Tag: Black Mammalogists Week

December 30, 2020

Year in Review: Expanding diversity in the profession

When a birding excursion in Central Park by Black birder Christian Cooper ended in a racist confrontation, it prompted a national discussion about diversity issues in even the natural corners...

September 16, 2020

In Black Mammalogists Week, tackling inclusion in new taxa

After TWS member Rhiannon Kirton, became involved in Black Birders Week, she noticed a lot of conversations happening on Twitter. What caught her eye in particular was people’s interests in...

September 1, 2020

Black Mammalogists Week celebrates diversity in the discipline

Following on the success of Black Birders Week, September’s Black Mammalogists Week will highlight the contributions by past and present Black mammalogists and provide opportunities for Black scientists who work...