more and apply now, visit buff.ly/3VYGmYI

EDGEofExistence's tweet image. We're delighted to announce that applications are now open for the EDGE Fellowship 2025!

If you're an early-career conservationist from Asia or the Pacific, we want to hear from you.

To find out more and apply now, visit buff.ly/3VYGmYI

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Happy World #Frog day

tapley_benjamin's tweet image. Happy World #Frog day

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Breaking! New research out today in @NatureComms, led by our very own @rikkigumbs, estimates that 102 billion years of vertebrate evolutionary history is at risk of being lost to extinction (a thread) nature.com/articles/s4146…

EDGEofExistence's tweet image. Breaking! New research out today in @NatureComms, led by our very own @rikkigumbs, estimates that 102 billion years of vertebrate evolutionary history is at risk of being lost to extinction (a thread)
nature.com/articles/s4146…
EDGEofExistence's tweet image. Breaking! New research out today in @NatureComms, led by our very own @rikkigumbs, estimates that 102 billion years of vertebrate evolutionary history is at risk of being lost to extinction (a thread)
nature.com/articles/s4146…
EDGEofExistence's tweet image. Breaking! New research out today in @NatureComms, led by our very own @rikkigumbs, estimates that 102 billion years of vertebrate evolutionary history is at risk of being lost to extinction (a thread)
nature.com/articles/s4146…
EDGEofExistence's tweet image. Breaking! New research out today in @NatureComms, led by our very own @rikkigumbs, estimates that 102 billion years of vertebrate evolutionary history is at risk of being lost to extinction (a thread)
nature.com/articles/s4146…

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Other iconic EDGE species at the top of the priority list include the Western Swamp Turtle of Australia, the star-speckled Galaxy Frog from India, and the Kākāpō, the nocturnal flightless parrot of New Zealand, all of which are threatened with extinction (3/7)

EDGEofExistence's tweet image. Other iconic EDGE species at the top of the priority list include the Western Swamp Turtle of Australia, the star-speckled Galaxy Frog from India, and the Kākāpō, the nocturnal flightless parrot of New Zealand, all of which are threatened with extinction (3/7)
EDGEofExistence's tweet image. Other iconic EDGE species at the top of the priority list include the Western Swamp Turtle of Australia, the star-speckled Galaxy Frog from India, and the Kākāpō, the nocturnal flightless parrot of New Zealand, all of which are threatened with extinction (3/7)
EDGEofExistence's tweet image. Other iconic EDGE species at the top of the priority list include the Western Swamp Turtle of Australia, the star-speckled Galaxy Frog from India, and the Kākāpō, the nocturnal flightless parrot of New Zealand, all of which are threatened with extinction (3/7)

Happy World Frog Day 🐸 Galaxy Frog Melanobatrachus indicus #WorldFrogDay #galaxyfrog #WesternGhats

rajkumar_kp3's tweet image. Happy World Frog Day 🐸 

Galaxy Frog
Melanobatrachus indicus
#WorldFrogDay #galaxyfrog #WesternGhats

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🚨 State of the World's Amphibians is out! 🚨 We're thrilled to announce the launch of the 2nd Global Amphibian Assessment. Get the full report here👇🏾 iucn-amphibians.org/state-of-the-w…

IUCN_ASG's tweet image. 🚨 State of the World's Amphibians is out! 🚨

We're thrilled to announce the launch of the 2nd Global Amphibian Assessment.

Get the full report here👇🏾
iucn-amphibians.org/state-of-the-w…

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Wetlands play a vital role in human well-being and also provide important habitats for some amphibians. Today is #WorldWetlandsDay , and #Frogfriday with a #HWM2024 weekend. It doesn't get any better than this. Northern Dusky Salamander Photo: © @NatlParkService

IUCN_ASG's tweet image. Wetlands play a vital role in human well-being and also provide important habitats for some amphibians. 
Today is #WorldWetlandsDay , and #Frogfriday with a #HWM2024 weekend. 

It doesn't get any better than this. 

Northern Dusky Salamander
Photo: © @NatlParkService

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We at ASA are committed to ending amphibian trafficking. Engaging in the fight against the illegal amphibian trade is more than just protecting individual species. It's also about protecting our global biodiversity. amphibians.org/news/under-thr… 📸 Bogota Environment Secretary

amphibiansorg's tweet image. We at ASA are committed to ending amphibian trafficking.
 
