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Phyllis Lee @pili-scotland.bsky.social · 1d

iucncongress2025.org/programme/lo...

Longevity Conservation: Why we should protect old, wise and large animals

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Andy Dobson @andy2dobson.bsky.social · 1d

Can you send a link for this. I'll try and come along virtually. Hope all good with you.

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Andy Dobson @andy2dobson.bsky.social · 2d

Paper for next weeks Biodiversity COP in AbuDhabi. Special issue of IUCN Parks. We need a UN Global Convention on Freshwater for humanity and biodiversity.
Parksjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/5.-DOBSON.PDF

Parksjournal.com

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Andy Dobson @andy2dobson.bsky.social · 2d

New article in special issue of IUCN Parks journal for COP Meeting in Abu Dhabi next week. We need a UN driven Global Convention on Freshwater for Humans and Biodiversity. An ecosystems service with tangible value.
Parksjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/5.-DOBSON.pdf

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Andy Dobson @andy2dobson.bsky.social · 3d

I suspect the spirits of a John and Danny Thompson are slumped there some nights, sleeping off another night of celestial improvisation...and quite a few beers.

Tracey Thorn @traceythorn.bsky.social · 3d

Currently reading the fantastic John Martyn biog by @graemethomson.bsky.social and walked across Hampstead Heath this morning with this track blasting in my ears. Probably passed the very spot where that cover photo taken. open.spotify.com/track/1ea5h9...

Stormbringer

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Mother of Cats @starrysky5.bsky.social · 4d

What a terrifying war zone!!!!??!!

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 6d

Same.

#AlsoTiredOfWaitingForTheEPSTEIN_Files

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Spooky Stanley @justin-stanley.com · 12d

I’m pretty sure I found the exit once, but I may still be lost somewhere in there.

The Needling @theneedling.com · 12d

National Guard Already Lost at Powell’s Books: tinyurl.com/4mw4n9h2

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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 14d

everybody gets to choose one climate solution they're allowed to hate as long as they 100% support policy and infrastructure to implement it. I loathe biking (because I take it personally when people try to kill me) but bring on the protected lanes and secure bike parking

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 14d

My takeaways are:

1. More people should be looking at this from @projectdrawdown.bsky.social: drawdown.org/explorer

2. More people should be getting around by bike

3. NYC is the greatest city in the world

Drawdown® Explorer

We know what we need to do: stop climate change as quickly as possible. Now, with the Drawdown Explorer, we know how to do it.

drawdown.org

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · Sep 10

We need more provocative papers like this …

John Alroy @johnalroy.bsky.social · Jul 24

Shannon's H, Simpson's D, and Pielou's J are useless in ecology. Fitting data with a compound abundance distribution based on the geometric series is a better way to quantify variation – and to estimate species richness. New paper in Ecology Letters.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Stewart @stewchat.bsky.social · Aug 29

Watched it yesterday. Hilarious, the Beavis and Butthead of Birding...😆

J Hanlon @jahanlon.bsky.social · Aug 28

youtube.com/watch?v=zl-w.... Worth a watch! #BigYear

LISTERS: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching

YouTube video by owen reiser

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Andy Dobson @andy2dobson.bsky.social · Aug 30

New paper on rodent borne spoilers with a great group of colleagues

Sagan Friant @saganfriant.bsky.social · Aug 29

New review out in @thelancetplanet.bsky.social from our rodent-borne zoonoses workshop @ciddpsu.bsky.social 🐭🌍

Humans & rodents share a long history and many pathogens -from plague to mpox. Outbreak prevention needs socially + ecologically grounded solutions

🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Reducing the threats of rodent-borne zoonoses requires an understanding and leveraging of three key pillars: disease ecology, synanthropy, and rodentation

Rodents have co-existed with humans for centuries, and frequently exchange pathogens. Historically, rodent-driven plague outbreaks scoured the Old Wor…

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Andy Dobson @andy2dobson.bsky.social · Aug 28

Excellent choice! Amazing work!

Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery @naturerecovery.bsky.social · Aug 27

Fabulous news! Congratulations to our Centre Director, @ymalhi.bsky.social who has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to the field of Ecology. 🎉

@ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @socsci.ox.ac.uk @orieloxford.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org

Yadvinder Malhi awarded prestigious Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology

Yadvinder Malhi recognised for outstanding contribution to the field of ecology

naturerecovery.ox.ac.uk

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · Aug 11

Our political cartoonists know the score.

(Clay Bennett for the Chattanooga Times Free Press)

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Andy Dobson @andy2dobson.bsky.social · Aug 9

Really excellent review

Camille Delavaux @camilledelavaux.bsky.social · Aug 9

So excited that my Tansley Insight "On the role of mutualisms in plant biogeography: consequences for ecology, evolution, and invasion" is out today!! @newphyt.bsky.social

On the role of mutualisms in plant biogeography: consequences for ecology, evolution, and invasion

Most plant species world-wide depend on one or more mutualisms – beneficial associations with other species. Evidence is emerging that these biotic mutualisms shape plant biogeography (i.e. distribut....

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Aug 9

Well said, Mo Salah.

Suleiman al-Obeid was shot dead by IDF forces whilst waiting for food aid in southern Gaza.

Mo Salah respond to a post by UEFA with:

Can you tell us how he died, where, and why?

The UEFA post reads:

Farewell to Suleiman al-Obeid, the 'Palestinian Pelé'.

A talent who gave hope to countless children, even in the darkest of times

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Melanie Mitchell @melaniemitchell.bsky.social · Aug 8

Good news for Ireland and Austria....

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · Aug 6

I’m pretty sure neither her “ass” or her “hips” know which bathroom she’s supposed to use.

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Rod Johnson 💙💙💙 @pcrod.bsky.social · Aug 2

Once again...

www.rawstory.com/immigration-...

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Jul 30

I posted to Twitter for what looks like the fifth time this year yesterday. Checked back today and the post has 39,000 likes, 3.2k retweets — and 9 replies, and 4 quote tweets. I'm sorry folks those numbers ain't real. Bordering on a statistical impossibility. It's gotta be almost entirely fake.

A twitter post of "No Way to Prevent This" in reply to an NYT headline that's nearly identical.

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Andy Dobson @andy2dobson.bsky.social · Jul 31

@gates.bsky.social

Andy Dobson @andy2dobson.bsky.social · Jul 31

Great to work on this amazing paper with Gates DuPont

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

North American bird declines are driven by reductions in common species

Declines in North American birds are driven not by rare species vanishing but by sharp losses among formerly common species.

www.science.org

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Andy Dobson @andy2dobson.bsky.social · Jul 31

Great to work on this amazing paper with Gates DuPont

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

North American bird declines are driven by reductions in common species

Declines in North American birds are driven not by rare species vanishing but by sharp losses among formerly common species.

www.science.org

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Andy Dobson @andy2dobson.bsky.social · Jul 31

Great to work on this amazing paper with Gates DuPont

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

North American bird declines are driven by reductions in common species

Declines in North American birds are driven not by rare species vanishing but by sharp losses among formerly common species.

www.science.org

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Chris McDermott @chrismcdermott.bsky.social · Jul 25

“For centuries, we’ve mapped mountains, forests, and oceans. But these fungi have remained in the dark, despite the extraordinary ways they sustain life on land.” @tobykiers.bsky.social , @spun.earth

Earth’s Underground Fungi Networks Need Urgent Protection: Study - EcoWatch

The underground fungi networks that help sustain Earth’s ecosystems are in need of urgent conservation action, according to SPUN.

www.ecowatch.com

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George McGavin @georgemcgavin.bsky.social · Jul 28

As always, Larry and Paul get it spot on!

Larry & Paul @larryandpaul.bsky.social · Jul 27

The algo obviously HATES us talking about this.

So would you do us a favour and share?

UK Media Shifts Tone on Gaza - #BrokenNews
youtu.be/WmFD42E5_W4

UK Media Shifts Tone on Gaza - #BrokenNews

YouTube video by Larry & Paul

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