If conservationists work from a compromised baseline, our notions of abundance, scarcity, and ecological wellbeing will keep getting defined downward: "The researchers show that using the 1970s as a baseline tends to normalize an already severely degraded state." phys.org/news/2025-10...

📢 Fully-funded PhD opportunity! Explore the links between social & communication networks in ring-tailed lemurs! Exciting fieldwork, interdisciplinary team, and innovative technologies! Apply now and join @primatenzentrum.bsky.social & @unigoettingen.bsky.social for this cutting-edge research!

We are hiring! We look for a person with programming skills in R and/or Python. Application deadline is March 14th 2025. All details here: www.ab.mpg.de/654153/job_f...

📣🚨 Abstract submission deadline extended!!! 🚨📣 In response to continued interest from prospective contributors, we are pleased to announce that the deadline for abstract submission has been extended. 🗓New submission deadline: 15th February 2025. 🗒️Submission requirements: A 300-word abstract.

Great team effort yesterday. First step of building a stork trap. Team (trap) building in the cold with Anumit Saralkar, @atharva-andhare.bsky.social and Clement Berthelot.