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Professor of Applied Ecology @EssexLifeSciences Ecology of harvested species, their habitats and it's restoration. Family. Dogs. Wild Food. Nature.
Europeans support large carnivore recovery while opposing both further population growth and hunting | Nature #Ecology & Evolution #People #Wildlife share.google/zEGEZYH0rYHM...
Europeans support large carnivore recovery while opposing both further population growth and hunting - Nature Ecology & Evolution
A survey of 10,000 members of the public across European Union countries in which there are large carnivores finds strong support for carnivore recovery but simultaneous, and somewhat paradoxical, opp...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Scotland fans celebrating was measured as an earthquake 🤣 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Scotland fans shook the earth in win over Denmark
Seismic activity was recorded as the Tartan Army celebrated Scotland reaching their first World Cup since 1998.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Great to hear @LizKendall @teamlabouruk.bsky.social #BackBritish #Science - this also means higher fruit - such as, but not limited to, these areas
November 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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The NERC review process makes its ‘no resubmissions’ policy particularly egregious

If a grant scores low, it is rejected with no opportunity to address reviews

We’ve just had that; the reviews would have been easy to address

As a result, we can’t submit a revised version to any research council 😢
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.

Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Can hunting truly support conservation? Does fortress conservation offer a sustainable solution for protecting wildlife in the long term? And how do we balance the needs of impoverished communities with the preservation of fragile ecosystems? The latest episode is up! 🌍🦤

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November 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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Did you know that the two Light-bellied Brent Goose populations – from Canada and Svalbard – largely winter on Strangford Lough and Lindisfarne respectively, while the birds wintering elsewhere in Britain come from the Russian Dark-bellied population?

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November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Finally seeing some teal in the duck traps #ringing #ducks #banding #science #volunteering #nature #birds #wildlife
November 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Last week to apply to be a BTO Youth Rep ➡️ bit.ly/YouthRep25

We're looking for volunteers aged 16-24 to share their passion for nature!🐦🌿Training and support are provided, and expenses will be paid.

📝 Closing date: Sunday 9th November 2025.
November 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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October 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Grey-backed Thrush is one of the commoner Asian passerines in captivity in the UK, many appear to be unringed #UKBirding
October 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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With HPAI bird flu resurging in UK and Western Europe, here's the link to the 2 recent special issues of #BirdStudy on avian influenza: 20 papers on impacts, mitigation, patterns and control. Part 1/2:
#ornithology #seabirds #raptors #birdflu
Special Issue of #BirdStudy is now published:
The impacts of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza on birds: part 1

10 papers (5 #OpenAccess) plus Editorial on the impacts of #birdflu #HPAI outbreak in Europe, Canada, Antarctica: www.tandfonline.com/toc/tbis20/7...

#ornithology #ukbirding #seabirds
October 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Coming up soon (9 am today) an opportunity to hear this classic episode of In Our Time on Bird Migration featuring Tim Guilford of @biology.ox.ac.uk

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Bird Migration
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how birds navigate and the risks and benefits of migration
www.bbc.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Human disturbance threshold for apex predator-prey relationships - they do their job even in fragmented landscapes #ecology www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Human disturbance thresholds determine the ecological role of an apex predator - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Human disturbance thresholds determine the ecological role of an apex predator
www.nature.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Interesting(!) that these captive-bred ducks for sale in East Yorkshire seem to be unringed in very many cases. Baikal, Blue-winged, Green-winged Teals, plus Garganeys. Dread to think how many end up in the wild and in local bird reports... #ukbirding
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
#PhD Studentship - Marine Heat Waves & shellfish fisheries - informing future #marine policy. Join our team at the University of Essex, School of Life Sciences. All the details available here: www.essex.ac.uk/Postgraduate...

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October 29, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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The costs of the UK’s Global Talent Visa looks a trifle high in comparison to competitor countries - largely through the Immigration Health Surcharge (which critics say is a form of double taxation as they contribute to the NHS through normal tax on their earnings)
October 21, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Wild East goes National #wilding #farming ‘Next great leap’: grassroots movement to wild East Anglia goes national | Rewilding | The Guardian share.google/oQBfRUkmDiDy...
‘Next great leap’: grassroots movement to wild East Anglia goes national
Set up by three ‘eco-anxious’ farmers, WildEast has created UK-wide version of pledge to encourage people to restore nature
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October 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM
There is a lot of momentum in @greenparty.org.uk - as I have said before - if they could shift their position on utilitarianism to more like the #Swedish green party - i think their movement could grow further - particularly on farming, fishing and other #animal use
October 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I have never been brilliant at maths..but... I am good at geography and waterfowl and I am fairly sure this is wrong... still close enough i suppose @parliamentarygoose.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Loved the #Leeds #Yorkshire #community investing in Swifts on #HamzaHiddenWildIsles
October 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
My bias is towards sharing effects of #pets and disturbance on #wildlife - but 1 Billion #birds a year killed by #building collisions, #roads and transport by far biggest killer or terrestrial (wild) vertebrates in Europe - we could deal with them
October 19, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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So lovely to meet our new cohort of marine biology and ecology undergraduates @universityofessex.bsky.social. What a lovely bunch! And deff winning the highest jump there Michael Steinke!!
October 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM