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"Most of the peer-reviewed academic articles referenced in ESA listings came from low-IF or no-IF journals that tended to focus on specific taxa or regions." - conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/co…

Ecological Niche Modeling Tutorial with R 🌍 Covers the basics with presence data cleaning, raster processing, variable selection, modeling and projection 👇 🔗 Online: bit.ly/48v2GgQ 📄 PDF: bit.ly/3C4pBDC #Ecology #Biodiversity #Modeling #OpenScience #GIS

The latest US literacy stats have just dropped and they are every bit as grim as you might imagine. "Approximately 50% of Americans read so poorly that they are unable to perform simple tasks such as reading prescription drug labels"

Forensic Architecture put out a 827-page report analysing Israeli military actions, demonstrating in practice the genocide, and it's been largely ignored. Findings include: "Between 7 Oct 2023 and 30 June 2024 approximately 83% of all plant life in Gaza was destroyed."

There's a proposal to build a barrage across the Wash! Map shows how important the Wash is for Black-tailed Godwit - one of many #waders that rely on the Wash. Blog about generating these maps, using ringing, colour-ring sightings & tracking: wadertales.wordpress.com/2025/01/09/how… #ornithology

The Global Whimbrel collaborative project is moving along very nicely bringing together experts and #tracking (& other) data across the #globe to inform on #migration, #distribution & #conservation of this species. Update here: globalwader.org/news/2_whimbre… #biodiversity #ornithilogy

It’s like a post apocalyptic scene

New paper out on different potential uses of generative AI in ecology, incl: - augmenting datasets - extending observations of ecology patterns - increasing accessibility of ecology data Super effort, including Meredith S. Palmer, Ph.D., Sara Beery & others. nature.com/articles/s4155…

I went on Marc Lamont Hill's show, UpFront, to discuss the future of liberal democracy under Trump, and what impact the Trump's foreign policy will have on the Middle East. Watch on my Substack now: chrishedges.substack.com/p/democracy-do…

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Enjoy intimate vid of Spoon-billed Sandpiper, 1 of 10+ wintering Fangchenggang, Guangxi, S China, nr Vietnam, feeding on polychaete worms in its typical habitat, pools on upper tidal flats (much of which, across range, destroyed in recent decades) by Huasheng #BirdsSeenIn2025 1/2

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13… new paper in Journal of Applied Ecology. Main findings: (i) better matrix -> better value of fragmented habitat; (ii) little evidence of extinction debt. Results consistent with a need to maximize habitat area for biodiversity, even if habitat exists fragmented.

An integrative framework to combine migratory connectivity and demographic data | doi.org/10.1111/2041-2… | Methods in Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology

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BREAKING: Israeli Forces and Settlers Retaliate Against Palestinian Activist Featured in BBC’s The Settlers Prominent Palestinian human rights activist Issa Amro—recently featured in Louis Theroux’s BBC documentary The Settlers—shares video of Israeli soldiers raiding his home

How did we get here? How did we let an army announce to the world the destruction of a people, and then level every home, seize every field, shatter every possession they had—even with laughter. How did we let them kidnap, torture, and rape—even with dogs. And now, starve

Why the hell would you bomb a water treatment facility for a city with 10 million people?

This is one of the most stunningly sincere and human things I've seen from a politician. (h/t to Annie McDonough)

If you support this, or pretend this isn’t happening, you’re a sociopath.

I went to the U.S. aid distribution point and endured humiliation twice, just to get flour for my family. Both times, I returned empty-handed — and both times, I barely escaped with my life 😣🖕