#CGSG working intensively in Antwerp on the strategy for the coming quadrennium. Thanks everyone for such a inspiring and creative atmosphere! Excellent work done! @cgsg.bsky.social #consgen

protecting populations in conservations is important - we here present a framework which can help you to identify populations for conservation prioritisation #consgen 🦤#IUCN #SSC a long term project by @cgsg.bsky.social led by @jgeue.bsky.social and @debbiemleigh.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/bios...

A practical framework for identifying genetic subpopulations and ESUs: Insights for IUCN assessments and broader management

Abstract. Species conservation assessments evaluate extinction risk, and recovery potential, advancing species persistence through guiding resource priorit

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Don't miss the 7th European Conservation 🧬 Genetics Meeting August 26-28 in Antwerp! It's all about💡 #conservation + #population #genetics + #genomics 🌿🐟🌳🐸🍄🦀🐦‍⬛🦆🦎🐌🫎🪲🦇🕷️🦋🐛🐜 Early bird rate closes June 30. Regular registration closes July 23. Late Registration closes Aug 13. #dna #consgen #popgen

New paper alert 🚨 A study led by #CPGSthlm researchers found DNA from a bear in 9.6k year old lake sediments. This potentially rewrites the history of brown bears in Scandinavia! 🧬🐻🐾🏔️🧊 Check @officialernst.bsky.social thread 👉 bsky.app/profile/offi... OA article 👉 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Ancient environmental genome reveals a migratory brown bear individual in Early Holocene Scandinavia | PNAS

After the last ice age, species migrated into a newly deglaciated Scandinavia. Brown bear recolonization is thought to have occurred from two direc...

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Ernst Johnson@officialernst.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Very excited to share our study of an ancient environmental genome extracted from lake sediment! It originates from a brown bear that lived around 9,600 years ago close to the last ice-sheet remains in northern Sweden, and has an unexpected mitochondrial haplogroup. 1/7 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

The #DataJournalism methodology behind our pioneering #GreenToGrey project can be found in the Nature Communications journal, thanks to our scientific partner Zander Venter @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social! Arena supports not only cross-border, but cross-disciplinary journalism: greentogrey.eu [1/2]

A single wandering male bear has provided crucial insights into the history of brown bears in Scandinavia after the last ice age. This is shown by DNA analysis of clay from a lake. New study from @cpgsthlm.bsky.social & @zoologysthlm.bsky.social published in @pnas.org www.su.se/english/news...

If you're wondering what's happening with the US Forest Service and why it matters, read this:

BREAKING: Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service

The headquarters is going to Utah. Every regional office is being shuttered. The research program is being destroyed.

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Conservation efforts in Southern Spain have seen the successful reintroduction of the Iberian lynx. This landmark achievement marks a major victory for wildlife preservation in the region. murciatoday.com/conservation...

Conservation efforts that work: Southern Spain's successful reintroduction of the Iberian lynx to the wild

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New paper in Ecology and Evolution on monitoring brown bears with camera traps in the Altai mountains. Led by Sanzhar Kantarbayev from the Institute of Zoology in Almaty, Kazakhstan with research collaborators at NINA. @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

Matt Grainger@drmattg.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I’m really proud of this paper. It’s a small study, but represents a meaningful first-step in understanding bears in a region where we know little. Grateful to be able to support a great up-and-coming researcher too. Link: doi.org/10.1002/ece3... @bksandercock.bsky.social @go70north.bsky.social

There is so much we do not know about large 🐻 carnivores and 🫎 wildlife in Kazakhstan. Very happy that I could do my part in supporting our colleague in Almaty + being part of this study + effort; great 💚 team! @ibabearbiology.bsky.social @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social

Matt Grainger@drmattg.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I’m really proud of this paper. It’s a small study, but represents a meaningful first-step in understanding bears in a region where we know little. Grateful to be able to support a great up-and-coming researcher too. Link: doi.org/10.1002/ece3... @bksandercock.bsky.social @go70north.bsky.social

New opening for a 3-year PhD project in 'Seabird Ecology in a Changing Arctic' at the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (Tromsø) and the Arctic University of Norway (UiT). Apply before 25 Mar 2026. #seabirdscience @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social nina.attract.reachmee.com/jobs/84-phd-...

