I’m excited to announce that I’ve started as an Assistant Professor at Lakehead University! I’m looking for two PhD students to join my new lab. If you are interested in investigating how disturbance affects caribou in Northern Ontario, please apply! And please spread the word!

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One of the world's rarest antelopes... ... is the Hirola, also known as the Hunter's antelope - of which less than 500 are estimated to exist… - - - #WorldHirolaDay #hirola #antelope #africa #day1602

With a population of <500 individuals, hirola is listed as CR by IUCN Red List. As we mark #WorldHirolaDay today, we urge you to support our efforts by raising awareness and highlighting hirola’s plight.

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A tower of Somali Giraffes. Protecting Somali giraffe habitat is crucial for the conservation of this endangered species. #SomaliGiraffeproject #SomaliGiraffes #BuraEastConservancy #standtallforGiraffes

There are an estimated 25 million kilometers of new roads planned for construction around the world by 2050. We are making maps that can help transportation infrastructure accommodate migrating ungulates – from the Kazakh Steppe to the Serengeti 🦌🦓Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative

In a column published by The Star, African Parks CEO Peter Fearnhead shares a story of hope from South Sudan, where the world’s largest land mammal migration has recently been confirmed. “ The discovery, announced by our partners in South Sudan’s government in June, is a

Central-eastern #Namibia is notably understudied. Results from large-scale camera trapping showed dominant predators like #lions & spotted hyenas were largely missing, while subordinate species like wild dogs, brown hyenas, cheetahs & leopards persist. See bit.ly/3YPexU7

One of the most fascinating collective behaviors is chain formation in army ants. The worker ants cling together via hooks on their feet to bridge large gaps. Their sisters can then walk across to reach the other side. Here is Eciton burchellii inside an experimental setup.

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📢Funded PhD position: We are looking for a PhD candidate documenting cultural behaviour in 4 neighbouring communities of Taï chimpanzees and investigating the effects of illegal human activity on their cultures. Start between Oct 1 and Feb 1. Apply here: emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Doctora…

It’s the first-ever #GuanacoDay. 40 governmental, academic, Indigenous, and civil society organizations have come together to recognize the native herbivore, which today needs our help. bit.ly/3Xfs2eD

Panda Meng Meng gives birth to second set of twins at Berlin Zoo aje.io/dp05ry via Al Jazeera English

🐆 🐆 Ph.D. announcement is here! Come join our fun & talented team. Deadline for full consideration is Sep 29. Full position posting: shorturl.at/MJVUY Please share widely! 🐆 🐆

The number of assessed species on the IUCN Red List is now 163,040, with over 45,000 threatened with #extinction. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is a critical indicator of the health of the world’s #biodiversity.

Please RT‼️ I'm recruiting an #ecology PhD student for a fully funded 4 year NSF assistantship to study species-environment relationships in North American birds using eBird #CitizenScience data. #BirdTwitter. DL 30 Sept. see: jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id=9…

I am accepting applications for fully-funded PhD & MSc students (Sept 2025 start) International applicants welcome to apply! Application open now, closes 01 Dec 2024. Apply bit.ly/3PBHwWy My team bit.ly/ACRG_UofA Eligibility bit.ly/3XBsq7J

A new paper led by Dantonio explores the impact of 'small scale' fisheries on the endangered endemic Lake Titicaca grebe. While distribution models successfully mapped fishing activity, fishermen's over-reporting of bycatch proved a challenge. See: bit.ly/4gcpYLS

JOB ALERT: Assistant Prof of Wildlife Ecology in our wonderful department WFCB_UCDavis. Join our supportive, happy, and productive community. I can't rave enough about my experience here. Feel free to reach out with questions and please share widely! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06725