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US President Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to science and to international institutions. The global research community must take a stand against these attacks. https://go.nature.com/4kd1vIu

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Extended call for abstracts 17th International Symposium on Aquatic Plants, 15-19 Sept 2025 New deadline for abstracts = 1st March For more information see the website: congressos.mundiconvenius.pt/geral/pagina... 🌍 🧪 🦤 #PlantScience #Macrophytes

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🚨 Postdoc opportunity! 🚨 Join @ecology-radboud.bsky.social in the #HABITRACK @horizoneu.bsky.social project, studying waterfowl movement for conservation impact 🦆🌍 📅 Apply by April 20, 2025 🔗 More info: www.ru.nl/en/working-a... Please, repost! 🙏 #postdoc #postdocjobs #ornithology #birdmigration

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“There’s going to be a missing age class of researchers that will reverberate for years.” scim.ag/3ERRLDo

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📢 VACANCY Could you be our next Social Media Support Officer? We're looking for a social media whizz to support our output across multiple platforms Check out the details & apply: bou.org.uk/about-the... #ornithology 🪶

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‼️ VOTE NOW ‼️ For your favourite Early Career Researcher paper published in IBIS in 2024 bou.org.uk/ibis/ibis... Voting closes: 21 March Supported by Leica Camera (UK) | #ornithology 🧵 ⬇️

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PLOS has issued a statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity. We are determined to stand firmly behind our mission, our values and our principles, and against any attempt at censorship or undermining of the core principles of scientific inquiry. plos.io/3D4O8cH

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Job: Come work with me! Please repost! We're seeking a faculty colleague whose research, teaching, and outreach focuses on water quality and freshwater ecosystems in the context of climate change. Review of applications will begin April 15, 2025. careers.msu.edu/jobs/assista...

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Individual plasticity in response to rising sea temperatures contributes to an advancement in green turtle nesting phenology royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... 🌍 🧪 🦤

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Ireland looks set to suffer its first blank winter for Bewick's Swan in recent memory, with no confirmed sightings in the country so far this season:

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Transmission dynamics of highly pathogenic avian influenza among multiple waterfowl species and backyard poultry www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🌍 🧪 🦤 #Ornithology

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Starting to hear reports of Avian Influenza hitting Whooper Swans. Please report all sightings of dead birds for possible testing. In 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 & 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 contact DefraGovUK, in N Ireland Daera & in Republic of Ireland Dept of agriculture. Please also report to @birdtrack.bsky.social for monitoring

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Signature tally now closing in on 3000. Please keep discussing, sharing and signing to put as much pressure on the Royal Society to respond as possible. forms.gle/AuYvuWqytx8K...

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In Feb 23 we undertook a census of the UK naturalised Barnacle Goose population. The aim to produce an updated population estimate & report on winter distribution. Results have now been published in @britishbirds.bsky.social, with our thinking on future monitoring needs #Ornithology 1/7 ⬇️

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Haven’t signed yet? Now’s the time! ⏳🐦 Lead ammunition is poisoning wildlife, polluting nature, and harming human health. Sign the #BanLeadNow petition today and be part of the change! ✍️💚 banleadnow.com/get-involved...

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I’m recruiting for a reserve warden to join the team at WWT Welney Wetland Centre. If you have practical experience of working on wet grassland habitats with adaptability and initiative I’d love to hear from you vacancies.wwt.org.uk/vacancies/41...

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More than 1,300 scientists have signed a letter calling on the Royal Society to reassess the billionaire’s membership following cuts to US science https://go.nature.com/3X092QN

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New to Bluesky and freshwater-inclined? Here are some freshwater science starter packs! 💙 #freshwater #aquaticscience #freshwaterecology

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Wintering waterbird responses to extreme drought frontiersinzoology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... 🌍 🧪 🦤 #Ornithology

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Great to see this important study now out in #BirdStudy. Here’s the link to the paper: doi.org/10.1080/0006... @btobirds.bsky.social #ornithology #ukbirding

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Looking for grants to fund your next exciting ecological project? Take a look at our BES grants! We’re here to support young researchers with innovative ideas and projects that might not receive funding elsewhere. If you have an ecological research project, we’ve got the resources to help you.

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Now almost 450 signatories to my open letter calling on the @royalsociety.org to stand up for its values & deal with the widespread concerns raised by Elon Musk's Fellowship. Please consider signing & sharing: forms.gle/miDciq35oxyw... List of signatories here: occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2025/...

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Exciting to see our new paper published in @britishbirds.bsky.social detailing all the latest on numbers, distribution & breeding success of the UK naturalised Barnacle Goose population. It brings about our thinking on monitoring requirements for this population & sets out our new programme of work

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A meta-analysis of the effect of visiting zoos and aquariums on visitors’ conservation knowledge, beliefs, and behavior doi.org/10.1111/cobi... 🌍 🧪 🦤

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🔈 CALL FOR KEYNOTE NOMINATIONS #BOU2026 | Birds and people | 31 March - 2 April 2026 Who would you like to see deliver a keynote at #BOU2026? Anyone can nominate and you can do so here: bou.org.uk/event/bir... Nomination deadline: 31 March 2025 #ornithology 🪶

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Just like a Barnacle Goose, our February issue is migrating to your doorsteps as we speak! In the issue: • Assessement of Chiffchaff calls • Naturalisation of Barnacle Geese • A review of Black-headed Bunting records by BBRC Not subscribed? Visit our website and subscribe!

