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Dr. Jocelyn Woods

@animalwelfarist.bsky.social

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Zoo➡️farm #AnimalWelfare and #AnimalBehavior @ UW Madison using tech to study the impacts of tail docking sheep 🐑 | knitter on the run 🏃🏼‍♀️ 🧶 | views are my own Keeper of @midwestprimates.bsky.social 🐒 https://jocelynwoods.wixsite.com/jocelynwoods

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Dr. Jocelyn Woods @animalwelfarist.bsky.social · Dec 3

Hi 👋🏼 I’m Jocelyn, a PhD candidate studying #FarmAnimalWelfare. Specifically, I’m using tech to address how tail docking sheep impacts their social relationships 🐑 I also have studied #ZooAnimalWelfare including🦒, 🐒 , & 🦍! I am a couple months from my defense & running & knitting keeps me sane 🧶 🏃🏼‍♀️

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Dr. Jocelyn Woods @animalwelfarist.bsky.social · Mar 3

Hi @askaboutanimals.bsky.social ! Can I be added please?

Dr. Jocelyn Woods @animalwelfarist.bsky.social · Mar 3

Can the term doom scrolling be applied to the LinkedIn job board? Because I think that’s my latest addiction

Dr. Jocelyn Woods @animalwelfarist.bsky.social · Jan 17

Please share & follow the new MPIG account! 🐒 🦍 🦧

Midwest Primate Interest Group @midwestprimates.bsky.social · Jan 17

MPIG is on Bluesky!

Follow us for updates on primatology, relevant job postings, and details about our annual conference.

#MPIG2025 will be a joint meeting with the American Society of Primatologists in Chicago, September 17-20!

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ASAB @asab.org · Jan 17

There’s a lot of important dates coming up for #ASABSpring2025 & #Behaviour2025

ASAB Grants: asab.org/grant-overview
ASAB Spring: asabspring2025.github.io
Behaviour: behaviourindia2025.in

Make sure you also follow @asab-spring-2025.bsky.social & @behaviour2025.bsky.social for updates 😄

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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · Jan 16

We often think when we feed animals we're doing an unqualified good.

But are we? Feeding squirrels peanuts, it turns out, changes their very SKULLS, giving them weaker bite force. www.sciencenews.org/article/hand...

Hand-feeding squirrels accidentally changed their skulls

When fed peanuts, red squirrels in Britain developed weaker bites — showing that food supplements to threatened animals could have unintended side effects.

www.sciencenews.org

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Dr. Jocelyn Woods @animalwelfarist.bsky.social · Jan 13

Made #vegan bagels on a gloomy Wisconsin Sunday. This is the first time I’ve made bagels and I have to say, they turned out pretty good! 🥯

Partially frozen river surrounded by trees. Bridge in the background

Dr. Jocelyn Woods @animalwelfarist.bsky.social · Jan 10

The negative ones seem so much louder!

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Universities Federation for Animal Welfare @ufaw.bsky.social · Jan 10

📢 Abstract submissions for talks and posters at the UFAW International Animal Welfare Conference close on 10 February.

🔍 We’re particularly interested in abstracts featuring novel and innovative approaches to #AnimalWelfare science.

🔗 Don't miss out! Submit your abstract here: ufaw.org.uk/conf25

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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · Jan 10

2025. Nearly 30,000 wild species identified in US trade data phys.org/news/2025-01...

Nearly 30,000 wild species identified in US trade data

International research involving the University of Adelaide has found almost 30,000 wild species have been traded in the United States, according to data captured by U.S. wildlife trade monitoring org...

phys.org

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Dr. Jocelyn Woods @animalwelfarist.bsky.social · Jan 10

I am so happy you said this! I received my first ever evaluations and had no idea how to deal with them. Some of them are ruthless. Glad to know I’m not alone in not knowing how to deal with them 😂

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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · Jan 9

"There are bodies that America believes should not be unhindered....It’s a freedom our neighbors begrudge us, peering out the windows, posting on social media when they see us."

This post is about running, but it's about so much more. lyz.substack.com/p/i-have-a-r...

I have a right to be here

A year of running in 2024

lyz.substack.com

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Susanne Pfeifer @susanneppfeifer.bsky.social · Jan 3

Please share –
The Jensen and Pfeifer Labs at Arizona State University are searching for a joint postdoctoral researcher to study the evolutionary genomics of non-human primates, supported by NIH MIRA and NSF CAREER awards.

More details on our lab webpage: spfeiferlab.org/positions/

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Dr. Jocelyn Woods @animalwelfarist.bsky.social · Jan 8

Most zoo animals live long lives due to individualized care. However part of this care is controlling breeding. Is this sustainable? Should animals breed naturally in zoos? What happens to surplus animals?

