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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 4h

The U.K. government has rejected calls to fully ban bottom trawling in its offshore marine protected areas, despite evidence that the fishing practice tears up seabed habitats and releases large amounts of carbon.

UK rejects total ban on bottom trawling in offshore marine protected areas

The U.K. government has rejected calls to fully ban bottom trawling in its offshore marine protected areas, despite evidence that the fishing practice tears up seabed habitats and releases large…

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Hannah Coburn @hannahecoburn.bsky.social · 5d

A huge thanks to everyone involved in #DucklingWatch this year - we received over 950 brood records from across Britain.
See our end of season report at www.essex.ac.uk/research-projects/ducklingwatch for more info.
DucklingWatch will return in 2026 - stay tuned!

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White Stork Project @whitestorkproject.bsky.social · 5d

Early mornings at @kneppwilding.bsky.social

Thank you to photographer, Ian Brierley, for this fantastic photo from his recent visit to Knepp! ☀️

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Dezene Huber 🍁 🌻 @dezene.me · 7d

“Only if we understand, can we care. Only if we care, we will help. Only if we help, we shall be saved”

- Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall reaching out to a baby chimpanzee, with the chimp reaching back. Hands are on the verge of touching.

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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 7d

Jane Goodall's work was inspirational. She was an amazing person and a pioneer in animal behaviour research. Amazing work. Sad to see her go. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...

'An extraordinary legacy': Tributes after chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall dies age 91

The primatologist was a

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UKBMS @ukbms.bsky.social · 27d

One month to go until the UKBMS 50th Anniversary Conference!

Are you joining us?

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-butterf...

#UKBMS50

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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 27d

Excellent article from the FT on the need to consider climate change and biodiversity conservation together and tackle both challenges together. www.ft.com/content/f84d...

Our answers to climate change are damaging nature

As the extinction of plants and animals accelerates, our dependence on the natural world is deepening

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29d

This is infuriating. What is the point of a Marine Protected Area if trawlers are allowed to keep ploughing it?
Yet again, the government has succumbed to commercial lobbying.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Bottom trawling to continue in English protected waters, government rules

Defra says blanket ban on ‘destructive’ fishing practice disproportionate as MPs urge minister to reconsider

www.theguardian.com

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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · Sep 6

Spectacular migration for the UK white storks this year! This stork, born at Knepp this year, is offspring of flightless parents and migrated around the Alps following a Southeastern migration route @ueaceec.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social

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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · Sep 6

The UK white storks don't stop surprising us. This year some went around the Alps and are migrating through Italy: wsp.acenature.org/flight2.html

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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · Aug 20

Last week to register to attend the BES Movement Ecology SIG annual meeting @britishecologicalsociety.org, deadline 27th of August. Come and join us in Norwich @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @ueaceec.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social

Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · May 29

The next BES Movement Ecology SIG annual meeting is taking place on the 2nd-3rd of September 2025 in Norwich. Come and discuss your results or data with movecologists! www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/move...
@britishecolsoc.bsky.social @ueaceec.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social

Movement Ecology Annual Meeting 2025 - British Ecological Society

Join the Movement SIG at the University of East Anglia for their yearly meeting, this year titled 'Understanding Migration'.

www.britishecologicalsociety.org

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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · Aug 9

🌳Vast areas of our most vital habitat are at risk of being lost forever.

Will you join Dame Judi Dench and @wildcard.land in calling for Forestry England to restore their Ancient Woodlands lost under timber plantations? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...

Bring back the ancient woodlands smothered beneath your timber plantations

Ancient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Forestry England manages over 100,000 acres of land that used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger th...

