Final day in Danum Valley....it's been a blast!

209 confirmed species on the board, a few that didn't get written down in time, and plenty more than never got identified. A pretty successful trip!

It's #drone pic Monday! While Chris represents the lab at the #seaturtle symposium in #Thailand , it feels fitting to share this beautiful juvenile green #turtle , recorded by the #drone off the island of Sao Vicente!
#caboverde #ecology #conservation #marinemegafauna

Today is the Africa Regional Meeting with superb representation from #CaboVerde Project Biodiversity Turtle Foundation. Feeling honoured to present our affordable technical solutions for #tracking #drone and #DNAMethylation for #SeaTurtle Queen Mary University of London QM_SBBS #ISTS42

Here we are at the #seaturtle symposium #ISTS42 in #Thailand . Ready for a week of workshops and talks. Follow us and our friends from Project Biodiversity and Turtle Foundation through this week.

The lab & Project Biodiversity enjoyed a visit to the Natural History Museum, guided by our amazing lab member Laura! Thank you Laura for organising a packed day with tours of the molecular, Hymenoptera & spirit jar collections, plus an intro to the cetacean strandings programme! 🧬🐝🐜🐳🦈🦑🦖

A very big thank you to National Geographic and ZSL for hosting such an incredible workshop yesterday, that focussed on building inclusive practices within organizations and conversation efforts!

Great to be involved in this fantastic collaborative paper investigating the use of loggerhead turtles to monitor #plasticpollution in the Eastern Mediterranean 🐢

Read #openaccess here: doi.org/10.1016/j.marp…

Thank you to all co-authors for their contributions to this work

It’s such a privilege to work on my research project with Freddie Wilkinson 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Massive new genetics paper overturns long-cherished views on blue whale populations and subspecies. Thread below of key findings 1/n
Led by Catherine Attard
doi.org/10.1111/acv.12…

It's #drone pic Monday! As a keen birder, delighted to get a bird's eye view of this magnificent #osprey on the #drone . These splendid #raptors are resident in #caboverde , helped by the #conservation monitoring efforts of our amazing #collaborators Project Biodiversity
#ecology #seabird

It was a pleasure to showcase some projects from the lab to Aziz Memon from Rotary International today! Falling under the theme of #technology for #conservation , we demo'ed the use of drones and genome sequencing for informing management of #seaturtle populations

We are in dire need of names for our tracked turtles and we would love to hear your suggestions down below! 🛰️🐢

We already have a Shelly😜

Happy #WorldWildlifeDay ! Today’s theme is digital innovation within wildlife conservation.

Did you know every whale shark has unique individual markings and that by taking and sharing photos of each whale shark’s unique spot pattern, scientists can distinguish individuals? ✨

A new chapter of my life has just started! 🌊

Always keen to support ECR interested in #SeaTurtle #genomics or #Epigenomics . Don't hesitate to reach out if this is you! We offer a fun and supportive environment. QM_SBBS Queen Mary University of London

#FieldworkFriday time! Here is a freshly tagged loggerhead #SeaTurtle returning to the sea at Boa Esperança beach of Boa Vista Island, Cabo Verde 🇨🇻🏖️

The new & expanded IMMA e-Atlas arrives today with 33 new Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) from the NE Atlantic Ocean & Baltic Sea. The IMMA tool aims to give #whales , #dolphins , #seals & other marine mammals a seat at the table to argue for protection of their ocean homes.

It's #drone pic Monday! Today, it's better the devil you know. Devil #rays like this one can be told apart from their larger cousins, the #manta rays, by the lack of white on the body. Always a treat to see these #rare and #majestic creatures on the #drone !
#ecology #conservation