🚨August issue out now! The beautiful cover shows members of the Dalubao herd of Asian elephants feeding on corn beside a rubber plantation in Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, Southwest China. Photo by Chenhao Zhou ➡️ buff.ly/EXcwce5 📖 Full issue ➡️ buff.ly/lxZWK8M

🚨 Our July issue is out! 🐺 Including the Special Feature - SHARING LANDSCAPES WITH WILDLIFE ➡️ buff.ly/2sP2NLW With an incredible cover image of Petaca, a wild puma female, photographed by Omar Ohrens ➡️ buff.ly/zMDj3XO 📖 Read the issue ➡️ buff.ly/HBDpxuf

🚨 May issue now live! ➡️ buff.ly/UnG36Ns Mediterranean green snails, shown on our cover image, spend most of their life underground. They emerge after rainfall, revealing the ecological value of archaeological sites as biodiversity refuges. Photo credit: Antonio Romano. 🐌 buff.ly/Ubt1fHA

🚨Our March issue is now live! 📖 buff.ly/dRncFQX 🐝 Our amazing cover image depicts the special relationship between wild honeyguides and the humans they guide to wild bees’ nests. Read more about these honeyguides here ➡️ buff.ly/r8mObm6

Despite advances, quantifying complex motion info remains challenging. @jtroscianko.bsky.social @kevinjgaston.bsky.social &co present BehaveAI, a #video analysis tool that sees motion as color, tracking animals & classifying #behavior in complex natural scenes @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4kTF1wX

🚨 Deadline update - 8th March 🌟 We're looking for Associate Editors to join our People and Nature editorial board Find out more and apply here ➡️ buff.ly/LvTJGnW

Eye-opening findings on how light suppresses moth activity. Light attracts moths, but what if we've been missing a much more pervasive effect where even sky-glow light levels make them freeze? Paper: doi.org/10.1098/rspb... @uniexecec.bsky.social @esbriolat.bsky.social @kevinjgaston.bsky.social

Our BehaveAI paper has just come out! Easy & effective tracking & behavioural classification, even with tiny (2px), fast moving, camouflaged objects. Paper: doi.org/10.1371/jour... Download: github.com/troscianko/B... @uniexecec.bsky.social @kevinjgaston.bsky.social @jimamclgalloway.bsky.social

📣Deadline extended  Our applications for Associate Editor are now open until 8 March 2026.  We are now looking for both practitioners and academics to join our board of the  Journal of Applied Ecology, and Ecological Solutions and Evidence.

🌟 We've updated our aims and scope, now live and ready to read on our website! ➡️ buff.ly/2W4T8oR 🚨 Our February issue is also now live. With a fantastic cover image provided by Vincent Porcher, from this recently published paper 📖 buff.ly/e3kfQ4S

Moths’ attraction to artificial light, such as streetlights, is common knowledge and has been much studied. But, as many people will have observed, and now new research shows, moths may also remain still if they land near a light, apparently “trapped”. ex.ac.uk/dYy

How should the discipline of ecology and the community of ecologists respond to the ecological crisis? Is it time that these were put on something more akin to an emergency footing? www.cell.com/action/showP...

An ecosystem approach is the only way to halt the vanishing of UK wildlife. Our latest report with @nationaltrust.org.uk, led by @pettorelli.bsky.social, makes clear that human wellbeing is underpinned by ecosystems continuing to function in a resilient way. 📰Covered in @theecologist.org

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“The food we eat, that’s ecosystems. Climate regulation, that’s ecosystems. Protection from extreme weather events, that’s ecosystems.”

🐦‍⬛ Hearing loss significantly affects the extent to which people can listen to, and enjoy natural sounds, birdsong in particular. Results highlight the need for greater attention to the relationship between sensory capabilities and the extinction of nature experience ➡️ buff.ly/Wg6vQlf

Time to rethink nature conservation? Ecologists call for an ecosystem approach to halt UK wildlife decline and protect the vital services nature provides us in our new report with @nationaltrust.org.uk  @pettorelli.bsky.social

The British public love National Parks & Landscapes. Weakening the law that protects them would be devastating for nature, visitors & the businesses they support. These places need more support from Gov't to make them wilder & more accessible to everyone 👇 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’ say green groups

Exclusive: Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law

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This #PeerReviewWeek we'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has reviewed for us over the last year 📖 We really appreciate the time and effort spent in helping us to publish quality research 🌟 List here: buff.ly/ntKpXH4

Thanks to UK leadership, a global 30x30 target was adopted at COP15 in 2022 as part of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. But last year, the Government appeared to be sleepwalking with only 3% of land in England effectively protected. Today, we are moonwalking at just 2.8%. 🧪🌎

RENEW Research paper provides a flexible approach for nature recovery in landscapes with multiple choices for habitat creation. Read more about the Ebrel model: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #naturerecovery #biodiversityrenewal @exeter.ac.uk @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social

Spatial prioritisation for nature recovery with multiple options for habitat creation

The Ebrel model provides a flexible approach to the challenge of identifying priority areas, and meeting biodiversity targets, for nature recovery in landscapes where there are multiple choices for h...

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An article which encapsulates the ecological work with drones over the past decade whilst also looking forward to what this next evolutionary step in drone technology offers ecologists. tinyurl.com/yb8v794s Authors: Profs Karen Anderson, Felipe Gonzalez and Kevin Gaston.

The first film in the six-part series visits Kynance Cove in #Cornwall where Natural England works with @nationaltrust.org.uk to manage this wonderful nature reserve. www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Lp...

Kynance Cove & The Lizard – Wild Westcountry Odyssey

YouTube video by Natural England

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“Traffic light” dog-walking zones in the UK can benefit people, #dogs & the #environment, according to the new ‘Paws for Thought’ report by the #ExCASES team, as part of the RENEW #Biodiversity Programme. Read the full report below: renewbiodiversity.org.uk/excases-miss...

`The Land Speaks: From Stone Walls to Stakeholders on #Dartmoor.’ Read RENEW PhD student Emma Squire’s blog, with poetry from @calebparkinpoet.bsky.social inspired by the RENEW Programme’s Early Career Researcher #biodiversity retreat. renewbiodiversity.org.uk/the-land-spe...

People and Nature is seeking proposals to the Special Feature “Halfway through the UN Decade: taking stock of social-ecological restoration”. Submissions will be open until 30th June - find all further information & the submission form here: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

People and Nature is seeking proposals to the Special Feature 'Forests and Care'. Submissions will be open until 22nd June - find all further information and the submission form here: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

Should Ecology be more proactive & vocal on one of the key issues of our times? What systemic & institutional changes are needed for the ecological community to be at the forefront of the response? If these are questions that speak to you, this new paper may be of interest lnkd.in/eXfXG4xM

New article: Systematic conservation planning for nature recovery. tinyurl.com/6juu9nen Authors: Dr David Baker, @kevinjgaston.bsky.social, @kristianmetcalfe.bsky.social, @ilyamaclean.bsky.social . #biodiversity #climate #SustainableDevelopment @uniexecec.bsky.social

Have you participated in a nature recovery activity in the UK? Do you have 15-minutes spare to complete a short survey? Take part in our nature recovery survey and enter a raffle to win a £100 gift card! 🐞📋🌱 Simply follow the link for more info: exe.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

The call for proposals for our new Special Feature, 'Novel Communities in response to Global Change', with @journalofecology.bsky.social & @jappliedecology.bsky.social is open! See here for more information, including how to submit your abstract: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

A new study exploring how people's connection to #nature varies across countries and what might be driving those differences. Authors: Dr Masashi Soga and @kevinjgaston.bsky.social. 👉 www.cell.com/one-earth/fu... @uniexecec.bsky.social