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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 2d

Today IUCN has officially declared the Slender-billed Curlew extinct, marking the first known global extinction of a formerly widespread migratory bird species whose range included mainland Europe, North Africa, and West Asia.

Read more here ⬇️
www.unep-aewa.org/fr/node/6632

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Dave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social · 1d

Officially extinct yesterday, RIP slender-billed curlew

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 1d

Migratory birds connect continents & ecosystems — but their age-old routes are under threat from habitat loss, pollution, & climate change, causing alarming declines.

How much do you really know about them? Take the quiz and find out. https://ow.ly/3LEJ50Xa186 #WorldMigratoryBirdDay

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Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC @ebdonana.bsky.social · 2d

🦇 El murciélago más grande de Europa, el nóctulo grande, es capaz de capturar y consumir pequeñas aves migratorias en vuelo.

Es el sorprendente descubrimiento que ha realizado un equipo de la @ebdonana.bsky.social y la @au.dk.

🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

➕ info: www.csic.es/es/actualida...

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Eduardo E Iñigo Elias, Ph.D. @eiee60.bsky.social · 2d

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species reports today that over 60% of bird species worldwide are in decline, primarily due to habitat loss and degradation and others like psittaciformes (parrots, macaw) and passeriformes (song birds) to live traffic.

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BOU @bou.org.uk · 2d

Small birds need big trees in the forest: The key to protecting cavity-nesters | www.sciencedirect.co... | Forest Ecology and Management | #ornithology 🪶

Small birds need big trees in the forest: The key to protecting cavity-nesters

Due to their specific nesting requirements, cavity nesters are associated with a set of distinct habitat features. These characteristics can be shaped…

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BOU @bou.org.uk · 3d

Spatial–Temporal Variation of Bird Roadkill Hotspots in the Brazilian Semi-Arid Region | onlinelibrary.wiley.... | Austral Ecology | #ornithology 🪶

Spatial–Temporal Variation of Bird Roadkill Hotspots in the Brazilian Semi‐Arid Region

Birds are vulnerable to roadkill on highways. Understanding which factors may be associated with bird roadkill and the formation of roadkill hotspots is crucial for informing evidence-based mitigatio...

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BOU @bou.org.uk · 3d

Breeding biology of the Pelagic Cormorant (Urile pelagicus) at Cape Peirce, Alaska | www.tandfonline.com/... | Wilson Journal of Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶

Breeding biology of the Pelagic Cormorant (Urile pelagicus) at Cape Peirce, Alaska

We studied the breeding biology of the Pelagic Cormorant (Urile pelagicus) around the Cape Peirce peninsula (58°32’N, 161°46’W) on the Bering Sea coast of Alaska, USA, in 1970 and 1973. Although ou...

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 2d

There are more cases of Hansen’s disease reported in Brazil than any other nation besides India.

A study carried out by Brazilian researchers and published in May revealed a strong association in Brazil between direct contact with armadillos and a high risk of contracting Hansen’s disease.

Research aims to link Hansen’s disease & illegal armadillo hunting in Brazil

Hansen’s disease (also known as leprosy) has afflicted humans for thousands of years — it has been cited throughout history, even in passages of the Bible. Yet science has still not determined…

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BOU @bou.org.uk · 2d

The availability of Blue-fronted Amazon nesting cavities is at risk in west-central Brazil | journal.afonet.org/v... | Journal of Field Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 2d

I have to fan-girl for a minute here. My friend @rosvall-lab.bsky.social built an app to gather data on bird behavior during the 2024 solar eclipse. 10,000+ citizen scientists contributed (including my kids), and the resulting paper was published in Science today!

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

Total solar eclipse triggers dawn behavior in birds: Insights from acoustic recordings and community science

On 8 April 2024, a total solar eclipse disrupted light-dark cycles for North American birds during the lead-up to spring reproduction. Compiling more than 10,000 community observations and artificial ...

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BOU @bou.org.uk · 4d

Native forest cover, fragmentation, and seasonality shape functional diversity in forest bird communities | www.sciencedirect.co... | Forest Ecology and Management | #ornithology 🪶

Native forest cover, fragmentation, and seasonality shape functional diversity in forest bird communities

Biodiversity encompasses genetic, species, and ecosystem diversity, all of which are threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation driven by human acti…

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BOU @bou.org.uk · 5d

The origins and functions of bowers in the Bowerbirds: a review and synthesis | doi.org/10.1080/0158... | Emu | #ornithology 🪶

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Eduardo E Iñigo Elias, Ph.D. @eiee60.bsky.social · 4d

Harvest Moon over Cornell University campus.

