This is the official return of a native species lost for over a century.

Well that's cool

So happy that the first chapter of my PhD has been published! We explored where women exist in tropical wild meat systems, what they do & why. Huge thanks to my co-authors and my wonderful supervisory team 🙌

Oh my God this is so wonderful. Bra-fucking-vo UCL www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Find out more in our explainer video by @hollietree.bsky.social, and read the full #openaccess paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

💭 Integrated Nature-Climate Action #INCA is a bold framework embedding structural change across sectors and industries while uplifting livelihoods, equity, and the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, going beyond the scope of nature-based solutions

New job alert: An amazing opportunity - our International science team are hiring for a 2yr position (initially) for an experienced scientist to work on tropical forest conservation 🌍🧪 Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car... 📷Nick Williams/RSPB

We've got another exciting event for you! Join us online or in person on 15th October to hear from marine experts on what strandings of dolphins, whales and porpoises can tell us about the impact of marine pollution #CSIoftheSea 🎟️ Book your free ticket: zsl.org/news-and-eve...

📢 Two weeks to go! Don't forget to book your ticket at our next #ZSLTalks event to hear how animals can adapt to changing environments through changes in learned behaviour. Find out more: www.zsl.org/news-and-eve... P.s. it's free!

New job alert: Would you like to help analyse our Big Garden Birdwatch dataset? 🪶🧪 Our monitoring science team are hiring for a new 2yr position to develop the ecological analysis and visualisation of BGBW data Interested? Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...

A Review from Zoe Davies, Matthew Struebig and colleagues summarizes the threats to biodiversity in Southeast Asia and conservation solutions. Web link: https://bit.ly/4fCpij1 Readcube: https://bit.ly/4mEsVY3 Translations of the article in primary ASEAN languages: https://bit.ly/4mDBOB7

NEW What makes a legal person? If invisible corporations and inanimate objects can be legal persons, so can rivers and animals By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...

Why do think of a PhD as a general reference source useful in daily life and not an weirdo who knows obsessive amounts about the breeding cycle of the western side-blotched lizard

Spoken like a man who has never tried to organize a group dinner with a team of PhD level experts.

🐦 The true meaning of a birds-eye view! Scientists use lightweight cameras fitted to the wing of red-footed boobies to capture feeding behaviour for the first time 📽️ @ruthedunn.bsky.social

Prohibitions are not spells. Law is not magic. When you prohibit a thing, all that means is the thing may be attended by different legal consequences than before. The thing is not extinguished by a mere prohibition: it can continue but in a different way with different (and unforeseen) effects.

Want to join our friendly and supportive #marine #science team @rspbscience.bsky.social? #conservationjobs for a scientist to provide scientific advice and contribute to applied #research affecting real world decisions about marine development and #seabird #conservation. shorturl.at/kdthM

💉 Farmer-led project on badger vaccinations begins 🐄 A new project to understand the next steps towards the eradication of a devastating cattle disease is underway, led by farmers and supported by our scientists Learn more about the work here 👉 www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...

Hey wildlife disease folk! How do you see parasites in conservation? Something to be eradicated, or valued alongside the host? We'd love to hear from you as part of our research survey on attitudes to parasite conservation. Deadline 29th August 🌍🧪🪱🦠. Survey form: forms.office.com/e/KBPhk6fgz3

Vacancy for a Postdoctoral Research Associate with field ecology and data analysis skills, and an interest in human-wildlife coexistence and social research. Funded by the Leverhulme Trust, this project works with the National Trust aiming to improve people’s ability to coexist with European moles.

📣📣📣 Fully funded MSc scholarships available for this Sept. Short deadline: 21st July Kent are offering fully funded taught MSc in Conservation Science #scholarships @dice-kent.bsky.social For more info: lnkd.in/eiPJG8uE Any questions, then please email: [email protected] #phdchat #funding

I highly recommend a visit to the ZSL library - it's a lovely space full of cool stuff with the nicest, most knowledgeable staff you could ever hope to meet

Looking for a #volunteering opportunity? The ZSL Biobank would love to hear from you! Tasks include cataloguing specimens and sample collections, data entry and management, and public engagement. Find out more and apply before 11 July: www.zsl.org/support-us/v...

*New postgraduate studentship*! ⚠️⬇️ We are now offering fully funded taught MSc in Conservation Science studentships at the University of Kent, particularly targeted towards individuals from underserved backgrounds. Apply here: ➡️ www.kent.ac.uk/durrell-inst... #postgraduatescholarships

This event was the last of our free-to-attend evening scientific talks for 2024-25, but it's only a short wait until they return in September! Sign up to our mailing list to be the first to hear about upcoming ZSL Science and Conservation Events: www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...

