My annual trip to Monkey world is always favourite with the students in my Primate Behavioural Ecology module. They especially like the climbing frame. The afternoon sun made the monkeys come out.

Applicant experience day @bournemouthecho.bsky.social today. We ran both a skull practical and a plant ID bingo (in the drizzle, led by our amazing students Stephanie and Skye). Come join us on BSc Ecology and Wildlife conservation next year. We have the best students.

Last December, the Planning and Infrastructure Act quietly became law. But its journey was anything but quiet. We explore what this means, what happens next & why ecologists should care.

Why are Dorset’s heathlands so special? 🌿 With decades of experience studying Dorset’s heathland, Dr Lesley Haskins shares why these rare landscapes are more fragile than they appear, and why spring is an important time for the wildlife that depends on them. 🐦👉 bit.ly/400Kqc4 ~ Jack 📷 Paul Dibben

Calling all primatologists & conservationists! 🐒 @doc-webber.bsky.social & I are looking for best practice around how we train future primatologists for a future special issue of IJP: link.springer.com/collections/... Please get in touch for an informal chat about possible contributions.

What’s better to read about on Valentine’s Day than our new paper on same-sex sex in Rwenzori colobus? ❤️❤️ Monkey love knows no bounds. can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Incredible news! In 2022 The first chick to fledge for 180 years in the South of England was female ‘5H1’. Last year she raised 3 of her own chicks near Rutland including 8R3, which our team ringed. 8R3 was just seen in the Gambia by Fansu Bojang. Great to see 3rd generation Ospreys now thriving!

Let’s celebrate women and girls in science on this International Day of Women and Girls in Science! UNESCO reports that women represent only 35% of STEM graduates, about 1/3 of researchers worldwide, and just 1/10 STEM leaders.

I would love to hear from you if you are interested in applying for one of the early career international fellowships to work at a UK university and you have ideas for a solid suitable project. www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

🦇Only 2 places up for grabs and the booking deadline is TOMORROW, 28 Jan 👇 www.bats.org.uk/our-work/tra...

The Agricultural Ecology Special Interest Group are excited to invite you to their new monthly online Agro-Ecology Connect coffee mornings, which aim to spark ideas, connections and curiosity within the agro-ecology field. The first session will run on 31 January, aimed at early-career researchers.

🦇 Not 1 but 2 NEW exciting vacancies: - Seasonal Bat Advisors for the National Bat Helpline. - Project Officer, Sibrydion y Coedwigoedd/ Whispers of the Woodlands Deadline for both: 9am 16 February. More info: www.bats.org.uk/the-trust/jo...

Bird Camps are back! 🙌 Apply for a FREE place now ➡️ www.bto.org/birdcamps If you’re a nature lover aged 11-17 (12-16 in Scotland) join us and fellow nature enthusiasts for a weekend of birding, exploring and nature-based activities. 🐦🦋 @scottishbirding.bsky.social

The Youth in Nature Summit is back! 😀Book a FREE ticket➡️ bit.ly/YouthNatureSu... 📅 Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 February. 📍 David Attenborough Building, Cambridge. 📝 Tickets: Free! Organised by BTO Youth with Green Jobs for Nature. Supported by Opticron, Raptor Aid & private donors

Taking part in #BigGardenBirdwatch today or over the weekend? Head over to our dedicated BGBW feed for all the birdy chat, sightings and joy! PS Yes, of course we want to see your tea-and-biscuit set-ups ☕🍪👇 bsky.app/profile/did:...

🦇 Volunteers are at the very heart of bat conservation in the UK - without their dedication and support, much of our work would not be possible. And you can be part of it! www.bats.org.uk/support-bats...

📢 We're looking for a PhD student to focus on habitat use of wintering Curlew in and around coastal SPAs. Apply now ➡️ bit.ly/CurlewPhD The student will be based at @ljmuofficial.bsky.social and BTO, starting in October 2026 for four years. 📆 Deadline to apply: Wednesday 18 February #Ornithology

Lots of work parties coming up to save Marsh Fritillary and Duke of Burgundy. Do join us if you can. Booking essential www.dorsetbutterflies.com/events/

Our group at the University of Magdeburg 🇩🇪 is looking for a motivated PhD candidate to study cognitive fleixbility and uncertainty in mice within the DZPG/C-I-R-C (c-i-r-c.de). 🧠🐭 For more information, please see: www.med.ovgu.de/Karriere/Ste... #PhDPosition #BehavioralNeuroscience

I would love to hear from you if you are interested in applying for one of the early career international fellowships to work at a UK university and you have ideas for a solid suitable project. www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

The Birdsong Lab is recruiting graduate students! Links in the comments. Please repost!

Not long left to get your ticket! Book now ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work... Join us at our 2026 Annual Conference in Northampton on Saturday 28 February for a full day of inspiring talks from expert speakers, plus plenty of opportunity to chat to fellow birders. 🐦 Booking closes Sunday 18 January!

Watch how the Ape Social Mind Lab at the @isc-mj.bsky.social together with colleagues from ENES in St. Etienne and @mpicbs.bsky.social, @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social, and others start to crack the chimpanzee code of vocal communication. Now on the TCP YouTube channel youtube.com/watch?v=ZIsr...

