Animal Conservation

Revisiting the link between population recovery and human-wildlife conflicts: Insights from #brownbear compensation claims in #Greece zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #carnivores #humanwildlifeconflict @wileyecology.bsky.social

Using deep learning to distinguish cryptic traits in animal colour patterns zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #machinelearning #Salamandrina #colouration @elissazcameron.bsky.social @amcell.bsky.social

New gorilla baby spotted.

Mondika, in Congo’s Nouabalé Ndoki National Park, is one of the world’s oldest western lowland gorilla research sites.

The Metetele group is one of three gorilla groups that have been habituated there. It now numbers 12 with the birth of this baby in early 2026. 🌍

Complex demographic, developmental, fitness, and physiological responses of #larval eastern #hellbenders to elevated water conductivity - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #salinity #survival @elissazcameron.bsky.social @amcell.bsky.social

Nest #survival models and #genomics illuminate #hybridisation attempts, guiding culturally informed management to recover a Critically Endangered seabird - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #seabirds #ConservationGenomics #NewZealand @wileyecology.bsky.social

Rethinking spatial prioritisation for #primate #conservation in an unprotected intact #forest landscape in the Gulf of Guinea - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #primates #biodiversity #Cameroon #KeyBiodiversityArea @wileyecology.bsky.social Photo credit: CAMBIO.

Photographed near Malaysia’s capital, several Wallace's flying frogs descended from the rainforest canopy to breed in a rain-filled puddle 🌧️🐸 

This stunning moment was captured by Jamal Kabir, winner of the animal category in Capturing Ecology.

#Morphology of the sulcus acusticus in sagittal #otoliths and its relationship with #mobility patterns in tropical #fish (Sciaenidae and Haemulidae) zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #geomorphometrics @elissazcameron.bsky.social @amcell.bsky.social Resumo também em #português

An infographic titled “Nest Boxes for Robins & Wrens” shows a wooden open-front nest box positioned in dense vegetation. An inset image of a Robin highlights one of the species that benefit. The text advises placing open-front boxes low to the ground (no higher than 2m) and in well-hidden, sheltered locations to provide protection from predators.

This #NationalNestboxWeek, remember not all birds nest the same way!

Here's a few options to get you started...

Robins and Wrens like to keep hidden, tucking their nests away in dense cover.

An open-fronted box placed low down and out of sight is just their style.

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The cost of claw loss: The consequences of #autotomy on #burrowing in an ecosystem engineer, the Slender Crayfish zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #crayfish #ecosystemengineer #crustaceans @elissazcameron.bsky.social @amcell.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social

#Prey diet alters #predator plasticity: #salamander hatchlings grow faster when exposed to #tadpoles fed animal-based food zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @elissazcameron.bsky.social @uhl-lab.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social 要旨は日本語でも

REVIEW: Striped #mice teach us that animals respond very differently to long lasting harshness such as #droughts than to #stress - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @amcell.bsky.social @conservresearch.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social

#Survival remains high in Griffon #Vultures 40 years after reintroduction - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #reintroductions #translocations @wileyecology.bsky.social Résumé aussi en #français

In a nearly 30-year case study, federally protected gopher #tortoise populations in southwest #Alabama persist longer than populations with only state-level protections. Habitat loss remains the greatest threat - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #EcosystemEngineer

History of scientific meetings at ZSL | The Zoological Society of London For 200 years ZSL has been bringing people together to share ideas and discoveries, debate theories, and shape the future of zoology

Read more about our role as host to some of the most famous scientific debates in history, and join us at a Wild Talks event in 2026 to be part of the story 👉 www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...

Guardians of the Small YouTube video by ZSL - Zoological Society of London

TONIGHT AT 7PM ⭐
Guardians of the Small celebrates ZSL’s 200th anniversary by telling the story of how we’ve been working to save the partula snail from extinction for almost four decades. Leading the way for all that time has been long-time colleagues, and friends, Paul Pearce-Kelly and Dave Clarke

What’s it really like to work in science at the RSPB? To mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we speak to six of our Conservation Scientists.

This #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience meet just six of the inspiring women in our Conservation Science department and hear about some of their most memorable moments at the RSPB 🧪

Read the full story here: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

This year, we’re celebrating our origins in scientific debate with our Wild Talks Lecture Series – six special evenings celebrating two centuries of scientific discovery, while looking ahead to the next 200 years #ZSLWildTalks

The main threats to the Southern Three-Banded #Armadillo - how #climatechange, #deforestation, and #hunting shape its future in the South American Chaco zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @aleferreiro7.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social
Resumen también en #español

#Reintroduction of an endangered #butterfly, the Mottled Duskywing - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #rewilding #distancesampling #Hesperidae

Year-round colony-level differences in #foraging behaviour and diel activity of yellow-legged #gulls from natural and #urban colonies - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #urbanecology @elissazcameron.bsky.social @amcell.bsky.social @uhl-lab.bsky.social

Sick Hops: How #infection boosts jumping ability in a threatened #frog species zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #chytrid #amphibians #wildlifehealth

Monitoring #African #megafauna in an #anthropogenic landscape: a 15-year case study of the vulnerable West African Giraffe - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #giraffes #HotSpotter @wileyecology.bsky.social Résumé aussi en #français

The Wind of Change: Mapping Wind Energy Growth and Multi‐Species Vulnerability in Sardinia, Mediterranean The rapid expansion of wind energy across the Mediterranean region calls for more advanced tools to assess and mitigate its impacts on biodiversity. In this study, we present an innovative approach c...

The Wind of Change: Mapping wind energy growth and multi-species vulnerability in Sardinia, Mediterranean - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #raptors #windenergy #planning #Sardinia @wileyecology.bsky.social

Good News About Sharks The illegal shark trade is a transnational challenge, and so is the solution.

Good news about sharks. 🦈

Oceanic whitetip sharks are disappearing from the ocean quickly, largely due to the illegal trade of their fins for shark fin soup.

But, led by Panama, we have reached a turning point, says a new piece co-authored by @lukedavid301.bsky.social.

🌎 time.com/7362449/shar...

Comparison of three temperate rainforest climate envelopes for Britain and Ireland: Where could our rainforest be? There are multiple methods for creating climate envelopes for temperate rainforest, and these climate envelopes result in different extents across Ireland and Britain. An awareness of these differenc...

How much temperate rainforest could there be in the UK and Ireland, and where? Despite campaigns calling for restoration in both countries, these questions have been difficult to answer. In our new paper we assess the evidence base 🌏🧪🌐🌳🌲 1/9

Relationships between European #wildcats and domestic #cats in an area of #sympatry: Exploring key conservation questions on #hybridization and disease transmission - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #pathogens #spatialecology @wileyecology.bsky.social

Breeder turnover, harvest, and food affect recruitment of young nonbreeders in groups of gray #wolves zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #carnivores #preybiomass @wileyecology.bsky.social

Lessons from the Past: Trait-driven local extinctions of #bats in urban areas zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #urbanecology #extinctiondebt #urbanwildlife #Chiroptera @wileyecology.bsky.social

Impact of #forest fragmentation and associated edge effects on tropical forest #biodiversity in North West #Madagascar, assessed via ecoacoustics - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #bioacoustics #deforestation @wileyecology.bsky.social