REVIEW The Greatest Extinction Event in 66 Million Years? Contextualising Anthropogenic Extinctions 🔗 buff.ly/qPG3mEa @jackhhatfield.bsky.social @anthropocenebio.bsky.social

In our new article just out we examine the current extinction event in the context of the longer fossil record. We conclude it is likely the greatest event in the last 66 million years doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

Join one of the world's largest community science events! The 2025 City Nature Challenge (CNC) runs in York from 25-28 April. Show your love of nature & improve understanding of York's biodiversity by taking photos of wild plants & animals & sharing them with York CNC. Learn more: lnkd.in/ehaeMMEn

Seven for a secret never to be told….

Great to see my first Beefly of the year today! #BeeFlyWatch

I’m aiming to increase my species count on @inaturalist.bsky.social by 500 this year so was great to see this amazing caterpillar on a recent trip to Exeter www.inaturalist.org/observations...

We are still recruiting Brazilian experts in species ID at Pivotal. It's remote flexible work so a really handy side gig. If you can identify Brazilian plants or mammals from photos, of frogs, bats or birds from audio, please apply! 🧪 www.researchgate.net/job/1018369_...

🚨Fully-Funded UK PhD Opportunity!🚨 I’m hiring a #PhD exploring the complexities of #biodiversity change across space and time 🌐. Join @cmbeale.bsky.social and me at #York and for this exciting opportunity! Please share and/or message me if interested. More info and how to apply: shorturl.at/Zu7ED

I often see this cat sat here on my way to work. Seems an odd spot but I think I’ve figured it out. The cabinet kicks out a fair amount of heat. Is this an example of individuals adjusting their behaviour to microclimatic conditions?