The Case For The Boring Bear Story Caroline Abbott examines human-bear conflict narratives, emphasizing nonviolent “boring” stories, microhistory, and challenges of applying standardized wildlife terminology to historical analysis.

Today on our site, @carolineabbott.bsky.social makes "The Case For The Boring Bear Story."

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#bears #animalhistory #envhist #animalstudies

#AnimalHistory folks - can anyone suggest a good source/paper for historical numbers of pet dogs in England/UK?..looking for data for c.1970s.

The strange reason why bears are attacking people in Japan And what it reveals about wildlife encounters in the years to come.

Japan needs a #FatBearWeek
#EnviroHist #envhist #animalhistory

‘My lovely distraction’: live stream of kākāpō – world’s fattest parrot – and her chicks captivates New Zealand More than 100,000 people have tuned in to watch a kākāpō – a rare flightless bird – sleeping, tidying her nest and fighting off intruders

Kakapo live streaming, everyone
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#envhum
#envhist
#animalhistory

Very excited to be traveling to York next month to discuss #worms, #bedbugs, and other unwanted critters 🪱🪳 #animalhistory

We welcomed in the Year of the Horse by interviewing Roderich Ptak in our latest Talking Animals feature - did you know horses were one of the most frequent maritime imports to Ming China? Find out more below! 🐎🌊🌿 #animalhistory #yearofthehorse

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#EnvHist Worth Reading: January 2026 Find coyotes, weather data, and architectural history in the latest list of environmental history worth reading from Jessica DeWitt.

ICYMI: I've got another great list of environmental history worth reading (and listening to) that were released in January!

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#envhist #envhum #animalhistory

Volume 2 Issue 1 | Animal History | University of California Press

Another fantastic issue of Animal History #animalhistory is now available! Issue 2.1 includes articles on 1930s Chinese Buddhist magazines, Japanese wildlife conservation, and Transylvanian pigs 🌿🐖🐂
online.ucpress.edu/ah/issue/2/1

Herding with My “Enlightened Wolves” Worringer describes her journey into herding dogs and sheep, exploring the historical and evolutionary relationship between wolves, dogs, and humans, highlighting how herding dogs evolved from wolf in...

"Nineteenth century nationalism and eugenics spurred countries to create a 'national breed.'" - Renee Worringer

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#envhist #animalhistory #histmed #nationalism #dogs

Took a break this morning from #RenSa26 to visit the SF Zoo. Sharing the history of animals with readers everywhere. #earlymodern #histsci #animalhistory

A scene of several persons preparing food for horses.

#AnimalHistory hive mind: what did city #horses eat in Early Modern Germany?
@jnisly-goretzki.bsky.social
This is a scene from late 17th century Hamburg. I’m interested in what grain was used and what the guy in the bottom left mixed together. Thanks.

Join @chriscyphillips.bsky.social at a Live Recording of the Let's Find Out Podcast in Edmonton on the evening of March 3rd!

They will be exploring the fascinating history of the Whale Society of Edmonton.

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#envhist #cdnhist #yeg #animalhistory

Turning the Tide: A Queer Look at the Orca Narratives exist that understand that orcas can be gay and are led by their women.

“In tandem” with growing orca captivity rates in the 1960s and 1970s “heteronormative and patriarchal cultural norms began to be transposed onto these marine mammals.” - Teja Sosteric

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#envhist #queerecology #orcas #animalhistory #histsci

Extremely happy for anyone in #animalhistory #envhist #environmentalhistory who knows English fox populations to weigh in!!
#amwriting

An exciting special issue on elephants from Humanimalia! 🐘🌿 #animalhistory

We interviewed Jisoo Lee in our latest Emerging Voices feature to learn more about her doctoral research on the art and science of pigeon-keeping in late-imperial and Republican China 🪶🕊️🪺 Find out more at the link below! #animalhistory

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Virtual Event - Animals In and Beyond Wartime 12 February 2026 - Bringing together scholars from different disciplines as well as practitioners, this presentation in the seminar series will explore how war disrupts non-human lives and reconfigure...

