Niederlage & Sieg zugleich: Das OLG Hamm wies die Klimaklage eines peruanischen Bauern gegen RWE ab, erkannte aber erstmals an, dass Großemittenten grundsätzlich für Klimaschäden haftbar sein können. Klimarechtsexpertin Jannika Jahn erklärt die Hintergründe @mpil.de @maxplancklaw.bsky.social
Another reminder for this great event - hope to see you there! :)
Tiere können sehr erfinderisch sein: Schimpansen, Kakadus oder Krähen etwa verwenden gezielt Werkzeuge, um an Nahrung zu kommen. Manche von ihnen basteln die Werkzeuge sogar selbst – und kombinieren sie gezielt. https://science.orf.at/stories/3230369/
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WoBio Anniversary - Celebrating a 10-Year Journey at the University of Vienna, Biology Building UBB, Lecture Hall 2. Target group: everyone welcome (all genders and career stages) on June 3rd 2025, 5pm. Programe: 5-5:10 pm: Introduction WoBio 5:10 pm: Mag.a Sylwia Bukowska - Past Milestones and Future Horizons: Women at the University of Vienna 5:40 pm: Dr.in Hilde Janssens - (How) can we reach more gender Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in academia? + Interactive Discussion 6:40 pm: Prof.in Monika Bright - Wobio - 10 years 7:00 pm: Get together at the Buffet On the right corner of the flyer you find a QR Code for Registration. Please register by May 20th. On-side childcare available upon registration.
Event information: ' #WoBio Anniversary - Celebrating a 10-Year Journey' @wobio-ubb.bsky.social
📅 Tuesday, June 3rd 2025, 5-7 pm
Target group: everyone welcome - all genders & career stages 🤝
More information about programe & registration (register by May 20th): ⤵️
wobio.univie.ac.at/events-netwo...
Wichtiger thread zu #Wienwahl & #Klima. Wie so oft: Maßnahmen zum #Klimaschutz helfen nicht nur dem Klima, sondern haben direkte positive Wirkung:
🟩 Niedrigere Heizkosten
🟩 Gesündere Mobilität per Rad & zu Fuss
🟩 Schönere & leisere Innenstadt
🟩 Bessere Luft
Scientific American cover article: Woman the Hunter: New science debunks the myth that men evolved to hunt and women to gather
1. Does research by @caraocobock.bsky.social & others, widely reported in SciAm & elsewhere, finally dispel hunter-gatherer myths that have persisted since the 60's?
In a preprint led by @vivek123.bsky.social The Meanings & Dividends of Man the Hunter: osf.io/preprints/os... we respond 🧵🧪
New paper: high human foot traffic is associated with lower faecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in a free-ranging urban bird | Hormones and Behavior | doi.org/10.1016/j.yh...
#UrbanEcology #Ecophysiology #ScienceInAction @pesumas.bsky.social
Picture: UCT Red-winged Starling Project
These are 5 autumn migration routes travelled by the same common tern. He’s not the only one showing such flexibility, and it pays, because in our new paper, published by @royalsocietypublishing.org, we show that route flexibility is associated with minimized headwind exposure: tinyurl.com/4dawhwzj
😲 Did you know that #forests are turning from carbon sinks to carbon emitters?
🌳On International #ForestDay 2025, we need to reflect on the state of this ecosystem in Europe, and its crucial role in the fight against the climate crisis.
Find out more: www.eubioenergy.com/2025/03/21/f...
Join us! I am looking for a Postdoc to join my WWTF VRG Group at the University of Vienna investigating nut-dropping behaviour in crows using biologging technology. Funding available for 3 years! All info here: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi... Application deadline March 20th.
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Great news for the Critically Endangered African Penguin! 🐧
South Africa has agreed to establish no-fishing zones around six major breeding colonies, a huge victory thanks to the relentless efforts of our National Partner @birdlifesa.bsky.social 🌍💙
Read more: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
New on global conservation science:
Steps towards disciplinary diversity&inclusion in conservation organizations:
1 - know your history
2 - understand power dynamics
3 - listen to underrepresented voices
Nyssa et al. in Conservation Biology conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Nur noch 4️⃣ Tage bis zum March for #Science in #Wien!
Jede*r ist eingeladen - denn #Wissenschaft ist für alle da!
at.scientists4future.org/2025/02/24/7...
A greylag goose (Anser anser) lands at a foraging site at Grünau im Almtal, Austria. Photo: Josef Hemetsberger
Fig. 1a from the article: Flight initiation distances (FIDs) in response to an approaching human at two sites: the former Konrad Lorenz Research Center (KLF) and Cumberland Wildpark (CWP). Data are separated by the goose's starting posture (open circles = sitting, closed circles = standing), which strongly influenced FID. Mean ± SE FID for approach trials conducted at each site, with data points for each individual trial overlaid.
Fig. 2 from the article: Best linear unbiased predictors (BLUPs) from a bivariate generalised linear mixed model showing a positive among-individual correlation between individuals' flight initiation distances in 2022 and in 2023, respectively.
NEW PAPER: Greylag geese adjust their flight initiation distance based on environmental context and show consistent individual differences across years, possibly balancing predator avoidance with energy and opportunity costs.
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#ornithology #birds