@ps-wildlife-res
Ecologist at @durham-university.bsky.social, UK. Director, MammalWeb. Director, @iapetusdtp.bsky.social. Editor, @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social. Views my own. #ecology #citizenscience #highereducation #wildlife #academia
The Wildlife Research Student Prize for Best Paper is now open for eligible submissions. If you're a student lead author publishing in Wildlife Research, you could be eligible to win!
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#WildlifeResearch #BlueskyScience #ECRChat #PhDLife #ResearchCommunity
The cover of Wildlife Research with text below it reading: "Ecology, management and conservation in natural and modified habitats; connectsci.au/wr".
Join the @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social Editorial Board!
We're seeking Associate Editors to help evaluate submissions and manage peer review.
Applications from all regions welcome, especially from Africa, Asia and South America.
connectsci.au/wr/pages/edi...
#WildlifeResearch
A white shark shark swims near the surface, surrounded by a school of fish. The photo is credited as being from Flinders University. A caption invites us to read the open access article titled 'Absence or avoidance? White shark response to killer whale predation risk' in Wildlife Research.
'Absence or avoidance? White shark response to killer whale predation risk'
By @bellareeves.bsky.social, Adam Barnett, David Donnelly, @meyer-sci.bsky.social, @charlie-huveneers.bsky.social
#OpenAccess in @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social:
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An otter-ly awesome spot from our trail cameras in Gwent! Otters are a European protected species so it’s wonderful to capture this family venturing out from their holt. 🦦
Sign up to be a hedgehog spotter at www.nhmp.org.uk. NHMP led by us and British Hedgehog Preservation Society.
1 week left to apply for this PhD.
✅ Field surveys
✅ Cutting-edge modelling
✅ Collaboration with @ptes-org.bsky.social
🗓 Deadline: 5-1-26
#PhDOpportunity #Ecology #Conservation #CitizenScience #WildlifeMonitoring @prof-r-hill.bsky.social @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social @chrissuthy.bsky.social
Finding the middle ground: Balancing deer management, ecological recovery, and traditional land use
🔗 tinyurl.com/3xxvv9n6
🏢 @durham.ac.uk
👥 @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social, ME, Flurina Wartmann
We are recruiting several PhD students. If you are interested in conservation conflicts, population ecology, quantitative ecology, or biodiversity, check these projects out (links in the thread, feel free to reach out):
📢 Competition funded PhD with @iapetusdtp.bsky.social: Occupancy, density & the ecology of terrestrial British mammals - what can years of systematic camera trapping tell us?
Apply by 5th January 2026. 👇
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
@mammalweb.bsky.social @ptes-org.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk #phd
Red deer stag (photo: P A Stephens)
📢 Fully funded PhD available:
Finding the middle ground: Balancing deer management, ecological recovery, and traditional land use
Through @netgain.bsky.social, with @naturescot.bsky.social
More info: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... (UK ‘home students’ only)
#phd #wildlife #deer #ecology
Ten ways to tackle feral cats but one size doesn’t fit all 🐈
Study looks at different control methods (from aerial baiting to detector dogs) across Australia’s varied landscapes, finding that effectiveness differs by terrain, land use and social license. #FeralCats #Ecology
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Hot off the press: a new study contrasts how the extent vs. severity of fire shape occupancy for two marsupial gliders in NSW. A timely look at how wildlife responds when the landscape heats up. 🔥
#WildlifeResearch #FireEcology #GliderConservation #AustralianWildlife
doi.org/10.1071/WR24...
📢 Competition funded PhD with @iapetusdtp.bsky.social: Occupancy, density & the ecology of terrestrial British mammals - what can years of systematic camera trapping tell us?
