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Sue Walker @suewalker2008.bsky.social · May 17

Only a few days left to apply! Job opportunity with @chesterzoosci.bsky.social 👇

Chester Zoo Science @chesterzoosci.bsky.social · Apr 23

📣 Job opportunity 📣

Come and join our Chester Zoo Science Department as a Conservation Scientist focused on Wildlife Cryopreservation and Cell Culture ❄️🦏🧬🔬

#zooscience #ConservationPhysiology #reproductivescience

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Two scientists moving samples from a nitrogen-filled box to a tank. They both have long hair tied back and are wearing visors.

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Chester Zoo Science @chesterzoosci.bsky.social · Apr 15

Did you spot us on @cnn.com? Our elephants are donating dung to support a scientific breakthrough!

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This ‘Poo Zoo’ is harvesting living cells from animal dung | CNN

Researchers have developed a method to extract living cells from feces that they say could help conservationists better understand the genetic diversity of wildlife — and in the long run, could be use...

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Chester Zoo Science @chesterzoosci.bsky.social · Apr 23

📣 Job opportunity 📣

Come and join our Chester Zoo Science Department as a Conservation Scientist focused on Wildlife Cryopreservation and Cell Culture ❄️🦏🧬🔬

#zooscience #ConservationPhysiology #reproductivescience

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Chester Zoo Science @chesterzoosci.bsky.social · Mar 31

#Apply for a fully funded #PhD studentship in #Conservation: "The environmental and social consequences of climate-driven migration to the forest frontier in Madagascar".

(Co-funded by Bangor University and Chester Zoo. A collaboration with Madagasikara Voakajy and the Mitsilo Research lab). 🌎🧪👇

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Nuffield Dept. of Women's & Reproductive Health @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social · Mar 17

@swilliamslabox.bsky.social is collaborating with Chester Zoo to research whether dung can capture animals' genetic diversity, thus helping combat #BiologicalAnnihilation and prevent extinction. #extinction #endangered #AnimalDung #PooZoo
View Article: buff.ly/za9rr1X

Animal poo can be used to save endangered species from extinction, research finds

Some cells are still alive within the dung, and could be used to boost genetic diversity in certain species

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Sue Walker @suewalker2008.bsky.social · Mar 8

If you're interested in Zoo Science or work with Zoo Scientists this conference is for you 👇

Chester Zoo Science @chesterzoosci.bsky.social · Mar 3

📢 Abstract Submission Open! 📢
Abstract submission is now open for the 2025 British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) Research Conference.
📍 Where: Chester Zoo
📅 When: 8th & 9th July 🌎

(more info below)

A woman looking at animal samples. She is using a test tube and instruments to weigh the sample

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Sue Walker @suewalker2008.bsky.social · Feb 11

Incredibly proud of our women in Science @chesterzoosci.bsky.social 👩🏾‍🔬👩🏻‍⚕️👩‍🔬🔬🥼

Chester Zoo Science @chesterzoosci.bsky.social · Feb 11

It is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🧪

Our science and conservation teams wouldn't be what they are without all the wonderful women who stepped into STEM.

A group photo showing about 20 women in Chester Zoo lanyards and jackets standing in a group. They are smiling up at the camera.

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Sue Walker @suewalker2008.bsky.social · Feb 5

Interested in Zoo Science? Come train with us! Our 25/26 student industrial placements are now open 🙌

Behaviour & Welfare
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Population Biology
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Conservation Physiology & Reproduction
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Social Science
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Sue Walker @suewalker2008.bsky.social · Jan 31

New publication alert 🎉 in priorities in wildlife cryopreservation 🧬❄️

Chester Zoo Science @chesterzoosci.bsky.social · Jan 30

The cryopreservation of biological samples is a potential tool in the fight against extinction, but how is it being applied?
Chester Zoo scholar James Brereton just co-authored a systematic review of articles about cryobanking practice. Read here (open access).

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

When to cryopreserve and when to let it go? A systematic review of priorities in wild animal cryobanking

With increasing numbers of species threatened with extinction, collecting and conserving living samples is important for the long-term conservation of…

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Society for Conservation Biology @society4conbio.bsky.social · Jan 29

We have a great list of ongoing award, fellowship and grant opportunities that we thought our members might be interested in. 🌍 #conservation #MarineLife #ecology
Check it out here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#conservation #funding #fellowships #awards

Award, Fellowship and Grants Opportunities

Award, Fellowship and Grant Opportunities Below is a list of some of the ongoing award, fellowship and grant opportunities that we thought our members might be interested in. Use the hyperlinks to ju...

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Chester Zoo Science @chesterzoosci.bsky.social · Jan 29

A bit of coverage ahead of World Wetlands Day on Sunday!

www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/2489381...

Chester Zoo encourages visitors to get their wellies on for World Wetlands Day

CHESTER Zoo is encouraging people to learn more about our wetlands and the weird and wonderful animals which they support.

