This is so typical of the tinkering around the edges that leads to ineffective conservation Hedgehogs are “being pushed towards extinction by urban development, intensive farming and roads” Yet the response is to call for wildlife friendly gardening theguardian.com/environment/20…

From the Financial Times: the Heritage foundation confirms its links to Trump and looks forward to implementing Project 2025 on.ft.com/4hr1pf6 via Financial Times

Many don’t realize that the first people Hitler sent to his concentration camps weren’t everyday Jewish citizens, but his political opponents. So, when Trump rants about retribution, locking up his opponents, and giving them “very long sentences,” I can’t help but take him

It is life and death risky to be pregnant in Texas and other states that restrict abortion. propublica.org/article/jossel…

This is truly wild. The Washington Post and New York Times both have the Biden gaffe as their top stories (the NYT has *two* stories about it on their home page) and not a single mention of Johnson saying they’ll repeal the ACA or a Trump official saying they’ll pull vaccines.

BREAKING: New York has passed #Prop1! New Yorkers used their vote to permanently protect abortion statewide, and showed up for LGBTQ, immigrant, and disabled New Yorkers by approving the most progressive and comprehensive state Equal Rights Amendment in the country.

RFK Jr is going to make rabies great again.

I am so thankful to live in the UK right now. My heart is broken for American women, esp. women of color, the people of Ukraine and Gaza, but it is good to know at least that my home state of New York is still the best.

Deadline is Friday, November 8th! #wildlife #ecology #connectivity #postdoc

#Ethiopianwolves the world's rarest canid are found only ni ethiopian of Highlands particularly in #Bale and #simienNationalPark. With fewer than 500 reminding they face theats from rabies habitat loss and human wildlife conflict. EWCP Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Claudio Sillero Wildlife Conservation Network

Today seems like a good day to share this Scientific American story by Tara Haelle #ReadBannedBooks on how vaccines have saved more lives throughout history than any other intervention scientificamerican.com/article/see-ho…

If anyone would be interested in a PhD or postdoc project validating the ability of camera traps to estimate known population densities and demographies of capuchins, compare body sizes, and identify individuals with CNNs (with existing training data) email me.

A good recipe to spend £100M on bat conservation? 1. Labyrinthine layers of subcontractors, all taking a slice; 2. Split project into chunks: no joined-up thinking; 3. Route next to landfill, so special tunnel needed. We did offer alternatives! theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/n…

When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018. Read more on #STEMSTEAMDay: bit.ly/3CghCUd

Programa de Monitoreo Biológico del Parque Nacional Mirador-Rio Azul y Biotopo Naactun-Dos Lagunas con WCS Guatemala Program, CONAP, FUNDAECO y Cecon Usac

Este puma juvenil se asustó al verse reflejado en el agua de unos de los bebederos artificiales del Biotopo Naachtun-Dos Lagunas. WCS Guatemala Program, FUNDAECO, CONAP, Cecon Usac, WWF Mesoamérica

Our recent paper in Ecological Monographs challenges the textbook story that fear of wolves drives a trophic cascade in northern Yellowstone. Read the monograph for the science and the news story for the 'skirmish'. Monograph: doi.org/10.1002/ecm.16… News story: billingsgazette.com/outdoors/yello…

Nobody should have any illusions now

Online now: Removing institutional barriers to long-term fieldwork is critical for advancing ecology dlvr.it/TGC2dr

Possibly the best video of anything I've ever taken. Orca and Humpbacks feeding in the Norwegian fjords off Skjervoy.