Truly shocking statistics from Buglife's 2023 citizen science survey - a huge 78% reduction in insects sampled on number plates in the UK since 2004. Read their thread below to learn how you can get involved in their Bugs Matter survey🦋🪰
#InsectDeclines #CitizenScience

Some of The Road Lab team helped @cardiffiuni students on their animal behaviour trip to @BrisZooProject

Meerkats, bears, lynxes & wolves were all spotted!

Bristol Zoological Society support #conservation initiatives to combat global #biodiversityloss

📸 Katherine Brine/Sarah Perkins

The weekly #roadkillreport is out!

123 animals reported last week, with Badger as the top species.

Unusual spots included Otters, Polecats, a Stoat, Red Kite, Tawny Owl, Grey Heron and a Great Tit.

Seen roadkill? Report it at buff.ly/47cIDTa

#roadecology #ukwildlife

The weekly #roadkillreport is out!

165 animals reported last week, with Pheasant at the top!

Unusual spots include an Oystercatcher, Otter, Stoat, Frog, Kestrel & Toads, Red Squirrels & Muntjac Deer.

Seen roadkill? Report it at buff.ly/47cIDTa

#roadecology #ukwildlife

New research show “Ghost Roads” can lead to #Deforestation

This paper trained volunteers to map 1,370,000 km of illegal roads in the Asia-Pacific area. Occurring in protected zones, impacts of “Ghost Roads” on #habitatloss are explored

Read it here: buff.ly/3vT996E
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The weekly #roadkillreport is out!

101 animals reported last week, with badger still as the top species.

Unusual spots include an Otter, Stoat, Pine Marten, Red-Legged Partridge and a Slow Worm.

Seen roadkill? Report it at buff.ly/47cIDTa

#roadecology #ukwildlife

🌸 Spring has sprung, and with it, a surge in reports of mammal and bird roadkill. Migration and breeding patterns appear to be major factors contributing to this issue. Please keep us informed by sharing your observations! 🦔🐦

#roadecology #ukwildlife #citizenscience

Rabbits are a global symbol of #Easter . Since 2013, we’ve had 8,609 Lagomorphs (rabbits and hares) reported to us.

This includes Mountain Hare, Irish Hare, Brown Hare, Hare sp. and Rabbits!

However you #celebrate , have a good Easter with our long-eared pals!
#Easter Bunny

The weekly #roadkillreport is out!

152 animals reported last week, with badgers as the top species.

Unusual spots include 2 polecats, 3 partridges, and a sparrowhawk.

Seen roadkill? Report it at buff.ly/47cIDTa or via our app

#roadecology #ukwildlife #citsci

Wow, what a an amazing idea. Definitely got our vote!

For this 30th year post, we are reflecting on the ways the project has contributed to the understanding and mitigation of roadkill.

#lutralutra #otter project #cardiff university #roadkill #research #otter #biology #cardiff #wales #ecology #roadecology #conservation #ukwildlife

An intriguing look into ‘carcass-location bias’!

Roadkill could be underestimated when animals become injured on roads but die elsewhere nearby, or when animals rebound off, or get stuck to, vehicles. These carcasses can often be missed in traditional roadkill surveys

The weekly #roadkillreport is out.

63 animals reported last week, with Pheasants at the top.

Many unusual spots this week, such as Mink, a Bird of Prey, a Mallard, a Barn Owl and a Tawny Owl.

Seen roadkill? Report it at buff.ly/47cIDTa or via our app

#ukwildlife

Roadkill reports of Tawny and Barn Owls go up in March, so they’re our #AnimaloftheMonth !

Tawny Owls = amber-listed Species of Conservation Concern in the UK
Barn Owls = green-listed

Katherine held both elegant birds!

Seen roadkill? Report today!

#ecology BTO Barn Owl Trust

Really enjoyed contributing a comment for this article by Doug Main for Scientific American about this fab new paper🐾📹
#phdlife #ecr #anthropause

Road collisions have become a great threat to Nordquist bison in northern British Columbia. Drawn to roadside grasses, they face alarmingly high mortality rates.

But there’s hope! Habitat restoration and wildlife corridors could guide them away from highways to safer areas🦬❄️

I wrote a blog post about our COVID-19 #lockdowns and #roadkill paper for Journal of Animal Ecology for the Elton Prize shortlist. Link below 😊🦡🚗

The Road Lab

Check out Sarah Raymond's blog post for Journal of Animal Ecology about her Elton Prize shortlisting and our paper on COVID-19 lockdowns and species' vulnerability to wildlife-vehicle collisions

#roadkill #phdlife #lockdowns

The weekly #roadkillreport is out.

94 animals reported last week, with badgers as the top species.

Many unusual spots this week, such as a bird of prey, mallard, moorhen and a polecat-ferret.

Seen roadkill? Report it at buff.ly/47cIDTa or via our app

#ukwildlife