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Dr Blake Morton
@drblakemorton.bsky.social
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University lecturer in animal & human psychology. Inspired by biodiversity & conservation. Head of the #BritishCarnivoreProject 🦊🦡🧠🧩🌍 Check out my group's latest research: https://www.blakemorton.co.uk/
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Dr Blake Morton @drblakemorton.bsky.social · Apr 30
Interested in the #biodiversity crisis and how it links to #animal and #human #psychology? Check out my research group's website for updates on our latest work! 🦊🦡🧠🧩🌍 Link here: www.blakemorton.co.uk

#BritishCarnivoreProject @uniofhull.bsky.social
Dr Blake Morton | Animal Behaviourist
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Dr Blake Morton @drblakemorton.bsky.social · 9d
Excited to share our latest preprint from the #BritishCarnivoreProject, showing #exploratory diversity and behavioural #innovation in #wild red #foxes may emerge after long-term #urban exposure across many decades. 🦊🧠🧩🌃

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Time in the city: Exploration and problem-solving behaviours reveal long-term urban adaptation in wild red foxes (Vulpes vulpes)
Urbanisation is one of the most important forms of human-driven landscape change, creating novel situations in which some species thrive. Animals' willingness to touch, explore, and solve novel challe...
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Dr Blake Morton @drblakemorton.bsky.social · 14d
Thanks so much, Rachel, that’s very nice of you to say!
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Dr Blake Morton @drblakemorton.bsky.social · 15d
Excited to share our latest paper from our on-going #BritishCarnivoreProject, showing that encounters with wild red #foxes could be an important gateway to broader #nature connectedness in people, particularly in cities. 🦊🍃🏙️ Link here: doi.org/10.1080/1087...
Experiencing the wild: red fox encounters are related to stronger nature connectedness, not anxiety, in people
Frequent and positive wildlife experiences can strengthen people’s physical and mental connection with nature, potentially improving public health and pro-environmental behaviors. Red foxes are the...
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 16d
New York’s updated wildlife plan leaves wolves out, despite evidence they’re here. In 2021, a wolf was killed near Cooperstown, yet NY refuses to collect DNA or include wolves in its plan. Wolves deserve protection, not denial.

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Should wolves be part of NY's conservation priorities?
Should New York include wolves in their wildlife conservation plan? The DEC is finalizing its 10-year Wildlife Action Plan and it doesn't include wolves.
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Curious news @curiousnews.bsky.social · 17d
Should We Sleep Outside? Turns Out There Are Some Benefits
Should We Sleep Outside? Turns Out There Are Some Benefits
“Greenspace exposure” is associated with some decent health outcomes.
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Dr Blake Morton @drblakemorton.bsky.social · 29d
Thrilled to share this article in #TheGeographer covering our research at the #BritishCarnivoreProject, reaching >20,000 global readership plus a link to our free #nature booklet for young readers, here: t.co/RUV3M832Hf 🦊🧠🌃
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Dr Blake Morton @drblakemorton.bsky.social · Sep 4
Thrilled our article made the front cover of the #educational magazine Biological Sciences Review by Hachette Learning 🦊🧠🧩🌃 #BritishCarnivoreProject @dylantj.bsky.social

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Biological Sciences Review 2025-09-01 - Hodder Education Magazines
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Dr Blake Morton @drblakemorton.bsky.social · Aug 26
Our free #nature booklet for young readers, Urban Tails, has six stories - each covering a different season of the year. Be sure to read this month's story for August! Over 1,500 downloads and counting! 🦊🏙️🍃🌳 #BritishCarnivoreProject
Link here: www.blakemorton.co.uk/download/129...
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Dr Blake Morton @drblakemorton.bsky.social · Aug 20
Very pleased to share our latest #publication showing that differences an #innovation may shape finer-scale niche differences between two generalist species: wild #raccoons and #opossums 🦝🧠🧩 @kristyadaway.bsky.social

Link here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Wild racoons are more innovative but not bolder than another generalist, the Virginia opossum, on a pull-string task
Humans are altering natural environments at unprecedented rates. Ecological generalism is one of the strongest predictors of survival in light of thes…
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · Aug 19
Meet Romeo and Juliet, two coyotes who have made Central
Park their home for over a year. While sightings are rare, their presence is a reminder that wildlife finds a way, even in the busiest of cities.

Read more about their story: 🔗 bit.ly/3V73suz
An Evening With the Central Park Coyotes
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ASAB Winter 2025 @asab-meetings.bsky.social · Aug 18
Can’t make it to Edinburgh for #ASABWinter2025 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ? Did you know you can also register to attend online for free as well? 💻

Or even better, consider attending remotely with a group of colleagues by setting up a “hublet”!

More info here:
www.asab.org/conference-h...
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BPS Environmental Psychology Section @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social · Aug 18
Are you a leader interested in advancing environmental psychology in the UK? Are you a member of @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social?

Applications are now open for the next Chair or Co-Chair BPS Environmental Psychology Section

Further details here: www.bps.org.uk/news/volunte...
Volunteer role: Chair for Environmental Psychology Section (Role ID: 213) | BPS
The deadline for applications is 12 noon on 16 September 2025.
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Woodland Trust Scotland @wtscotsocial.bsky.social · Aug 15
📅 It's #NationalRelaxationDay - a day we can definitely get on board with.

