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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 24d

Two weeks to go before Capturing Ecology closes!

Explore our 8 categories and enter your best photos 📸 that champion the wonders of ecology.

Competition closes on 30 September.

https://f.mtr.cool/bbujqjypnj

A vibrant red-eyed tree frog clings to a branch beside text promoting the British Ecological Society's "Capturing Ecology 2025" competition, closing in 2 weeks on 30 September.

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Nicola Koyama @nicolakoyama.bsky.social · 28d

Balanced and considered account of scientific racism in the evolutionary sciences and what academics can do to counter it:

Kevin Lala @kevinlala.bsky.social · Aug 27

Our article "Impediments to countering racist pseudoscience" (with @gillianrbrown1.bsky.social, @kztwyman.bsky.social & Marc Feldman) is now published online.

We describe five factors that contribute to the spread of racism and suggest strategies for countering them.

doi.org/10.1017/ehs....

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · Jul 22

Calling all artists! 🧑‍🎨🎨 We are running a t-shirt design competition - craft some primate artwork and submit it to us by the 1st October. The winning design will be sold on our online store, with generated funds used to support our work promoting primate conservation, research and captive care. See 🧵

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DrZP @zarahpattison.bsky.social · Sep 4

🏞️Fieldwork is one of the most inspiring parts of environmental science. Let’s make sure it’s also one of the safest and most inclusive! 🥇
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Improving university policies and risk assessment to support inclusive fieldwork in environmental sciences

Among 90 UK higher education institutions, there was patchy mention of protected and other identity-related characteristics in fieldwork policy and risk assessments, and very limited consideration of...

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Diego Gil @diegogil.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Nature @nature.com · Sep 3

A common type of ant in Europe breaks a fundamental rule in biology: its queens can produce male offspring that are a whole different species

go.nature.com/4mOb5T9

‘Almost unimaginable’: these ants are different species but share a mother

Ant queens of one species clone ants of another to create hybrid workers that do their bidding.

go.nature.com

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Andrew King @shoalgroup.bsky.social · Sep 3

Primate Society of Great Britain (PSGB) Meeting
National Museum Cardiff, 27-28 November

www.psgb.org/pages/14-mee...
Registration and abstract submission coming soon! Please share!

@mckinneymonkey.bsky.social @inesfuertbauer.bsky.social @willallennz.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social

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Christina Hansen Wheat @chansenwheat.bsky.social · Sep 3

🚨 PhD position in behavioural evolution 🚨

Come do your PhD with me in Linköping, Sweden, using the domestic dog (and some wolves) to answer fun questions on how complex behaviours develop and evolve.

Application deadline September 24 2025 🧪 🌍 🦊 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs

liu.se/en/work-at-l...

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · Sep 3

🌍🧪Ecology needs inclusive systems and equitable opportunities.

Our new BES report shares evidence, lived experience, and practical steps to dismantle barriers in science.
Written by BES Network members, part-funded by Pride in STEM.

Read the full report here:

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Nicola Koyama @nicolakoyama.bsky.social · Sep 2

The free online animal behaviour conference!

Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · Sep 2

⏳ Time is ticking… Only 5 days left!

Don’t miss your chance to share your work at #ABL2025, our free online conference on animal behavior research.

🎤 15-min oral talks
🎥 5-min video posters
📅 Deadline: September 7
📄 Submit your abstract now 👉 ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org

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Sylvia Foolproof Suddes @bossproofreader.bsky.social · Jul 25

Joe Harkness reveals how neurodiverse conservationists find their “superpowers” can make them uniquely effective at their job, with skills including lateral thinking, hyperfocus, memory skills and empathy, as well as having an aptitude for fieldwork.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Intrinsically connected’: how human neurodiversity could help save nature

Biodiversity is linked to people’s diversity, and nature lends itself to people who are different, says author Joe Harkness

www.theguardian.com

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Nicola Koyama @nicolakoyama.bsky.social · Aug 30

The #psgbfieldskills2025 workshop wouldn't have happened without the energy and efforts of the PSGB EDI Sub-committee! 🙏Thanks to @krishsubramamium, Anne-Marie Mascaro, Praneetha Monipi and Alecia Carter. And to @si-monkeys.bsky.social for tireless planning and positivity in co-organising the event

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Nicola Koyama @nicolakoyama.bsky.social · Aug 30

#psgbfieldskills2025 students then had fun with an engaging session by @rachellrobinson.bsky.social developing a question and choosing the right methods, before heading into the zoo to collect behavioural observation data on their chosen primate species!