A new postdoctoral research position for @zslscience.bsky.social's Hainan gibbon conservation programme is being advertised! Job description here: careers.zsl.org/vacancies/47...

Love plants, conservation and the SSC? Come work with us! 🌺🌴🌵🌽🌲🌻 @protectspecies.bsky.social is looking for a passionate Plant Conservation Coordinator to support the IUCN Species Survival Commission's plant Specialist Groups. indianapoliszoo.applicantpro.com/jobs/3774489

4) One of my favourites from previous library tours is the beautifully illustrated book on insects of Suriname by Marie Sibille Merian. I’m now thinking I need to come up with a research project that requires me to live in the library and devour all these incredible books! (5/5)

👋 Hello BlueSky! I’m Dr Stephanie Brittain, a Lecturer in Conservation Science at @dice-kent.bsky.social & a Research Fellow @iccs.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk. I’m also President of the SCB SSWG (Social Science Working Group) @society4conbio.bsky.social scbsocialscience.org #ConSocSci

New paper out today in @natecoevo.nature.com on biodiversity & human wellbeing in UK forests, both seasonally and along a gradient of socioeconomic deprivation Funded by @erc.europa.eu and Woodland Trust 🌳, with lovely @dice-kent.bsky.social team www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

Want to join our team of friendly, fun (personal opinion) and interdisciplinary fellows at @dice-kent.bsky.social? We’re interested in researching nature recovery from ecological, social and policy perspectives Happy to chat about my life as a fellow! Apply 👇 🌎 #ConservationScience

Don’t forget to stop by London’s Southbank this Saturday as brilliant scientists take to their soapboxes! 🧑‍🔬

It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.

We're thrilled to announce the programme and speaker line up for our Seascape Symposium II taking place on 4th and 5th June! Keep an eye out over the next few days as we share details on speakers, panellists, chairs and more...🌊

Calling all #marine and #freshwater students 📢 take advantage of discounted student tickets for the Seascape Symposium II in June and hear from leaders in the field of seascape restoration 🌊 book your place before 28th May: www.zsl.org/seascape-sym...

Have you heard our latest #podcast yet? Listen to learn how we make sure that the thousands of animals held in our two conservation zoos, London and Whipsnade, are fed in a way that helps them thrive both physically and behaviourally 🌿 Search for Wild Science wherever you get your podcasts!

Deadline TODAY 23:55 GMT! 🚨 FIVE fully-funded postgraduate scholarships are available. Join our thriving DICE community as a Leverhulme 'Space for Nature' Scholar. More details here: kent.ac.uk/durrell-inst...

“They’re the little things that run the world.” ZSL’s Dr Charlie Outhwaite studies insect biodiversity in our Institute of Zoology, and how AI and data science can protect the species we depend on. 📍Meet Charlie in #HumansOfZSL #ZSL #ProtectingSpecies #CreatingChange #InsectConservation

There are currently SIX PhD studentships being advertised at DICE - details here:

One more re-up for my hissy fit about wolves. arutherford.substack.com/p/dire-wolve...

Just two weeks left to submit a #poster proposal for the Seascape Symposium II in June! Find more info (and secure your place): bit.ly/3BM9evX

Journal of Zoology is now on Bluesky! Follow us to discover what we've published recently in our scientific journal covering all areas of #zoology - and find out more about us at zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1469... @zslscience.bsky.social

🎉Big congratulations to Dr Dennis Minja Goodluck for passing his Viva last Friday! 🎓 📄Thesis: “The influence of anthropogenic activities on cheetah space use and hunting successes across a landscape of coexistence” 🐆

A brilliant thread from Matthew Mitchell, PhD student in our Institute of Zoology, on his brilliant work looking at hatching success of sihek, a bird that has been extinct in the wild for more than 30 years 🦤👇

We had such a great time yesterday sharing the amazing work of the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme! If you joined us in person or online, we hope you had a great evening 🦔 sign up to hear about upcoming free events: www.zsl.org/news-and-eve... #ZSLTalks @ptes-org.bsky.social

We are hiring x3! As well as 2 seasonal fiekd technicians we are looking for a postdoc to join our Cornwall Badger Project team! Please share widely! careers.zsl.org/vacancies/41...

We are hiring!!! Please share widely careers.zsl.org/vacancies/42...

The Reintroduction Of Beaver www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...