New paper just out reveals massive declines for many raptor species across northern Botswana. 14 of 29 species showed significant declines including many large eagles, Lappet-faced Vultures & White-headed vultures paper here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… FitzPatrick Ins Beckie Garbett

That's my PhD packed away nicely. Check out "Where eagles soar" in #ecology and #evolution to get an insight into uplift and soaring modes in eagles. It's #openaccess Arjun Amar Theoni Photopoulou onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.100… @BiolSciNews FitzPatrick Ins @AnimalDUnit #ornithology #raptor #gps

Calling all Cape Town UCP supporters! Please send us any Guinea fowl feathers picked up on the Cape Peninsula - in gardens, on your walks/hikes etc. We are using them in our ongoing caracal diet study! Address in photo #sendallthefeathers #citizenscience

We're recruiting a Junior Ecologist to join our Cape Town team to work on projects throughout #SouthAfrica 🇿🇦 Candidates should have knowledge of South African #ecology field surveys and experience in the production of technical reports. Interested? Get in contact 👇

Beat the cold in Cape Town by joining Green Drinks for a cosy evening of networking with like-minded individuals. And free wine! Green Drinks is open to anyone who has an interest / passion / concern for the environment and sustainability.facebook.com/events/5537926…

Greg Shillabeer, CEO of Arcus , will be giving a short talk on Energy Storage and Environmental Implications at Green Drinks #CapeTown this afternoon #GreenDrinksCapeTown. #HappyHour from 17:30 Tjing Tjing House facebook.com/events/5537926…

Expand your knowledge of camera trapping in Africa for FREE. You can now access the African Journal of Ecology’s Special Section of featured reviews! Share your thoughts using #AJEcameratrapping ow.ly/qNlh30mOzBJ

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We see that "cuttlefish" is the 7th most searched term on JSTOR and we have some questions for all of you...

Time to panic. independent.co.uk/environment/cl…

Interested in working in South Africa on Raptors??? We are recruiting for a post-doctoral quantitative raptor ecologist to work FitzPatrick Ins with Megan Murgatroyd and myself on a range of raptor projects. Details here: science.uct.ac.za/fitzpatrick/fi… please RT #ornithology #Ecology

Owls are zygodactyl, which means their feet have two forward-facing toes and two backwards-facing toes.

Elevated lead (Pb) levels in the Critically Endangered African White-backed Vulture associated with recreational hunting activities #Botswana #ornithology The Science of the Total Environment paper: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… The Conversation article here: theconversation.com/hunters-should…

Looked like a Malachite Kingfisher to me #SafariLive. Also more commonly seen perching over water than the insectivorous Pygmy.

Want to inspire youth? We are looking for a volunteer to help lead some youth engagement activities. Please share widely. Thanks! ift.tt/2Jfx3v5

Exciting news! Brewers Co-op in #Observatory are putting on the #Rooikat benefit evening to support the Urban #Caracal project! Friday 25th May @ 18:00, The Jeremiah Brimstone Band and DJ Nick Birkby will be playing, and we will be there to give project updates. See you there!

This albatross couple adopted a baby of another species pops.ci/luzz3p

The first peer-reviewed study of bitcoin’s energy consumption confirms our fears: Bitcoin’s energy consumption is growing at 20% *per month* and is effectively erasing decades of progress on renewable energy. grist.org/article/bitcoi…

Protect our biodiversity by letting us know if you see any symptoms like this on the plants around Cape Town. #CapeTownHypothesisTest #citizenscience #biodiversityprotectors ift.tt/2rUwmjP