Get Ready! Our new grants programme launches today! 🎉 It's time to introduce our seven new or revamped grants - which will you use to fund your next big project? 👇🧵

Callimico are endangered monkeys that live in zoos and sanctuaries. Researchers surveyed their welfare and found room for improvement. #SaveTheCallimico mdpi.com/2673-5636/5/1/…

Three Critically Endangered radiata tortoises are born at Parco Natura Viva. This is an extraordinary species that belongs to the EEP programma and EDGE of Existence programme. Working together to save species from the extinction! Reverse the Red World Association Zoos & Aquariums EAZA Conservation

SAVE the DATE: 17-19 Nov (Sun-Tue). 3x half-days catering to diff times zones. Call for papers opens in May. We are planing workshops on how to apply/present, esp. for pre-PhD students/grads (+ new PhDers). More info here: anthrozoologyconference.com/call-for-paper… #anthrozoology #AIP2024

The PSGB Field Skills Workshop is being hosted at ZSL London Zoo from 5-7th of August 2024. Applications will open in early April, and will close at the end of April. More information can be found in this thread, and also on our website: buff.ly/3Io6aWj

📣🐿 We’re recruiting for 2x new Monitoring and Control Officers in Dunkeld and Argyll & Trossachs! Deadline 24th March. Apply👇 scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/about-us/worki… NatureScot Net Zero Scotland #NatureRestorationFund 📷 (Clockwise L-R) Nicole Still, Katie Berry, Bob Shand, Jo Foo

Here's the full programme for April's Annual Conference! For our 70th year, we're looking to the past and future of mammal science and conservation. Find out more about our programme of speakers on our website. Tickets available here: buff.ly/3vuG5BI PC: Mark Evans

Catch up with Amanda Bartlett PhD work on #callitrichids Great talk tonight facebook.com/share/v/3ovRmz… University Centre Sparsholt #postgraduatestudies

*Zoo friends* My PhD student is looking at using citizen scientists in the zoo. For this he is looking at developing QBAs... and he needs some expert help! Unfortunately the budget is super tight so we need people who are close enough to day trips :) Please share!

🚨 EXCITING NEWS! 🚨Our 2nd manuscript, “Bringing #BigTeamScience to Comparative Cognition Research: Challenges and Ways Forward”, is now accessible PsyArXiv! 🙌🥳Thanks to everyone who contributed. What a fascinating writing experience! 👉 doi.org/10.31234/osf.i… | #OpenScience

Amazing to hear Dr. Kerri Rodriguez at International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ) conference Hartpury University and Hartpury College yesterday

Calling all owners of label learning dogs! Anyone whose dog knows the name of more than 20 objects (usually toys), please get in touch to help us with our research 🐕🙏 @UoP_CCEP @comparativemind

We hope to see you on Friday! 🌎

🐅🐺We had a fantastic first chat about #MZ1 ! Thank you for the helpful input, questions, and discussion. If you were not able to attend, you can find the recording here: manyzoos.weebly.com/projects.html #ZooScience #ZooResearch @thezooscientist

We are looking for two PhD students interested in cumulative culture in great apes. By using observational, experimental and computational methods, we aim to test whether precursors of human culture are present in chimpanzees and bonobos. uu.nl/en/organisatio…

New research led by @pauledwardrose examines what zoo animals need from their enclosures - focussing on flight space for birds Read the full study here 👉 mdpi.com/2673-6004/5/3/…

We are recruiting for a #Lecturer in #Canine #Behaviour to join our team here at #HartpuryUniversity. Please share on. Closing date 6th Oct 24. tinyurl.com/ycktr26k #animalbehaviour #AnimalWelfare

❗️📢PAPER ALERT📢❗️ManyManys just made it to Nature Human Behaviour! 🤩🥳 Have you heard about Big Team Comparative Cognition? Read more here: rdcu.be/d30KP. DOI here: doi.org/10.1038/s41562…. Springer Nature, #BigTeamScience, #BTS, #OpenScience.

Big team science (BTS) can accelerate advances in comparative cognition but faces some unique challenges. Alessandroni et al. highlight solutions to 3 key challenges and discuss how BTS can transform the field. nature.com/articles/s4156…

🦁1 week left to apply to join our 2025 committees! We are especially looking for folks to assist with getting MZ1 off the ground, so if you are excited about funding be sure to sign up! #ZooScience 🐊