Apply by 5th January 2026. 👇
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
@mammalweb.bsky.social @ptes-org.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk #phd
Maybe of interest to participants at #BES2025
PhDs being offered across the Iapetus DTP for an October 2026 start:
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
Please broadcast details of our Diversifying Talent Scholarship scheme too:
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
@ukri.org #BlackAFinSTEM #firstgen
Sika deer and pine marten (C) Peter Archdale
Muntjac (C) NHMP Warwickshire
Annotated red deer (C) NHMP Cornwall (annotated by Marc Baldwin)
Red fox (C) NHMP Durham
We recently sent out our November newsletter. Read about a new deer ID guide, the latest platform developments, a tempting offer for training, news of a new competition, and more!
If you aren't subscribed, you can read the newsletter here:
tinyurl.com/MWNOV25
#cameratraps #ukwildlife #mammals
Proud that @csiropublishing.bsky.social 's Wildlife Research has published this fabulous collection of indigenous-led and cross-cultural research!
#IndigenousKnowledge | #TraditionalKnowledge | #IPLC | #wildlife | #ecology
@iapetusdtp.bsky.social
Two red deer facing towards the camera.
Our researchers are working with affrichighlands.bsky.social to track red deer 🦌 in the Scottish Highlands to understand their movements and impact on the landscape.
📺Watch the latest episode of BBC Scotland’s Landward to find out more.
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@ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social
A solitary Lapwing stands in the grass.
New PhD opportunity:
Balancing the trade-offs between conservation and restoration in woodland creation and wader protection
Details here: iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
@chrissuthy.bsky.social
@ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social
@naturescot.bsky.social
@rspbscience.bsky.social
📷Ben Andrew
Excited to share the preprint of our first @cascade-hei.bsky.social paper on “Potential for academic institutions to support international biodiversity commitments” 🌿 🌍.
Two red deer.
Our bioscientists are tracking the movement of red deer in the Highlands of Scotland using GPS collars as part of a new project to inform how to manage deer health, numbers and habitats 🦌
👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
@ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social @affrichighlands.bsky.social
Fox cubs (Image: NWKCP / NHMP Kent)
A mystery stag (Image: jess.marshall / NHMP Dorset)
Our June newsletter is out. It has an NHMP competition update, news on site developments, and a mystery deer to classify.
If you aren't subscribed, you can read the newsletter here: lnkd.in/d7SCd6wZ
If you're feeling keen, you can also classify the mystery stag, here: lnkd.in/dshPEidZ
#cameratraps
Postdoc Job offer for Arthropod Ecologists 🪲🕷️
Michael Staab @leuphana.bsky.social offers a 3 year postdoc starting in October latest.
Arthropod diversity, interactions & functions in different research programs, e.g. @bexplo.bsky.social
Apply by June 19th
www.leuphana.de/en/universit...
New research from Professor David Graham in our Biosciences department reveals that climate change is speeding up the spread of antibiotic resistance in soil bacteria — especially in colder regions.
Learn more: durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
We have just sent out the latest of Iapetus DTP's periodic newsletters. If it fell foul of your institution’s junk filter, read it here: eocampaign1.com/web-version?...
Fantastic new paper led by @charlotteesharpe.bsky.social exploring the integration of Ai and citizen science through @mammalweb.bsky.social with @ps-wildlife-res.bsky.social zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/CJ8QP4...
Edinburgh scenes, day and night
Edinburgh looking fine on the first day of the Iapetus student conference 2025, funded by @ukri.org.
Roe deer and badger, red fox and rabbit. Images: NHMP Durham
Grey squirrel and magpie, jay and domestic dog (we think). Images: NHMP Durham.
Our May newsletter has just gone out, featuring - among other things - news of a competition happening now, with prizes awarded by @ptes-org.bsky.social! If you don't yet subscribe, check it out here eomail1.com/web-version?...
#mammals #ukwildlife #cameratraps
Heriot-Watt's postgraduate centre, where the conference will be held.
Prof. Colin Moffat. Part scientist, part stand-up comedian.
Looking forward to seeing our students at next week's Iapetus DTP conference at @heriotwattuni.bsky.social! A great line-up of talks, including Prof. Colin Moffat (Scottish Govt's CSA, Marine) on how to have a positive influence on policy. Thanks in advance to organisers - and funders, @ukri.org!
