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As Saint Louis' trees bloom, we’re still reflecting on the amazing Tropical Forest February event! Revisit the highlights with our new summary article strategicplan.artsci.wustl.edu/news/missouri-… Thank you to our partners Saint Louis Zoo & MO Botanical Garden who were instrumental in making this event a success!

Exciting new paper by LEC biodiversity fellows at WashU, MO Botanical Garden, University of Missouri–St. Louis

A study in Ecology by WashU, UMSL, & Missouri Botanical Garden researchers reveals a layer of hidden diversity in tropical forests found in the leaves using specimens from the Madidi Project. esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…

Discover the wild story of Anna the Wolf! Join us at the Missouri History Museum tonight for a family-friendly event exploring the remarkable tale of the EndangeredWolfCenter Mexican gray wolves. Free & fun for all ages! 🔗 mohistory.org/events/anna-th…

🚨 Now Hiring: AZA Reproductive Management Center Assistant. Support wildlife conservation with the AZA Reproductive Management Center Saint Louis Zoo 🧪 Up to 10 hrs/week | $13.25/hr 📅 Apply by May 16 Details🔗livingearthcollaborative.wustl.edu/items/aza-repr… #ConservationJobs #STLZoo

🌿 Join the Missouri Botanical Garden team! MO Botanical Garden is hiring a Hyperspectral Scanning Assistant for the Revolutionizing Species Identification Project! Apply today: jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/mbg/CAND… #NowHiring #ScienceJobs #Biodiversity #PlantScience

How do identical grapevines thrive in different locations? 🍇 A new U.S. National Science Foundation-funded project featuring our own Allison Miller is exploring how environment shapes grape health, productivity, & flavor. Learn more: loom.ly/NLFhg40

WashU's Department of Statistics & Data Science and LEC recently hosted experts from MO Botanical Garden to discuss the Revolutionizing Species Identification project: digitizing 8 million herbarium specimens for cutting-edge biodiversity research. Learn more: sds.wustl.edu/node/13366

LEC is a partnership with WashU, MO Botanical Garden & Saint Louis Zoo focused on conserving biodiversity locally & globally. Learn more: artsci.washu.edu/ampersand/how-…

New publication by LEC post-doc alum and LEC Biodiversity Fellows! Read full article at doi.org/10.1016/j.jthe…

We are in Brisbane for the 32nd International Congress for Conservation Biology! Drop by our booth to learn more about LEC, have a chat with our team and pick up some fun swag! #ICCB2025

At ICCB.? Stop by booth 4! We’d love to learn about your work and share about our work combining the research power of academia, botanical gardens and zoos. #iccb2025

#ICCB2025 day 2 in Meanjin/Brisbane! This morning we were inspired by Dr Binbin Li from Duke Kunshan University plenary about urban biodiversity conservation & sustainable development. LEC will be here all week so stay tuned for updates!

Day 4 #ICCB starts with an amazing line up of One Health presentations. Big thanks to WCS for organizing this informative & timely symposium. #onehealth | ICCB

Go behind the scenes of Living Earth Collaborative, where scientists at WashU, MO Botanical Garden, and the Saint Louis Zoo are joining forces to protect the plants and animals of the world — for their sake and ours. 🍃 🐒 bit.ly/4e0mFab #WashU #WashUalumni

“War, politics & religion can shape the evolution of urban wildlife” — Dr. Elizabeth Carlen (Living Earth Collaborative) outlines how human culture and conflict act as evolutionary forces within our cities. Read more: theconversation.com/war-politics-a… via The Conversation U.S.

📢 Just out in Nature Cities: Legacy effects of religion, politics and war on urban evolutionary biology with co-author LEC postdoc Dr. Carlen 🔗 rdcu.be/ewmqV #UrbanBiodiversity #Evolution nature

🚨 Fall Internship Alert! 🚨 The Saint Louis Zoo Endocrinology Lab is accepting applications for its Fall 2025 internship! 🧪🦁🧬 Apply today ! 🔗 Info: livingearthcollaborative.wustl.edu/items/saint-lo… #scienceinternships #endocrinology #SaintLouisZoo #globalconservationfutures #conservationcareers

🚨 LEC postdoc Elizabeth Carlen (@e_carlen) joins @stlonair to talk about how urban spaces and planning impact wildlife. 🎧 Tap the link in our bio to listen. #UrbanEcology #StLouis #DelmarDivide #ScienceTwitter #Urbanbiodiversity #WashU

🎉 New publication alert! Read the full article 📰 — link in bio or eaglehill.us/URNAonline2/ac… #UrbanEcology #ManuscriptMonday #WashU #UrbanBiodiversity