Muntasir Akash

MSc in Statistical Ecology @univofstandrews
MS in Wildlife Biology @UniDhaka
academic @UniDhaka | editor @tbsnewsdotnet
carnivore | camera-trap | photography

[Muntasir Akash @MuntasirAkash]

Completed my MSc in Statistical Ecology at @univofstandrews with Distinction and Dean's List Honor! ✅ The Scotland chapter is checked off! Thank you for the unwavering support, my Master Kenobi, @chrissuthy.

[Muntasir Akash @MuntasirAkash]

Bengal foxes in Bangladesh are disappearing — yet almost nothing is known about how they actually live. We spent months at their dens with camera traps.

Here's what we found 🧵
Methods + replicable open-access scripts: 👇👇
https://t.co/nCVmcfnwjl

[Muntasir Akash @MuntasirAkash]

Bangladesh’s fishing cats are experiencing the same colonial-era purge of big cats.

https://t.co/xA4YaPuXIG

[Muntasir Akash @MuntasirAkash]

@abigailthiemkey If density estimate is the question, check this out

https://t.co/lUdogDblt5

[Muntasir Akash @MuntasirAkash]

This study
◉ maps fishing cat presence and negative interaction hotspots using predictive modelling
◉ offers a replicable framework for other Global South carnivores facing similar data deficiency
👇👇
https://t.co/OL5m8J4thc

@arjun_srivathsa @ArjDheer @4012Tania

[Muntasir Akash @MuntasirAkash]

This study
◉ solves the confusion over #porcupine diversity in #Bangladesh
◉ examines Malayan porcupines' response to nighttime illumination
◉ updates the range of Asiatic brush-tailed porcupines, a basal species
https://t.co/J7DL4mFTDN
@DrAbiGazzard @IUCN_SMSG
#cameratrap

[Muntasir Akash @MuntasirAkash]

@arjun_srivathsa damn

[Methods in Ecology and Evolution @MethodsEcolEvol]

📖Published📖

In our new research article, Buderman et al. demonstrate a general approach to constructing Integrated Movement Models that combine both individual telemetry and species distribution data. Read more here 👇

https://t.co/U0QDO6V4mt

[Trends in Ecology & Evolution @Trends_Ecol_Evo]

Online now: Extinction of experience among ecologists https://t.co/OPEiVssRWv

[Muntasir Akash @MuntasirAkash]

Open access at https://t.co/rfCHC9qFxS

[Muntasir Akash @MuntasirAkash]

Hot off the press @OryxTheJournal
Akash et al. assessed the status of bears in Bangladesh using evidence from camera traps, media reports, and literature. confirm the Asiatic black bear & Malayan sun bear still occur but also highlight threats from trade & conflict.
@CLPawards

[Oryx @OryxTheJournal]

Akash et al. assessed the status of bears in Bangladesh using evidence from camera traps, media reports & literature. The records confirm the Tibetan black bear & Malayan sun bear still occur but highlight threats from wildlife trade & human–bear conflict: https://t.co/PkWZo3oYf6

[Chris Sutherland @chrissuthy]

Here are some thoughts on teaching #statistics to non-statistical students, specifically those in #applied #ecology degrees. Thanks to @willpkay and @TiagoALOMarques for an enjoyable (and not last) collaboration.
request pdf here 👉https://t.co/7oDAM68DJG

[Muntasir Akash @MuntasirAkash]

Wildlife trade is the fourth largest illegal activity in the world and Bangladesh seems to be a potential hotspot for illegal bird trafficking. The trend has also expanded to diverse animals, from scorpions to marsupials to fishes
Full Text 👇👇
https://t.co/euJubEZapd

[Muntasir Akash @MuntasirAkash]

#AtlanticPuffin #wildscotland #isleofmay

[Muntasir Akash @MuntasirAkash]

Bangladesh's fishing cats, jungle cats and leopard cats are enduring a treatment akin to what the Highland tiger had once suffered for two centuries.
For more,
https://t.co/dhLEuX6Hv4

[Muntasir Akash @MuntasirAkash]

Marbled cat from the Hill Tracts, Bangladesh

#wildcat #pardofelis #bangladesh #cameratrap #bepartoftheplan

[Michael Pyrcz🌻 @GeostatsGuy]

One of my graduate students dropped by my office, exasperated, and said, "I don't know how to innovate. So, how can I do a PhD?".

I erased my whiteboard and began listing strategies for generating new research ideas. They left reassured and excited!

As #professors, we mentor and make knowledge accessible to empower our students. I hope this is helpful to others! #academicchatter #Phdlife #Highered

[Muntasir Akash @MuntasirAkash]

@CallMe_Ashraf @mostafayousuf6 damn...

[Muntasir Akash @MuntasirAkash]

@ArjDheer @gunsnrosesgirl3 true. I wonder how many among us actually misread widlife languages. :(