This essay by @erikhane.bsky.social is both terrible and lovely - showing the best of people as well as the worst of them. We are all living in dark times, and we need everyone to have the bravery to tackle hate and build a stronger and more compassionate future

Feeling bad for the many Americans I know who are suffering through MAGA US right now. It is truly dystopian and chilling - I look forward to when people are finally held truly accountable (and hopefully jailed!) for their actions or complicity in all this horror www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...

Great to have @mongabay.com coverage of our recent paper, led by Moreangels Mbizah and with many amazing co-authors, on the structural inequities in conservation. Important things to keep talking about! news.mongabay.com/2026/01/cons...

Join us for our annual lecture on 16 December! We will delve into the wonders of animal seismic senses, from spider webs to elephant rumbles, with Dr Beth Mortimer 🐘🕷️ 16 December 17:15, in the Life and Mind Building, Oxford & online 👇 www.biology.ox.ac.uk/event/biolog...

Following the Black Lives Matter movement, researchers found that systemic racism and exclusion shape conservation, disproportionately impacting BIPOC communities, especially in the Global South. Discover the framework for more inclusive conservation👉 doi.org/10.1038/s415... @biology.ox.ac.uk

This seems like a spectacularly bad move in terms of international cooperation around key (real) threats such as climate breakdown & biodiversity loss, amongst others, but does anyone know what it actually means in practice if US withdraws from say IUCN? www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

It's terrifying to see what has happened to the US in just under a year (though brewing for longer). ICE inhumanity & apparent disregard for law or truth, Venezuela, threats about Greenland, & authorities amplifying false narratives. 3 more years seems a very long time www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A new study of camera trap data from Tanzania’s vast Selous–Nyerere ecosystem reveals it’s a leopard stronghold, with 3.8 – 8.1 leopards per 100 km². Researchers call for strategic, evidence-based monitoring of key sites to guide conservation. 👉 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Excited to have this @nature.com paper out, on addressing social & racial inequities in #conservation, as part of an amazing team led by the indomitable Moreangels Mbizah www.nature.com/articles/s41...

It's fascinating how when an older male elephant starves to death, the narrative is all about the success of their lives & the conservation effort, but if an old tusker had been trophy hunted, I suspect it'd all be about loss of genes, knowledge etc. Double standards? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

OK, new year, time to really try out BlueSky and see how it compares to X! Happy New Year everyone!

Great to have our paper out on community-camera-trapping: an innovative conservation incentive approach where local communities monitor their wildlife & generate points, which are translated into locally-chosen community benefits onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

We at Lion Landscapes are looking for a passionate and effective Chief Operating Officer, to help us deliver great community-based conservation. Please share widely! www.lionlandscapes.org/coo-vacancy

This all seems like a lot of Colossal hype, over some slightly gene-edited grey wolves.....I worry that it means people will think we can 'tech' ourselves out of the extinction crisis. Reducing threats like conflict & habitat loss is much more critical but sadly less sexy www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...

Oxford book launch @wildcru.bsky.social @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social 23/4 5.30-7PM. Talk & readings, guest perspectives, signed copies available to buy & free Malawi Mountain Gin samples Register: forms.gle/NW61TATYeMBR... @pelagic.bsky.social @iccs.bsky.social @amydickman.bsky.social 🌳 🌿 🌍🦤🧪🦊📚💙

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Great to have our paper on fortified livestock enclosures covered by @mongabay.bsky.social & featuring some of our Tanzanian staff. These enclosures are important for reducing human-wildlife conflict, though not enough alone news.mongabay.com/2025/03/chai...

Hi all, I've been feeling like the new kid in class, not quite sure how to start a conversation! But saw this link so seemed worth posting, highlighting the importance of facts in #conservation, even with contested issues www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...