A bat, flying, with a grey-blue background. The title "RATS eating BATS?! And other terrifying facts about our furry flying friends" beneath.

Happy Halloween, #BlueSky!
Check out my latest #Substack post if you want to read about bats, including a new paper that documents Rats catching and eating Bats!
🤯
open.substack.com/pub/messyeco...

#bats
#rats
#Halloween
#MessyEcology

Halloween and Wildlife How to be mindful about our wild neighbours during this spooky season

As we approach Halloween, how can you make sure your Halloween decorations don't have unintended consequences for wildlife? Read the latest from #MessyEcology on #substack here:

open.substack.com/pub/messyeco...

#UrbanWildlife
#coexistence
#Halloween

An Introduction to Messy Ecology Starting something new... at last

Hi people of #BlueSky,
I took my first stab at a #Substack post. Please consider taking a look.

#MessyEcology
#Ecology
#Wildlife
#Coexistence
#Conservation
#Management
#Science
#Ethics
#Biology

open.substack.com/pub/messyeco...

It's that time of year! See any slightly clumsy birds begging for food? Probably some young that have left the nest not too long ago!

#Birds
#BackyardBirds
#MessyEcology
#UrbanWildlife

Some movement on the sidewalk by a busy road caught my eye this morning.

Aren't #Ants fascinating and inspiring? 🐜

It's amazing how much life we see around us, even in the most ordinary places, when we take a moment to appreciate it.

#MessyEcology
#UrbanWildlife
#Don'tGiveUp
#Determination

Fascinating!

When you look closely, life rarely fits into our tidy categories.

#Science
#MessyEcology

Yikes. Thankful for the current, cool, rainy weather. If only it was enough.

Drier winters (and the resulting lesser snowpack in the mountains) + warmer summers + the history of fire suppression and monoculture forestry practices all contribute to our increasing #wildfires.

#Climate
#MessyEcology

Low contribution of livestock in the grey wolf diet in the area with high availability of free-ranging cattle and horses - European Journal of Wildlife Research The recovery of the wolf (Canis lupus) population in Europe is progressing, and predators settle in vast forests as well as in areas intensively used for agriculture, where interactions between wolves...

Yes, fascinating research to (hopefully) inform (livestock &) #WolfManagement
Find the full paper here (open access):
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Shout out to the excellent team, who have been studying #wolves in #Poland for many years now.
#Human-WildlifeCoexistence
#Livestock
#MessyEcology

Coyotes (Canis latrans): like many canids, loved, hated, and often misunderstood. Coyotes are social, intelligent, and have a remarkable capacity for behavioural adaptability.

And, there's still so much to learn about them.

#UrbanWildlife
#Human-WildlifeCoexistence
#MessyEcology

... pylons so close to the nest can attract predators.

Best would be to close off a larger area. Of course, that usually requires city /park support.

People could definitely crush the nest if not aware.

#UrbanBirds
#Nests
#MigratoryBirds
#UrbanWildlife
#Human-WildlifeCoexistence
#MessyEcology