Animals In and Beyond Wartime

Rethinking Ukraine’s Environment: War, Ecocide, and Beyond – An International Seminar Series

Thursday – 12 February 2026 – 10 a.m. MST (Edmonton) / 12 p.m. EST (Toronto) / 18:00 CET (Warsaw) / 19:00 EET (Kyiv)

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#envhist #animalhistory

Coyote America A conversation with Dan Flores on history, myth, and the wildness that endures

Coyote America - A conversation with Dan Flores on history, myth, and the wildness that endures

Reckoning with Jason Herbert - @herberthistory.bsky.social

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#envhist #animalhistory #amwest

MEZOPOTAMYA UYGARLIKLARINDA KEDİLER youtu.be/ipRtFk6JNso

#ancientreligion #mythology #inanna #ishtar #lionsymbolism #cylinderseals #mesopotamianart #ancienticonography #archaeology #archaeozoology #zooarchaeology #animalhistory #historyofanimals #catsinhistory #ancientcats #felinehistory #wildcat

MEZOPOTAMYA UYGARLIKLARINDA KEDİLER youtu.be/ipRtFk6JNso

#shummaalu #divination #ancientreligion #mythology #inanna #ishtar #lionsymbolism #cylinderseals #mesopotamianart #ancienticonography #archaeology #archaeozoology #zooarchaeology #animalhistory #historyofanimals #catsinhistory

La question animale dans les barèmes de mérites et démérites de la Chine impériale tardive - Persée

A new article by Laura Boyer on animals in late-imperial shanshu 善書 is now available to read online in Études chinoises 🐈🐕🐿️ #animalhistory
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Rats and Communism: Protecting Alberta from Invasion in the Early Cold War Alberta’s rat-free status resulted from a Cold War–inflected surveillance campaign, framing rats as communist infiltrators threatening agriculture, society, and security.

"Alberta’s right-wing Social Credit government fed anti-communist sentiment; the rat, like communism, had the potential to dismantle the province’s economic structure and way of life." - @fvreilly.bsky.social

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#envhist #alberta #cdnhist #animalhistory #coldwar

Do you work on the history of the #zoo (and #HistNatHist) ? Then you simply have to apply for @sochistnathist.bsky.social Summer Meeting jointly organised with @zslofficial.bsky.social for their 200th anniversary.
Deadline for applications 6 February.

#AnimalHistory

Black and white and sent back over: end of panda diplomacy as Japan returns bears to China The departure of pandas will leave legions of Japanese admirers bereft, but it is also symptomatic of a dramatic deterioration in China-Japan relations

In other news, end of panda diplomacy btw China and Japan 🐼 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

#envhist #animalhistory

Cattle Commodification in Global History - International Workshop Call for Papers - CATTLEFRONTIERS International Workshop, 3-5 June, Ghent University

CfP for CATTLEFRONTIERS Workshop “Cattle Commodification in Global History: Capitalism, Science and Empire” (3-5 June 2026, Ghent University). Send in an abstract of 200-300 words accompanied by a short bio to cattlefrontiers@ugent.be by Friday 23 January 2026! 🐄🐂🐃 #animalhistory

CALL for PAPERS for The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) at 200: Science, Society, and the Natural World, 1-3 July 2026 - Society for the History of Natural History Call for papers This three-day international meeting, held in SHNH’s 90th year, will mark the bicentenary of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and delve into its history and impact on our knowled...

CFP: The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) at 200: Science, Society, and the Natural World, 1-3 July 2026

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#zoo #envhist #animalhistory

What better way to start the new year than reading about doggie film stars in China 🐶🎥⭐ #animalhistory

This episode of CBC's The Current reminded me of my discussion of fear in this @nichecanada.bsky.social blog post from 2019.

"Humans and Dogs and Bears, Oh My! – A Summer Podcast Reflection" - niche-canada.org/2019/08/08/h...

#envhist #animalhistory #bears #humananimalrelations

CfP Conference "Nature – Animals – War. Relations and Interactions from Antiquity to the Present Day" Call for Papers for the Conference "Nature – Animals – War. Relations and Interactions from Antiquity to the Present Day"

And finally, the upcoming conference "Nature - Animals - War" will be taking place in Dortmund University on 16-18 September. Abstracts for presentations are due by 31 January, see more below 🐎🐜🐕 #animalhistory

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