In honour of "Postdoc Appreciation Week", a plug for a paper I was involved in 5 years ago (w/ @bjmjarrett.bsky.social, @muriellealund.bsky.social and others) in which we highlighted how academia could better support postdocs. There is much here that remains relevant! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Come join us at the Conservation Biogeography Lab @biogeoberlin.bsky.social @humboldtuni.bsky.social and carry out work on megafauna in Europe pages.cms.hu-berlin.de/biogeo/websi...

Rat-tailed maggots at a garden centre! These are aquatic larvae of hover flies 🐝 They breath through their tail snorkels 🤿 They break down organic waste 🌿 Their adult forms are important pollinating insects 🍎 They're so mesmerizing to watch! Info from @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social

Here's a link to the full review, published open access.

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 ->

We will not win the battle for democracy if those in the pro-democracy movement prize caution over taking risks. We cannot permit ourselves to be deterred by the inevitable defeats and public criticism that are inevitable along the long path of restoring democracy.

I would be very interested to see the feasibility studies behind this, particularly habitat suitability assessments. You can't tell me the UK is a more suitable place for elk now than it was 3000 years ago..?! www.countryfile.com/wildlife/elk...

Are you a female deer stalker based in the UK? The British Deer Society want to hear from you 🦌🎯 www.surveymonkey.com/r/NK77K3S?fb...

Quercus robur flowers ~ tiny pink female flowers nestled next to the pendulous male catkins 🩷

Online map of non-woodland trees in England published by @forestresearchuk.bsky.social

2025. Healthy forests require combined deer and invasive shrub control [USA data] phys.org/news/2025-04...

"Plastics recycling" is essentially a con. Instead we are choking the planet (and our own bodies) with #PlasticWaste and #PlasticPollution www.theguardian.com/environment/...

It is truly an honour to be shortlisted for the Elton Prize! Reflecting on this paper for the blog was really nice - we had such a great time writing it and it's driving so much of what we're doing in @foragingecology.bsky.social! Check out the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/1365...

Had a blast this weekend at my first @mammalsociety.bsky.social conference with this lovely lot 🦌 🐿️ the talks were all superb, and it was great to be back in Bangor 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Our @ukceh.bsky.social Kestrels lost their nest site at UKCEH Wallingford when it blew down in winter storms, so we've just provided them with a new nestbox on the office buildings. Kestrels are UK amber-listed after a 40% decline since the 1990s, so we didn't want to lose this pair. #ukbirding

Very nice commentary on our study - "Ecological novelty is the new norm on our planet" ♨️🌍🍃🦌🌐

Large wild fauna are a natural part of, and crucial to, most ecosystems, performing all sorts of key roles. Early humans killed off most planetary megafauna, and that artificial absence has many enduring negative effects. Follow @jcsvenning.bsky.social for more on this. (3) bsky.app/profile/jcsv...

New from us: Lantau, Hong Kong, water buffalo ⬇️⬇️🐃🐃🐃 #Preprint ⬇️

Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space. Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.

PhD opportunity with me (RSPB) at Sheffield Hallam combining ecology (building-nesting birds esp. Swift) + building design & planning (Net Zero goals & retrofit). We need a strong student interested in both! Is that you? url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/cNyjCR636C... Please repost.

Brilliant case study of #CitizenScience “The thing with gulls is, because they’re very smart these behaviours spread culturally" www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

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 PhD OPPORTUNITY 🌳🌲 "Biodiversity for woodland resilience: the long-term functional ecology of tree diversity" www.envision-dtp.org/2025/biodive... Closing date 17:00 on Wednesday 12th March 2025. @bangoruniversity.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social

1 week left to apply to do a PhD with me & APHA on the Virome of British #bats 🦇🧬🦠 ⚠️⚠️⚠️ #OneHealth

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

A PhD position has opened up in my old lab group in Uppsala with Anna Qvarnström! I can't recommend Uppsala and the group highly enough. This is a really great opportunity! If anyone wants to learn more about life in Uppsala or in the department, I'm very happy to talk.

Coverage of our recent paper from the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research 🦌

Our new paper on the diets of wild deer in woodlands was the lead item on BBC Farming Today! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

On International Day of Women in Science let's celebrate the life of Prof. Georgina Mace (1953–2020) who was instrumental in creating the Red List of endangered species which now underpins conservation around the world. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgin...

Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🧪 To celebrate at my work, I asked some of the brilliant researchers I work with about their experiences in science - and their passion for it really shines through #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience

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....

🚨 New fully-funded PhD project 🚨 "Ecologically-based temperate rainforest restoration: effectiveness for biodiversity recovery, carbon sequestration and resilience" 🌳🌲 tinyurl.com/4nv253hw Closing date for applications 28th February Contact: Professor John Healey [email protected] #findaphd

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...

Moose and caribou could be parts of the puzzle for fighting climate change, says researcher #NFLD Banting Postdoctoral Fellow Kristy Ferraro is headed to Terra Nova and Fogo Island this summer www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Very chuffed to get this paper out from my PhD! Learning the process of DNA metabarcoding was very challenging for a newbie to molecular ecology, I couldn't have done it without all the co-authors! #deer #DNAmetabarcoding #forestry #deerdiary