Really happy to see this paper out in the wild, after 27 wonderful years of sitting on a Portuguese cliff with a lot of lovely people, waiting for storm petrels to materialise out of the darkness. #seabirds

RSPB Science@rspbscience.bsky.social · 2w ago

New research reveals a substantial decline in the number of European Storm-petrels caught by researchers over the course of a 27-year study Read on for a summary Full paper: doi.org/10.1080/0006... @one-cardiffuni.bsky.social @robthomasbirds.bsky.social @kirstyfranklin.bsky.social #seabird 🪶🧪

Have you heard of the Cerrado biome? The world’s most biodiverse savanna and a conservation hotspot? Better be quick to learn about it as it’s lost more than 50% of it’s original 200 million hectares.

Luciana Alves@lufalves.bsky.social · 2w ago

👇 Cerrado's Long Arc of Time: From Past Evolution to Modern Environmental Changes academic.oup.com/aob/article/...

Historical Perspective: Sridhar et al. use the backstories of famous scientific papers in Ecology and Evolution to uncover the background roles of natural history that are written out of papers. Available now ahead of print! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Folks! It's so good to see this back. If you are any flavour of queer doing any flavour of science, tech, engineering, or maths - come along! It's free and a lovely time, I promise. Their taste in plenary speakers is also impeccable...

LGBTQ+ STEM@lgbtqstem.bsky.social · 2w ago

Final countdown for Abstract Submissions! Submit your abstracts for your presentations for the STEMinar! Deadline 31 July! Find all the registration forms here: sites.google.com/view/lgbtqst...

🗺️ We're releasing 4992 species-specific defaunation rasters (1312 mammals 🦏🐅 + 3680 birds 🦜🦚) at 1 km resolution, ready to use for extinction risk assessments, conservation prioritization, or integration into multi-threat modelling frameworks.

Cisticolas are notoriously difficult to identify, with many species looking remarkably similar. New species are still being discovered; two were formally described as recently as 2021, highlighting Africa’s hidden avian diversity. #AfricanOrnithology doi.org/10.1111/ibi....

I’m looking to recruit a postdoc to join my research group at University of Iowa to work on disturbance ecology and biodiversity! Start date flexible, lots of opportunity for skill development, collaboration, and mentorship. Will review applicants in mid-August! Link: gavinmjones.com/opportunities/

Opportunities

BIG NEWS! The Jones Lab will be relocating to the School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability (SEES) at the University of Iowa in Fall 2026. Our work on disturbance ecology and conservation sc…

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As mysterious bird declines crop up in the Amazon and beyond, scientists suspect climate change may be to blame. Learn more: https://scim.ag/44sFvTg

After 20+ years studying ecology, I've realised the it's about much more than plants and animals. It's really about understanding how complex systems work and change. 10 ecological ideas that changed how I see the world 🧵

🚨New paper🚨 For decades, it was widely assumed tropical species would be hit hardest by #ClimateChange. Turns out climate-related local #extinctions are already more frequent among temperate species. Read our new study 🧵 @natclimate.nature.com doi.org/10.1038/s415... #BiodiversityLoss #SciSky

Temperate local extinctions from climate change are outpacing tropical extinctions - Nature Climate Change

The authors analyse global-scale resurvey data for 5,151 species to reveal the sensitivity of tropical versus temperate species to climate change. They show significantly higher frequencies of local e...

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The work we did with kākāpō is now not possible because the govt has said that our funding should go to science that makes money. Members of our current govt have said that if an endangered species is in the way of a mine or a new road then it’s goodbye #nzpol peterkdearden.substack.com/p/on-kakapo

on Kākāpō

and extinction

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Let's finish the weekend with 5,000 letters to Congress on Russell Vought's mad power-grab to take over federal grant-making. It will take you two minutes to do this. Click on the link and it does it all for you. Share. Share. Share. actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...

Oppose OMB Proposal to Put ALL Federal Government Funding Decisions in the Hands of Political Appointees

On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), OMB-2026-0034, Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance. The scope of this proposed regulation is...

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A world full of colour is a world full of life. 🌈 This Pride Month, we're celebrating the many colours that make our world richer, both in nature and in our communities. 🐦 💫 Together, we can create a future where birds, nature and people all have the chance to thrive. 🌿

Unsurprisingly, I find much to agree with here. It also emphasises to me the importance of maintaining hands-on training in field ecological approaches and research techniques

Robert Fletcher@fletcherecology.bsky.social · last mo.

Really interesting take on the future of ecology in an AI world. The take home: experiments and long-term studies will have increasing value. @jdrakephd.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Really interesting take on the future of ecology in an AI world. The take home: experiments and long-term studies will have increasing value. @jdrakephd.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

AI, Comparative Advantage, and the Next Decade of Ecological Research

Click on the article title to read more.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

The heatwave in western Europe is the most severe and widespread ever, with almost half of Europe’s largest cities experiencing their worst ever heat stress, a combination of high temperatures and humidity. Unless we stop burning fossil fuels, future heat conditions will become even more extreme.