Evidence Synthesis Hackathon kommer til Norge! Vi gleder oss stort til å invitere forskere, praktikere, utviklere og alle som jobber med systematiske oversikter, evidenskartlegging, metaanalyse, metoder og beslutningsstøtte til ESH-Norge i Trondheim 2.–4. juni!

Evidence Synthesis Hackathon@eshackathon.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The Evidence Synthesis Hackathon is coming to Norway! ESH-Norge is a hands-on, collaborative event for people working with systematic reviews, evidence maps, meta-analysis, methods, and decision support across disciplines June 2–4 | Trondheim Apply Now: bit.ly/ESH-Norge

⚡️Fully funded #PhD position in my lab at Stockholm University / SciLifeLab! If you’re interested in #lichens, #symbiosis, fungal biology, or meta-omics, please apply. Deadline Feb 1. Read more here: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

We have compiled a special issue for @evolappjournal.bsky.social on Effective population size in Conservation and Biodiversity Monitoring, dedicated to the late Michael W. Bruford. This SI is a must read for everyone who struggles with what "effective population size" means. #consgen

The Importance of Effective Population Size in Conservation and Biodiversity Monitoring

Effective population size (Ne) is a key concept in biology and conservation. Stripped to its bare essentials, it reflects how much genetic drift a population experiences, expressed as a number of ind...

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one more week to apply for a 4-years PhD position with me to work on the macrogenomics of sea warming. Deadline: Jan 18th 2026 #MarineGenomics #EvolutionaryBiology #PopGen #Bioinformatics #conservationgenomics #consgen #conservationgenetics

Nicolas Dussex@nicolasdussex.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🌊 🐟🦭🐋🐧 I have a PhD position available (4 years, start Mid-2026) at NRM Stockholm to work on the macrogenomics of sea warming. Apply here: recruit.visma.com/spa/public/a... #PhD #MarineGenomics #ClimateChange #EvolutionaryBiology #PopGen #Bioinformatics #conservationgenomics

If you are looking for a #PhD 🧪 in biology and like #genomics #plants and #fieldwork consider applying for our new position! #PhD #science #job #careers

Oliver Bossdorf@bossdorf.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Please RT: we are looking for a PhD student to work on macrogenetics and quantitative genetics of South African proteas. Amazing collaborative project with @plantecology.bsky.social @debbiemleigh.bsky.social & others, embedded in @terra-cluster.org. Dream project if you love molecular biodiversity!

It’s Giving Tuesday - the most generous day of the year! Your support fuels our many programs that help bears. Donate to help us help bears bearbiology.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate Make a Cryptocurrency donation to IBA through The Giving Block: thegivingblock.com/donate/inter...   Thank you!

🧬Last week at @ebdonana.bsky.social ’s Science & Tech Week, we walked students through #ConservationGenetics — from alleles and diversity to drift, fitness, and genetic rescue — using the #Iberianlynx in an interactive demo. Great to see so much curiosity and enthusiasm for conservation science 🐾

We have another publication out! 🎉🎉🎉 “Hybrids along a natural–anthropogenic gradient: improving policy and management across all levels of biodiversity.” We explore how to deal with hybrids in conservation — scientifically and practically. A thread 🧵 conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Hybrids Along a Natural‐Anthropogenic Gradient: Improving Policy and Management Across All Levels of Biodiversity

Hybridization has long been a central topic in evolution and conservation. Recent developments in genomics have increased the ability to detect hybridization, defined here as breeding between species....

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Visiting one of Norway’s important 🐻 bear areas: Lierne, northern Trøndelag. 🍁 #Rovdata

🧬 Interested in monitoring & reporting on genetic diversity? 🏞️ Our project GINAMO (Genetic Indicators for NAture MOnitoring) now has a blog & newsletter! 🐝 Please share! ginamo.org/2025/09/29/welcome-2 #Conservation #Genetics #Biodiversity #Nature #consgen #KMGBF #SciComm

Welcome!

