Ahead of ZSL's 200th Birthday on 29th April, this virtual issue celebrates the scientific work of Joan Procter (1897-1931): Herpetologist, Artist, Designer and ZSL’s Curator of Reptiles and Amphibians - FREE to read jzoblog.wordpress.com/2026/04/10/j... #ZSL200 #womeninSTEM @zslofficial.bsky.social

25 years to act before red squirrels disappear from English woodlands 🐿️ A landmark report led by ZSL on behalf of @naturalengland.bsky.social outlines threats, and possible recovery strategies for this iconic species facing extinction

📢 Important Update The next Annual Meeting of the German Society for Mammalian Biology has been rescheduled. 🗓 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝟭𝟰–𝟭𝟴 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 We look forward to welcoming you at the new date!

3/3 Please note: Grants are awarded only if the submitted abstract is accepted. Recipients are expected to present their work (poster or talk) at the Annual Meeting in Berlin. If this condition is not fulfilled, the grant must be repaid.

2/3 📩 How to apply: Send a short informal letter along with your submitted abstract to Dr. Stéphanie Schai-Braun ([email protected]). Eligible applicants: • Junior DGS members (pre-PhD) • Without their own funding.

1/3 📢 Travel Grants for Annual Meeting 2026 The DGS is offering 5 small meeting grants (€500 each) for junior scientists to present their work at the upcoming Annual Meeting in Berlin. 🗓 Deadline: June 15, 2026 #MammalianBiology #EarlyCareerResearchers

3/4 ✅ Eligibility: • Abstract submission to the 2026 meeting • DGS membership • Residence in a low- or middle-income country (World Bank classification)

1/4 📢 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹: 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 📢 The German Society for Mammalian Biology (DGS) is offering three fully funded travel grants for the 99th Annual Meeting, taking place in Berlin, 21–25 September 2026! www.mammalian-biology.de/meetings/tra...

3/3 Proposals are evaluated based on scientific quality and future prospects. Funded project leaders are expected to present their results at a future DGS annual meeting. #AcademicSky #Mammalogy #ResearchFunding

2/3 📄 Submit: • Project description incl. budget & timeline (max. 3 pages) • Collaboration partners (if applicable) 🗓️ Deadline: April 30, 2026 📧 Send proposals to: [email protected]

Fantastic #IADR2025 Distinguished Lecture by @hlusko.bsky.social So great to see some evolutionary biology represented!

Ob 🐺Wolf-, 🦓Zebra-, 🐵Affen- oder 😁 Menschenzähne: Dr. Ellen Schulz-Kornas kennt sie alle. Die Zoologin ist Leiterin des Forschungslabors für #Zahnerhaltung 🦷 und #Parodontologie der Universitätsmedizin Leipzig. Ihren spannenden Werdegang gibt's im Unimagazin zu lesen. @ellenschulzk.bsky.social

1/4 Find attached the Meeting Website for our next Meeting in Siena! IMPORTANT DATES Deadline for abstract submission is May 25th, 2025 Abstract acceptance notification will occur in mid-June Deadline for early conference registration is June 15th, 2025 buff.ly/uXTygZP 🌎 🦊 🦤 🧪

Why #humans have a smaller #face than #Neanderthals: In Homo sapiens, facial growth stops at #puberty. New study in #JHE by @alexandraschuh.bsky.social & an intl. research team, incl. Philipp Gunz, Jean-Jacques Hublin, Sarah Freidline. More: tinyurl.com/ywkvwvej & doi.org/10.1016/j.jh...