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Alison Copeland

@bda-biodiversity.bsky.social

Geographer, plant person, diver.

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Bernews@bernews.bsky.social · 4mo ago

More than 1,000 individual plastic items collected from Bermuda’s shores have been transformed into “Whaleen,” a life-size whale sculpture promoting awareness of marine pollution.

Marine Plastic Debris Transformed Into Whale Art - Bernews

More than 1,000 individual plastic items collected from Bermuda’s shores has been transformed into “Whaleen,” a life-size whale sculpture promoting environmental ocean awareness. A spokesperson said, “To mark World Ocean Day on 8th June, a striking s

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Chester Zoo Science@chesterzoosci.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🦎 Skink alert: The recent Ecological Genetics Meeting included a presentation by one of our scholars. He genetically sequenced 183 Bermuda skinks - that's ~7% of the entire wild population! This data will inform conservation work. Find out more: communities.springernature.com/posts/highli... 🧪🌎

Highlights from the 70th Anniversary of Ecological Genetics Meeting (EGG 2026)

BMC Zoology and BMC Ecology and Evolution were delighted to follow EGG 2026 online. The meeting included 70 participants, 24 talks and 18 poster presentations over three days with time for discussions...

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Botanical University Challenge@bucbotany.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🌱🌾🌍🌺🍄🌳🐝More teams Botanical University Challenge #BUC2026. Pennywort Lane team, Liverpool (past runner-up, had a few years rest!), We Havn't Got A Clusia from Portsmouth, You Betula Believe It, Royal Holloway (for 2nd year) & Not-So-Hot Potatoes from Southampton (also past runner-up).

IPBES@ipbes.net · 8mo ago

OUT NOW! The IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment Report Summary for Policymakers is available now! Explore this first of it’s kind report highlighting methods and actions to measure and respond to business impacts and dependencies on nature. 🔗 https://bit.ly/IPBES12Media

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Leocadio Blanco-Bercial@blancobercial.bsky.social · 8mo ago

BIOS SUMMER COURSES ARE HERE! CORAL REEF ECOLOGY: Functional Ecology of Coral Reefs June 22 - July 10, 2026 Instructor: Dr. Eric Hochberg MARINE MOLECULAR ECOLOGY July 13 - 31, 2026 Instructors: Dr. Brett Jameson, Dr. Sheryl Murdock, Dr. Nicholas Baetge Check below!! bios.asu.edu/education/su...

Summer Courses

Each summer BIOS offers a suite of courses for both undergraduate and graduate students that capitalize upon the expertise of our faculty.

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IPBES@ipbes.net · 8mo ago

This morning at #IPBES12 🌍🧪 Delegates and observers meet in the main hall of Manchester Central for the opening ceremony of #IPBES12. Once a train station connecting Manchester to the rest of the world, today it opens the session that will culminate in the #BizBiodiversity report launch.

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Alison Copeland@bda-biodiversity.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Sadly with #invasivespecies, the more you look the more you find. Adding #fireants to the 🇧🇲 list. www.gov.bm/articles/dep...

Department of Environment and Natural Resources Confirms Presence of Fire Ants in Bermuda | Government of Bermuda

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has confirmed the presence of red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) in Bermuda following a recent discovery in Hamilton Parish. The fin...

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Alison Copeland@bda-biodiversity.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Green Iguanas were identified as highly likely to arrive during a horizon scanning exercise (Dawson et al., 2023: doi.org/10.1111/conl...), and it looks they have. Well done on the intercept. 🦎 bernews.com/2025/10/igua...

Two Iguanas Found Aboard Ships In Bermuda - Bernews

Thanks to the “vigilance of the crew on both vessels” two iguanas that were discovered on ships docked in Bermuda this past summer were prevented from actually entering Bermuda. An article in Envirota...

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