Get to know GINAMO in 10 questions Welcome to the GINAMO (Genetic Indicators for NAture MOnitoring) blog! Whether you’ve already attended one of our workshops or are just discovering us, we&#…

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🥾 and  autumn 🌄 sunsets.

🦴🧬🦴🧬🦴 Abstract submission is now open for the 1st International Conference on Palaeogenomics! June 23–26 2026, in Stockholm. Join researchers from across the field for 4 days and >100 talks (+ poster sessions)! Submit abstracts here 👉 icp2026.palaeogenomics.org/abstracts/ Deadline: Nov 30th

Temporal analysis reveals loss of genetic diversity and increasing differentiation in South-west German red deer populations link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Temporal analysis reveals loss of genetic diversity and increasing differentiation in South-west German red deer populations - Conservation Genetics

In the German federal state Baden-Wuerttemberg, the distribution of red deer (Cervus elaphus) is restricted by law to five spatially separated management units, and it is mandatory to harvest deer moving outside of these units. This practice could severely reduce gene flow among management units, which occur in a landscape that is already highly fragmented by anthropogenic infrastructure. We here use 27 microsatellite loci to analyse 579 red deer samples collected between 2018 and 2022 from all five management units in the state, as well as eight sites in adjacent states and countries. Furthermore, we compare our estimates of genetic variation within the state to results of a previous study that included samples collected from 2004 to 2007. Compared to adjacent sampling areas, management units in Baden-Wuerttemberg show lower levels of genetic diversity, gene flow and genetic effective population size (Ne), as well as higher levels of genetic differentiation and inbreeding. Furthermore, our temporal comparison reveals notable changes in genetic variation over time. Specifically, during approximately 15 years (i.e., less than three red deer generations), allelic richness declined by ca. 16.7%, genetic differentiation (measured via fixation index FST) increased by ca. 17.2%, and Ne dropped by ca. 19.8% on average across management units in the state. Current Ne values are below recommended thresholds to prevent further genetic erosion, indicating that the situation will likely worsen without intervention. Evidence-based management concepts, involving all stakeholders, are needed to increase genetic connectivity of red deer management units in Baden-Wuerttemberg.

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Interested in giving a talk at the Plant and Animal Genome conference (PAG 33) in San Diego? Together with several colleagues, we are arranging 5 interconnected sessions. To submit an abstract, please fill out this Google Form before Oct 12th, 2025: forms.gle/q7j275Di6umY...

A new study finds dozens of heat waves would be "virtually impossible" without the activity of major fossil fuel producers, including oil companies.

Scientists link hundreds of severe heat waves to fossil fuel producers' pollution

A new study finds dozens of heat waves would be "virtually impossible" without the activity of major fossil fuel producers, including oil companies.

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If you’re on the @int-wildcongress.bsky.social + interested in large #carnivore (🐻🐺 wolverine, lynx + also golden eagle) #monitoring in 🇳🇴 Norway visit us, #Rovdata, @ the poster session. We brought some posters feat the big 4 (see next skeet) for you to take home/your office 😊 #IWC2025 #Wildlife

A few more side impressions from Belgium when attending #GENOA COST Action WG2 training school on genetic 🧬 indicators + CBD reporting starts #consgen

Alexander Kopatz@go70north.bsky.social · last yr.

From a walk before breakfast this morning, and before the #GENOA COST Action WG2 training school on genetic 🧬 indicators + CBD reporting starts #consgen

Poster freshly printed, rolled + on my way to the @int-wildcongress.bsky.social Looking forward to see friends + colleagues If you’re interested in large #carnivore (🐻🐺 wolverine, lynx + also golden eagle) #monitoring in 🇳🇴 Norway visit us, #Rovdata, @ the poster session. #IWC2025 #Wildlife

⛵️GENOA COST Action finally IRL! 💛 Met some of our brilliant young researchers & innovators @lperezsorribes.bsky.social & 🤿🔍 together into groundbreaking evolutionary conservation at #ESEB2025🇪🇸 Inspired + energized for science's future! ✨ #consgen #PopGen #evolution #NatureConservation