UK Government confirms ban on sale and use of toxic lead ammunition for live quarry shooting from 1st April 2029.
Good news for the environment & wildlife (especially raptors!)
New blog โฌ๏ธ
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/03/05/u...
โจMeet the team!!โจ @tapintothewild.bsky.social is a PhD student analysing #elephant #postures expressed across different contexts in elephant-elephant and elephant-human interactions. The aim is to aid human-elephant coexistence and animal welfare by understanding the nuances of elephant behaviour ๐ง ๐
Schematic of experimental design in new study.
Dwarf mongoose acting as a sentinel in Limpopo Province, South Africa
๐ขNEW paper alert
๐How #aggression between groupmates can have lasting consequences both for #cooperative #behaviour & responses to #intergroup threats:
doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
๐Led by @josharbon.bsky.social
#fieldwork #experiments #mongooses #mammals #bioacoustics
@bristolbiosci.bsky.social
The Trump White House is gaslighting us again, this time over the massacre of scores of Iranian children by the U.S. military. Despite clear evidence of this, they are insisting that Iran bombed its own school. Thatโs a lie. My write-up in the replies.
3-year Independent Post-doc in Animal Behavior based at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama!
Three positions, each including salary & a research budget.
Applications due April, 15th.
DM if you are interesting in developing a project with us!
stri.si.edu/academic-pro...
Screenshot of the EGI seminars You-tube Channel
We've uploaded recordings of many of our seminars over the last few months to our You-tube channel, including from @cornishjackdaws.bsky.social, Kristen Ruegg, Daniel Field, @jon-slate.bsky.social, Paul Acker, @thelabandfield.bsky.social & @kokkonut.bsky.social - Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/@EGIOxford
1/3 We are part of the ecosystem (or we have been)
They have studied 4,616 samples of fossil pollen from the year 0 to 1850, and have discovered that the Black Death (which wiped out half of Europe's population) led to a REDUCTION in biodiversity.
(paper) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
More on the Lazarus species from west papua theconversation.com/meet-tous-an...
"Two charismatic marsupial species that had been thought extinct for 6,000 years are alive in rainforest in remote West Papua."
Oh yeah this is super cool as both the pygmy long-fingered possum and ring-tailed glider were previously only known from fossils ๐คฏ๐งช๐
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Boลผenka the one-eyes manul is now safely back at Poznaล Zoo, which says she is in good condition and "looks like she's just been on a weekend city break, not an unplanned escapade"
1937 article of a Red-Tailed Hawk carcass discovered to have choked, seemingly to death, on a squirrel skull.
I never, ever weary of the treasures to be found among the deep tracks, I mean DEEP STACKS, of Natural History.
Lovely creative (and conservation focused) feature of horse-y wildlife in Singapore by Letitia Chen, Ang Qing and Lim Yong of the Straits Times for the Year of the๐.
Bonus points for the pun too.
www.straitstimes.com/singapore/en...
A golden retriever stands at the waterline of a beach with waves crashing behind it, panting happily. Below is the university logo and text saying โExciting opportunity, Research Fellow in Animal Welfare Science (Canine Welfare Science)โ
Come work with me! unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/UoM_Ex... #postdoc #animalwelfare #TeamHappyDogs #science
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION DETAILS (ends 31 March) ๐พFull registration including conference dinner and ceilidh ๐พ*,**Student from developing country ยฃ260 ๐พ**Student ยฃ310 ๐พ*Non-student from developing country* ยฃ360 ๐พNon-student ยฃ400 ๐พBasic registration excluding dinner and ceilidh ๐พ*,**Student from developing country ยฃ200 ๐พ**Student ยฃ250 ๐พ*Non-student from developing country* ยฃ300 ๐พNon-student ยฃ340 Basic registration includes: conference admission, wine reception, tea/coffee breaks, lunch (days 2 & 3). *A limited number of reduced price tickets are available for participants from developing countries. Please e-mail ecbb2026@aru.ac.uk to request a reduced price ticket. Tickets are issued on a firstโcome, firstโserved basis. **Please email ecbb2026@aru.ac.uk with confirmation of your student status to obtain a discount code for registration. ๐ฆASAB To encourage attendance at conferences, @asab_org award Conference Attendance Grants of up to ยฃ750 to standard applicants, and up to ยฃ2,500 to โDeveloping Country Applicantsโ. The award provides a contribution towards the cost of registration, accommodation, as well as the cost of travel to and from the conference. ๐ฆEthologische Gesellschaft Members of the Ethologische Gesellschaft e.V. may apply for a contribution of up to โฌ500 for active participation (poster or talk) at the conference.
