Poppy Glendening

Msci Zoology student sharing current topics in conservation and evolution!

[Poppy Glendening @Conservationco5]

Unicorns did exist!
New evidence shows that giant rhino's known as the Siberian #unicorn roamed #Eurasia around 39,000 years ago. This new insight may provide critical information for conserving today's #rhino populations. #2018EBE #conservation #Wildlife

[Poppy Glendening @Conservationco5]

Great news for Fin whales (one of the largest whales in our oceans!) Populations have almost doubled since the 1970's. Its numbers are now expected to be roughly 100,000 adults. 🐳 #conservation #Dynasties #Nature #2018EBE #whale #finwhale #ocean #wildlife #marine

[Poppy Glendening @Conservationco5]

#Heatwaves have been found to reduce the sperm production of male #insects which is likely to result in fewer insects, having significant negative impacts on the #environment 🐞🐜
#ClimateChange #2018EBE

[Poppy Glendening @Conservationco5]

The #IUCN have this week reclassified mountain #gorillas from critically endangered to endangered 🦍. Populations of #mountaingorilla have almost doubled since 2008 with continuous #conservation efforts! #wildlife #biodiversity #EBE2018

[Poppy Glendening @Conservationco5]

Some #spider species have evolved to mimic ants! There are 2 ways in which the #mimicry can be used, for #defence (protective mimicry) or to enable easier #predation of #ants (aggressive mimicry) 🕷️🐜 #wildlife #Evolution #2018EBE #predator #Nature #tropics

[Poppy Glendening @Conservationco5]

Please complete our short survey on rewilding the university of Sussex campus! @SussexWildlife

[ScottishWildCat @catmaclaren]

Would you like to see pigs trotting around campus? Or eagle owls swooping around after your night out?
If so, please fill out my short survey below about Rewilding Sussex campus!
https://t.co/lZ7JSpkHyP

#rewildingsussex #ebe2018 #rewilding #conservation #sussexuni

[Dr. Jane Goodall & the Jane Goodall Institute @JaneGoodallInst]

“ My job is to give people hope, for without it we fall into apathy and do nothing” https://t.co/KBPp3i2eik

[BBC Earth @BBCEarth]

First discovered in 2014, the disease is spreading and shows no sign of stopping

#OurBluePlanet w/ @oceanx @motemarinelab + @NOAA

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

Unlike the belief that swamps are undesirable places, wetlands provide a home for endangered species and help keep our air and water clean https://t.co/Er9UkIZvf1

[Poppy Glendening @Conservationco5]

I found a Pygmy shrew (Sorex minutus) on my walk on the @sdnpa today. Unfortunately it was dead, but I was still excited to see that they are active there! The Pygmy #shrew is one of 3 shrew #species found in #Britain and is one of our smallest #mammals. #2018EBE #wildlife

[Poppy Glendening @Conservationco5]

Devastating news. So sad 😢
#china #conservation #EBE2018 #wildlife

[WWF @WWF]

#BREAKING: China legalizes use of captive bred tiger bone and rhino horn in hospitals, a move that will have devastating consequences globally: https://t.co/e732OfGNqy

[Poppy Glendening @Conservationco5]

Stingless bee's (meliponines) do actually have stingers! However, they are very small and not affective for defence, instead they have evolved other defence methods including biting 🐝 #EBE2018 #bees #stinglessbee #zoology #conservation #evolution #wildlife

[Dave Goulson @DaveGoulson]

Surely the world has become too small and the human population too large for killing for 'fun' to be acceptable?
https://t.co/io7gJgCpJ5

[Poppy Glendening @Conservationco5]

This earthworm looking creature is is actually a brahminy blind snake (Indotyphlops braminus) from Java, Indonesia. They are fossorial and have similar habits and appearance to earthworms. 🐍 #Nature #wildlife #snake #ecology #conservation #evolution @pungky

[Poppy Glendening @Conservationco5]

Researchers have found that Zebra Finch's sing to their eggs to prepare them for the changing climate and warmer weather 🎶🐦 #climatechange #finch #Nature #evolution @nature @NatureUK

[Poppy Glendening @Conservationco5]

Zebra finches use information from their neighbours when deciding where to nest, choosing to nest near to neighbours at a similar stage to them 🐦 #finch #birds #wildlife #Nature #zebrafinch

[BBC Springwatch @BBCSpringwatch]

These astonishing monarch butterflies migrate up to 3,000 miles!! Their journey is simply astonishing.

[Poppy Glendening @Conservationco5]

Did you know the bright red tips on this plant are an #evolutionary #adaptation to attract #hummingbirds (its pollinator). 🌿 #2018EBE #Autumnwatch #evolution #Nature #biodiversity

[Poppy Glendening @Conservationco5]

Rapid #evolution has been seen in #Guppies. Male Guppies in predation free #ecosystems were found to be larger and more brightly coloured due to #sexualselection, than males in ecosystems with #predators. 🐠 #2018EBE #conservation #wildlife

[Poppy Glendening @Conservationco5]

If you love chocolate you need to care about #pollinators! #Ceratopogonidae or "chocolate midges" are tiny flies the size of a pinhead. These flies are the only species able to pollinate the #cacao #Flowers. So without these midges, there is no #chocolate! #2018EBE #conservation