It begins. #SOTM2026 #SOTM26 #SpeciesOnTheMove

The genomic impact of population connectivity and decline in Africa’s elephants - Nature Communications The two species of African elephants are facing severe declines. Here, authors assess their continent-wide genomic diversity, identifying differences in their evolutionary histories and highlighting t...

Elephant genomes reveal a past of continental connectivity and a future of increasing isolation 🐘🐘 New paper out @natcomms.nature.com by @patriciachrzan.bsky.social et al. with CMEC co-author @annabruniche.bsky.social #popgen #conservation #Africa www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I know #FishADay hasn't exactly been every day lately and it's not actually a fish, but while diving on vacation in Lanyu this week we saw a cuttlefish and I can't stop thinking about it,

We publish two papers on the inadequacy to introduce the European Bison in the Iberian Peninsula. Lack of evidence of previous presence, wrong habitat/climate conditions, legal aspects...and much more

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Assessing the associations between renewable energy generation and other human-induced threats to terrestrial biodiversity Renewable energy (RE) is crucial in fighting climate change but can overlap with other human-induced threats to biodiversity. We assess associations b…

The placement of RE infrastructure matters for #biodiversity outcomes and highlights the need to understand these spatial interactions to ensure that the energy transition supports biodiversity goals. By Gorosábel et al. @cp-cellrepsustain.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Conservation evidence is biased but can support decision‐making for prevalent and severe threats in tetrapods Despite taxonomic and spatial biases, substantial conservation evidence is available to support decision-making by practitioners, particularly for the most prevalent and severe threats. Given the cur...

New paper 📢 Conservation evidence is biased but can support decision-making for prevalent and severe threats in tetrapods. By González-Suárez et al. in @jappliedecology.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The Inquiry - How can rewilding help combat climate change? - BBC Sounds As rewilding initiatives grow there’s a concern some risk doing more harm than good

Can rewilding save the planet? I gave my answer on BBC Radio's The Inquiry — and so did some of my colleagues. Tune in and see if you agree.

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Pleistocene Forest Stability Predicts Patterns of Frog Diversity in Central Africa Using high-resolution paleoclimate reconstructions, we quantified habitat stability for Central African rainforests across 257 time slices since the early Pleistocene. Stacked projections of forest-d...

New paper on Central African frog #biogeography shows that Pleistocene forest refugia best explain where frog diversity is highest 🐸 Expanding conservation to these refuges could improve amphibian protection. By Jongsma et al. incl. @hannahoish.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Hothouse Earth | Green Planet Monitor Hothouse Earth. A very unsafe operating space for human beings -- indeed, totally uninhabitable. As Earth warms, at an increasing pace, invisible points of no return transgressed, that’s where we may ...

Tipping points of no return ⚖️
On this episode of Green Planet Monitor, Professor Katherine Richardson explains the risk of a #hothouse Earth following a recent publication in @cp-oneearth.bsky.social. Read or listen here: www.greenplanetmonitor.net/podcast/hoth...

The World Could Reach 30% Protection by 2030, and Still Fail to Conserve Biodiversity without Effective and Well‐located Protected Areas Click on the article title to read more.

📢 Viewpoint in #ConservationLetters by J. Geldmann: Stop talking about 30x30 and ask the question that matters for #biodiversity: Are protected areas located where they matter most with real outcomes for nature & people? @society4conbio.bsky.social conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

What factors shape genomic diversity in birds? Both life history traits and habitat availability play a role.

New story on the Avian Hybrids blog!

What factors shape genomic diversity in birds?
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Based on the Proceedings B paper by Anna Brüniche-Olsen, Kenneth Kellner and their colleagues | #ornithology

Great write up of our study showing that both extrinsic factors (e.g. habitat availability) and intrinsic traits (e.g. body mass and diet) play important roles in shaping patterns of genomic diversity in birds 🦜 🧬 🌏
#consgen #popgen

Global opvarmning kan drive os mod iskoldt kollaps Katherine Richardson og kolleger advarer i nyt studie mod de store havstrømmes kollaps. Og taler for hurtige adfærdsændringer og cirkulær økonomi

"Det er fuldstændig naivt at tro, at vi kan klare os med teknologi. At forlade sig på teknologier, der ikke eksisterer, er galimatias", siger Katherine Richardson ovenpå nyt studie om global opvarming og tipping points 🌎 #dkvid #dkgreen @information.dk
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The risk of a hothouse Earth trajectory Earth’s climate is now departing from the stable conditions that supported human civilization for millennia. Crossing critical temperature thresholds may trigger self-reinforcing feedbacks and tipping dynamics that amplify warming and destabilize distant Earth system components. Uncertain tipping thresholds make precaution essential, as crossing them could commit the planet to a hothouse trajectory with long-lasting and potentially irreversible consequences.

Online now: The risk of a hothouse Earth trajectory

Ny IPBES-rapport: Biodiversitetskrisen vil koste virksomheder dyrt Ny rapport fra IPBES advarer om, at biodiveristetstab truer erhvervslivets fremtid. Rapporten bør være et stort »wake-up call«, lyder det fra Danmarks repræsentant i IPBES.

"Ødelæggelsen af naturen vil have kæmpe konsekvenser for virksomheders finansierings- og vækstmuligheder" siger @carsten-rahbek.bsky.social oven på offentliggørelsen af ny @ipbes.net #BizBiodiversity rapport 📉 #dknatur #biodiversitet naturmonitor.dk/nyheder/biod...

The IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment Report has been approved!👏 (8 February 2026)

Congratulations to all the experts and IPBES members on this momentous science-policy milestone for people and nature!🌍🧪

Read the media release: https://bit.ly/IPBES12Media

#BizBiodiversity #IPBES12

Fantastic to see #IPBES12 has approved the #BizBiodiversity Assessment Report.