#Canon #EOS #50S-R #Canon300mm 2.8 L IS USM Ef f/18 ISO100 1.4 Sec. Aperture 3.5 #Lightroom ND Filter6.
#Moon
#Luna
#Cornell
#CornellUniversity
#Ithaca
#NY

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BOU @bou.org.uk · 6d

Spatiotemporal Overlap of Mallards With Poultry Farms Is Associated With Greater Risk of Avian Influenza Wild Bird Spillover Events | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology 🪶

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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 7d

"It’s encouraging to find that given enough time, persistence, and patience, successful restoration projects can become the norm.” UCS fellow Derrick Z. Jackson brings us much-needed hope in his new piece on the recovery of puffins off the coast of Maine.

Protecting Puffins in Maine Is an Emotional Commitment

The crew at Seal Island have something to say.

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Rebecca Heisman @rheisman.bsky.social · 18d

I'm trying to spend less time on social media for the sake of my mental health BUT I thought y'all might enjoy this SciShow video that I wrote the script for, all about the ways that decoy/dummy birds are used in #ornithology. youtu.be/aSzCs_w0dhA?...

These Birds Aren’t Real

YouTube video by SciShow

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IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group @iucnshark.bsky.social · 19d

A landmark scientific workshop has identified 124 Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRAs) across the European Atlantic, providing the first comprehensive map of critical habitats for threatened species such as Basking Shark, Tope, Spiny Dogfish, Sicklefin Devil Ray, and Angelshark.

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Mongabay Latam @mongabaylatam.bsky.social · 19d

🇵🇪🔎 #INVESTIGACIÓN @mongabaylatam.bsky.social revela que las dos empresas chinas que lideran el mercado de algas en #Perú no tienen licencia industrial para operar. Las millonarias cifras de ese negocio esconden una grave cadena de ilegalidad. 🧵⬇️ es.mongabay.com/2025/09/empr...

Sin permiso para operar: las dos empresas chinas que lideran el mercado de algas en Perú no tienen licencia industrial

Mongabay Latam revela que las dos empresas chinas que lideran el mercado de algas en Perú no tienen licencia industrial para operar.

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Eduardo E Iñigo Elias, Ph.D. @eiee60.bsky.social · 19d

Wildlife traffickers continue to engage in illegal trade of #Spix's #Macaws & other wildlife from various countries, right under the noses of #CITES authorities. This raises serious concerns about whether #CITES is an ineffective organization, corrupt, or a combination of both.

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Eduardo E Iñigo Elias, Ph.D. @eiee60.bsky.social · 19d

During my presentation at the 1988 IUCN-IBAMA “2nd World Conference on the Conservation of Neotropical Parrots in Curitiba, 🇧🇷 ”, several known wildlife traffickers were present. In response, #IBAMA, #WCS, and #IUCN advised scientists to remove any maps of our study sites from our presentations

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Eduardo E Iñigo Elias, Ph.D. @eiee60.bsky.social · 19d

Illegal transactions involving Spix's Macaws have been taking place for decades, facilitated by wealthy individuals, including billionaire collectors in India, as well as groups like drug lords and mafia members. Despite being illegal, these activities continue unchecked.

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Eduardo E Iñigo Elias, Ph.D. @eiee60.bsky.social · 19d

The Brazilian endemic Spix’s Macaw has been listed on #CITES Appendix I as an endangered species, receiving complete protection from trade under this #UN convention for decades. This agreement includes 151 signatory countries.

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Feathers fly in dispute over Ambani zoo's pursuit of rare parrot

This is a story about a bird and a family. But this is no ordinary bird, and this is no ordinary family.

www.reuters.com

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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 22d

🐱 Avian flu in house cats

A case series reports H5N1 infections in four domestic cats near a California dairy farm. With early care and oseltamivir, survival was possible and antibodies persisted for months.

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

#SciComm #Influenza 🧪

Outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza a(H5N1) among house cats: A case series involving oseltamivir treatment

We present a highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) outbreak among four domestic cats from the same household within close proximity to a dairy far…

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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 25d

It may seem hard to focus in at a time when climate research and higher education are both under assault, but as I and my co-authors argue here: Higher education institutions can accelerate societal climate action

academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...

Higher education's roles in addressing the climate challenge: Workforce Development, Research, and Community Engagement, supported on a platform of Operations

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