The The Wildlife Trusts has acquired Skiddaw! This landscape, which is treasured by so many, will see restoration of peatlands, woodlands and more. Let there be no doubt, this is a milestone moment for nature restoration in @LakeDistrictNPA and beyond. theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

A massive article - with numerous photos - all about Tokyo's Ueno Zoo has just been released at my patreon. It WILL be published at Tet Zoo in time, but why not have a look now, and see my tons of other behind-the-scenes content .... patreon.com/TetZoo

Wow! 🤩

Next: 2021's Banjo and Swift by Iacovos Le Du. Palaeofiction has rarely formed the topic of a book: Banjo and Swift follows the lead of Bakker's 1995 Raptor Red in telling the tale of two dinosaur siblings - members of Australovenator - set in the Cretaceous of Australia... 3/n

Finally, the brand-new Macroevolutionaries by Bruce Lieberman and Niles Eldredge, published by Columbia Univ Press. A series of essays on macroevolution and its connection to popular culture and modern life, the book is part autobiographical... 5/n

The companion piece for the Megalania- a life-size Komodo!! I handled the sculpt and print, assembly and killer paintjob by the ever impressive Benj-art-min. I contributed quite a few pieces to this exhibit which I will talk about more in the coming days.

Just bought the Plane tickts to #Tetzoocon 2024!!! Let's see if I'll be able to make it this tine after last years tragedy

Loss of bats to lethal fungus linked to 1,300 child deaths in US, study says Because bats feed on crop pests, their disappearance led to a surge in pesticide use. Research found a rise in infant mortality in areas where the bats had been wiped out theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Back from my yearly pilgrimage to visit the largest salamanders in the Americas. There is no other feeling like watching a massive hellbender crawl along the bottom of the stream as the current causes its loose skin to flutter. Like being transported to a different time.

Special Issue of The Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand is out: Fossil Vertebrates from Southern Zealandia is dedicated to the late Ewan Fordyce. Proud to have a paper in this monument to the collections Ewan built and the people he mentored. otago.ac.nz/news/newsroom/…

The Private Members Bill Ballot was yday- a chance for an MP to create a SWIFT BRICK BILL. They'll need to be asked nicely by ALOT of us to choose swifts over other options. Please help by emailing [email protected] & I'll send you a note to the send the selected MP.

Info on #TetZooCon tour will be emailed to all relevant closer to the date so you have detailed pickup and schedule info. Remember also that there's silent auction, quiz with prizes AND cosplay again. Sept 27-29th, tour Sept 30th to Oct 2nd!

Megalosaurus #tetzoocon

I am delighted how many slow worms are living under the dustbin lid in our tiny city centre garden! I have heard that the name for a group of slow worms is a gloss… so look at our glossy huddle! So pleased that there are enough invertebrates to keep them fed and thriving.

📣 #HWM2025 CALL FOR PRESENTERS We're seeking applications /suggestions for presentations & workshops for Herpetofauna Workers Meeting 2025 in Sheffield, 1 & 2 Feb. If you'd like to share your herp research, best practice or insight visit forms.office.com/e/Eg9zADJ8ph @argroupsuk

Another study just came out showing that preserving healthy conditions for bats improves the local public health significantly

#AllYesterdays figures from Splendidhand Ltd - based on designs by John Conway and C. M. Kosemen - will be on sale at #TetZooCon 2024. They include these two... and new ones, yet to be released!

A very quick and dirty attempt at a skull reconstruction of the new pterosaur Inabtanin alarabia, assuming it's an azhdarchid.

The most extreme bone architecture I know of: This is a CT-scan and 3d reconstruction of a humerus of the giant pterosaur Arambourgiania, a giraffe sized active flyer (scale bar 5mm). These bones had a ~20mm wall reinforced with ridges and were 70-90% air by volume! And this 1/2