Un elefante procesado en EAK (Olduvai) hace 1,78 Ma: implicaciones para el origen de la cooperación

Do synthetic fertilisers feed a growing population? or Has their use actually grown the population? -World grain production has tripled since 1960 and in that time the population has grown from 3 billion to 8.3 billion Did one cause the other, and if so, which one?

In Washington, the Stillaguamish Tribe, Upper Skagit Tribe, Tulalip Tribe and Washington State Department of Transportation are working together to build a wildlife overpass on a stretch of State Route 20 that elk frequently try to cross. salish-current.org/2026/02/24/b...

Pastoralism = migrating herbivores

🧑‍🌾🌾🚜 All over the world, peasants produce our food. From the soil to the fork. On this day of peasant struggles, we ask for a #pesticide-free agriculture. Farmers’ health needs to be prioritised. #PeasantStruggles #17April

Arable farmer Tom Pearson is transitioning to a regenerative approach. 🌾 Tom stopped using insecticides and cut diesel by 50%. Reducing more inputs was a balancing act.  Read 👉 https://www.nffn.org.uk/farmer-stories/tom-pearson-regeneration-research-and-resilience-at-a-cambridgeshire-arable-farm

How do global commitments turn into conservation action? Article by @gridarendal.bsky.social shows how CMS helps connect global ambition, regional cooperation & local implementation for migratory species. Strong examples of CMS' value as a framework for global action: news.grida.no/closing-the-...

Herbivores of all kinds once shaped habitats and provided many of the impacts necessary for functional ecological dynamics in all vegetated regions ever since life colonised the land. The issue we face now is that herbivores are statistically rare in far too many places.

Eine Lovestory in der @taz.de über wilde Moorweiden. 😍🐃 „Sie wirken zugleich archaisch und erstaunlich zeitgemäß – als hätten sie schon lange gewusst, wohin die Reise geht. Brandenburg jedenfalls steht ihnen gut. Und sie ihm auch.“ Wasserbüffel-Turbo gegen Dürre und für Klimaschutz - wie wär’s?!?

Migratory animals have a special role as ecological keystone species and as indicators of the state of our natural world. Their conservation is essential to maintain healthy ecosystems and we must work together to keep habitats connected around the world, for their sake and for ours. 🌍 🔗

An exceptional example of farming done well with tangible progress for nature recovery: Woodland expansion, regenerative grazing, tree hay, mosaic landscapes, and quality food.

Rewilding is still stuck in set-stocking. (That's a tongue twister.) While the leading ecological grazing systems of pulse/amp/holistic/cell/mob (whatever you want to call it- mooving herbivores around) - are fully adopted by pastoralists and regen / holistic farmers. Rewilding needs to upgrade.

Neanderthals are now thought to have been skilled, adaptable hunters. This is further evidence of that. 🏺🧪

Up to 25 million birds are illegally killed or trapped every year in the Mediterranean. Since 2016, the Intergovernmental Task Force on Illegal Killing, Taking and Trade of Migratory Birds in the Mediterranean (MIKT) has brought together governments, organisations & experts to tackle this threat...

A massive once-in-500-years chimpanzee civil war has broken out (link fixed!) 🦧 @gutsickgibbon.bsky.social #evolution #evolutionsoup #fossil #science #chimps 👇🏼👇🏾 is.gd/uheC0U

A call for urgent action to protect wild yak in the Himalayan regions🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... This paper highlights the urgent need for transboundary conservation policies to ensure the long-term survival of wild yaks and the ecological resilience of the Himalayan region.

'Myth: Carbon is carbon' repairproject.org/Blog/myth-ca... Myths and abstractions of carbon are shaping climate policy and markets in new ways. Read @amberhuff.bsky.social's think piece, and join our online discussion on 23 April: myth-carbon-is-carbon.eventbrite.co.uk #IYRP2026

Two new @migratinghooves.bsky.social maps in our Atlas of Ungulate Migration show how Critically Endangered giraffes in Chad & Uganda move with the seasons 🦒 View maps: www.cms.int/gium/migrati... Download fact sheets: www.cms.int/publication/... Read more: giraffeconservation.org/giraffe-on-t...

Nuestra compañera Monte de Sevilla en el podcast "Las cosas del comer" explicando la forma de manejo de su ganado extensivo y como hace la venta de su #carne de pasto. #VentaDirecta youtu.be/nDqOunOQ3lQ?...

🌲Silviculture experts, we need your input! Which silvicultural system best promotes forest biodiversity? Cast your vote below. #ForestBiodiversity #ForestManagement #JFR #forestryresearch 🌿🌐🍃 🌳 Continuous cover forestry 🔄 Selection cutting 🌱 Natural regeneration 🌲 Mixed-species management"

A series of articles have just been published in which we elaborate on the debate about the appropriateness of introducing the European bison to the Iberian Peninsula First, Bartolomé et al. believe that we failed in our reasoning about the suitability of their introduction

🏹 The history of Mongolian horse archery is deeply intertwined with the nomadic lifestyle and military strategies of the Mongolian people Mongolian Horse Archery Mastery: Unveiling Ancient Techniques and Cultural Brilliance 🏺🧪 www.mongolianz.com/post/2023/12...

New thoughts on old tech | Dr. Tom Plummer @leakeyfoundation.org youtu.be/VJ-QudYxpAM?...

The latest on Yunxian Homo erectus!! 😎😎

Humans' closest invertebrate ancestors date back much further than thought @egmitchell.bsky.social #evolution #evolutionsoup #fossil #science 👇🏼👇🏾 is.gd/g6khjo

From 2022: #Titanosaur nesting spot found in #Brazil 🦕🥚 (Art: Júlia d'Oliveira) arstechnica.com/science/2022...