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Chester Zoo Science @chesterzoosci.bsky.social · Jan 28

Jacqueline Morrison, Senior Conservation Scientist at Chester Zoo contributed to a new open-access article: "Subsistence hunting impacts wildlife assemblages and functional ecology in tropical forests".

Read it here: www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-87162-w

#species #conservation

Subsistence hunting impacts wildlife assemblages and functional ecology in tropical forests - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Subsistence hunting impacts wildlife assemblages and functional ecology in tropical forests

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Stu Bearhop @stubearhop.bsky.social · Nov 29

PhD Opportunity!! Come work with us (University of Exeter, RSPB & BTO) Diagnosing population decline in insectivorous birds. Inkd.in/eG58dQxs
Contact me for more details ([email protected]). Please Share
@britishbirds.bsky.social @ibisjournal.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

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Andy Young @andyyoung.bsky.social · Nov 29

* NEW #PhD * #Evolution #Ecology of Immune #Senesence in Wild Badgers - exciting project with me, @btschirren.bsky.social & our awesome collaborators @ APHA. Based at @exetercec.bsky.social in Cornwall, UK.
!PLEASE SHARE!

See www.animalsocieties.org and apply: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
🌏 🧪 🦑

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Sue Walker @suewalker2008.bsky.social · Dec 11

Job opportunity in the AZA 'Director, Evaluation and Impact' www.aza.org/jobs?job=45299

- Director, Evaluation and Impact

Find a rewarding career at one of our AZA accredited facilities. Browse job postings from zoos & aquariums.

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Sue Walker @suewalker2008.bsky.social · Dec 8

Job opportunity @ Durell Wildlife Trust 'Conservation Impact Officer' www.linkedin.com/posts/durrel...

Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust on LinkedIn: ⭐️ We're looking for a Conservation Impact Officer! ⭐️ 🐾 This role…

⭐️ We're looking for a Conservation Impact Officer! ⭐️ 🐾 This role contributes to Durrell’s Conservation Impact team, which is responsible for making…

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Matt Struebig @mattstruebig.bsky.social · Dec 5

Opportunity to join @dice-kent.bsky.social as a funded PhD student working on wild pigs and the impacts of African Swine Fever in Indonesia.

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ARIES DTP @aries-dtp.bsky.social · Oct 21

#PhD #studentship opportunity to study threatened pig populations and African Swine Fever in Indonesia working with @mattstruebig @DICE_Kent and @RCCC_UI https://buff.ly/4dTPPpC

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Sue Walker @suewalker2008.bsky.social · Dec 6

Job opportunity 🙌 to join our Chester Zoo Science Team

Scientific Assistant: Behaviour & Welare with Lisa Holmes - permanent full-time

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Sue Walker @suewalker2008.bsky.social · Dec 6

🙌 Funded PhD opportunity with @chesterzoo.bsky.social and @liverpooluni.bsky.social ''Characterising the vibrational landscape of the zoo: from animal calls to human noises'' 👇

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

ACCE+ DLA programme: Characterising the vibrational landscape of the zoo: from animal calls to human noises at University of Liverpool on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - ACCE+ DLA programme: Characterising the vibrational landscape of the zoo: from animal calls to human noises at University of Liverpool, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Dr Orly Razgour @orlyrazgour.bsky.social · Nov 22

Come to do a PhD with me, @bfraser.bsky.social and @batconservation.bsky.social on using genomics to understand bat population declines 🦇🧬⬇️

Bonnie Fraser @bfraser.bsky.social · Nov 20

📣📣PhD alert📣📣
Come work with me and @orlyrazgour.bsky.social at the Uni of Exeter. Using genomics to understand bat population declines. 🦇🧬🦇 Message us for more details. Link here:
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Award details Applying genomic approaches to understand bat population declines, NERC GW4+ DTP PhD studentship for September 2025 Entry Ref: 5388 at University of Exeter on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Award details Applying genomic approaches to understand bat population declines, NERC GW4+ DTP PhD studentship for September 2025 Entry Ref: 5388 at University of Exeter, listed on FindA...

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Sue Walker @suewalker2008.bsky.social · Nov 23

We are looking for CCO, brand new exciting opportunity @bsky.app help us find that key person search.app/q5VRT2zUA3kw... #zooscience

Chester Zoo (North of England Zoological Society)

This is an exciting new position spearheading Chester Zoo’s vital conservation work, both in its role as a national conservation zoo and also through its

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Julia PG Jones @juliajones.bsky.social · Nov 20

Nice article in Science about the great migration & efforts to recreate the experience of old Twitter on @bsky.app. A good one to share with those who haven't yet joined us here.

www.science.org/content/arti...

Like ‘old Twitter’: The scientific community finds a new home on Bluesky

After recent changes to Elon Musk’s X, a gradual migration turns into a stampede

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