Senior Research Scientist, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research | Population ecology, demography, wildlife management | Delvis integrert i det norske samfunnet | bksandercock.wordpress.com
Newt survey in Norway this morning. Mainly great crested, but a smooth newt for size comparison too! 300 cresties have been found in this tiny pond. #amphibians @arc-trust.bsky.social
Separately, whilst on St Kilda last month working on these endemic Wrens, a Redpoll which flew into our nets already had an ID ring. Turns out it was ringed in September 2025 as a first-year bird, on Sula in Norway. That's 1135km away from St Kilda! @jezierskimt.bsky.social @stkildawhs.bsky.social
"Moose in Sweden have migrated the same way for thousands of years... Whether it is wildebeest in the Serengeti or moose in Sweden, we need to raise awareness so that natural migratory behavior is preserved," - Gรถran Ericsson, lead moose researcher, SLU.
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Day trip to Forollhogna to recover a dropped satellite tag from a Great Snipe
Urban wildlife around Burnaby Lake. ebird.org/checklist/S3...
How can Norway provide new renewable energy sources to meet future needs while still protecting its natural environment, and the plants and animals that live there?
My friend Dr. Yanjie Xu (U of Helsinki) just published her recent study in Conservation Biology on how to save Europeโs birds. Itโs a literal roadmap for the global 30x30 conservation target. #Conservation #Ornithology
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The United Nations and European Union have set ambitious conservation goals to halt and reverse declines in biodiversity by protecting 30% of land and sea areas by 2030. Effective conservation planni...
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Our (Jenny Dunn, Carolina Chagas, @willjsmith.bsky.social) paper on the evolution of island Wrens is finally out @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social! We describe the evolution of island gigantism in the St Kilda and Shetland subspecies.
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How can Norway provide new renewable energy sources to meet future needs while still protecting its natural environment?
Wildebeest, antelopes and Mongolian gazelles are already included. Now the swimming moose of Junsele are being added to the UN map of ungulate migrations. The aim is to conserve migration worldwide, a...
Spring migration is building in Trรธndelag! Water Rail, Garganey and Whinchat at Hamervatnet, Greenshank at Eidesรธra, and Little Ringed Plover, Whimbrel and Ruff at Gaulosen. Recorded 78 species on 9 checklists for Norway. #GlobalBigDay #WorldMigratoryBirdDay #eBird ebird.org/tripreport/5...