My congratulations to all the @ipbes.net experts, partners and countries for coming together to deliver this important result - a big win #ForPeopleForPlanet.

Stay tuned for the report launch tomorrow. More details ⤵️

Ghrelin and MBOAT4 are lost in Serpentes Abstract. Exploring the evolution of gene networks associated with metabolic/energetic homeostasis can yield key insights into the adaptive landscapes gove

Reptile genomes show independent losses of "hunger hormone" #ghrelin & its activating enzyme in snakes, chameleons, & toadhead agamas pointing to major shifts in energy use & adaptations for long fasting🐍
New paper #OpenBiology @royalsocietypublishing.org
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Species Yet to Be Discovered Are More Threatened and Have Smaller Ranges Aim To assess whether newly described species are more likely to be threatened and have smaller ranges than known species. Location Global. Methods In this study, we focus on the timing of speci...

Many species not yet formally recognised may already be at risk of extinction. The findings underscore the urgent need for more fieldwork in understudied areas 📉
New paper out @consbiog.bsky.social by Farooq, Geldmann & Faurby👇
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Estos osos polares han logrado prosperar en un mundo que se queda sin hielo Las poblaciones de Svalbard han mantenido su condición corporal a pesar de haber perdido más de tres meses de mar helado al año

Polar bears in Svalbard seems to be doing all right under fast warming. Here my take for @elpais.com on a new paper
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Environmental data justice is key for developing more effective area-based conservation approaches Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 27 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-025-00126-wScientists disagree about area-based conservation’s role in addressing biodiversity loss. This Perspective examines how conservation scientists, land systems scientists and political ecologists approach these debates differently and argues that environmental data justice frameworks can bridge epistemic divides, helping researchers to develop more effective and equitable conservation interventions.

New online! Environmental data justice is key for developing more effective area-based conservation approaches

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Deep Sea: Friend, foe, or frenemy? YouTube video by MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)

#FishADay Icichthys lockingtoni Medusafish. N. Pacific Ocean, pelagic. Young seen offshore sheltering in jellyfish (time code 0:29 in this video from @mbarinews.bsky.social, although really, you should watch the whole thing; there are juvy king crabs riding a sea pig).

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This infographic from the World Economic Forum shows global risks ranked by severity over two time periods: 2-year (short term) and 10-year (long term). The title reads "Global risks ranked by severity" with the WEF logo in the top right corner. The chart is divided into two columns, with risks color-coded into four categories: Environmental (green), Geopolitical (orange), Societal (red), and Technological (purple). In the short term (2 years), the top risks are: Geoeconomic confrontation Misinformation and disinformation Societal polarization Extreme weather events State-based armed conflict In the long term (10 years), the ranking shows: Extreme weather events Biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse Critical change to Earth systems Misinformation and disinformation Adverse outcomes of AI technologies Both columns continue to rank risks through position 10, with environmental concerns featuring more prominently in the long-term outlook. The source is cited as "World Economic Forum Global Risks Perception Survey 2025-2026."

New World Economic Forum Global Risks data provides a stark warning: While short-term crises dominate headlines, "Biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse" jumps to the 2nd highest risk over the 10-year horizon.

The long term is sooner than we think. Science-based policies via IPBES are crucial.🌍

Fish against Monsterworm //Scolopsis affinis mobbing YouTube video by Jose Lachat

#FishADay Scolopsis affinis Bridled monocle bream. Western Pacific; prefer sandy or muddy bottoms near reefs. Cooperatively mob predatory worms that rely on stealth to catch prey. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY21...

Priorities for conservation rely heavily on discovery and assessments The Red List is one of the most important and widely used sources of biodiversity information, providing conservation assessments for nearly 160,000 s…

How can change in available #RedList data influence the selection of spatial conservation priorities and how do we assess which regions are identified as most critical for #conservation? New paper out in Biological Conservation by Farooq et al.
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New Paper Out on the Cover of Journal of Biogeography Recently, my paper “Depth Matters for Marine Biodiversity” was published in the Journal of Biogeography—and to my great delight, it also ended up on the cover of the December issue. Even more...

If you want to know a little more about my (cover!) article in Journal of Biogeography, "Depth matters for biodiversity", there's a blog post here: hannahlowens.weebly.com/blog-and-new...

Mating Pair of Painted Greenlings, Oxylebius pictus YouTube video by Ed Bierman

#FishADay Oxylebius pictus Painted Greenling. NE Pacific; shallow rocky areas. Has bounced around a bit taxonomically thanks to its weird pointy head, but (according to Eschmeyer's Catalog) it's currently found with the rest of the greenlings in Hexagrammidae. youtu.be/Gk3FMfx-2KQ

🎉🎉 New publication out! 🎉🎉
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🦒 The giraffe known as Marius made global headlines when he was euthanized by Copenhagen Zoo in 2014 after being deemed surplus. His story highlights how challenging it is to manage zoo populations for conservation with limited resources 🧬
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Los osos están cambiando su conducta, su forma y hasta su genética por culpa de las presiones humanas Algunos pardos están menguando, ya hay polares adaptados a un mundo sin hielo. “Ha habido una selección a favor de los individuos más tímidos”, señala un biólogo

We are changing the path of evolution in the natural world, and bears are a good example. Thanks to @elpais.bsky.social and to @MACriado for the interview

Is always great to talk to elpaiscyt.bsky.social

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📸 Today at @tibsaarhus2026.bsky.social, Robert Whittaker talked about the island species-area relationship for plants globally.

Robert is also the Editor-in-Chief of Frontiers of #Biogeography: biogeography.pensoft.net, the journal of @biogeography.bsky.social we are happy to publish!

#TIBS2026