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Ancient Rome - engineers wrote that lead is ‘injurious to the human system’☠️ 20th Century - lead banned from pipes, paint & petrol🖌️ Now - toxic lead ammunition still in use☠️ We're proud to work with @wwtworldwide.bsky.social & others to #BanLead once & for all👇 www.wcl.org.uk/enough-said-...

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Our new study: Vital rates of intermittent nonbreeders and returning breeders strongly influence population dynamics of Common Eider academic.oup.com/auk/advance-... 🌍 🧪 🦤 #Ornithology

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Our new study: Vital rates of intermittent nonbreeders and returning breeders strongly influence population dynamics of Common Eider academic.oup.com/auk/advance-... 🌍 🧪 🦤 #Ornithology

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Vital rates of intermittent nonbreeders and returning breeders strongly influence population dynamics of Somateria mollissima (Common Eider) | doi.org/10.1093/orni... | Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶

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New paper on bioclimatic envelope modelling of peat in @jappliedecology.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 1. New projections and tweaks to methods give us higher confidence than previous attempts.

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‼️ EARLY-BIRD CLOSES 23:59 GMT TODAY #BOU2025 | Frontiers in ornithology | 1 - 3 April 2025 | University of Nottingham, UK Book your place now! Programme & registration: bou.org.uk/event/fro... #ornithology 🪶

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We knew this kind of stuff was coming, but it doesn't make it acceptable. Purging science is an attack on democracy. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Wildlife charities and campaigners are calling for the government to end the use of toxic lead ammunition:

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Nature is not a blocker to growth. The UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has claimed that 'The balance has gone too far in the direction of always protecting every bat and every newt.' But how can this statement be true when the UK is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world?🌍

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Stop worrying about bats and newts? No Rachel Reeves MP – start worrying about the future of our economy if we tear down the nature it depends on. Nature isn’t a blocker; it’s the foundation of growth.

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ICYMI: Our new open access paper on swans and lead fishing weights in Europe - a systematic review of deposition, impacts, and regulations. wildfowl.wwt.org.uk/index.php/wi... 🌍 🧪 🦤 #ornithology

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Lead ammunition has been poisoning our wildlife and communities for decades - but now we have a chance to turn things around. Join us in calling on @‌SteveReedMP to make history and #BanLead once and for all. https://act.wwt.org.uk/page/160992/action/1?ea.tracking.id=xbsk

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Contrasting Effects of Increasing Invasive Crayfish Densities on Competing Submerged #Macrophytes in Shallow Lakes doi.org/10.1111/fwb.... 🌍 🧪 🦤

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Nominations to join @ibisjournal.bsky.social committees are open! We're looking for new members to join the following committees: 👉 Engagement 👉 Grants 👉 IBIS Management 👉 Meetings Nominate yourself or somebody else here: bou.org.uk/about-the-bo... #ornithology 🪶 🧪 More info 👇 Please ask Qs!

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‼️ ONE WEEK TIL EARLY-BIRD CLOSES #BOU2025 | Frontiers in ornithology | 1 - 3 April 2025 | University of Nottingham, UK Book your place now! Early-bird deadline: 3 Feb Programme & registration: bou.org.uk/event/fro... #ornithology 🪶

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Together with @wclnews.bsky.social @wwtworldwide.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social we sent a letter to Steve Reed calling on him to accept the recommendation from HSE to ban lead ammunition ➡️ https://buff.ly/3WijbIk Join us in calling on him to #BanLead for good ⬇️ https://buff.ly/3CeCjA9

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Behavioural response of breeding Mute Swans to lockdown measures wildfowl.wwt.org.uk/index.php/wi... 🌍 🧪 🦤 #Ornithology

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New paper!! First paper from @lincolnswans.bsky.social validating data from our amazing Lincoln Swan Project community scientists available open access here: rdcu.be/d63kG. Great also to have five undergraduate students as co-authors - all worked with the swans for projects or summer internships 😊

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Are you a PhD student hoping to attend an ecological conference or training that could boost your research? Apply for a training and travel grant today. Applications for round 1 close on 24 January at 11:59 pm (GMT). Find out more about the grant and eligibility criteria:

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Flooding and freezing events appear to force Whooper and Bewick's Swans to select more dangerous overnight roost sites, according to new research:

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Call for abstracts 17th International Symposium on Aquatic Plants, 15-19 Sept 2025 For more information see the website: congressos.mundiconvenius.pt/geral/pagina... 🌍 🧪 🦤 #PlantScience #Macrophytes

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Otters among UK wildlife carrying toxic ‘forever chemicals’, analysis shows

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Call for abstracts 17th International Symposium on Aquatic Plants, 15-19 Sept 2025 For more information see the website: congressos.mundiconvenius.pt/geral/pagina... 🌍 🧪 🦤 #PlantScience #Macrophytes

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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the Enemy Release Hypothesis as applied to aquatic plants doi.org/10.1016/j.aq... 🌍 🧪 #PlantScience

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