Engaging in the fight against the illegal amphibian trade is more than just protecting individual species. It's also about protecting our global biodiversity. 

amphibians.org/news/under-thr…

📸 Bogota Environment Secretary
amphibiansorg's tweet image. We at ASA are committed to ending amphibian trafficking.
 
Engaging in the fight against the illegal amphibian trade is more than just protecting individual species. It's also about protecting our global biodiversity. 

amphibians.org/news/under-thr…

📸 Bogota Environment Secretary

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We are proud and honoured to announce that EDGE alumni Sandeep Das, KP Rajkumar and a team of young scientists have discovered a new species of Northern Kangaroo Lizard and it has been named after the EDGE of Existence Programme! 📷 © Sandeep Das

EDGEofExistence's tweet image. We are proud and honoured to announce that EDGE alumni Sandeep Das, KP Rajkumar and a team of young scientists have discovered a new species of Northern Kangaroo Lizard and it has been named after the EDGE of Existence Programme!
 
📷 © Sandeep Das

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🇨🇳 🇯🇵 🇹🇳 🇮🇷 🇮🇳 🇵🇰 🇦🇺 🇦🇷 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇵🇹 🇺🇲 👆these are just some of the countries which have suffered record-breaking #heat this year. Every bit of global warming worsens climate impacts. We need to get on a path to halving emissions by 2030 now. #COP27 (🎥 via @ScottDuncanWX)


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We hope our #rainbowseries brought some colour to your feeds 🎨 If you want to learn more about the colour connection head over to our website and check out our latest blog "What's in a colour?" (bit.ly/3TdTiqb) and learn more about the different way species use colour!

EDGEofExistence's tweet image. We hope our #rainbowseries brought some colour to your feeds 🎨

If you want to learn more about the colour connection head over to our website and check out our latest blog "What's in a colour?" (bit.ly/3TdTiqb) and learn more about the different way species use colour!

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<GRANT OPPORTUNITY> With the support of @SynchEarth, ASA has launched the ASA Infectious Disease Mitigation Grants. The deadline to apply is August 31, 2022. Help to spread the word about it! More information and application forms can be found here: amphibians.org/news/asa-disea…


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So proud if the @zsllondonzoo team 😊

🐢Congratulations to ZSL London Zoo for their Gold 🏆 award in the Exhibits category for their 'Giants of the Galapagos' work!

BIAZA's tweet image. 🐢Congratulations to ZSL London Zoo for their Gold 🏆 award in the Exhibits category for their &apos;Giants of the Galapagos&apos; work!
BIAZA's tweet image. 🐢Congratulations to ZSL London Zoo for their Gold 🏆 award in the Exhibits category for their &apos;Giants of the Galapagos&apos; work!


Happy #WorldLizardDay Bronze Grass Skink (Eutropis macularia) @EDGEofExistence

rajkumar_kp3's tweet image. Happy #WorldLizardDay 
Bronze Grass Skink (Eutropis macularia) 
@EDGEofExistence

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The #GlobalWomenInHerpetology book is a compilation of stories from 50 women from 50 countries and regions. ALL sales will go towards a scholarship for women students from underrepresented regions! The authors need your help to publish this book! 🧵 of donation links below:

ssarherps's tweet image. The #GlobalWomenInHerpetology book is a compilation of stories from 50 women from 50 countries and regions. 

ALL sales will go towards a scholarship for women students from underrepresented regions!

The authors need your help to publish this book! 🧵 of donation links below:

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Next in our #RainbowSeries we have an amphibian who spends most of the year underground! The purple frog It's actually unknown why this frog is coloured purple but its purple shiny hue definitely makes it unique! To learn more head to our Facebook page: bit.ly/37U8dTo

EDGEofExistence's tweet image. Next in our #RainbowSeries we have an amphibian who spends most of the year underground!

The purple frog

It&apos;s actually unknown why this frog is coloured purple but its purple shiny hue definitely makes it unique!

To learn more head to our Facebook page: bit.ly/37U8dTo

We are glad to launch the free e-version of our book. This book covers 58 species of reptiles that are found in the #SkyIslands of the #WesternGhats. Big thanks to all those who supported and @InsideNatGeo for the funding support! Download link tinyurl.com/2p87267e

rajkumar_kp3's tweet image. We are glad to launch the free e-version of our book. This book covers 58 species of reptiles that are found in the #SkyIslands of the #WesternGhats. Big thanks to all those who supported and @InsideNatGeo for the funding support!

Download link tinyurl.com/2p87267e

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