Biologging provides crucial data, but our study of European shags shows that logger type, placement and duration can alter behaviour, reduce body mass and chick growth, and affect survival, highlighting key welfare and data-quality concerns. tinyurl.com/u7vbv2xk @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social

Camera-traps work best for surveying wildlife when site-level covariates are considered. Owain Barton led our study showing more cameras reduce error, longer deployments help only if occupancy varies, & ignoring key covariates can skews results zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Very happy to share that our paper presenting a framework for optimal movement decisions in complex landscapes has just been published in TREE @stephharris.bsky.social @jacobnabe.bsky.social tinyurl.com/d45s36y5

💡 We are writing a systematic review article about physical properties of light and attractiveness to seabirds in the Norwegian Arctic and are in need for some benchmark literature to evaluate our systematic search! Can anyone help? Please share 💡

🚨🐘 New study shows that elder elephants are living libraries of knowledge vital to herd survival; their loss (poaching/habitat destruction) weakens entire herds. 🌍🧪 Research by Bates L., Fishlock V. L., Plotnik J. et al. w/ @royalsocietypublishing.org royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

High deer densities are one of the main challenges in temperate forest restoration and management. But not all deer are the same! In this review we consider the evidence for their impacts on woody vegetation ->

How do different deer species affect woody vegetation? Understanding that not all deer are the same is essential to effective forest management and restoration. 🧪🌏 Summary thread below ->

Knowledge transmission, culture and the consequences of social disruption in wild elephants royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... new paper reviewing the evidence for elephant culture and the importance for conservation with @lucybates.bsky.social @graemeshannon.bsky.social @shermindesilva and @joshplotnik as part of a special issue on animal culture in conservation.

Research exploring exploring how the loss of key individuals affects elephant societies. www.port.ac.uk/news-events-...

Researchers push to include animal cultures in conservation policy | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

‘Uniquely human’ language capacity found in bonobos | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Hot off the press: a Conservation article on our recent work exploring patterns in the seasonal diet of fallow #deer in North Wales @graemeshannon.bsky.social @markuseichhorn.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social 🌳🦌💩 theconversation.com/what-deer-po...

New research led by @science-action.bsky.social and team exploring the daily activity patterns of animals using camera trap data from across the globe. www.popsci.com/environment/...

Fallow deer diet in North Wales is dominated by bramble (Rubus fruticosus agg.) across seasons 🦌 Learn more here 👇

A study of deer poo in North Wales could shed light on the conservation of woodlands in the UK.

Bramble is important not just for pollinators but also for deer! 🦌 Our new paper published this week used faecal DNA metabarcoding to study the diet of fallow deer in North Wales, and used preference analysis to compare whether plant taxa were used more or less than expected given their abundance.

What do deer eat in the winter? In the UK a common assumption is that they subsist on over-wintering crops or grazing land. In our new paper led by Amy Gresham we overturn that story. 1/7 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

News article from @bangoruniversity.bsky.social on our deer diet study in North Wales led by @amygresham48.bsky.social www.bangor.ac.uk/news/2025-02...

New paper out today led by Amy Gresham exploring fallow deer diet using metabarcoding. Results were very different to what we expected! besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... Graphical abstract: @linecordes.bsky.social @markuseichhorn.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social #deer