See below on how breed-and-feed programs in zoos may improve animal welfare & conservation 🧪

Andrew Abraham @andrewabraham.bsky.social · Jan 7

It's been 10 yrs since Marius the giraffe was controversially culled by Copenhagen Zoo. So, what's happened since?

Many zoos limit reproduction to avoid surplus animals and public backlash. We argue this approach fails the conservation & education mandate of zoos 🧵: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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David Rand @dgrand.bsky.social · Jan 7

🚨In Nature🚨
Meta is dropping fact-checking to avoid anti-conservative bias- but is there actually evidence of bias?
We this test empirically & find that conservatives
* ARE suspended more
* BUT share more misinfo
So suspension isn't necessarily evidence of bias www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Differences in misinformation sharing can lead to politically asymmetric sanctions - Nature

We find that conservatives tend to share more low-quality news through social media than liberals, and so even if technology companies enact politically neutral anti-misinformation policies, political...

www.nature.com

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Aerin Jacob, PhD @aerinj.bsky.social · Jan 3

Happy New Year!

I updated my webpage of envirionment-related scholarships, grants, & awards: www.aerinjacob.ca/funding--awa...

It includes:
* science
* action & policy
* communication
* travel awards
* international tho' emphasis on N Am, Africa, & women

Please share.

#ConservationFunding

Funding & awards

A list of conservation-related scholarships, fellowships, funding, and awards.

www.aerinjacob.ca

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Nelle Kulick @nellekulick.bsky.social · Jan 4

🚨Field research position alert: spread the word!🚨 Join our team in studying the behavior, health, and ecology of wild capuchin monkeys in Costa Rica 🇨🇷🐒🌴

See full position description: groups.google.com/a/g-groups.w...

Learn more about the Santa Rosa Primate Project: www.santarosaprimates.org

A capuchin monkey standing on the ground in a lush tropical forest with her head partially turned and looking upwards. There is a juvenile capuchin investigating a stick in the background.

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Dr. Jocelyn Woods @animalwelfarist.bsky.social · Jan 4

Hi there! I would love to be added. I study animal behavior and welfare in farm and zoo species!

www.researchgate.net/profile/Joce...

I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Animal Sciences department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I am assessing the impact of tail docking on the sociality, health, and welfare of sheep. I am trained ...

www.researchgate.net

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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · Jan 2

So many good points in here.

When women begin to enter fields, first people cheer the pioneers. Then women do it more...and men get nervous.

And then men run.

And then they declare they NEVER wanted to do it anyway. Education is for GIRLS. celestemdavis.substack.com/p/why-boys-d...

Why aren't we talking about the real reason male college enrollment is dropping?

We would rather talk about literally everything else.

celestemdavis.substack.com

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · Dec 31

Yep, #VaccinesWork

Peter Hotez: "Covid mortality rates. No surprises: Well-vaccinated Northern European nations, Canada, Northern U.S. had lowest mortality; less vaccinated Southern U.S. fared worse; poorly vaccinated regions Africa, Russia the worst."

See www.healthdata.org/research-ana...

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Dr Vanessa Pirotta @drvanessapirotta.bsky.social · Dec 2

It’s simple. Many of us share #science. Please join up.

go.bsky.app/H3qcvgP

Please add your name below and expertise and you’ll be added!

#scientistswhocommunicatescience #scicomm #womeninsciencw

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Dr. Jocelyn Woods @animalwelfarist.bsky.social · Dec 31

Hi there! I’m a PhD candidate at UW Madison studying animal welfare & behavior. I’d love to be added ☺️

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ASAB @asab.org · Dec 4

We’ve listed a few starter packs that we thought might be interesting to our members/researchers in animal behaviour. Feel free to add on to the thread if you have more suggestions! 🦍🦒🐐🐕🐑🐋🐍🦗

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a man wearing a sweater with a bird on it says i love making connections

Alt: David from Schitts creek wearing a sweater with a bird on it says i love making connections

media.tenor.com

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Bas Rodenburg @basrodenburg.bsky.social · Dec 17

We have a very exciting line up of plenary speakers for ISAE 2025, so make sure to submit your abstracts for the congress before 15 February 2025(isae2025.exordo.com/login)! The info on the plenary speakers can be found here: isae2025utrecht.nl/plenary-spea...

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Dr. Jocelyn Woods @animalwelfarist.bsky.social · Dec 17

@animalopps.bsky.social

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Katie Cronin, PhD @katieacronin.bsky.social · Dec 17

Trying to gather a long list of ideas for a masters student in animal welfare. Who out there with a masters degree is in an animal welfare-related role that is financially feasible for the long term? Thanks in advance for sharing here or by DM. #hivemind #animalwelfare

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