The Canada Government will offer 400 postdoctoral fellowships to international researchers in early 2026. If you have a background in wildlife microbiome or quantitative genetics and are interested to apply to work on microbiome variation in Sable Island horses or caribou, feel free to get in touch

Can you help us fill the remaining vacant sites for the International Swan Census on 17-18 January? 🦢 Find and request a site at app.bto.org/gsmp/public/... Thank you! #UKBirding

1 week left to apply for this PhD. ✅ Field surveys ✅ Cutting-edge modelling ✅ Collaboration with @ptes-org.bsky.social 🗓 Deadline: 5-1-26 #PhDOpportunity #Ecology #Conservation #CitizenScience #WildlifeMonitoring @prof-r-hill.bsky.social @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social @chrissuthy.bsky.social

We’re looking for B2B SaaS salesmen across the globe. If you’d enjoy proliferating GIS e-shop for biodiversity data, let us know in DM. David

We have #academic #jobs available @bournemouthuni.bsky.social at our very diverse School of Life and Environmental Sciences (UK). In Ecology, Sustainability, and Biomedical Sciences. Deadline for applications 15th January. vacancies.bournemouth.ac.uk/vacancies/va...

Environmental journalism is under pressure — exactly where it’s needed most. The Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellowship by Mongabay will support at least 16 early-career journalists from tropical countries. Paid, remote, editor-led. Apply Dec 15–Feb 1. Learn more: buff.ly/UI8X5ur.

Join us @bournemouthuni.bsky.social at the School of Life and Environmental Sciences. #Lecturer #academicjobs in #Biomedical Science, #ecology (especially #Marine Biology please), and #sustainability science. vacancies.bournemouth.ac.uk/vacancies/va...

Contact and get involved with your local bat group and get involved with bat conservation in your area. www.bats.org.uk/support-bats... #BatsNeedFriends #bats 🦇

3-year #PhD student #position open in my group @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social Finland on #gut #microbe- host communication in #birds. DL 20.12, start date in April2026. #microbiome #metabolomics #vesicles, please RT ats.talentadore.com/apply/doctor...

🦇 (thread) We've added more courses and events to our bat calendar! Here are some highlights for the first quarter of 2026: - Scoping surveys for arborists. Online over two afternoons on the 4 & 11 February. - Consultant's Forum. Online on the 10 February. www.bats.org.uk/events 📷(c) Hugh Clark

Just landed! 🦅 Our Raptor ID Training Courses are live! Book a space ➡️ www.bto.org/training #Ornithology

If you're interested in finding out more about the research on the mantis shrimp in 🇳🇿 then check out this fully funded PhD!!! @asab.org

Currently recruiting PhD students to follow up on this result - please come to have a chat if interested #ASABWinter2025

Devastating news for the Tapanuli orangutan. "The destroyed areas would have contained some 35 orangutans, and considering the violence of the destruction it wouldn't surprise us if they are all dead. That's a major blow to the population." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Exciting news! @btocymru.bsky.social is hosting its first Welsh Raptor Convention. Book a spot ➡️ www.bto.org/RaptorConvention2026 🦅 Find out results from our Welsh raptor survey Cudyll Cymru, listen to expert guest speakers, join our feather ID workshop and enjoy lunch! #BirdingWales

🦇Interested in a bat-related PhD? 👇 Using genomics to understand bat population declines under global environmental change with @orlyrazgour.bsky.social , @bfraser.bsky.social l and BCT, based at the University of Exeter. Application deadline 8 January 2026: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Our thoughts are with all those affected by the devastating floods in Sumatra. Batang Toru (home of the Tapanuli orangutan), and the Sumatran Rescue Alliance have been badly hit. Please support via: • Orangutan Information Centre orangutancentre.org • @theorangutanproject.org theorangutanproject.org

Read every word of this blogpost. Read it and weep for what is being lost. And to celebrate what Katie has achieved.

Managing hedgerows for biodiversity: Disentangling the effects of trimming, structure and connectivity on the use of linear features by bats @jappliedecology.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Turn your #BlackFriday green by shopping with Easyfundraising! @easyfundraising is partnered with over 8,000 brands (including John Lewis, Amazon and Currys) who will donate part of what you spend to Dorset Wildlife Trust for FREE! Sign up here 👉 bit.ly/46ndafO ~ Jack 📸 Natalie Dunn

💭Are you a researcher or practitioner with an interest in publishing? We are looking for Associate Editors who can help advance outstanding ecological research by joining the Editorial Board for one of our seven Society-owned journals.

@asab.org Spring, aimed at ECRs, is coming to Bristol! Conference grant DEADLINE for Developing Country Applicants (<£2500) or anyone needing an early decision for visas (<£750) is in ONE WEEK, 1st December. www.asab.org/conference-g... Referee statement also needed by then! 🐝🐜🦟🦂🐠🐟🐬🦎🐸🦆🐿️🦓

Happy Thanksgiving Week!! 🦃🦃🦃 Here at @abcmicrogrants.bsky.social we are giving thanks to all our wonderful donors 👛 🔃and stellar volunteers 🐝 🐝who keep Team ABC running throughout the year! 💪

Come and join our lab! We have TWO fully funded PhD positions AND a paid field assistant opportunity in our Behavioral Ecology group @uni-goettingen.de & @primatenzentrum.bsky.social. Projects will be part of @rtg2906-curiosity.bsky.social & @sfb1528.bsky.social!! Details in thread. Please re-post!

#Job in #animalwelfare at University of Rhode Island! Tenure-track Assistant Professor position specializing in Animal Health and Welfare. Focus on farm, companion, or zoo/captive wildlife. #academic @universityofri.bsky.social jobs.uri.edu/postings/15931

We have two upcoming webinars with the Ecological Engineering Group and the Rewilding Group 👇 Make sure to register 📩