This #WorldPenguinDay , say hello to these characterful little fellows, the crested penguin and gentoo penguin.

They are from our copy of La Galerie des Oiseaux (1825), by Louis Pierre Vieillot, with illustrations by Paul Louis Oudart.

So happy to open this lecture tonight on The Gwillim Project! McGill Library Will Beharrell

Join our panel discussion on the history of estrangement, disconnection from nature and eco-anxiety with writer Melanie Challenger, climate aware psychotherapist Caroline Hickman and writer Siddarth Shrikanth.
We hope you can bring your voice to this event!
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Conference announcement: Natural History in the Age of Revolutions | 1776-1848
To explore themes connected broadly to the revolution in nature that began to be witnessed on a global scale in the decades around 1800. July 15. book below. Edwin Rose
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Join us tomorrow at 6 pm BST for 'Women, Environment and Networks of Empire'.
Stories about Elizabeth Gwillim & Mary Symonds: Two sisters in Madras to exploring their world of natural history, art, food and fashion through their letters and paintings. 👇
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Finally, pillar 4 in our strategy is Operations: resourcing our work.

We recognise that to achieve our strategy, we need to be resilient & sustainable. We will ensure that we have the right tools, resources & staff to deliver our mission.

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Pillar 3 in our strategy is Society: nature for everyone.

We will motivate people to take positive action, because protecting the natural world requires the involvement of the whole of society.

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Pillar 2 in our strategy is Research: deepening the understanding of nature.

We are an international resource & hub for the study of the natural world. We will leverage our collections & other assets to promote and enable research & action for nature.

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Pillar 1 in our strategy is Membership: working for nature.

We are a membership organisation. Our members are advocates for nature around the globe. We will grow, diversify & support our membership to expand their capacity to work supporting our mission.

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Today we launched our 2024-30 Strategic Plan, with four pillars of activity for the coming years: Membership, Research, Society & Operations.

We hope you will join our global community working for a world where nature is understood, valued and protected.

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If you missed yesterday's wonderfully uplifting talk on smooth-coated otters in Singapore by Sivasothi N. - you can now watch it here 👇👇
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Dive into the wonders of the Cornish Seaweed Festival!🐚

Join us for this FREE event in Marazion, 11-12 May. Unlock the secrets of seaweed & connect with our Cornish coast🌊🪸

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Hosted with Natural England- Devon, Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Mounts Bay Marine Group & The Linnean Society of London

The Linnean Society of London holds this painting of Irene Manton who was born #OTD 1904. Irene was the first female President of The Linnean Society of London, see the painting in person at the Society's rooms in Burlington House, open Tuesday to Friday.

Happy #BatAppreciationDay !
1851 William H Flower. Watercolour sketch of a whiskered bat, a species found throughout England & Wales. Drawn by WH Flower: surgeon, museum curator & comparative anatomist. We also hold a selection of Flowers’ correspondence.

Love cherries? Popular for their ornamental and edible features, #phylogenetic analysis of the cherry plant has at last revealed its #evolutionary history and distribution patterns! Read about it below 🌸🍒
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The Linnean Society of London Oxford Journals

Born #OTD , James Clark Ross, Fellow of the Linnean Society and polar explorer. The Ross seal below), one of the four Antarctic phocids, first described during the Ross expedition (1839-1843).
Read Glenn Benson's blog about our adventurous fellows here: bit.ly/3ZbS9ku

#WorldArtDay , we also have botanist Stella Ross-Craig's wonderful paintbox to inspire you! The lid & palette still bear the last washes mixed by Stella 40 years ago – which plant might have formed her final subject?