Latest news: Washington’s wolf population increased by 17.4% last year and the number of successful breeding pairs increased by 27%, according to figures released on Friday by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
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California's wildlife and communities need more support for coexistence. We're urging @governor.ca.gov to support SB 1135 to establish the Wildlife Coexistence Program.
This program would provide public education, technical assistance, and nonlethal deterrents like barriers and noise machines.
England’s wildlife watchdog ‘has stopped designating special sites for protection’
Excellent report by @wildjustice.bsky.social on how Natural England has frozen its SSSI designation programme - covered by @patrickbarkham.bsky.social:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
POV: you're a bee enjoying the bluebells 🐝
Providing a pop of spring colour, these beautiful blooms are also a fantastic source of early-season pollen and nectar for pollinators emerging from hibernation. What a sight after the winter months!
Who knew we'd be doing the time warp in the last talk of #CO32026? In his Honoree Lecture, Dr. Bob Cook explored the evolution of #art and #cognition, asking whether the roots of artistic expression extend beyond #humans, and connecting cognition and creativity in fascinating ways!
🌿David Attenborough's Secret Garden is here!
A brand new BBC and Open University collaboration made to celebrate Sir David's 100th birthday on May 8th 🎂
The series reveals the hidden lives of wildlife across 5 extraordinary British gardens.
I'll be uploading a new episode daily🌿
New 🦍 💭 paper in @psychscience.bsky.social
We continue to ask simple questions that are hard to answer
"Individual Differences in Great Ape Cognition Across Time and Domains: Stability, Structure, and Predictability"
Bonus: Rasch models in the supplement 🤓
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Photo: Moss-covered trees grow and lean into each other on a forest hillside. Source: unnamed, pd, www.cosmos.so
#ForestFriday
The trees have started Friday;
they're dancing in the forest.
Yes indeed ..the bird understands water displacement
🌟 Read our new 'behind the paper' blog from author Douglas Sheil!
"Get the human relationships right, and the wildlife wins too. Get them wrong, and no fence in the world will hold. If you fund, design, or run human-wildlife conflict projects please read our article"
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A gannet flying through pink tinted skies. The bird's crisp white plumage and black wingtips are visible while the sky is pink and orange with the setting sun.
We believe there is power in the collective voice. Your insights, lived experience, and personal stories all help shape how Scotland understands the importance of nature ahead of the upcoming election. Let us know via the link below why you #TakeNatureSeriously.
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Martin Gregus Jr. captured a pod of narwhals on film: #AGoodPlace
Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...
My new paper 'Mapping profiles of animal affect' is now out in Biology and Philosophy. In it, I explore why understanding species-specific “affect profiles” matters for animal welfare research, and sketch some possible ways we might begin to map them.
Available open access: doi.org/10.1007/s105...
New tools are transforming #canine #cognition! This symposium covered eye-tracking and scent-based research, as well as soundboards and touchscreens. Through these methods, this symposium showed us innovative ways to study how dogs perceive, learn, and communicate across various contexts. #CO32026
Dr. Alice Auerspreg started our #problemsolving session off strong by introducing us to tool-based self grooming in companion bovine #CO32026 Pictured below is a slide from the presentation: Veronica the cow holding a brush handle in her mouth & scratching her posterior with the bristled side.
British Divers marine Life rescue asking people to respect the #Walrus. 🙏🏻
bdmlr.org.uk/walrus-sight...
🌿 How can community science help us understand the benefits of nature?
New Oxford research shows it’s already contributing useful evidence, especially on biodiversity, but important gaps remain.
Better support could help connect local knowledge with decision-making.
Opening remarks by CCS President Noam Miller commence #CO32026, setting the stage for a conference focused on advancing #ComparativeCognition research across diverse species! 🐒🐢🐀🐶🐥🐍🐟🐦⬛🕷️🦧🐝🐜🤓🌱 🧪
#AnimalBehavior #ComparativePsychology #Learning&Behavior
The 33rd Annual Conference on Comparative Cognition has begun! During President Noam Miller's Opening Remarks, he let us know about merchandise for purchase and program highlights, including 105 talks, 88 posters, and 5 symposia to attend. Congratulations to the 3 students given awards! #CO32026
Bornean White-Bearded Gibbon. These apes have long brown fur and, like all gibbons, very long and slender limbs. Their face is black, but entirely ringed in white, particularly around their jowels and chin, hence the name. Their feet and hands are black, but this cannot be seen in the photograph
Primate Profiles #9: the very aptly named Bornean White-Bearded Gibbon
These gibbons are almost entirely arboreal, travelling up to 34mph and jumping 10m between treetops. Their butt has a layer of hardened skin which acts as a "portable cushion"!
Image: R Setiawan via iNat.org
Some wonderful news
Once hunted to near extinction, humpback whales are rebounding
"We've stopped killing them," said wildlife photographer Chris Fallows. "Since the late 1960s,the population that was reduced to just a couple of thousand animals has come back to several hundred thousand animals"
Urban sustainability researcher Johan Enqvist uses human-baboon interactions in Cape Town to explore broader tensions between people and nature
go.nature.com/3QdtPQq
Five people standing on Parliament lawn with Big Ben behind them, each holding a small soft toy lynx.
Young man in a suit listens to an older man beside informational posters for The Missing Lynx Project at an indoor exhibit.
Have you heard? Lynx were spotted in Westminster yesterday 🐾
Alongside The Missing Lynx Project we held a parliamentary event to talk to MPs about the possibility of bringing lynx back to Britain.
@joshnewburymp.bsky.social
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A dark-furred Arctic fox kit sits in tall grass dotted with yellow wildflowers, facing forward with bright eyes against a softly blurred rocky background.
Two young Arctic fox kits stand in a grassy tundra field, one with light gray fur and the other dark brown, both looking alert among small yellow flowers.
Four Arctic fox kits gather near their den in a grassy, rocky tundra—three sitting together on a small rise while one stands closer to the foreground, all watching attentively.
Your serotonin delivery is here. 🦊💛
At this time of year, arctic fox pups are swapping their winter whites for summer shades helping them blend in, hunt, and thrive in the wild.
Tonight Wednesday 15th April.
Great opportunity working with a great lab, for anyone interested in a fully-funded #PhD exploring #animal #cognition and #urbanisation 🐦🧠🏙️ See details below ⬇️
