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Federal government scientists who have just lost your job, here’s a list of state-level and international government science jobs www.linkedin.com/posts/drkimb... 🧪🌎🦑

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‼️The US-based @ipcc.bsky.social technical support unit (TSU) for Working Group 3 Co-Chairs has been terminated, and the US won’t be attending next week’s IPCC meeting where the AR7 chapter outlines will be approved. More by @afreedma.bsky.social here:

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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...

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It has been nearly 20 years since I lived in the US, but I still have strong ties, friends and family there. The last month (has it only been a month?) has been hard to watch from the outside, and I can only imagine how much more difficult it is on the inside. @eseb.bsky.social sums it up well.

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New on global conservation science: Model predictions of Red List category based on traits, environmental variables and climate & land-use change for amphibians allow prioritizing species for "manual" reassessment. Lucas et al. in Conservation Biology conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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New paper out, led by @villarreal-miguel.bsky.social. There's a disconnect between remote sensing advances and application to ecology (including only 11 UAS papers in Landscape Ecology!). We provide a guide for using drones to answer ecological ?s: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #uas #drones

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Also includes some excellent countries not in the EU, like Norway, Iceland, and the UK! (And non-USians, obvs.) Don't be intimidated be the bureaucratic wrapper; the Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship is a fantastic programme.

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New opportunity for catalyzing conservation research in Africa: www.cambridge-africa.cam.ac.uk/initiatives/...

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🆕 New paper: "Climate change threatens amphibians and species representation within protected areas in tropical wetlands" @jappliedecology.bsky.social by Matheus Neves et al. Read more here: doi.org/10.1111/1365...

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National Science Foundation "is planning to lay off between a quarter and a half of its staff in the next two months," Politico reports. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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In the midst of all this chaos and badness, excited to see this first paper out from our vineyard/songbird project. Birds didn't do much damage to grapes at all... though it was a weird year! Check out the paper (and so much more cool work to come) escholarship.org/uc/item/7841...

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After working on it for years, I just gave my first author-talk about my book, #NaturesMemory: Behind the Scenes at the World’s Natural History #Museums. It's out in a few months - it's awesome to start to build some interest. (The talk was for @penguinpress.bsky.social, so a fairly biased audience)

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www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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The name may sound cute but our impact is major Suriname reacted to @mongabay.bsky.social’s reporting & canceled a proposal to let Mennonites convert 74,000 acres of Amazon rainforest to agriculture Important b/c Mennonites are spreading across Latin America & leveling forest w/ little regard:

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Siloed thinking has no place in a sustainable future

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If you want to read the full text of the memo pausing federal grants it's available here: static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...

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link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Long-term ecological #research projects apart from being highly demanding, it deserves extra respect from the scientific community; funding agencies should consider the benefits of such projects #ecology #science #nature #evolution @ipbes.bsky.social @esci.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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I’ll be giving a public lecture at the Linnean Society in April on how conservation needs to adapt to meet the challenges of the climate emergency Book tickets at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1220841863...

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Domestic #cats take an unfathomable toll on #birds, killing ~2.4 billion annually in the USA alone. This year, help birds by taking the pledge to keep your cat indoors! 🏠 Keeping cats indoors protects birds while also leading to a longer, healthier life for your beloved pet. 😻 bit.ly/4afVhTD

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So excited to see our paper led by @austinrspence.bsky.social out in @jappliedecology.bsky.social! We show most birds present low food-safety risks, but E. coli survives longer in big poops produced by big birds (a thread) besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

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Wonderful sunset view from my office 😌

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Chaplin-Kramer and colleagues argue that wildlife are central to human well-being but often overlooked in policy and management. go.nature.com/4jdjVbv

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After over 100 years, Polynesian storm petrels have returned to Kamaka Island. Rat eradication and innovative conservation techniques, with strong community support, led to this remarkable success story, per Liz Kimbrough for @mongabay.bsky.social

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Solution to a long-standing mystery — why do hummingbirds use torpor some nights and not others? Turns out it is all about fat reserves. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.... A great study from Shayne Halter, Blair Wolf, and Carlos Martinez del Rio 👏

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Did you miss #BES2024 and are you interested in #BiodiversityFutures? check the recording of this great session led by @drnickisaac.bsky.social, featuring talks by Damaris Zurell, Anita Lazurko, Andy Purvis, James Bullock, Greta Bocedi, Jennifer Border and myself. youtu.be/FkbS6Klzbdg?...

