William (Bill) Sutherland
@billsutherland.bsky.social
Academic. Obsessed with making conservation more effective. Enjoying making nerdy videos explaining the principles of ecology and conservation. YouTube Channel: Conservation Concepts https://youtube.com/@bill_sutherland
The cave that rewrote Britain’s Ice Age youtu.be/MMVcGvX5gYI?...
The cave that rewrote Britain’s Ice Age
YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts
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January 15, 2026 at 7:06 AM
The cave that rewrote Britain’s Ice Age youtu.be/MMVcGvX5gYI?...
Applying for funds for conservation? Want to increase your chances? Here Nancy Ockendon, of Endangered Landscape and Seascapes Programme, explains how. youtu.be/ypJxT-PdqNk?...
Increase your funding for conservation
YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts
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January 12, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Applying for funds for conservation? Want to increase your chances? Here Nancy Ockendon, of Endangered Landscape and Seascapes Programme, explains how. youtu.be/ypJxT-PdqNk?...
Applying for funds for conservation? Want to increase your chances? Here Nancy Ockendon, of Endangered Landscape and Seascapes Programme, explains how. youtu.be/ypJxT-PdqNk?...
Increase your funding for conservation
YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts
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January 12, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Applying for funds for conservation? Want to increase your chances? Here Nancy Ockendon, of Endangered Landscape and Seascapes Programme, explains how. youtu.be/ypJxT-PdqNk?...
What are the consequences of this cold weather for ecology? youtu.be/4mBURh0z08k?...
Frost, topography, and plant adaptation
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January 8, 2026 at 7:05 AM
What are the consequences of this cold weather for ecology? youtu.be/4mBURh0z08k?...
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The ecologists who study nature without going outside bit.ly/3YtoSnu @tadeorp.bsky.social @sarabssethi.bsky.social @tokehoye.bsky.social @billsutherland.bsky.social @bessonmarc.bsky.social @laura-pollock.bsky.social @kevinjgaston.bsky.social
‘I rarely get outside’: scientists ditch fieldwork in the age of AI
In the race to embrace new technologies, some ecologists fear their field is losing touch with nature.
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January 7, 2026 at 1:13 PM
The ecologists who study nature without going outside bit.ly/3YtoSnu @tadeorp.bsky.social @sarabssethi.bsky.social @tokehoye.bsky.social @billsutherland.bsky.social @bessonmarc.bsky.social @laura-pollock.bsky.social @kevinjgaston.bsky.social
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Reading in journal club (as is a lab tradition for the first one of the year): the new horizon scan.
A horizon scan of biological conservation issues for 2026
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A horizon scan of biological conservation issues for 2026
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A horizon scan of biological conservation issues for 2026
We present outcomes from our 17th horizon scan of issues potentially impacting global biodiversity conservation in the next decade. Issues are novel, …
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January 5, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Reading in journal club (as is a lab tradition for the first one of the year): the new horizon scan.
A horizon scan of biological conservation issues for 2026
@billsutherland.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A horizon scan of biological conservation issues for 2026
@billsutherland.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Why do some leaves of deciduous species,such as beech, persist overwinter? Here I discuss this curious process of marcescence youtu.be/hBsStDpfxIE?...
Marcescence: leaves retained overwinter
YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts
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January 5, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Why do some leaves of deciduous species,such as beech, persist overwinter? Here I discuss this curious process of marcescence youtu.be/hBsStDpfxIE?...
As a New Year objective why not make your organisation more effective and richer? This is for conservation but the principles apply to any organisation. More details in video description. youtu.be/_EIgbrf5L7E?...
Become effective in 2026!
YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts
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January 1, 2026 at 9:32 AM
As a New Year objective why not make your organisation more effective and richer? This is for conservation but the principles apply to any organisation. More details in video description. youtu.be/_EIgbrf5L7E?...
And you were terrific!
I make an appearance in this!
I asked participants for tips attending scientific conferences #BES2025 youtu.be/ow_ickvkvbA?...
December 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
And you were terrific!
Want to get the family out appreciating nature? Here I explain how to estimate tree ages without any equipment. Enjoy! youtu.be/t1bqJ7VPZHY?...
Estimating tree ages without equipment
YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts
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December 29, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Want to get the family out appreciating nature? Here I explain how to estimate tree ages without any equipment. Enjoy! youtu.be/t1bqJ7VPZHY?...
And you were terrific. Many thanks.
I make an appearance in this!
I asked participants for tips attending scientific conferences #BES2025 youtu.be/ow_ickvkvbA?...
December 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
And you were terrific. Many thanks.
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The meaning of Christmas plants Or more importantly spoiler alert calling things by their name so we don’t lose them from our landscape
Discussing the spiritual side of nature, why Holly, Ivy and Mistletoe are significant, and how meaning is going being lost. Happy Christmas! youtu.be/hkn_r4DZrxY?...
The spiritual side of nature
YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts
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December 25, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The meaning of Christmas plants Or more importantly spoiler alert calling things by their name so we don’t lose them from our landscape
Discussing the spiritual side of nature, why Holly, Ivy and Mistletoe are significant, and how meaning is going being lost. Happy Christmas! youtu.be/hkn_r4DZrxY?...
The spiritual side of nature
YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts
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December 25, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Discussing the spiritual side of nature, why Holly, Ivy and Mistletoe are significant, and how meaning is going being lost. Happy Christmas! youtu.be/hkn_r4DZrxY?...
How stone walls can be aged and how they tell us about cattle breeds, wolves, climate and land management youtu.be/LUg2RdIbcao?...
Stone walls: their history and ecology
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December 22, 2025 at 7:11 AM
How stone walls can be aged and how they tell us about cattle breeds, wolves, climate and land management youtu.be/LUg2RdIbcao?...
