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⚠️📊🦅TODAY - RSPB #Birdcrime report reveals 1,529 confirmed incidents of bird of prey persecution in the UK between 2009-2023, involving at least 1,344 individual birds of prey. Based on these figures, that equates to one victim every four days. Thread...👇 (distressing images)

Ah, I forgot to attach a link to our new paper "What factors affect the ‘flocking’ of #birdwatchers during #bird rarity observations?" in original post, so, here you go: doi.org/10.1002/pan3.1…. #ornithology #birds

📢Now out The Conversation!📢 "Wildlife conservation is an exercise in human persuasion" An Indian village went from hunting Amur falcons to being their biggest protectors. Here’s how conservationists can harness the power of persuasion. theconversation.com/an-indian-vill…

Throwback fact: Male Frogs croak to attract a mate. It is especially common to hear frogs croaking during the spring at night after it rains.🐸 💋💕 Check out our NEW MERCH at naturalhabitatshorts.store

New open-access paper! Mtns lions in/around LA Santa Monica Mtns shift diel activity in response to human recreation. Lions in areas with higher amounts of rec shift from crepuscular activity to nocturnality and rest more during the day. 1/5 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

What caused the mass elephant mortality in Botswana in 2020? Algal toxins: the shift from dry 2019 to wet 2020 seems to have triggered extreme blooms, with elephant dying within 88h of exposure Anne NHM with Davide Lomeo, Emma Tebbs &al. doi.org/10.1016/j.scit…

Dr. Ally Louks's PhD thesis is set to be one of the most influential theses of 21st century. Puts forward an original argument with remarkable clarity. Already has 85M+ views on X/Twitter. Most people criticizing her don't understand her argument at all. I have a PhD in

I submitted a silly research proposal to a serious science body asking: between freedom and security, what makes a pigeon “happier”? Good news: my bird-brained science is competing for funding in its final round! 😎🕊️

Fun fact: Pistol shrimp snap their claws to create bubbles that stun or kill prey, generating shockwaves that are as loud as a gunshot, and produce a flash of light with temperatures as hot as the surface of the sun. 🦐🫰💥 #naturalhabitatshorts #naturalhabitat #naturalhabitok

🐈 If you have one or two indoor-only cats between 6 months and 13 years of age, you can help researchers at the University of Edinburgh with a study about environmental enrichment! Find out more 👉 app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edinburgh/ut… 🗓 Part one closes 14 March

A tracking study has found that dogs walked off-lead cause significantly more disturbance on lowland heaths than pets kept on the lead: bit.ly/4jgLEIx

Fun Fact: Thorny devil lizards drink water with their feet. They step in water on the ground and the grooves on their skin channel water to their mouths through capillary action. This allows them to drink passively without lowering their guard.🦎🥤🐾

Fun Fact: When threatened the hognose snake will dramatically writhe in pain and turn over onto its back sticking its tongue out. If it's turned back onto its stomach it will flip back over insisting its really dead! They even emit a smelly odor 🐍☠️🤪

The perfect approach to boiling an egg, researchers found, was cooking it in 100°C water for 2 minutes, then 30°C water for 2 minutes, and repeating for a total of 32 minutes. scim.ag/4hEpmiK News from Science

In 1919, the DuPont Corporation launched a campaign to eliminate the crow. Was this a public-spirited campaign to protect crop yields in the aftermath of World War I, or just a cynical ploy to sell more ammunition? Read more at my link in bio

For fieldwork this Easter, our hunt for feral pigeon eggs takes us inside the roof of a 900 yr old church where pigeons have been building nests out of the carcasses of other pigeons. Underestimate at your peril!

NEW JOB in #ornithology and #conservation to work on an ambitious #telemetry project aiming to understand #wildlife movement in human-modified landscapes: buff.ly/g2eQjP7

New research from our PhD student Toryn Whitehead Why are debates on lynx and wolf reintroductions so polarised? bylines.scot/environment/wh…

It’s official: my silly research project “between freedom and security, what makes a feral pigeon “happier”?” has been funded! 🕊️ Prepare for more pigeon talk!