Rachel Robinson (far left) leading a session on design behavioural observation studies with a group of students

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Nicola Koyama @nicolakoyama.bsky.social · Aug 30

How many of us spend time doing this before starting any kind of field project?
Thanks 🙏 to Sharifah Namaganda, Suraj N, Bhavuk Nijay and Praneetha Monipi (Chair) for sharing stories, experiences and great advice, reminding us of what's important in the field ❤️

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Nicola Koyama @nicolakoyama.bsky.social · Aug 30

Insightful #psgbfieldskills2025 panel discussion with in-country researchers.
First steps to community-based conservation? Build relationships first, arrive to learn not fix, be interested in others and their priorities, make friends, don't assume, show yourself as a person first, not a researcher.

Screenshot of the online PSGB Field Skills workshop panel discussion on community-based conservation

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Nicola Koyama @nicolakoyama.bsky.social · Aug 30

It's a wrap! #psgbfieldskills2025 #zsl #asab has flown by! Day 3: ethics, logistics, permits and wildlife health via scenario-based learning (Matt Gardiner), inspiring panel discussions on community conservation (Praneetha Monipi) and collecting data at the human-primate interface (Kelly Sambucci) 👏

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Nicola Koyama @nicolakoyama.bsky.social · Aug 30

A fantastic Day 2 on #psgbfieldskills2025 #zsl workshop: vegetation and wildlife surveys @pintsizedprimate.bsky.social bioacoustics @wascherclaudia.bsky.social tracking, camera traps @lizallo.bsky.social and mental health in the field with Praneetha Monipi @primatesocietygb.bsky.social @asab.org

A photo of Kat talking about vegetation and wildlife surveys

A photo of Liz talking about advanced field methods

Students collecting field data on a woodland path

Students learning about field skills in a seminar room

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Nicola Koyama @nicolakoyama.bsky.social · Aug 28

As field researchers, we can support disclosure choices with confidential protocols, pre-fieldwork conversations and ensuring allies are visible

A slide of a presentation about supporting disclosure choices in fieldwork

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Nicola Koyama @nicolakoyama.bsky.social · Aug 28

Why talk about LGBTQIA+Inclusion in the field?
45% of those participating in fieldwork have faced gender discrimination 👇
#psgbfieldskills2025 workshop
@primatesocietygb.bsky.social
@asab.org @zslscience.bsky.social @ljmuimpact.bsky.social @wascherclaudia.bsky.social

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Nicola Koyama @nicolakoyama.bsky.social · Aug 28

Our #psgbfieldskills2025 workshop has started! Great to hear Kat @pintsizedprimate.bsky.social
talk on different perspectives in the development of animal behaviour methods
@primatesocietygb.bsky.social
Thanks to @asab.org @zslscience.bsky.social @ljmuimpact.bsky.social for their amazing support

Kat Almeida-Warren talking to students at the PSGB Field Skills Workshop

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Nicola Koyama @nicolakoyama.bsky.social · Jul 19

The amazing field skills workshop! 👀 Funds go directly towards helping those in need attend:

primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · Jul 17

We need your help to raise money for our Field Skills Workshop! 🤝 Our workshop provides critical training for emerging primatologists who otherwise would not have opportunities to gain field experience. Consider donating to support this goal via the 🔗: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

Help raise £1000 to Support the PSGB Field Skills Workshop 2025 – JustGiving Crowdfunding

Iʼm raising money to Support the PSGB Field Skills Workshop 2025. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

www.justgiving.com

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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · Jul 18

📢 Call for abstracts! Want to present your animal behaviour research online & for free? Submit a 5-min video poster for #ABL2025. Hosted on YouTube with live Q&A on Discord!

📅 Nov 13–14 | Free, online, worldwide 🌍
🔗 Learn more, register, submit ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org
#animalbehaviorresearch

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Nicola Koyama @nicolakoyama.bsky.social · Jul 16

A great opportunity for in-country community-based primate conservationists to share experiences and challenges in our online Panel Discussion (30 Aug '25). Send in your expression of interest by 10 Aug!
@lemurnetwork.bsky.social @neoprego.org
@ips-primatenews.bsky.social

primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · Jul 15

We are looking for panelists! 🦧 If you are working in community-based conservation, (or know someone who is) apply to speak on our panel at PSGB's 2025 Field Skills Workshop. See 🧵 and video: youtube.com/shorts/YBJLr...

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Science Magazine @science.org · Jul 9

Elephants gesture to signal what they want—just like us.

Learn more: scim.ag/3IyDRrq

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · Jun 1

[COMMENTARY]

Tools like drones & GPS apps allow local & indigenous communities to track deforestation & respond to territorial threats quickly.

But these tools must be introduced with local realities and cultural wisdom in mind.

** The views expressed are author's, not necessarily Mongabay's.

Conservation tech without Indigenous knowledge and local context has limits (commentary)

Technology can be a powerful ally in conservation, but it’s not a silver bullet. Too often, tools like drones, GPS apps or satellite imagery are introduced as standalone solutions, disconnected from…

news.mongabay.com

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