An amazing achievement for the Otter Project!

Cardiff University Otter Project@otterproject.bsky.social · 2d ago

📣 We’ve surpassed 5000 otters in our records 📣 #lutralutra #otter #otters #otterproject #cardiffuni #biology #eurasianotter #cardiff #wales #ecology #roadecology #cardiffuniversityotterproject #anatomy #conservation #ukwildlife #nature #cardiffbiosciences #biosciences

We are delighted to report that the project on countering ash dieback disease will be led by a team from OnE! It's all the more exciting because this is the first @aria-research.bsky.social project to be based at @cardiffuni.bsky.social

Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA)@aria-research.bsky.social · 2d ago

From new techniques to protect trees and amphibians from disease, to governance approaches for novel ecological interventions, meet the teams who are exploring how we can expand our conservation toolkit as part of our Accelerated Adaptation programme: link.aria.org.uk/AA-Creators

Ecologists have discussed the need for quantitative training reform for over a century. Why does progress remain limited? Our new perspective argues how progress has been constrained, and offers an integrated vision to overcome the inertia. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A century of inertia in quantitative ecology education

Ecology has undergone a profound methodological transformation through the rapid growth in new technologies, data volume, statistical innovation and analytical sophistication. These developments c...

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Kicking off day 2 of the @britishecologicalsociety.org Movement Ecology Annual Meeting with an invited seminar from Fabiola Iannarilli. @cardiffuni.bsky.social

Did you know Indigenous communities monitor the land in unique ways? Some even blend ancestral knowledge with modern tools like drones. Their practices are key to resilience. 🌍 Learn about their vital role in conservation: https://ow.ly/VH0a50ZtNP0

Inside the ancient traditions saving nature's last strongholds | Conservation International

A Conservation International study explores the roots of Indigenous knowledge and asks what the world could lose if that careful tending disappears.

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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 🪶🧪

New paper alert! Liz Chadwick from OnE was involved in this study estimating the age of #otter cubs link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Approximating the age of Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) cubs from camera trap footage using proportional body measurements - European Journal of Wildlife Research

Eurasian otters Lutra lutra are protected in Europe and vulnerable due to low reproductive rates. The ability to age cubs may be important to identify and protect breeding places and target seasonal s...

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End of a very hot, but truly lovely day. Congratulations class of 26! #Graduation @cubiosciences @cardiffuni

Does your #PhD research involve fungi? 🍄 🔬 🧬 🧫 Become a BMS Postgraduate Member to access the latest #fungal research in our journals; apply for #grants to support training & learning; take part in meetings; join a #community of early career researchers www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/membership-c...

EDI considerations can often feel shallow or performative, so it's great to see this thoughtful report from @britishecologicalsociety.org on practical steps for #inclusion. People are > lists of characteristics, so focus on the person not the label. www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/buil...

We are very sad to hear of the demise of one of Britain's most iconic trees, the Major Oak. We hope that lessons from Sherwood and other important sites can be shared widely to help safeguard the future of our ancient trees. To read the ATF's press statement visit: www.ancienttreeforum.org.uk/news

The Biodiversity Futures Lab, led by @miguelbaraujo.bsky.social, has announced funding for synthesis working groups addressing key biodiversity challenges, offering up to €10,000 support per group. Applications open worldwide, deadline: 30 June 2026. Details👇

2026 Announcement - Biodiversity Futures Working Groups -

At a glance Up to €10,000 in catalytic support per working group Two in-person meetings (3-5 days each) […]

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Always exciting to see a paper published by a current PhD student, and this excellent piece of modelling by Ed Woolley looks at just what we stand to lose if ash trees were to disappear from the British landscape #fungi #conservation #ecology www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Why sycamore and beech fall short: assessing the compensatory potential of alternative hosts for ash-associated saproxylic fungi

The spread of Hymenoscyphus fraxineus and the ash dieback epidemic threatens the biodiversity associated with European ash (Fraxinus excelsior). Follo…

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Up in London yesterday to help launch the public vote on which animals the @bankofengland.bsky.social should put on UK bank notes: a tough choice among 18 species from freshwater, terrestrial and marine realms: you can vote below. Please circulate! app.keysurvey.co.uk/f/41844465/6...

A beautiful male slow worm (Anguis fragilis) recorded on this morning’s reptile survey where my students are accessing the health of green and brown corridors located at a number of Cardiff University resident sites. @one-cardiffuni.bsky.social

Another exciting paper with a whole string of OnE authors, this time on #bacteria in the #rainforest! #ecology #microbiology www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

Genomic diversity of culturable Paraburkholderia and Burkholderia species isolated from Bornean rainforest rhizosphere

The genus Paraburkholderia was formally separated from Burkholderia in 2014 and now encompasses an expanding diversity of environmental species. To further resolve the taxonomy and functional potentia...

