I'm honored that our (Dr. Lehmann (WHOOP there it is!!!) Jacinta Beehner Kay Holekamp Mara Hyena Project) paper was featured in the PNASNews Journal Club! It was a pleasure to chat with Amy McDermott about this. Read more here: pnas.org/post/journal-c…

After more than 35 years of surveillance, MSU researchers are exposing some of the secret workings of mobs.

To be clear, these mobs are made up of spotted hyenas.

The team observed about 1,000 mobbing interactions over the past 3 decades -
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🤩I am so excited to share our newly published article 'Review of the global research on Hyaenidae and implications for conservation and management', out today in Mammal Society Mammal Review. The result of TONS of work by some of us in IUCN SSC Hyaena Specialist Group. (1/n)

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I'm excited that our (Dr. Lehmann (WHOOP there it is!!!) Jacinta Beehner Kay Holekamp Mara Hyena Project) research was highlighted in nature News & Views this week! Read more here: nature.com/articles/d4158…

At #fieldperspectives Kayla Kolff discusses recontextualising identity with fieldwork 💫fieldperspectives.org/KaylaKolff.html

'[My advice is to] go into the field open-minded with little expectations and to try to enjoy the experience to the fullest despite the hardships one may encounter.'

Today, we feature the story of Sebastián Ramirez Amaya, who tragically died in a field accident after contributing. We have chosen to include it here, with his family's permission, as his kind and thoughtful perspectives are as important now as ever. fieldperspectives.org/SebastianRamir…

.Kaitlyn Gaynor discusses recontextualising identity with fieldwork at fieldperspectives.org/KaitlynGaynor.… 'Navigating relationships and community-building while conducting fieldwork has forced me to reckon with complex issues of privilege, positionality, and power as a queer white woman.'

⭐️OPEN PHD POSITION: Communication & collective action in spotted hyenas⭐️
Come work with us to analyze high-res GPS, audio, & IMU data from an entire hyena clan, currently being collected Mara Hyena Project!
Apply by 16 Dec 2022: imprs-qbee.mpg.de/54728/PhD-Posi…

Outlook on recontextualising identity with fieldwork by Prof. Dr. Dolors Armenteras @darmenteras.bsky.soc ➡️fieldperspectives.org/DolorsArmenter…
'The problem is that often the research is not based on the needs on the ground, and that well-equipped researchers go to these sites and leave without investing in human capacity.'

At #FIELD , Carlo Vreden discusses recontextualising identity with fieldwork 🌈

'While being forcibly closeted in the field will never be risk-free, there are still measures put in place to keep me, and also other researchers on the project, safe.'

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Outlook on recontextualising identity with fieldwork by Roxanne Beltran🌳⛺️
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'There are many barriers to taking field courses that we might not recognize if they don’t apply to us. Creating a field course for all students means removing these barriers.'

Outlook on navigating nature as a disabled biologist by Kelsey J.R.P. Byers ✨
'The most important elements are trust and listening. Trust that the person with the disabilities knows their body and brain best. Trust that they know their limits...and listen.'
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Outlook by Amelia Demery Monique Pipkin on recontextualizing identity with fieldwork🌈 By failing to acknowledge diversity 'we fail to...provide support for marginalized identities within a space that was not historically designed with inclusivity as a value'
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At FIELD...Christine Wilkinson, PhD 🌈 discusses recontextualising identity with fieldwork➡️fieldperspectives.org/ChristineWilki…

'consistently being in (academic/scientific/etc.) spaces full of cis (usually white) men, as a Black, female-leaning gender-androgynous person has been quite an adventure.'

At FIELD...Sharmi Sen, PhD discusses recontextualising identity with fieldwork

'A majority of advertised positions...are volunteer positions that ask researchers to pay their way. Such an exclusive system provides opportunities only for the privileged.'✨fieldperspectives.org/SharmiSen.html

At fieldperspectives.org ... Dr Kirsty Graham discusses recontextualising identity with fieldwork.

'Coming out is something that LGBTQIA+ people are perpetually doing or not doing, making that decision in each new context we encounter.'

Kirsty's story💫fieldperspectives.org/KirstyGraham.h…

At fieldperspectives.org ... Himani Nautiyal discusses recontexualising identity with fieldwork.

'Our identity in the field is molded by our surrounding environment, the local people, forests, and wildlife.'

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📢📢We're delighted to announce the launch of...
🥁🥁🥁fieldperspectives.org 💫🤩

This postdoc-led project aims to create a space for people to share stories detailing the many intersectional ways identity can be recontextualized while being a biologist in the field 🧵1/3

Think wealth inequality is just our problem?
Animals might not have banks, but 'wealth' in resources, territory, and social connections is common. And, it can be unequally distributed. A review by Eli Strauss and @ShizukaLab explores animal inequality doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2… 1/2