#WorldWildlifeDay March 3rd

At least 3,500 sea lions in Peru have recently died of H5N1 bird flu, nearly 5 times as many as previously reported, the government says

Cifras que dan una idea de la devastación que está produciendo la #GripeAviar en Sudamérica: 120.000 aves silvestres muertas en 6 meses. Solo en Perú han muerto 47.000 pelícanos, lo que supone un 41%(!!!) de la población de esta especie en el país. actualidadambiental.pe/el-41-de-la-po…

"H5N1 is devastating the world’s birds. Eagles are dropping dead, as are great horned owls and peregrine falcons and pelicans... It’s the worst thing that has happened to wild birds since the pesticide DDT" nytimes.com/2023/04/23/opi…

Tomorrow is #InternationalVultureAwarenessDay! Did you know #vultures provide many valuable ecosystem services, including recycling nutrients, removing soil contamination and preventing the spread of diseases to humans and other wildlife?

Exigir al Ayuntamiento de Majadahonda la prórroga del convenio con GREFA hasta 2032 - Sign the Petition! chng.it/zWpHSGGM via Change.org

Happy #WorldMigratoryBirdDay! Aquatic ecosystems are increasingly threatened around the world and so are the migratory birds that depend on them. #WMBD2023

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in brown skua populations on Bird Island, South Georgia. These are the first known cases in the Antarctic region. 📰 Government SGSSI news release: gov.gs/hpai/ 🗞️ Our news story: bas.ac.uk/media-post/fir…

Funded PhD available including a #wildlife #AMR project with me and an amazing multidisciplinary team

Deadline 1st December❗️❗️#AMR #wildlife #academicjobs

A new PhD project co-supervised by Dr Irene Bueno will look at the role of wildlife in the emergence of AMR and how antimicrobials are used in wildlife rehabilitation facilities in the UK. Explore @Bristol_Vets PhD studentship opportunities here: findaphd.com/phds/?PhDList=…

This would preclude many very talented academics. I first started at £28k and many post-doctoral positions are still no more than £31k. This could encourage universities to raise the academic salaries in response to this, but it is unlikely to happen. What is likely to happen is

Is this for real?

Happy to share recent work on #antimicrobial use in #wildlife rehabilitation centers in the U.S. #AMR #OneHealth journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

Protect Insects, protect Birds! We also protect our own health by protecting our ecosystems! Happy #WorldMigratoryBirdDay!

📢 Calling Experts in Wildlife Trade and Zoonotic Diseases! Can you help us identify high-risk activities for #zoonotic pathogen #spillover in the legal #wildlifetrade? Please complete our survey: lnkd.in/eiXNuzmY Thanks!

Thanks Cabot Institute for the Environment🏳️‍🌈✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 for this opportunity!!#vultures#collaboration