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Excellent advice collated by @billsutherland.bsky.social at #BES2025 - how to approach scientific conferences (especially ones as big as those from @britishecologicalsociety.org).
Don't be afraid to chat people up, attend talks you fancy, and enjoy yourself!
What would you add?
#academicsky 🧪
Don't be afraid to chat people up, attend talks you fancy, and enjoy yourself!
What would you add?
#academicsky 🧪
I asked participants for tips attending scientific conferences #BES2025 youtu.be/ow_ickvkvbA?...
Tips for attending scientific conferences
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December 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Excellent advice collated by @billsutherland.bsky.social at #BES2025 - how to approach scientific conferences (especially ones as big as those from @britishecologicalsociety.org).
Don't be afraid to chat people up, attend talks you fancy, and enjoy yourself!
What would you add?
#academicsky 🧪
Don't be afraid to chat people up, attend talks you fancy, and enjoy yourself!
What would you add?
#academicsky 🧪
I asked participants for tips attending scientific conferences #BES2025 youtu.be/ow_ickvkvbA?...
Tips for attending scientific conferences
YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts
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December 18, 2025 at 7:15 AM
I asked participants for tips attending scientific conferences #BES2025 youtu.be/ow_ickvkvbA?...
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Excited to be at #BES2025 in Edinburgh!🌳
I'm presenting on the underappreciated risk to common species (Poster B1.68, Strathblane Hall, Wednesday 17:00-18:30).🐸
Interested in chatting more, including common species, extinction risk and conservation effectiveness? Find/message me here/Whova
I'm presenting on the underappreciated risk to common species (Poster B1.68, Strathblane Hall, Wednesday 17:00-18:30).🐸
Interested in chatting more, including common species, extinction risk and conservation effectiveness? Find/message me here/Whova
December 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Excited to be at #BES2025 in Edinburgh!🌳
I'm presenting on the underappreciated risk to common species (Poster B1.68, Strathblane Hall, Wednesday 17:00-18:30).🐸
Interested in chatting more, including common species, extinction risk and conservation effectiveness? Find/message me here/Whova
I'm presenting on the underappreciated risk to common species (Poster B1.68, Strathblane Hall, Wednesday 17:00-18:30).🐸
Interested in chatting more, including common species, extinction risk and conservation effectiveness? Find/message me here/Whova
At the BES I have permission to make 3 videos: getting a PhD, getting a job, making the most of conferences. Welcome input from anyone with thoughts. Here is today’s video discussing the ecology of deserts. youtu.be/JmZFz4gjoLs?...
Deserts: origin and ecology
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December 15, 2025 at 8:07 AM
At the BES I have permission to make 3 videos: getting a PhD, getting a job, making the most of conferences. Welcome input from anyone with thoughts. Here is today’s video discussing the ecology of deserts. youtu.be/JmZFz4gjoLs?...
We used to have aurochs: we now have domesticated cattle. Thanks to analysing bones, found by cavers in Yorkshire caves, we now understand the extraordinary way in which that exchange occurred. youtu.be/YCbQYcNkb_o?...
The origin of domestic cattle
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December 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM
We used to have aurochs: we now have domesticated cattle. Thanks to analysing bones, found by cavers in Yorkshire caves, we now understand the extraordinary way in which that exchange occurred. youtu.be/YCbQYcNkb_o?...
Fascinating story of reintroducing white storks to Sweden and the importance of source population youtu.be/LHHBLKeKcmc?...
Importance of source population for reintroduction
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December 8, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Fascinating story of reintroducing white storks to Sweden and the importance of source population youtu.be/LHHBLKeKcmc?...
Exploring the lynx's ancient landscape with the remarkable Tom Lord youtu.be/rHTy2tJUamE?...
Reconstructing the lynx's ancient landscape
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December 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Exploring the lynx's ancient landscape with the remarkable Tom Lord youtu.be/rHTy2tJUamE?...
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Have you worked on / do you know of a conservation project that changed what it was doing after looking at the evidence or undertaking a test? Replies welcome below, or on Bill's original post. Thanks!
For a highly prestigious publication a journalist is looking for conservation projects that changed what they were doing after looking at the evidence or undertaking a test. Please say working on a project that would be a good example and would like some fame. Can be anywhere in the world. Thanks.
December 3, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Have you worked on / do you know of a conservation project that changed what it was doing after looking at the evidence or undertaking a test? Replies welcome below, or on Bill's original post. Thanks!
For a highly prestigious publication a journalist is looking for conservation projects that changed what they were doing after looking at the evidence or undertaking a test. Please say working on a project that would be a good example and would like some fame. Can be anywhere in the world. Thanks.
December 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
For a highly prestigious publication a journalist is looking for conservation projects that changed what they were doing after looking at the evidence or undertaking a test. Please say working on a project that would be a good example and would like some fame. Can be anywhere in the world. Thanks.
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There are also some in Cumbria, a jaw bone is in the collection of a museum in Barrow
Was astonished to learn that most of the UK’s lynx bones are from small area in Yorkshire Dales; last until at least early medieval. Coexisted in complex habitat: upland wood pasture could be critical. youtu.be/rHTy2tJUamE?...
Reconstructing the lynx's ancient landscape
YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts
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December 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
There are also some in Cumbria, a jaw bone is in the collection of a museum in Barrow
Was astonished to learn that most of the UK’s lynx bones are from small area in Yorkshire Dales; last until at least early medieval. Coexisted in complex habitat: upland wood pasture could be critical. youtu.be/rHTy2tJUamE?...
Reconstructing the lynx's ancient landscape
YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Was astonished to learn that most of the UK’s lynx bones are from small area in Yorkshire Dales; last until at least early medieval. Coexisted in complex habitat: upland wood pasture could be critical. youtu.be/rHTy2tJUamE?...