Here's an easy-to-read blog post about the songbird trap that @verntasco.bsky.social and I designed (in case you don't want to read the journal article!).

Watching banded mongooses suffer from tuberculosis was a turning point for @dr-bff.bsky.social. Now, wild animal welfare research has led her to a whole field of questions that ecology isn't asking.

WAI is hiring! If you know anyone who's great at building communities, coordinating programs, & supporting researchers—but doesn't want to be a PI themselves—send them our way. Remote, mission-driven, & a chance to help build a growing scientific field. www.wildanimalinitiative.org/services-coo...

I'm attending No Kings's event, “Eyes on ICE: Document and Record” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

New ornithological method just dropped: capture only the birds needed for your study with the click of a button. Pub from me & @verntasco.bsky.social Bye-bye bycatch: a remotely closing trap for targeted songbird capture. Journal of Field Ornithology. journal.afonet.org/vol96/iss4/a...

Hi all, if you haven't seen it, I'm doing an AMA here on BlueSky on the @wildanimalinitv.bsky.social feed. About 15 minutes left to submit questions! But you can watch the videos anytime.

Reminder: Live on Friday, September 5 at 11 am ET, Researcher and Education Specialist @dr-bff.bsky.social will be answering your questions about conducting welfare research on wild animals. Respond to this post or DM us to submit yours now.

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Would appreciate a RT from the scientists for this one! We have 665 scientists in the spring database and I want to get us to about 1000 before we set the teachers loose on the database for January matches.

Last year, we launched our house sparrow research project to learn how varying environmental conditions affect the welfare of these common birds. Here's an update on the project's progress:

We’re looking for new board members @wildanimalinitv.bsky.social ! If you have experience with nonprofit leadership and are committed to wild animal welfare, check out this volunteer opportunity: www.wildanimalinitiative.org/board-member