Al Roca

A friend of my mom pleaded with Che for the life of his son, who had been in the military, captured by the Communists, and remained in prison after they won. Che put his hand on the man's shoulder and reassured him that his son would be safe. Che then had the son executed.

Conservation Chat with Dr Alfred Roca youtu.be/IyUBUFhEcFs?si… via @YouTube

Congen Global International Course Recent Advances In Conservation Genetics Brazil 2026 congenglobal.org/brazil2026/

Survey raises estimate of African forest elephant numbers phys.org/news/2025-11-s… via @physorg_com

Climate change is occurring due to greenhouse gas emissions. But @Nature should be embarrassed for publishing nonsense.

New research from Al Roca and Yasuko Ishida reveals that nearly half of Oregon’s elk carry a genetic variant that may help them resist chronic wasting disease, which can help slow down the spread of the disease in the state ➡️aces.illinois.edu/news/almost-ha… DOI: academic.oup.com/jhered/advance…

Almost half of Oregon elk population carries advantageous genetic variant against chronic wasting disease, study shows phys.org/news/2025-11-o… via @physorg_com

Congrats to my grad student Wesley Au, and the other co-authors phys.org/news/2025-11-w… via @physorg_com

Our next Conservation Chat will be incredible! Helene Barnes will join us from Sumatra to talk elephants, community approaches, and more! Thursday, October 30th at 4pm PST As always, attendance is free! Register to attend here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/K27bHxP/Con…

Anyone know what this footprint is? Illinois. For scale, plastic item is 2.75 in = 7 cm

Mammoth tusk on the Old Crow River (Yukon, Canada)! 🦣🧬

@LauraDBertola Thanks. No wolverines in Illinois. But could be mink or river otter...

@AlfredLRoca Mustelid. My first thought was wolverine, but I think it's too small (and maybe they don't come down to Illinois?). Maybe badger?

@davidvizgan Thanks for narrowing it down

Cambodia DO NOT take this lightly. Trust me.

‘The latest report from the Wildlife Justice Commission suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted trafficking networks, and that the lull has, surprisingly, endured. Seizures plummeted in 2020 and remain far below pre-pandemic highs’ news.mongabay.com/short-article/…

Your Round 1 Winners in the Asian Elephant Ecosystem are the Sumatran Tiger and Sumatran Rhino! They will face off in Round 2. Vote for your favorites in Round 1 for the WILDCARD Ecosystem tomorrow in our Instagram stories!

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