Ben Evans

Digital Comms Officer @KewScience 🌱 📷 All around wildlife guy 🦡🌵🦈

[Chester Zoo Science @ScienceatCZ]

Three baby fossa cubs are the latest exciting arrivals here at @chesterzoo - but how did we get here?

Over the last year, CZ Lead Population Biologist @Leahjw has been studying the fossa's unique mating rituals, including a female's distinctive call for a partner.

Listen in 👇

[Chester Zoo Science @ScienceatCZ]

More than 2000 UK species can now be found here on the @chesterzoo Nature Reserve and our broader estate, and this fact is one of our very greatest achievements 🌱🦋

Today, on the final day of our Summer adventure, @andy_jg tells our story of a conservation journey at home 📽️👇

[Chester Zoo Science @ScienceatCZ]

The first ever footage of a European otter on our @chesterzoo Nature Reserve means we've now confirmed 5 of the UK's 6 native mustelid species on our site! 🦦

Weasels, stoats, polecats, badgers and otters are all here thanks to years of habitat work 🦡

https://t.co/nYBltJr5BQ

[Chester Zoo Science @ScienceatCZ]

Earlier this year we shared the arrival of a single newborn badger cub at one of the setts on the @chesterzoo estate 🦡

Wondering what happened to the youngster over these last few months? Find out 👇

[Chester Zoo Science @ScienceatCZ]

Lemurs are back! 🇲🇬

After 15 years of absence, the black-and-white ruffed lemur has been sighted in Mangabe! 📷

Hear @MVoakajy Director, @julie_hanta's experience of the discovery 👇
https://t.co/RWQh3Hl9OW

[Chester Zoo Science @ScienceatCZ]

Endocrine monitoring of Eastern black rhino here at the @chesterzoo lab, led by Dr @Katie_L_Edwards, has helped breeding programmes to success and now means we can support the management of remaining wild populations with @WRTIKenya! 🦏🇰🇪📽️

[Chester Zoo Science @ScienceatCZ]

Dumbo the anteater pup was saved by @IcasWild's rehab and release programme after he was orphaned in an urban region of Brazil in 2018.

His journey to adulthood was the first of many orphan anteaters saved by our partner in the field, a huge success!

👉 https://t.co/E6RFKhj5H7

[Chester Zoo Science @ScienceatCZ]

For new @chesterzoo @IcasWild Conservation Fellow, Dr Mari Catapani, social science is key to protecting Brazilian giants 🇧🇷

She tells us about creating Highway Heroes on Brazil's roads through to forging alliances between armadillos and beekeepers👇

https://t.co/WqqQhbvnuz

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Next week, July 18, our @chesterzoo Summer begins: The World in a Day!

For 6 weeks here on @ScienceatCZ you'll see daily stories from our conservation partners in 6 global regions, featuring new films and unseen visuals.

Join us on the journey, starting Monday in Latin America!

[Ben Evans @BevvyYt]

Always a delight to join the CZ UK team for some sunny wildlife spotting 📹🌱

[Chester Zoo Science @ScienceatCZ]

Stunning arable plant species have been easy to find here on the borders of @chesterzoo estate farmland - from UK red-listed corn spurrey to disturbed soil-loving sun spurge 🌱🌼🌿

Leaving space around crops for wild plants allows whole ecosystems to flourish!

[Ben Evans @BevvyYt]

@ClaireRaisin @c_birkinshaw Stunning photos!

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It's #WorldGiraffeDay!

This new night footage of the CZ herd shows giraffes deep in REM sleep, adopting their unique S-shaped position of neck folded over body🦒💤

Our Behaviour & Welfare scientists are hard at work on giraffe sleep research. More science in the tweet below! 👇

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Happy Easter! Our very first badger cub of 2022 has emerged on the @chesterzoo estate! 📸🦡

Likely born in late Winter, the cub has spent weeks growing in the sett, but now Mum has decided that they're ready to explore the outside world. Stay tuned as we watch them develop!

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The invasive Asian toad's spread in east Madagascar threatens native predators with no resistance to its toxins, placing whole ecosystems at risk.

We're helping @MadaFaunaFlora block the toad from key biodiversity areas before it's too late.

Full story 👇https://t.co/e5LNrquQCq

[Chester Zoo Science @ScienceatCZ]

Morning! It's @ronniecowl here from the @chesterzoo science team!

I've been at zoos across the UK last week doing reproductive research on a remarkable species, the Owston's civet, with @NaturesSAFE1, @WildPlanetTrust & ECOlifes Vet

Here's a thread on what we've been up to 👇

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The elusive treetop lifestyle of Goodfellow's tree kangaroo in Papua New Guinea makes them a challenge to study in the wild!

@Katfinch7 has been shedding light on the little understood behaviours of the @chesterzoo tree kangaroo pair.

Take a look 👇
https://t.co/F1BM3Hzg3C

[Ben Evans @BevvyYt]

@KatakusM @ScienceatCZ Heya Kate, I think you need to be following me for me to be able to dm you. Mine should be open so feel free to message there :)

[Julie Platt (🚙🇪🇺🐈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🐌🏳️‍🌈🍸) @BettyShmem]

📢 Calling my #Science brethren 📢
Please share with your networks far and wide! 🌊⚗🧪
@Elutris1 @BevvyYt @mariekenavin