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Wild Animal Initiative @wildanimalinitv.bsky.social · 16d

📢 #CFP: We are now accepting #grant applications for research projects in wild animal welfare science.

To learn more about the grants we offer, what we're looking for, and how to apply, visit our grants page: www.wildanimalinitiative.org/grants

Submit your EOI by November 14.

Grants — Wild Animal Initiative

www.wildanimalinitiative.org

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Mal Graham @wildanigraham.bsky.social · 22d

Would be very cool to see someone submit a paper about the potential effects on wildlife for this

Entomological Society of America @entsocamerica.bsky.social · 23d

Deadline tomorrow, September 19!

Submit your proposal about the New World screwworm for an upcoming special collection from the Journal of Medical Entomology and the Journal of Economic Entomology: entsoc.org/publications... @oxfordacademic.bsky.social

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Mal Graham @wildanigraham.bsky.social · 22d

Related to my previous post; this is a nice review of wildfire effects on wildlife from 2022

doi.org/10.1088/1748...
via @ioppublishing.bsky.social

As usual, more research is needed to quantify the effects on populations + individual welfare.

A review of the effects of wildfire smoke on the health and behavior of wildlife - IOPscience

A review of the effects of wildfire smoke on the health and behavior of wildlife, Sanderfoot, O V, Bassing, S B, Brusa, J L, Emmet, R L, Gillman, S J, Swift, K, Gardner, B

doi.org

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Mal Graham @wildanigraham.bsky.social · 22d

This is also a massive source of suffering and premature death for many wild animals

ClimateFran @climatefran.bsky.social · 23d

Important new paper from
@marshallburke.bsky.social
on the devastating toll of wildfire smoke in
@nature.com

"climate-driven smoke deaths result in economic damages that exceed existing estimates of climate-driven damages from all other causes combined in the US"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Dugdale Research Group @hannahdugdale.bsky.social · 22d

Come & work with us - fully funded 4 year PhD on Social Ageing: Social environment effects on senescence, using an epigenetic clock www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor... @rug.nl @david-s-richardson.bsky.social @keesvanoers.bsky.social @seychelleswarbler.bsky.social photo: @charlisdavies.bsky.social

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 22d

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

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Mal Graham @wildanigraham.bsky.social · Sep 3

This seems like such a great resource. I wonder how social change folks will use it. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Mass Mobilization in the Modern Era: Introducing the Opposition Movements and Groups (OMG) Dataset, 1789–2019 - Marianne Dahl, Sirianne Dahlum, Hanne Fjelde, Haakon Gjerløw, Carl Henrik Knutsen, Carin...

The nature and consequences of mass mobilization are core topics in the social sciences. How have mass mobilization movements evolved over time? How do key char...

journals.sagepub.com

Mal Graham @wildanigraham.bsky.social · Aug 9

And here she is accepting her bday present

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Mal Graham @wildanigraham.bsky.social · Aug 9

Happy 13th bday to my dog Kate, who got mistaken for a puppy yesterday.

Red dog sleeping in a shrimp pose on a green and white bed

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Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · Aug 6

I truly cannot emphasize enough how this is straight up Lysenkoism.

Because of the incredible work of our nation’s scientists, we have our finger tips on the closest thing humanity has ever come to “a cure for cancer”, but brainworm over here doesn’t believe in it.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/h...

Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts

www.nytimes.com

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Dr Heather Browning (Veit) @zoophilosophy.bsky.social · Jun 20

Fantastic report from the Humane Slaughter Association on how to transition to humane slaughter for wild-caught fish (of which *trillions* are caught and killed annually)
www.hsa.org.uk/downloads/hs...

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Paige Byerly, PhD @paigebyerly.bsky.social · Jun 3

A female Western Gull was recorded riding 150km in a garbage truck from San Francisco to a compost facility in Central CA, probably to forage. TWICE. An innovator, an icon, a genius.

This is one of my favorite @waterbirdsociety.bsky.social papers I've ever handled as managing editor #ornithology

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Ed Ivimey-Cook @eivimeycook.bsky.social · May 21

Massive piece of work by @pietropollo.bsky.social and colleagues!

