Very cool paper using acoustics to identify species richness in oil palm plantations: "Habitat structure and landscape context influence vocalising vertebrates in oil palm plantations" doi.org/10.1007/s105... #science #research

Female black-footed cat depend on abandoned springhare burrows to raise kittens, rotating dens to avoid predators. With only ~10,000 left, protecting these burrows — and the livestock landscapes where they occur — is key to the species’ survival.

Malaysia: he Johor Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) recently foiled an attempt by a man to smuggle 180 White-rumped Shamas, worth about RM800,000, to Batam, Indonesia. White-rumped Shamas are among the most heavily trafficked songbirds in Asia. www.nst.com.my/news/nation/...

@clarahurricane.bsky.social ha hecho en @elconfidencial.bsky.social un estupendo artículo sobre los problemas asociados a que los gatos vivan en, o accedan al, exterior. Para la fauna, para la gente y para los propios gatos. Un placer haber participado El enlace, abalo

Why is there such variation in the birds encountered as you go up or down a mountain? New paper in #ScienceAdvances examines how climate and ecological interactions drive bird distributions in mountains throughout the year: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 1/10 ⬇️

🦜 Can we map #bird communities, not just species? Using 50 years of #CitizenScience data, this new study defines 29 distinct bird communities across #Australia, providing a new continental framework to assess community condition and track change over time. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

Check also our 2024 paper "A pulse check for trends in sea turtle numbers across the globe"🌍🌐Global sea turtle numbers show widespread increases. But: some declines persist and earlier gains can reverse, especially for leatherbacks. Conservation must stay vigilant. 🐢📈 www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

Grazalema, Spain, received over 2,000 mm (78 inches) of rain in just the last 20 days. Over a year’s worth of rain — and it’s only early February. This is hydrologically absurd.

Wow! First definite sighting of the Rusty Lark since 1931 in Chad!

Happy Superb Owl Sunday! 🦉🏈  Wrapping up our week-long celebration of superb owls, we highlight the superbly diurnal Northern Pygmy-owl. When thinking about owls, you might consider them nocturnal, but the Northern Pygmy-Owl is active during the day. #Raptors #Birds 📷 Russell Thorstrom

They are now an army of 20,000 women protecting the #birds. "The first step to making a difference is to raise your voice," Barman says. "When women come together, we've shown that we have the power to protect anything": www.bbc.com/future/artic...? And PBS video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A7O.... 🌎

Mi aportación a la memoria de seguimiento @ictsdonana.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social, un artículo sobre los peces de Doñana. Es todo él triste, y sobre cómo colapsa un grupo entero en un lugar con la máxima protección Memoria 300 pp pdf saco.csic.es/s/q23EdQFkRp... Abajo, en imágenes

"Los científicos tenemos información de sobra para saber que la crítica situación en la que se encuentran varias especies de anguila debe llevar a dejar de pescarlas, venderlas y comerlas".

Subí hace unos días en el Ista un post con esta imagen con pintoras españolas de todas las épocas. Evidentemente, tuvo mucho eco y lo sigue teniendo. No hay nada como ilustrar un listado tan necesario, peeeeero.

I've been working on this for >20 years. It was about time to write it and stop playing dice against time (far too old for that) "On commonness and rarity of insect pollinators: patterns of species abundance and diversity in a hyperdiverse Mediterranean assemblage" www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

It is weird that we normalized keeping caged wild animals in our living rooms www.vox.com/the-highligh...

We showed how swifts directly interact with these plastics floating in the atmosphere. 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...

The new issue of Galemys, Iberian Journal of Mammalogy is now available! The complete 2025 volume (No. 37) brings together scientific articles, short notes, and observations with key information about our mammals. Are you going to miss it? secem.es/galemys #mammals #biodiversity

Me entrevistó @ernestodmartin.bsky.social para @nortes1.bsky.social sobre la situación de la anguila europea y la propuesta de @miteco.gob.es de protegerla Y va con fotos de mi amigo Javi www.nortes.me/2026/02/05/l...

Me ha gustado bastante.

The RSPB has reported that seven satellite-tagged Hen Harriers are suspected or confirmed to have been illegally killed in England during 2025, all on or close to land managed for grouse shooting:

urban impacts on primate diet in areas of human co-existence - find out more in our latest paper 🐒🏡@urbanvervetproject.bsky.social Anthropogenic and Social Influences on Diet of Semi‐Urban Vervet Monkeys Using DNA Metabarcoding - Ecology and Evolution - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Red-shanked douc langur(Pygathrix nemaeus) Son Tra Nature Reserve, Vietnam

Unveiling the urban colonization of the Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator) across its distribution range using citizen science peerj.com/articles/173...

Que el ritmo no pare. La base de datos avanza despacio pero avanza.

