Finally published! We show that border protected areas are not being established where they are most needed, as 45.2% of high-conservation-value borders lack protection. Really pround of Tiantian! doi.org/10.1016/j.onee…

Excited to share our new study "Environmental health and societal wealth predict movement patterns of an urban carnivore"- out today in Ecology Letters ! All about how social-ecological features influence coyote movement. (1/n) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… [📸 Johanna Turner]

After many years of work, our paper on whether smarter fish are more reproductively success is finally out. Congrats to Ivan Vinogradov Rebecca Fox , Claudia Fichtel & Peter Kappeler. nature.com/articles/s4155…

The Editorial for the Special Issue of #PsynomLB In honour of the contributions of Nicola Clayton is now online: bit.ly/4iiXDUn #compcogpapers ComparativeCognitionSociety Psychonomic Society

Proud to be part of this massive collaboration (217 authors!) examining mammal diel activity using cameras from all over the world! Morning lark or night owl? Prevailing ideas of mammal activity are outdated popsci.com/environment/no…

An honour to be a co-editor, with Dr Alex Schnell, Elias Garcia-Pelegrin and Josh Plotnik, for this Special Issue in Learning & Behavior dedicated to the wonderful Nicola Clayton - thanks for having us, Dr. Lauren Guillette (she/her)!

Don’t forget! Really looking forward to #ASABSpring2025

It took far too long but we got there in the end. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Great to see the Tune into Nature Music Prize in The Guardian theguardian.com/environment/20… and all shortlisted tracks on BBC Radio’s Unclassified later bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Empowering women is crucial for effective #ClimateAction recognising their indispensable role in environmental conservation. However, many women feel unsafe in outdoor spaces essential for wellbeing & pro-environmental behaviours. 1/2 #IWD2025 rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ar…

It’s World Wildlife Day! Our MammalWeb project is supporting the conservation of UK and European wild mammals and we’re a Platinum Hedgehog Friendly Campus. 🦔 See more about this and how we’re a World Top 30 university for sustainability 👉 brnw.ch/21wR40k

🚨💡Interested in collaborating on a Big Team Comparative Cognition project? 💡🚨 Learn about MM1 and let’s explore together how reversal learning can be implemented across taxa. 👶🐒🐐🐀🐡🐙🦜🦎🐸 #BigTeamScience #OpenScience #ComparativeCognition

We still really need responses from pregnant women, regardless of whether you own a pet! Please take ten minutes to fill out this survey on maternal wellbeing.

Interested in working with birds, cognition, and nest building? Exciting postdoc opportunity below! 🪺🧠vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/63…

Are you a researcher in animal behavior, ecology, animal welfare, or a related field? Join our research community to connect with other researchers who are interested in understanding and improving the lives of animals in the wild. wildanimalinitiative.org/join

Is wildlife rehabilitation a conservation tool or a welfare intervention? Wild Animal Initiative's Senior Researcher, Michaël Beaulieu, offers a fresh perspective in his new paper. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

80% of our grantees study common taxa like rodents, insects, and fish. In a new blog post on maximizing welfare, we explain why we prioritize research on abundant animals, rather than rare or endangered species: buff.ly/6QFjY6x

Moving over to #BlueSky! To stay updated on our latest work with the #BritishCarnivoreProject, follow me @drblakemorton.bsky.social 🦊🦡🧠🧩🌍

🚨Please circulate🚨 The #BritishCarnivoreProject has a #free booklet, entitled Urban Tails, to help young people (ages 9-14) engage with #nature. It includes #stories, #outdoor activities, and other fun #educational materials. 🦊🏙️🌳🍃Download here: blakemorton.co.uk/download/1293/…

Over 1,100 downloads in less than a week! Be sure to get a #free copy of our recent #nature-based booklet for young readers, covering #stories and #educational materials inspired by our work at the #BritishCarnivoreProject! 🦊🏙️🌳🍃 Link here: blakemorton.co.uk/download/1293/…