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New paper in @science.org ! Where and when did the #multiyear-droughts occur around the world? Have they become more prevailing? We identified over 10,000 such events and found that they have been increasingly occupying the terrestrial land. (1/6) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado4245

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It's 2025 for god's sake. When are these shameful, Victorian attitudes going to change? This latest victim was one of the reintroduced eagles. All that effort, for this. #wildlifecrime #raptorresearch #ornithology raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/01/16/w...

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🌎🧪 Wildlife’s contributions to people www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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Please spread the word! UF is hiring a tenure track quantitative ecologist in the Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Department: explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...

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Animal Ecologists!! Here’s an opportunity to help lead Journal of Animal Ecology and join a fun team of editors. Please share widely and consider applying yourself. I’m happy to answer any questions.

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In 2023 at least 960 #birds died in one day due to window collisions at McCormick Place in #Chicago. After applying bird-friendly window treatments, there were just 18 deaths all last fall. Further proof these simple changes work, and work well! It's time communities start making this a requirement.

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IMPORTANT comment for mostly early career researchers from someone who hires postdocs & runs a small funding agency: 1. READ ANY call documentation 100% and carefully! 2. Have a meaningful website to get to know you. 3. Have an updated & well prepared CV at this website (e.g. download)

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"There has been a progressive decline in fieldwork-based research and education in ecology over recent decades", precisely at a time when we most urgently need a better understanding of how natural systems work. So sad. Trends in Ecology & Evolution [paywalled] www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

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Just a reminder of this new postdoctoral position in my lab! Closing date is January 20th!

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🚨🚨🚨 2024 was the warmest year on record globally. An astounding 32% of the Earth had it's single warmest year since 1940. 🔥🔥🔥

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My drawing below illustrates the importance of spatial ecology for stability: if we ignore space, it's like everyone dancing on the tip of a pin. When space is included (and complex dynamics, too), diversity is easily sustained.

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### NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ### Global Joint Synthesis Call "𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲" Funding of: ➡️ Working groups ➡️ Postdocs @several synthesis centres/initiatives🔥❤️😍 PLEASE SPREAD WIDELY! THX! www.idiv.de/research/sdi...

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Looking for a great postdoc?! Check out this awesome position with an even cooler PI.

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Cool biology! Bats using weather fronts to maximize migration efficiency... but how do they know? of course they know! #evolution #biodiversity

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Global sea-ice extent ranked by month from 1979 through 2024. Nothing blue since since 2015! Within the recent nine years, every month has experienced a record-low extent. 🌊🧪⚒️📉

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What is the role of complexity, nonlinearity and phase transitions in conservation biology? What kind of lessons from maths can help preserve biodiversity? Here's my last paper on Biological Conservation. @ftmaestre.bsky.social sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Are you familiar with the growing body of research on how climate change is reshaping birds' bodies? Here's a great overview of how this trend is playing out in Australia. #ornithology

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Integrated landscape approaches stand out as a "win-win-win-win" for biodiversity, water, food & climate (& health) in the new @ipbes.bsky.social nexus assessment. Great recognition for the 1000s of initiatives fostering landscapes for people, food & nature worldwide. www.ipbes.net/nexus/media-....

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So, shall we -scientists- remain in our ivory towers of privileges while everything burns… or start engaging in advocacy?

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Early Bird Registration for #ICCB2025 is now open! 🌏 Join us for #ICCB2025 in Brisbane/Meanjin, Australia, to shape the future of #conservation science & action. Secure your spot now for discounted rates: conbio.org/mini-sites/i... @iccb2025.bsky.social @scboceania.bsky.social

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OPINION The Potential for Experimental Evolution to Uncover Trade-Offs Associated With Anthropogenic and #ClimateChange Adaptation 📄https://buff.ly/4iGyqEC @JoGriffiths61

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