Interesting paper on debates about reintroducing lynx & wolves to Scotland In terms of shifting baseline syndrome - the loss of lived experience with these species, leading to idyllic portrayals of coexistence, polarised “romantic vs cynical” narratives, & conflict link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Cuando las mascotas devoran la biodiversidad: un conflicto sin regular en la Unión Europea 👇 El gato doméstico es responsable de alrededor del 25% de las extinciones contemporáneas de reptiles, aves y mamíferos en todo el mundo, por Miguel Ángel Gómez-Serrano

🐒 Humans and non-human primates are interacting more than ever, but research is uneven. This new review of 821 studies shows Africa and hunting dominate, while arboreal, nocturnal, and threatened species, and social science remain understudied. 📖 Full paper out now! ➡️ buff.ly/VwbwD3m

NEW on #theBOUblog from Fabio Marcolin Are parrots filling ecological niche space?: How non-native parrots become established in urban bird communities bou.org.uk/blog-marc... Based on this IBIS paper doi.org/10.1111/ibi....#theBOUblog #ornithology 🪶

Thousands of enthusiasts in online communities around the world are collecting and breeding different varieties of #isopods. Some scientists worry that the popularity of isopods and the largely unregulated market for them could pose a serious threat. Study from @conbiology.bsky.social

Capturas estables Es una broma. Estabilidad en la miseria... y solo porque hubo un mínimo a finales de los 2000s Si miramos los 10 últimos años, la tendencia es claramente negativa Para 33 años (3 generaciones, criterio IUCN) el declive es demoledor (>80%) Si vamos un poquito mas atrás, hecatombe

📢 A beetle outcompeting jaguars and vultures for carrion? In this #carrionecology study we recently published in Scientific Reports, we show that Coprphanaeus lancifer 🪲 buried >90% of the 🐹 carcasses deployed in terra firme Amazonian forests during the wet season! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Microplastic emissions into the air from land sources are estimated to be about six hundred quadrillion particles per year, which is more than 20 times larger than emissions from the oceans, according to an analysis in Nature. go.nature.com/4jWQCei 🧪

Yes, feral cats and foxes really have driven many Australian #mammals to extinction theconversation.com/yes-feral-ca...

El 70 % del suelo de Europa está contaminado por pesticidas Una novedad: los pesticidas están llegando por el aire a los bosques y prados cercanos a las tierras de cultivo. “Incluso encontramos rastros de pesticidas en la Antártida”. Investigación publicada en @nature.com.

ICYMI: New online! The species problem evolving in the Anthropocene

Urban ants are less picky than rural ants when it comes to sugar solution. Maybe the aphids in cities produce poorer honeydew, reflecting the stress they, or their tree hosts are under? New paper, with Stanislav Stukalyuk and @trigos-peral.bsky.social. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Jo et al. have produced the first comprehensive distribution map for South Korea’s endangered long‑tailed goral. For this elusive, cliff‑dwelling species, they combined species distribution modelling with three years of rigorous field surveys across the Baekdudaegan Mountains ⛰️

Cuando las mascotas devoran la biodiversidad. Nuevo artículo en @es.theconversation.com sobre los impactos de las interacciones entre mascotas y animales silvestres y las oportunidades para su regulación legal en la UE. theconversation.com/cuando-las-m.... Paper relacionado: doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

Over 2 million toads saved, yet UK populations have declined by 41% in 40 years. Monitoring disease is a key part of understanding why. Seen a sick toad? Report it to us: www.gardenwildlifehealth.org #WildlifeHealth #Toads #CitizenScience #wildlifehealth @froglife.bsky.social 📸Chris Pook

Wow, this is spectacular! Evolution of beak size in an urban population of juncos in response to the loss of supplementary food (bird feeders) during the COVID pandemic, and subsequent regression. Is the UCLA campus the new Daphne Major? pnas.org/doi/full/10....

Payment-based open access is biasing scientific participation from the Global South in ecology. See the numbers in our brand new article in Oikos, led by Pablo Huais and Javier Nori. Link 👇 tinyurl.com/yjuyy6rd @imbivconicetunc.bsky.social @naturerecovery.bsky.social @idea-conicet.bsky.social

“No vas a heredar la empresa”: por qué es urgente que asumamos que el trabajo no lo es todo

🌱How important are managed grasslands and protected areas for Little Bustard on a Mediterranean island? 🏝️Sardinia hosts Italy's only population and the only island population: doi.org/10.1017/S095... #BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research #LittleBustard #bustard #Italy #Sardinia

Se trata de una hembra capturada en Palencia en 1986... y que había pasado desapercibida hasta ahora. Un ejemplo más de la importancia de un buen trabajo de revisión y catalogación de las Colecciones Zoológicas, y de su papel esencial para conocer la diversidad biológica.

MAJOR NEWS! We just launched an awesome new tool! The illustrated Birds of the World Phylogeny Explorer lets users trace any bird’s lineage, compare species relationships, and explore major evolutionary milestones with a click of a button. SHARE and EXPLORE! birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/phy...

Plastic pollution and parasitism: Impact of nanoplastics on the transmission of a marine trematode parasite doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...

the "medieval people didn't know how to draw animals" crowd has been real quiet ever since john siferwas dropped the Perfect Woodcock