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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · Jul 14

We found that plastic materials left in the environment are carried by white storks to their nests and then cause chick mortality due to entanglements www.theguardian.com/environment/... link to paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @ueaenv.bsky.social @ueaceec.bsky.social

Killer in the nest: how young storks are being strangled by plastic

Researchers in Europe found everyday plastics, especially farmers’ baler twine, being used by the birds as a building material and entangling their young. It is a problem that affects other species to...

www.theguardian.com

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Jim Labisko💚🐸🦎🐍🐢🦇🐆🧪💙😷4/4 @jimlabisko.bsky.social · Jul 13

Quality of scientific papers questioned as academics ‘overwhelmed’ by the millions published

Widespread mockery of AI-generated rat with giant penis in one paper brings problem to public attention

www.theguardian.com

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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · Jul 10

We recently tagged @whitestorkproject.bsky.social juveniles to enable us to determine their movements and migration. These are offspring of flightless white storks that build ground nests @kneppwilding.bsky.social. Looking forward to following their movements whitestorkproject.org/our-storks/.

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Butterfly Conservation Norfolk @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social · Jul 3

An initial look at butterfly numbers for this spring show an upturn compared to a very poor 2024. Orange tip are up 29.5% & Swallowtail 22.6%. We will be crunching the full numbers at the end of year. #savebutterflies

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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · Jun 22

Final week to submit your abstract to the 2025 BES Movement Ecology SIG. @britishecologicalsociety.org the meeting will be held in Norwich 2-3 September @ueaenv.bsky.social @ueaceec.bsky.social

Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · May 29

The next BES Movement Ecology SIG annual meeting is taking place on the 2nd-3rd of September 2025 in Norwich. Come and discuss your results or data with movecologists! www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/move...
@britishecolsoc.bsky.social @ueaceec.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social

Movement Ecology Annual Meeting 2025 - British Ecological Society

Join the Movement SIG at the University of East Anglia for their yearly meeting, this year titled 'Understanding Migration'.

www.britishecologicalsociety.org

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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · Jun 5

White stork nests can host several other species. In this case only Spanish sparrows-Passer hispaniolensis. More than 10 nests are visible. Also spotless starlings and common sparrows can use white stork nests @birdsmove.bsky.social @ueaceec.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social

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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · Jun 4

How do birds cope with extreme weather? When temperatures are high (e.g 39C last week) white stork parents stay at the nest and shade their young. @ueaceec.bsky.social @birdsmove.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social

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Holly English @hollyenglish.bsky.social · Dec 12

Save the date! The next BES Movement Ecology SIG annual meeting is taking place on the 2nd-3rd of September 2025 in Norwich. More details to come in the new year! 🌍🧪👩‍🔬
@britishecolsoc.bsky.social

A photo of buildings under a greyish blue sky. The text reads:
"Movement Ecology Annual Meeting
2-3 September 2025
Norwich
Organisers: Aldina Franco, Charlie Russell, Marcus Somveille, Luca Börger"

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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · May 29

The next BES Movement Ecology SIG annual meeting is taking place on the 2nd-3rd of September 2025 in Norwich. Come and discuss your results or data with movecologists! www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/move...
@britishecolsoc.bsky.social @ueaceec.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social

Movement Ecology Annual Meeting 2025 - British Ecological Society

Join the Movement SIG at the University of East Anglia for their yearly meeting, this year titled 'Understanding Migration'.

www.britishecologicalsociety.org

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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · May 10

Celebrating the 25 years of LPN's Environmental Education Centre-Castro Verde SPA. So proud to have secured funding for this amazing Centre and to see the work done #birdconservation

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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · Apr 10

Conservation efforts could more effectively identify bird species at greatest risk from climate change by better understanding the range of conditions they need to thrive, says a new UEA-led study.🐦🌦️

Read more: www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...

#UEAResearch #Birddeclines #ClimateChange

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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · Apr 10

Bird species with narrower climatic niches are more likely to be declining, already accounting for species range size. The extent of the climatic niche may be a good metric to assess species vulnerability to environmental change. doi.org/10.1111/jbi.... @kazalews.bsky.social @ueaceec.bsky.social

European Breeding Bird Declines Associated With Narrower Climatic Niches

Aim Anthropogenic climate change has increasingly been identified as a major threat to global biodiversity. However, the extent of this threat is likely to be uneven across species, due to differenc.....

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BOU @bou.org.uk · Apr 9

Mechanisms underlying the loss of migratory behaviour in a long-lived bird | J Animal Ecology @britishecologicalsociety.org | besjournals.onlineli... | #ornithology 🪶🧪 #animalmigration

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