dandelion apologist

from a protest a couple days ago.

Northern Hog Badger (Arctonyx albogularis), family Mustelidae, Kaziranga Tiger Reserve, Assam, India

Once considered to be a subspecies of the Greater Hog Badger, A. collaris, which has now been split into 3 species.

Banded Allotoca (Allotoca goslinei)

formerly endemic to waters of the Ameca River in the state of Jalisco, MX

not recorded in the wild since 2004

captive populations remain small and difficult to maintain

[photo: John Lyons]

"The Trump administration is abandoning its most aggressive attempt to end gender-affirming care for youth nationally, according to an official document obtained by NPR.

The document shows that the Department of Health and Human Services will not be finalizing a proposed rule that would have blocked all Medicaid and Medicare funding for hospitals that provide pediatric gender-affirming care."

butch love letter, pt 2 (a self portrait)

11x14in, acrylic on canvas

part one

Socorro Isopod (Thermosphaeroma thermophilum)

formerly endemic to a single spring in New Mexico

became extinct in the wild when water flow was interrupted due to a pipe burst by a tree root

reintroduction and propogation underway since 1990

[James N. Stuart]