PDRA positions at Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity (York, UK) These include four that I am involved with: beta diversity change ecosystem metrics ecological monitoring & Indigenous and local knowledge food system dynamics & biodiversity sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/l...

Thoughtful and impressive talk from Charles Meshack, describing lessons from Tanzanian forests. SCCS student conference.

Our final report of the Transylvanian wood-pastures project is now available in German language. It was a fantastic trip, where we met several extraordinary people, inventories wood-pastures and published nice papers. tinyurl.com/m6etve9b @luca-at-ifas.bsky.social @umweltstiftung.bsky.social

A science comic from MRI PAS 🦬 How does winter diet shape breeding in European bison? Our new study shows: farmland-fed herds calve year-round, while forest herds have a short, synchronized season. Read more: sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320726001205

The 4 young Highland cattle that were on Seven Arches Carr have moved this morning to Loversall Pool, at Potteric Carr. They are investigating their surroundings, and eating the grassland around the edges, they'll get to the reedbed and fen when the tasty stuff is finished.

Prof Steve Keen and Prof Michael Hudson will give a talk about the Global Crisis we currently face. Streamed on our Youtube Channel. Friday, 27th March youtu.be/aIypIDWQAQw

🚨📣 Calling everyone who lives or works with #elephants !! 📣🚨 help us to share, spread the word and find those to complete a short study on #elephant #posture for some fab research by @tapintothewild.bsky.social 🩵 how many responses can we get in a week? 🐘🌍🧠 Link: tinyurl.com/55vjsbxr

Hope up in smoke.

Bird conservation takes centre stage today at #CMSCOP15. Watch live here: www.youtube.com/@BonnConvent... Today’s agenda is expected to focus on avian species conservation, including illegal killing, taking and trade of migratory birds, poisoning, flyways, seabirds and marine flyways.

What Was Motherhood Like For Homo Erectus Females? #evolutionsoup #evolution #paleoanthropology #science #fossils 👇🏿👇🏽 is.gd/0dE1zr

Today at #CMSCOP15, Parties are discussing cross-cutting issues - topics that affect many species and shape conservation in practice. Swipe through to explore some of the issues on today’s agenda. Learn more by downloading the meeting document for each topic at www.cms.int/cop15docs

We are looking for 1–2 additional Editors-in-Chief! Join our team to help shape knowledge for sustainable mountain futures and strategically guide our unique, not-for-profit, community-supported scientific journal aiming for societal impact! View full call: t.ly/4gxD7 #AcademicSky #MountainsMatter

Pastoralism is a highly resilient livelihood. Mobility, livestock diversity, alliances with communities, and long-term local knowledge help pastoralists manage climate shocks and risks. #IYRP2026 #FoodSystems #Resilience #FoodSecurity

It is a good day on Bluesky when my feed is full of large herbivores! Balanced herbivory is essential for ecosystem function, without it there are repercussions for biodiversity, vegetation structures, wildfire regimes, and carbon/nutrient cycles. We need animals on the land. 1/5!

I'm delighted to say that after years of work we have published a definition of “human-wildlife coexistence” in a briefing document now available on our IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict and #Coexistence Specialist Group (HWCCSG) Library here: www.hwctf.org/policies

Kaum lässt Du Kühe in den Wald, tummeln sich die Auerhühner auf ihren Trampelpfaden & stochern in den Dunghaufen. Aber man kann Auerhühner auch schützen, indem man in einem millionenteuren Projekt 50 aus Schweden holt und sie in den Wald schmeißt. Jedes Jahr. www.researchgate.net/publication/... 1/

Migratory species are wild animals that need to travel regularly, often seasonally, as part of their natural life cycles. Next week at #CMSCOP15, parties to Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) will meet to strengthen action to protect them. Learn more: https://www.cms.int/cop15

Migratory species are wild animals a significant proportion of whose members cross one or more national borders, cyclically and predictably. Some of the most iconic animals are migratory species, such as elephants, big cats, birds of prey, whales, sea turtles, sharks, and even butterflies.

EU climate advisers don't quite understand the herbivore situation and quite frankly neither does anyone else who calls for reductions in livestock. Livestock land is well represented with herbivores, but in forests, arable land and everywhere else they're extremely rare, as are their migrations.

🌐 Global Ecology feed Digest #54, Mar 09-16, 27 posts ✨For the lazy (yes we are!) & friends who don't like social media but might benefit from this feed, here’s a DIGEST crafted with 💚 for you to share 👉 globalecologybs.github.io/feeddigest.g... DM if you want to receive the link weekly 🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪

This is the kind of study we need (ie. long-term) "Responses of African Savanna Trees to Large Herbivore Extinction and Rewilding" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #herbivores #ecologicalfunction #vegetation #extinction #rewilding #efficacy

🎙️In the newest episode of #InsideBiodiversity, Dr Taylor Dotson challenges the assumption that people who oppose conservation policies are simply misinformed or, as he puts it, “suffering a personal cognitive failure.” 🎧 Listen now: insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

New paper out in @consletters.bsky.social. We propose 5 leverage points for maintaining biodiversity in N2K sites: people, network design, monitoring, funding, and research. Nice collaboration with @plieningerlab.bsky.social and Marion Jay. Link: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🫎 🐸🌳Happy to share our Perspective on how a biocultural approach can strengthen the European Natura 2000 network. Such approach may help future-proof protected areas in times of populism, environmental backsliding & land-use conflicts. With M. Jay & @thartel.bsky.social. 🔗doi.org/10.1111/conl.12958