David Bavin

Conservation ecologist. My views are my own, and do not represent those of my employers, The Vincent Wildlife Trust. Sporadically active on Twitter.

[David Bavin @TheVelvetClaw]

@blackgull Similar experience recently at a major UK NGO. If it isn't overtly positive, it's too challenging for membership. And research is deemed too 'dry'.

[David Bavin @TheVelvetClaw]

Dear someone’s mother (‘happy mother’s day’ balloon). Please step in… https://t.co/6R00QZRt24

[Brianne Observatory @LlynBrianneLTER]

The latest work from the Llyn Brianne observatory shows how specialist invertebrates have been dwindling in our headwater streams over the last 30 years. More in 'Ecology' at https://t.co/u0FwAhW4CR while @Cardiffuninews flag the work at https://t.co/UKZcV7EXww

[David Bavin @TheVelvetClaw]

Great weekend at the Mammal Society spring conference. Excellent talks and discussion! https://t.co/D5D490WlBu

[Mammal Society @Mammal_Society]

Keeping to the pine marten theme, @TheVelvetClaw @vincentwildlife explains that personalities of pine martens may affect translocation success and the resulting population. #mssc2018

[David Bavin @TheVelvetClaw]

Beautiful day to be speaking mammalsociety spring conference about personality in pine martens!… https://t.co/oYZmb1hKhJ

[David Bavin @TheVelvetClaw]

The usual polarised rhetoric. Predictable and uninformative. https://t.co/kyivsjx2sT

[David Bavin @TheVelvetClaw]

Thoughts and experiences of our relationship with farmers. https://t.co/yMv1pIPLfm

[Vincent Wildlife @vincentwildlife]

NEW BLOG: Experiences on a Welsh sheep farm. VWT's @TheVelvetClaw & Kate McAney help out with lambing on Huw and Ann Tudor's lowland farm near Llanilar: https://t.co/pvYu8mDvFG

[David Bavin @TheVelvetClaw]

This is what I do! @InsideEcology #conservationcareers https://t.co/1R0iHPzCIG

[David Bavin @TheVelvetClaw]

We ain’t cool. But we’re happy. #messyecology #Nationalparkswales https://t.co/tEhQ9I0ZFu

[David Bavin @TheVelvetClaw]

@NikiRust - your work has been influential for this Niki! https://t.co/TNX6myd06K

[Gemchain @gemchaindotapp]

Just had this hugely significant paper on wildlife-friendly farm management and crop yields brought to my attention: https://t.co/HmYrfW7Rq0

[David Bavin @TheVelvetClaw]

The future requires a meeting of cultural and ecological perspectives on land use. https://t.co/AiGVzeRwi5

[ISWE @YstadauCymru]

Another great slide from Martin Drenthen, highlighting the importance of landscapes to senses of place & local identity in Wales & Europe #rewildingfutures

[George Swan @GJFSwan]

'Why social values cannot be changed for the sake of conservation' - looks super interesting and it's #openaccess https://t.co/vxGRZ9lX85

[Chester Zoo Science @ScienceatCZ]

#Conservation Scholar David Bavin is working hard on analysing his pine marten data! More about him here: https://t.co/UvLAGrw6lq #PhD

[David Bavin @TheVelvetClaw]

@Vk9consultant [email protected]!

[David Bavin @TheVelvetClaw]

@martinallen72 @WildlifeMag Too kind Martin!

[David Bavin @TheVelvetClaw]

@crazybonelady @AdityaGangadh Yes, this is also a very British problem.Great at airmiles conservation, not so good in the backyard..

[David Bavin @TheVelvetClaw]

@mcnicol27 Unprecedented times, unprecedented measures.