🧘‍♀️ Research shows, time spent in woodlands can lower blood pressure, boost mood and help clear a busy mind.

😌 Take a stroll, find a quiet spot under a tree, stop and simply be

Find a wood near you 👇
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Person with dog sitting on a bench under a tree with view looking over grassland towards a town. Credit Ben Lee/WTML
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Dr Blake Morton @drblakemorton.bsky.social · Aug 14
Excellent PhD opportunity with @drjuliekyoung.bsky.social and colleagues in Kansas, working on #behavioural #ecology of red #foxes, #coyotes, and #bobcats! 🦊🐺 Info here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
PhD position - urban mesocarnivores
Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistantship: Utah State University, Department of Wildland Resources Project: Mesocarnivore urban ecology. Description: Dr. Jon Beckmann and Matt Peek at the Kansas Departmen...
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Kevin Lala @kevinlala.bsky.social · Aug 13
I'm pleased to share this new article by @svenkasser.bsky.social, Laura Fortunato @anthrolog.bsky.social, Marc Feldman and myself.

The article extends gene-culture coevolution to recognize evolutionary effects of culture arising through drift and migration.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Victor Ajuwon @victorajuwon1.bsky.social · May 22
Ever wondered whether other animals are curious?

Check out our new paper:

Do goldfish like to be informed?

Now out in Proceedings of the @royalsociety.org!
Co-lead by @monteirotiago.bsky.social during my PhD
@biology.ox.ac.uk with Mark Walton and Alex Kacelnik

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BPS Environmental Psychology Section @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social · Aug 12
New PhD position in Environmental Psychology @envpsyvienna.bsky.social

Are you interested in research addressing one or more of the current ecological crises (e.g., climate, pollution, biodiversity) from a broadly social cognition angle? Apply!

Details here: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/PhD-Stud...
PhD Student in Environmental Psychology (Quantitative Methods)
PhD Student in Environmental Psychology (Quantitative Methods)
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Dr Katie J Parsons 🏳️‍🌈🌍🇪🇺 @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social · Jul 31
Thrilled to share our latest paper published in BERA journal.

From science to storytelling: Advancing a Climate Knowledge-Action Frame

In this paper we challenge the dominant "knowledge deficit" model in climate education & propose a more inclusive, action-oriented approach 1/3
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ASAB @asab.org · Jul 29
Join us for #ASABWinter2025 in Edinburgh Dec 15-16 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Abstracts for posters/talks due Aug 29

More details here: asabwinter.github.io/2025/
Winter ASAB 2025 December 15th-16th Edinburgh ASABwinter.github.io/2025/ How sensory information affects behaviour Logo of a moth
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Jolyon Troscianko @jtroscianko.bsky.social · Jul 29
Winter ASAB @asab.org on *Sensory Ecology* register and submit your abstracts now (abstract deadline just a month away)!

I'm organising the conference this year with @lauraakelley.bsky.social and Innes Cuthill

Register & get more info here: asabwinter.github.io/2025/
Winter ASAB 2025 - 15th-16th of December in Edinburgh - with a special theme of "How sensory information affects behaviour". Register at https://asabwinter.github.io/2025/ deadline for abstract submission 29th of August.
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Dr Blake Morton @drblakemorton.bsky.social · Jul 28
Excited to share our latest preprint from the #BritishCarnivoreProject, showing that the spatial distribution of #human-wildlife interactions predicts #coexistence with a global #urban #carnivore, the red fox 🦊 🌃. @kristyadaway.bsky.social @cds-york.bsky.social

Link here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Spatial distribution of human-wildlife interactions predicts coexistence with a global urban carnivore, the red fox
Despite growing recognition that spatial factors such as urbanisation and geographic region shape human-wildlife interactions, few studies have examined - on a large geographic scale - how urbanisatio...
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Journal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · Jul 24
🚨 new research: "movement phases make a difference in habitat selection: Iberian lynx diversity of responses to human-modified landscapes"
📝 read the full paper here: buff.ly/T24zHuT
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Dr Blake Morton @drblakemorton.bsky.social · Jul 16
Over 1,100 downloads in less than a week! Be sure to get a #free copy of our recent #nature booklet for young readers, covering #stories and #educational materials inspired by our work at the #BritishCarnivoreProject 🦊🌃🌳🍃

Link here: www.blakemorton.co.uk/download/129...
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Dr Blake Morton @drblakemorton.bsky.social · Jul 9
🚨Please circulate🚨 The #BritishCarnivoreProject has a #free booklet, entitled Urban Tails, to help young people (ages 9-14) engage with #nature. It includes #stories, #outdoor activities, and other fun #educational materials. 🦊🏙️🌳🍃Download here: www.blakemorton.co.uk/download/129...
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iDiv Biodiversity Research @idiv-research.bsky.social · Jul 8
Can we see — and hear — biodiversity? New research in @peopleandnature.bsky.social shows people can assess forest biodiversity accurately using visual and acoustic clues, like birdsong, colour, and light.
@uni-jena.de @unileipzig.bsky.social @ufz.de

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Study shows people perceive biodiversity
Participants can accurately recognise levels of biodiversity through sight and sound, and aspects like colour, light as well as bird song matter.
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