(1/2) π¦ A group of bats can be called a colony, a cauldron, a cloud or even a camp but with 1,500 bat species worldwide (and 18 right here in the UK!), we think itβs time to get a little more imaginative.
Surely our brilliant bat species deserve some names as unique as they are?
#NameThatBat
π£New paper on the challenges to understanding the risk of zoonotic disease from wild meat & why this matters for conservation π¦ π¦
doi.org/10.1093/pnas... [glossary included]
@wildlifetrade.bsky.social @dice-kent.bsky.social @cifor-icraf.org
"At this time, I suggest the general public avoid the CDC website." --epidemiologist @kkjetelina.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
Three year postdoc fellowship working with bats in Mexico π¦π¦(with fieldwork)
Project title: Quantifying the socio-economic consequences of losing bat guano services
Led by: Dr Veronica Zamora-Gutierrez
www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/list...
What are the health risks of eating wildlife & how well do we actually understand them? π¦
Check out our new paper, "Challenges in understanding & communicating the risk of zoonotic disease spillover from wild animal meat"
π Available OA: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar... @dice-kent.bsky.social
Introducing the Soundscape Baselines Project:
An initiative recording soundscapes continuously in intact forests to serve as benchmarks for conservation π³β
Paper lnkd.in/gwPAPGdV
Listen here lnkd.in/gMAjpuZ7
Local teams in Peru, Ecuador, Brunei, Gabon, the USA & Germany
Led by Prof. Burivalova
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Southampton ...www.timeshighereducation.com
Three PhD positions are open at NINA: seabird ecology in a changing arctic (25 mar), areal planning and land use change (15 apr) and geospatial AI tools for fine-scale ecosystem accounting (15 apr). Study applied ecology at a major research institute in Norway! nina-english.attract.reachmee.com/jobs
Attending #BES2025? Join the ALDER, REED, & EDGE networks for our triple festive social ππ³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ
π: Roxy Lanes, Edinburgh
π: 19:30 Wednesday 17th Dec
We hope to see you there! π
More info: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/bes-... @britishecologicalsociety.org
Tally Yoh
See also this, that @natphys.nature.com published last year.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
1/ Thousands of species are exploited every year for the wildlife trade.
Using birds as a model group, at #BOUasm25 I talk about how colour influences demand on a global scale.
My podcast about this topic -> shorturl.at/YsUvL
#conservationscienceπ, #ornithology, #conservation
Last-author papers are vital to the career advancement of researchers in many physics subfields. We present data on the underrepresentation of women as last authors in Nature Physics and discuss the i...
How well are we assessing the health risks linked to wild animal meat?
New research highlights gaps in data, inconsistent terminology, and limited understanding of supply chains that can distort risk assessments.
#TreesPeoplePlanet
https://bit.ly/40SWCvG
Womenβs participation in science has risen sharply, but a Nature Index analysis finds that gender gaps in first and last authorship β markers of key scientific achievements β have barely shifted over the past decade.
go.nature.com/4uh0Rxw
New research shows clearer definitions, supply-chain analysis and better communication are needed to accurately assess health risks from wild meat.
Womenβs participation in science has risen sharply, but a Nature Index analysis finds that gender gaps in first and last authorship β markers of key scientific achievements β have barely shifted over the past decade.
