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Tag Archives: Conservation

Stressful environments put bumblebees at risk

November 16, 2020by Beth Preston Leave a comment

This blog post is provided by Cristina Botías and Dave Goulson and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Multiple stressors interact to impair the performance of bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) colonies”. Cristina […]

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Open call for papers: Special Feature on understanding climate change response in the age of genomics

August 3, 2020by Journal of Animal Ecology Leave a comment

Anthropogenic climate change is rapidly transforming environments and poses a major threat to species and ecosystems worldwide. Understanding how animal populations respond to these changing environments is crucial for developing […]

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Is beta-diversity the elephant in the room?

November 15, 2018by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

Do you understand beta-diversity? If not, you are likely not alone. Here to explain this under-appreciated concept is Dr Ollie Wearn, an AXA Research Fellow at the Institute of Zoology, […]

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How can you help Arctic skuas?

October 23, 2018by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

Continuing from last week’s post describing the challenges faced by Arctic skuas, Dr Allan Perkins (RSPB Centre for Conservation Science) is back with some advice on what you can to […]

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Stressed-Out Squirrels

August 23, 2018by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

A recently-published paper in the Journal of Animal Ecology has discovered that the grey squirrel (one of the most impacting alien invasive species in Europe) causes an increase in chronic stress […]

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Building “SealSpotter” and Working with Citizen Scientists

July 5, 2018by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

A new citizen-science initiative has just been launched in southern Australia. But don’t worry if you’re not local – volunteers can assist from anywhere in the world thanks to the […]

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Return to the Wild: Conservation hope for the scimitar-horned oryx

May 18, 2018by Journal of Animal Ecology 2 Comments

In this post for Endangered Species Day Jared Stabach, a research ecologist at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute highlights the sharp decline in large mammal species across the Sahara and […]

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The intersection of wildlife conservation, disease, and human health

May 18, 2018by Sarah Marley 6 Comments

Today marks Endangered Species Day, when people around the world are encouraged to discover more about threatened species and their habitats. For conservation efforts to succeed, it is necessary to […]

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Countdown to ISEC!

May 15, 2018by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

There are only three more days to register for the next International Statistical Ecology Conference (ISEC). Many workshops are now fully-booked, but there is still a significant line-up of invited sessions, […]

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Announcements, Conference Report

A Marine Mammal Odyssey!

November 29, 2017by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

Our Blog Editor, Dr Sarah Marley, reports back on last month’s Society for Marine Mammalogy (SMM) conference in Halifax, Canada. Last month saw over 2,000 marine mammalogists travel to Halifax, […]

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Otterly Awesome

October 1, 2017by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

Everyone loves sea otters – not to would be ‘otter’ nonsense!  But how much do you know about them?  The last week of September is ‘otterwise’ known as Sea Otter […]

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Insights for Sustaining Life on Earth

September 1, 2017by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

Primate researcher Dr Xyomara Carretero-Pinzón, from the University of Queensland (Australia), recently attended the International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB) in Colombia.  Here she reports back on the conference in general […]

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Why Mark Twain was wrong about lizards

August 14, 2017by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

In the many discussions regarding Mark Twain, relatively few probably relate to his opinion on lizards.  However, this is the focus of our guest post by Professor Shai Meiri from […]

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Giving a hoot about owl populations

August 5, 2017by Sarah Marley 1 Comment

International Owl Day – who gives a hoot?  Dr Sarah Hoy sure does!  Sarah completed her PhD at the University of Aberdeen, which studied how the demography and dynamics of […]

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Advances in Mammalogy in a Changing World

July 28, 2017by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

Our own Blog Editor Sarah Marley was fortunate enough to attend the International Mammal Congress earlier this month.  Here, she gives us the conference low-down from the land down-under! Earlier […]

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Scaly Not Scary – Reconciling Humans and Snakes

July 12, 2017by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

Snakes have long been vilified in popular media – but do they deserve such a bad reputation?  Many people believe otherwise, with 16th July marking World Snake Day and providing the […]

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When Some Choughs Do Better Than Others

July 3, 2017by Sarah Marley 1 Comment

Red-billed choughs are a species of conservation concern, as discussed a recent Journal of Animal Ecology publication investigating their effective population size.  Amanda Trask, lead author of the study, recently finished her […]

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Marine Mammal Conservation in the Light of Marine Spatial Use

June 1, 2017by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

Earlier this month, the European Cetacean Society (ECS) held their 31st annual conference in Middelfart, Denmark.  Established in 1987, ECS has several hundred members from more than 25 European countries […]

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Grizzly Bears Face Ecological Trap

September 29, 2016by Journal of Animal Ecology Leave a comment

In a recent paper published in the journal Clayton Lamb and colleagues tested for an ecological trap in Southeastern British Columbia where human settlement and grizzly bear habitat overlap. For […]

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