We are delighted to announce #ECBB2026 registration and abstract submission are now open!
Conference Attendance Grant are also available, thanks to @asab.org and @ethoges.bsky.social support!
www.aru.ac.uk/events/confe...
Super interesting idea! Looking forward to seeing a variety of replications - outside of experimental set-ups, I'd be curious to know how 'close' a replication you can get with some observational studies...
It turns out there is order in the apparent cockie chaos!
In a new paper from the Clever Cockie Research Group; @julia-penndorf.bsky.social and co-authors show how roost of wild SC-cockies exhibit linear dominance hierarchies that are stable over 3+ years.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
An American Goldfinch grips the metal bars of a bird feeder. Overlay text reads Cats and Birds: Exploring the science behind this complex conservation issue
Cats are considered the number one threat to birds in Canada. It's a fascinating and complex conservation issue.
Tune into The Warblers podcast with @juliakilgour.bsky.social and @jonathanjojochu.bsky.social to hear some expert insights on human behaviours and cat research.
The brutal, despicable, and grim side of war. The burial of the 150 elementary school girls killed in American-Israeli strikes on #Iran was today.
The Old Lower Light at Portland Bill - home of Portland Bird Observatory
A group of Purple Sandpipers roosting on rocks at Portland Bill, Dorset
A small group of Kittiwakes heading up channel at Portland Bill, Dorset
White-tailed Eagle
Great to be back at @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social even for a very fleeting visit this morning. Enjoyed the wintering flock of Purple Sandpipers and a steady up-channel passage of Kittiwakes before a day with swans at Abbotsbury enlivened by occasional visits from a White-tailed Eagle
a collage of photos of 8 pigs in different sized rectangular frames. One of the frames is a cream color and brown texts says "happy national pig day"
March 1st is National Pig Day! Of course, every day is a good day to celebrate these incredibly smart, sensitive, social, and loving souls, but most people don't get the chance to know pigs in person so it's great to have an official day to show them off. โค๏ธ
Tony Benn was right then, and if he were alive today I'm sure he'd be right now.
A rainbow forms over Gough Island
First confirmed cases of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Virus (HPAIV) on Gough Island represent one of the most geographically isolated detections of HPAIV to date. But how did it get there?
Read on for a summary
Full paper: doi.org/10.1080/2222...
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#seabirds
2026. Review: Understanding cattle social behaviour in modern penned production systems with AI technology: Are we tracking welfare indicators? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
๐ข New ๐๐งฌ paper!
Population structure and domestication history of the Javan banteng
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We discuss soft domestication, post-divergence gene flow, and contrasting genetic load, highlighting the dual conservation and agricultural relevance of the banteng.
Join us for the 4th Synergy Webinar on Animal Welfare!
๐ โWhat can rats teach us about positive animal welfare with a focus on play and tickling?โ
๐ค With Prof. Alistair Lawrence
๐
25 February 2026 | 13:00 CEST
๐: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Good luck to all sabs out there today putting their bodies on the line for a better world.
Come home safe.
Support your local sabs by becoming a member of the Hunt Saboteurs Association.
www.huntsabs.org.uk/product/join...
Finally a package to easily annotate ggplot? That looks great!
FINE presentation
February 24th 2026
Erin Vogel, Rutgers University, USA
Title: Slow Life History in Wild Orangutans: Adaptations and Evolution
Tomorrow FINE Spring 2026 will start. The 12th season of this free online seminar on social evolution.