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Great to see a new paper being led by a former OnE student, Max Tercel, with OnE's @orozco-terwengelpa.bsky.social also on the author list bioone.org/journals/ara...

Looking for funds to support your research?  Apply for our travel and training grants that support the training and development of PhD students and postgraduate research assistants.  Applications close on 17 May 📅 https://f.mtr.cool/qlgipfzzuu

Taking place on May 26th: Fungi Forum - an experimental cross-disciplinary discussion, with and about fungi. Invited speakers include architects, researchers, foragers, artists and more. Organised by Emily Ford, fine art student at Newcastle University. 👉 See more on Instagram emilyford_art

Great to see this work from researchers associated with OnE!

RSPB Science@rspbscience.bsky.social · 5mo ago

New research gives insight into European Storm-petrel movements and behaviour at sea. Read on for a summary Full paper: doi.org/10.3354/meps... @one-cardiffuni.bsky.social @robthomasbirds.bsky.social @meps-ir.bsky.social 🧪 🌎️ 🪶 #seabirds

"Because all businesses depend on and impact biodiversity, they have a responsibility to act as agents of positive change." This is one of the key messages of the IPBES #BizBiodiversity Report. Explore why the "business of nature" is now everyone’s business: https://ow.ly/1qph50YvOvA

The nature of business and the business of nature | AICD

Climate change has been a focus of boardroom risk conversations for years. A landmark international report approved in Manchester in February 2026 highlights that nature loss is also emerging as a significant concern for organisations, and that the two issues are increasingly interconnected.

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Some great coverage of Annalea Beard’s @annaleabeard.bsky.social PhD research based at @one-cardiffuni.bsky.social, on the foraging journeys of the two seasonal populations of Band-rumped Storm-petrels breeding on St Helena.

RSPB Science@rspbscience.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New research shows that, as well as breeding at different times of the year, populations of Band-rumped Storm Petrels on St Helena forage in different places. Read on for a summary Full paper: doi.org/10.1186/s40462-026-00633-1 @bas.ac.uk 🧪 🌎️ 🪶 #seabirds

Very glad about this new paper by former Cardiff Uni @one-cardiffuni.bsky.social PhD student Annalea Beard @annaleabeard.bsky.social come out in #MovementEcology. Documenting very different foraging behaviours and ranges in cool versus hot season breeding populations #stormpetrels from #StHelena.

@annaleabeard.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Band-rumped storm-petrels from St Helena in the South Atlantic reveal differing seasonal #foraging preferences. Thanks to all involved in this manuscript @o-o-frank.bsky.social @steffopp.bsky.social @robthomasbirds.bsky.social #seabirds #biologging #StHRS #conservation doi.org/10.1186/s404...

#SpringArrivalSpotlights are back, and we’re kicking off with Chiffchaffs! Flitting back from Southern Europe & North Africa through March-April, their sweet 'chiff-chaff' song is the sound of spring. Listen for them in parks and hedgerows. Have you heard one calling near you?

A pleasure to be at CREEM, @uniofstandrews.bsky.social today and yesterday for an invited seminar on quantitative education for ecologists. My first time visiting the Observatory. An energising couple of days! @fergusjchadwick.bsky.social @chrissuthy.bsky.social @talom.bsky.social

Last weekend, The Otter Project was invited to run a session for the "Parent Power" event at Cardiff University. The event aimed to introduce students and their parents to higher education and support widening participation.

Please allow us to share with you a recent update from the FBA Ark! In September 2025, the FBA concluded a year-long #FreshwaterPearlMussel ‘silo trial’, assessing whether the rivers Esk and Kent would be suitable for population reinforcements of juvenile #mussels. 👇 www.fba.org.uk/articles/sur...

Survival of young freshwater pearl mussels: insights from in-situ experiments in two northern rivers — Freshwater Biological Association

Samantha Bonny is the FBA’s River Kent Project Officer and also works on the freshwater pearl mussel breeding programme. Here, Samantha and collaborators report on trials they ran to assess whether th...

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Delighted to see OnE's @steveormerod.bsky.social has been made a Fellow of the British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/anno...

Announcing the second round of BES Fellows - British Ecological Society

Meet our second round of Fellows of the British Ecological Society (FBES), a new cohort of ecologists making lasting impact on the discipline.

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In this review in Fungal Ecology, Håvard Kauserud (@drhyfe.bsky.social) argues that while the ITS region is by far the best DNA (meta)barcoding marker for fungi, we should not use it naively or simplistically doi.org/10.1016/j.fu...

Good news! Having been declared critically endangered in 2023, young Atlantic salmon have been spotted in three rivers in north-west England for the first time since 2015, marking a “significant environmental turnaround”. fish Read more in The Guardian: https://ow.ly/7sjU50XWF6m