European heatwave is worst ever and impossible without climate crisis, scientists say

Study also finds high humidity means people in hundreds of cities are enduring their worst ever heat stress

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New paper documenting impacts of drought on birds in the already arid SW US. 🦉🌐🌎 TLDR: It's not good. * Abundance declines in response to drought for most species * In this region drought-related declines in the south may be pushing ranges northward conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Long‐Term Drought Exposure Shapes Declines and Range Shifts in Aridland Birds

Climate change increases drought frequencies and intensities, posing risks to biodiversity. Species inhabiting arid regions may be vulnerable to drought because they live near their physiological lim...

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Excited to share new work with exceptional colleagues led by Sara Padidar: Where are snake-human encounters most likely? And how might this help distribute anti-venom supplies? Here we provide the first step of predictive spatial modeling. Next up: real-time forecasting for decision-making:

A forty-year-old Oystercatcher will have been hatched when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the UK ... ... and will soon see its eleventh PM. Records for BTO-ringed waders and thoughts about longevity and survival. wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/01/16/w... #ornithology

The move from oil/gas to electricity is going to mean lots more power-lines. Hopefully they won't go through important wader breeding areas. Useful info about impacts of power-lines on breeding waders: wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/06/09/p... 🎂4️⃣ #ornithology

Robert Ricklefs - in memoriam dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2026/06/11/r...

Robert Ricklefs – in memoriam

Robert Ricklefs, a giant of ecology, passed away on Sunday. It is hard to overstate the extensive impact Bob had on the field. He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in the US,…

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NSF's grantmaking is miserly when compared to recent years, but when compared it to the historical record, we see it's a radical break from the long-term consensus of investing in scientific innovation. grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0... #NSF 🧪

The NSF is on Track for its Worst Year in Generations – Grant Witness

Throttling of science funding is utterly unprecedented and radical when compared to the past 50 years.

grant-witness.us

Built under a tiger reserve in India, the tunnel preserves wildlife movement while enabling high-speed, eight-lane traffic. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/t...

India’s first 8-lane tunnel beneath a tiger reserve is set to open on June 20; everything travellers need to know

In a major boost for road travellers, India's first 8-lane tunnel is set to open to traffic on June 20, marking one of the most significant milestones on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway. According to repo...

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I am recruiting a #postdoc to work on assembling and analyzing #genomes of the amazing Furnariidae. Let’s unlock the secret behind their #evolution. The official application portal will be available soon at www.uno.edu/careers. Feel free to contact me for details at sclaramu@uno.edu

2026. Resources for LGBTQIA+ ecologists. A collection of websites and literature for LGBTQIA+ ecologists and allies. www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/reso... by @britishecologicalsociety.org

Resources for LGBTQIA+ ecologists - British Ecological Society

A collection of websites and literature for LGBTQIA+ ecologists and allies.

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New database of the planet's birds just dropped birds.imsezer.com

This @noemamag.com article by Ryan Huling, author of Hidden Nations, beautifully covers our Nature Sustainability paper with @merikatariina.bsky.social and @birchlse.bsky.social! If you can’t access it, let me know 😉 doi.org/10.1038/s418...

Protecting animal cultures as World Heritage - Nature Sustainability

It is becoming increasingly clear that animal cultures have intrinsic, irreplaceable value, and yet they are not adequately protected by preserving habitat. The time has come for UNESCO to explicitly ...

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Noema Magazine@noemamag.com · 2mo ago

From architectural traditions to ancient courtship rituals, evidence of animal cultures is overwhelming but underacknowledged, Ryan Huling writes. #animals #biology #unesco

Large field experiment on plants and herbivores by @fletcherecology.bsky.social and colleagues shows that habitat quality of the surrounding landscape matters for demographic rates and population size, especially where habitat loss and fragmentation are low. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Landscape quality drives ecological responses to habitat loss and fragmentation - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Habitat loss and fragmentation are among the greatest threats to biodiversity. Here the authors show that habitat quality of the surrounding landscape can also affect demographic rates and population ...

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Just out--excited to share: The land surrounding remaining habitats has outsized effects for species--as large or larger than habitat loss & fragmentation. It was a huge experimental effort to isolate attribution for landscape ecology & conservation. @camzoology.bsky.social @brunalab.bsky.social

Landscape quality drives ecological responses to habitat loss and fragmentation - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Habitat loss and fragmentation are among the greatest threats to biodiversity. Here the authors show that habitat quality of the surrounding landscape can also affect demographic rates and population ...

nature.com

“More than a million jobs, higher wages, nearly half a trillion pounds in investment in the pipeline - the UK’s green economy is powering ahead, according to research by the CBI” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK’s growing green economy worth more than £100bn a year, research finds

Net zero industry accounts for more than a million jobs and benefits whole country, according to CBI Economics

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