Applications are open for the African Raptor Leadership Grant! π¦
Supporting African students pursuing Honours or MSc research on African raptors and their threats at the FitzPatrick and other African ornithological institutions.
raptorresearchfoundation.org
#AfricanOrnithology
Plus, you know, life on Earth and all that
An image from the European Commission showing a single flamingo with bright pink-red, black, and white feathers under wings flying horizontally in profile, against a clear light blue sky. Below the flamingo on the right is a gradient that turns into a darker solid blue background for the image text that reads: LIFE PROGRAMME More than β¬103 million for long-term and strategic climate projects. In the bottom right corner is a European Commission logo with 12 stars forming a circle in a small blue square. There is a vertical gold-yellow cornered frame element in the bottom left corner, just above the text.
We are investing more than β¬103 million in strategic environment and climate projects across Europe.
These projects will focus on:
πΉClimate and water resilience
πΉBiodiversity
πΉCircular economy
πΉSustainable land use
Read more: link.europa.eu/cg997Q
Worth remembering the successful outcomes of the last few wars
The Hill United CEO: Airfare likely to rise as jet fuel prices surge United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby warned this week that soaring jet fuel prices tied to conflict in the Middle East could soon push airline... . 4 hours ago Aerospace Global News Airfares could rise as Iran conflict drives soaring fuel costs and flight detours Airlines face rising jet fuel prices and costly rerouting around Middle East airspace after US-Israel strikes on Iran, and may raise... . 1 day ago BBC Surge in jet fuel prices could push up air fares, analysts warn Disruption to supplies from the Gulf, in the wake of the US and Israeli air strikes on Iran, has pushed the cost of aviation kerosene up by... . 1 day ago Π£ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΡΡΠΊΡ ΠΠ°ΡΡΠΎΠ½Π°Π»ΡΠ½Ρ ΠΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠ½ΠΈ (Π£ΠΠ) War with Iran triggered a sharp rise in fuel prices in the US Π£ΠΠ Economy β Gasoline prices in the US rose by 11% due to the conflict with Iran and oil at $90. This creates political risks for... . 15 hours ago Simple Flying Airfare Warning: United CEO Says Ticket Prices Will Rise βQuicklyβ As Fuel Costs Skyrocket As the conflict in the Middle East escalates, airlines brace for the impact on their pocketbooks, with United CEO warning of rising...
Public service announcement: this is a FOSSIL FUEL CRISIS
Not an 'energy crisis'. People need energy: it keeps them alive. This is a crisis due to forced dependency on the most unreliable and unstable fuel product in human history.
THIS IS A FOSSIL FUEL CRISIS.
Flying Swifts by Philip Croft / BTO
The arrival of Swifts to NI in late April to May is always an exciting sign of spring. Recording your 1st Swift sighting of the year with BirdTrack as part of a complete list helps us learn about the timing of their migration.
Log your Swift sightings with the BirdTrack appπ
www.birdtrack.net
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It's been highlighted in recent weeks but there is big concern following a huge wreck of seabirds (especially involving Puffins) along the Atlantic coasts as the blog explains: isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com
"The sector does not operate within planning or environmental laws" says @epaireland.bsky.social Yet commercial peat extractors exported β¬40m worth of the product in plain sight last year
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Huge investments in renewable energy have made Spain more independent from fossil fuel imports, and less vulnerable to the surging prices following the US and Israeli attacks on Iran
An end to fossil fuels is better for the climate and people's bills β and takes power away from tyrants
A continuing military investigation has determined that the U.S. is responsible for a strike that hit an elementary school in Iran, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the preliminary findings. Listen to "The Daily."
π οΈ Fix the agri-food system or miss #ClimateTargets, warns scientists
The latest @esabcc.bsky.social report calls for a βsystemic transitionβ to:
π± climate-proof our food and farming system
π· protect public #health and our environment
π and reduce our reliance on feed and #fertiliser imports
π§΅π
#seabirds
As we're plunged into an oil crisis, let's take a moment to remember the countless denialists, delayers and obstructionists who have worked so hard to keep us hooked on oil and gas, and slow our transition to a safer energy system
1937 Norwegian poster "Help the Spanish children" produced by the Norske Hjelpekomiteen for Spania. The more famous English version reads "What are you doing to prevent this?"
Two paid Marine Futures Internships in Bangor with the @northwaleswt.bsky.social
www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/jobs/marine-...
For candidates who are passionate and enthusiastic about the seas, are willing to learn, organised, self-motivated, and can work well in a team.
Close-up of a pile of small pelagic fish with a call for papers on changes in forage communities by the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.
Big changes in small fish! π
We are calling for research on small pelagic fish and forage species in a warming world. Submit your research βΆοΈ https://ow.ly/CLUt50XJYGf
#PelagicFish #AquaticResearch #CallForPapers
AND they like disco lights. Too cute to eat.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
π¨ New research π¨ (and the first paper from my PhD)
How do we define good vs. degraded marine ecosystems? Our study evaluated four methods for setting ecological thresholdsβand not all are equally reliable. π𧡠(1/4)
Amidst the gloom, a small shaft of light: Large tortoiseshell butterflies confirmed no longer extinct in the UK!
Lovely piece by @patrickbarkham.bsky.social:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In today's @theguardian.com country diary, Susie White checks out Newcastle's urban plants with James Common, whose new book - Urban Flora of Newcastle and North Tyneside - is out today! commonbynature.com/urban-flora-...
@bsbibotany.bsky.social #countrydiary #naturewriting
this is important... and yet it gets little promotion, so please do your bit and repost widely...
You can see GDP is the right measurement for well-being because of how much happier everyone is compared to 1996 or 2006.
Not only did the US, per its own βintelligence,β bomb this girls primary school, THEY BOMBED IT TWICE.
www.reutersconnect.com/item/the-pri...
#seabirds
Puffins from the Shiant Isles are having a tough winter of it with an almost unprecedented 'wreck' on European coasts.
Morning all. Staying razor sharp for #SuperSeabirdSunday xx
With a few days of sun & warmth this week βοΈ, the seabird breeding season briefly turned up to 11 on the south coast. At the West Hayling lagoons, Mediterranean Gulls continue ro build in numbers & perform courtship, whilst Black-headed Gulls select territories 1/ #SuperSeabirdSunday
Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share photos, videos & artwork of seabirds to brighten up timelines. Here are some Guillemots & Razorbills on Isle of May just last week to get us started #SuperSeabirdSunday
#seabirds
