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Monica Vasile 🐾
@monicavasile.bsky.social
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Environmental historian working on wildlife conservation, extinction & political ecology of forests. University of Oulu, Finland, since June 2025. Former @MaastrichtUni & former RCC fellow
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Monica Vasile 🐾 @monicavasile.bsky.social · Jun 26
When you research the history of #PrzewalskisHorse and your partner is a painter

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Monuca and a takhi przewalski's foal painting
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Kenny Linden @kennylinden.bsky.social · 1d
It appears it won't be officially online for sometime, but I don't care. I am excited to say that "Veterinarians, Vaccines, and Hybrids: Veterinary Science in the Mongolian People’s Republic," is out (or will be soon) in Mongolian Studies. Please message if you want a copy! #envhist #animalhistory
Smiling Mongolian herder woman with an Orkhon breed sheep, Mongolian People's Republic, 1950s.
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George Holmes @georgeholmes.bsky.social · 5d
new virtual exhibition on wetlands, exploring how people interact with their wetlands, their rhythms, dynamic changes, and flows of many kinds. www.environmentandsociety.org/exhibitions/...
Wetland Times
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Raf De Bont 🟥 @rafdebont.bsky.social · 7d
RIP Jane Goodall — she forever transformed what it means to do fieldwork.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91
Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour
www.theguardian.com
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Monica Vasile 🐾 @monicavasile.bsky.social · 7d
oh no 😥 in her memory, here’s a clip of her and the release of Wounda the chimp
youtu.be/ClOMa_GufsA?...
Wounda's Journey - Jane Goodall Witnesses Release of Chimpanzee Into New Island Sanctuary Site
YouTube video by Dr. Jane Goodall & the Jane Goodall Institute USA
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Christos Lynteris @visualplague.bsky.social · 8d
Today marks the final day of The Global War Against the Rat project @standrewsanthro.bsky.social (funded @wellcometrust.bsky.social) after 6 wonderful years of collaborative interdisciplinary research with Oliver French, @julesskotnesbrown.bsky.social & @alvesduarte.bsky.social
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Animal History Group @animalhistories.bsky.social · 13d
Announcing the new Animal History Group seminar series for the 2025-26 academic year! - All seminars held online at 8pm UK time. 🎉 The details are here: animalhistorygroup.org/seminar-seri...
And here is a list for your calendar! 🧵💚
Seminar Series
Term One Our Seminar Series is back for 2025/2026. Seminars will be held at 8pm (GMT). Please sign up using the links below. Joining information will be sent shortly before the event. 15 October 20…
animalhistorygroup.org
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ben bradley @benbradleyca.bsky.social · 9d
interested in the history of mining, smelting, heavy industry, workplace health & safety, or company magazines in canada?the trail bc museum and bcrdh.ca have just digitized a complete run of "cominco magazine."
bcrdh.ca/islandora/ob...
thanks to @kellyblack.ca for the tip!
#bchist #cdnhist #envhist
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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · Aug 30
Here's a #GiftLink for those who want to read the full NYT obit of historian of science & gender, Margaret Rossiter. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/s... #histSTM 🧪🗃️
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Elaine Ayers @eayers0.bsky.social · 19d
36 mo postdoc / research fellow position in Philosophy, History, and/or Social Studies of the Life Sciences in the STS dept. at Technical Universtiy of Munich, apps due Oct 31: #histphil #histsci #histSTM

www.sts.sot.tum.de/en/sts/arbei...
Jobs
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Sebastian Lundsteen @sebmergence.bsky.social · 12d
Call for Applications!

@esehnextgate.bsky.social is seeking new members to join its committee for a two-year term 2025–2027.

More info below!!
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Marianna Dudley @dudleymarianna.bsky.social · 13d
Electric Wind is here! Thank you for the surprise post @manchesterup.bsky.social ! Available for pre-order and in all good bookshops from 14 October 🙂
A woman holds a book with the title ‘Electric Wind:An Energy History of Modern Britain’. She is smiling. A small ginger, white and tabby cat curls up in a box of books with the title ‘Electric Wind’. She looks happy.
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George Holmes @georgeholmes.bsky.social · 19d
along with @monicavasile.bsky.social and @hannalp.bsky.social I a huge fan of underwhelming species reintroduction videos. Here is my contribution, releasing some native ramshorn snails into my garden pond.
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Monica Vasile 🐾 @monicavasile.bsky.social · 13d
And a video collage with releases (play 🔊)

youtu.be/fitsWQ6i05I?...
Wildlife Reintroductions Releases
YouTube video by Monica Vasile
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Monica Vasile 🐾 @monicavasile.bsky.social · 13d
This was my reintroduction last year.
Monica releasing an olive ridley baby turtle
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Monica Vasile 🐾 @monicavasile.bsky.social · 14d
Looks fab and yay, they spelled yr name right 🙌
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George Holmes @georgeholmes.bsky.social · 15d
Happy Fat Bear Week, for all of those who celebrate: explore.org/fat-bear-week
Fat Bear Week 2025
Fat Bear Week 2025
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Anita Lateano @anitalateano.bsky.social · 16d
Grateful for the opportunity to present my research at the Planetary Futures conference, wonderfully organised by @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social @duncanwilson78.bsky.social.

Inspiring research of the more-than-human worlds that shape how we see extinction, conservation and life in the anthropocene. 🦤
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Monica Vasile 🐾 @monicavasile.bsky.social · 17d
3/ Two v different dodo models in the museum
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Dodo model at the Manchester Museum Dodo model at Manchester Museum
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Monica Vasile 🐾 @monicavasile.bsky.social · 17d
2/ On birdsong and sounding extinction @aurorafredriksen.bsky.social, on sturgeon and biobanks @hannahdcknsn.bsky.social & on histories of conservation elites @rafdebont.bsky.social
Aurora Fredriksen's presentation at the Planetary Futures conference at Manchester Museum Hannah Dickinson's presentation at the Planetary Futures conference at Manchester Museum Raf de Bont's first presnetation slide at the Planetary Futures conference at Manchester Museum
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Monica Vasile 🐾 @monicavasile.bsky.social · 17d
Had a really good time at the Planetary Futures conference in Manchester. Big thanks to wonderful organizers @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social, @duncanwilson78.bsky.social and presenters!

Snapshots from talks🧵
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Matt Holmes's presentation at the Planetary Futures conference at Manchester Museum Angela Cassidy's presentation at the Planetary Futures conference at Manchester Museum on pests and coypu (aka nutria)
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Monica Vasile 🐾 @monicavasile.bsky.social · 18d
Thank you, Sadiah and @duncanwilson78.bsky.social I had a great time!
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Hanna Pettersson @hannalp.bsky.social · 20d
What do we mean when we say that carnivores and other wildlife are "habituating" to people? Who actually habituates to whom? Is this bad or god? Who decides? All of this and more in our new paper, expertly led by @ethanddoney.bsky.social, out now in @peopleandnature.bsky.social.
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People and Nature @peopleandnature.bsky.social · 20d
🦊 Reimagining habituation: The case for a reciprocal and contextual understanding ➡️ buff.ly/6rbtYxu

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Monica Vasile 🐾 @monicavasile.bsky.social · 23d
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ESEH – European Society for Environmental History @eseh.bsky.social · 26d
Are you following our Early-Career-Scholar network, ESEH NextGate? They organize events and support young scholars. Follow here: @esehnextgate.bsky.social
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Dr George Iordachescu 🏳️‍🌈 🟥 @georgeiorda.bsky.social · 27d
Got a permanent contract!
Now that's official it's time for a celebratory cake 🎂
Celebration cake
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