Really encouraging paper showing that many EcoEvo meta-analyses are largely reproducible and replicable!

doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

Reliability of meta-analyses in ecology and evolution: (mostly) good news from a case study on sexual signals | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Meta-analyses are powerful synthesis tools that are popular in ecology and evolution owing to the rapidly growing literature of this field. Although the usefulness of meta-analyses depends on their reliability, such as the precision of individual and mean ...

doi.org

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Mal Graham @wildanigraham.bsky.social · Jun 2

Pumped to be at this conference this week - have already learned at LEAST five things.

TWS Urban Wildlife Working Group @tws-uwwg.bsky.social · May 30

🌆🐾 The International Urban Wildlife Conference kicks off this weekend in Atlanta! We’re bringing together researchers and practitioners to explore the ecology and evolution of cities. Stay tuned for updates, session highlights, and behind-the-scenes glimpses of #IUWC2025! 🌇🦝🧬🌳

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Lynne U. Sneddon @lynneusneddon.bsky.social · May 30

Proud to be part of producing this report on how wild fishes are killed with proposed ways in which we can improve their welfare in fisheries #fishwelfare

The Humane Slaughter Association @the-hsa.bsky.social · May 29

📢 NEW REPORT: Each year, over 1 trillion wild-caught finfish are slaughtered, most without humane stunning.

Our report offers evidence-based steps to improve slaughter practices and promote more humane treatment of wild-caught finfish.

🔗 Read it here: ow.ly/Fqx250W0RhA

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Animal Welfare - the UFAW Journal @animal-welfare.bsky.social · May 29

🔍 Over a trillion wild finfish are slaughtered each year, typically without stunning. This study critically maps global evidence on the issue, revealing major gaps in #fishwelfare research & urgent need for species-specific practices in wild fisheries.

🔗 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Brandon Keim @brandonkeim.bsky.social · May 22

If you’re free this evening at 7pm ET, come on by! I’ll be reading from Meet the Neighbors and having a conversation with the fine people at PAN Works, an ethics & policy think tank devoted to the wellbeing of animals.

Registration (it’s free): us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · May 13

Read more in the article by @hannahritchie.bsky.social: ourworldindata.org/less-meat-or...

Less meat is nearly always better than sustainable meat, to reduce your carbon footprint

Plant-based protein sources still have a lower footprint than the lowest-impact meat products.

ourworldindata.org

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Mal Graham @wildanigraham.bsky.social · May 15

Very excited to share that I'm officially the science coordinator for this project, as of today!

Jeff Sebo @jeffsebo.bsky.social · May 7

1/ The NYU Wild Animal Welfare Program is growing! Thanks to a generous grant from the New York Community Trust, our team is thrilled to announce a brand-new, first-of-its-kind project at the science-policy nexus: the Wildlife Inclusive Local Development (WILD) Lab.

NYU Launches the Wildlife Inclusive Local Development (WILD) Lab

New lab will advance research and policy to support wild animals in urban environments

www.nyu.edu

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Mal Graham @wildanigraham.bsky.social · Apr 15

The quote in this article from Richard Hanania infuriates me. How can you do such a bad job thinking through your own ideology that when it comes into power, you don't like it anymore, despite it looking basically exactly like what you asked for?

Mal Graham @wildanigraham.bsky.social · Apr 15

"Wow, how could we have predicted this would happen" say dozens of people who were told that this would happen.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...

Opinion | The Vibe Shifts Against the Right (Gift Article)

People who once found right-wing ideas scintillating are having second thoughts as they watch Trump put those ideas into practice.

www.nytimes.com

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Mal Graham @wildanigraham.bsky.social · Apr 15

I think there can be principled reasons to contextually switch between intent- and outcome-focused paradigms, but I suspect there is a lot going on besides principle here.

Mal Graham @wildanigraham.bsky.social · Apr 15

Just as one example, know many folks who assess whether something is racist based on the intent of the actor, but whether a charity is good based on the outcome of their work.

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Mal Graham @wildanigraham.bsky.social · Apr 15

I'm interested if there are correlations between these views, because in my experience, people can be extremely variable in terms of whether they focus on outcomes or intent depending on the context.

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Mal Graham @wildanigraham.bsky.social · Apr 15

This whole thread is quite interesting, and feels reminiscent to me of the difference between those who think various values (racism, "goodness," ally-ship, etc.) are best understood in terms of intent vs in terms of outcome.

Stephan Lewandowsky @lewan.bsky.social · Apr 10

There are different ways in which honesty can be understood and what people consider to be the truth.
One approach relies on evidence and is concerned with the state of the world.
The other approach relies on intuition and is concerned with sincere expression of belief.
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