Alongside a range of partners we are hoping to finally return #sihek Guam Kingfisher to the wild within the next few months. The beginning of a long road to wild recovery for a very special bird following the tragic ecological collapse on Guam and decades spent under human care.
Post mortem reveals hen harrier's cause of death was 'head being twisted & pulled off while the body was held tightly'.
Statutory regulator @NaturalEngland still believes partnership working with grouse shooting industry is delivering 'real progress' ⬇️⬇️
https://t.co/ENoadtq3Ew
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Huge thanks to @amandaetrask, @hihinews, and many others not on Twitter for chatting w/ me about the proposed release and the rollercoaster history of Sihek (Guam Kingfisher) in the last 30+ years!
Read the @USFWS proposal here: https://t.co/1tpEslsfXs
https://t.co/TpMbMed4yN
Make no mistake - we are also incredibly angry. We stand with @RSPBEngland in calling out the unprecedented attack on nature launched by UK Government over the last few days. We’ll be challenging this together and asking for our supporters to stand with us.
Exciting job as Conservation Translocations Officer examining the evidence for the suitability of further translocations. Forestry England have excellent track record including white-tailed eagles, pine martens, chequered skipper butterflies & pool frogs. https://t.co/2pUkuSOGfK
Check out this AMAZING logo of the sihek/Guam kingfisher 😍 - thank you @waza for helping raise the profile of this very special (and extinct-in-the-wild) bird!
My most unexpected paper has just been published: the first video evidence of a giant tortoise hunting, killing and eating a bird. Tortoises seem inoffensive, if a bit eccentric, but turn out to be the stuff of nightmares.
https://t.co/O41FJud8eX
Somehow, it's 10 years since I finished my PhD, Even more surprisingly, I've managed to stay in science, so I thought I'd write a wee bloggy thing about the decisions I've made over the last ten years and how YOU TOO can achieve mediocrity in your field! https://t.co/k8hNU3nXRF
Woohoo! @tha_lassie has just submitted her @London_NERC_DTP PHD thesis 🎉 🥂
What a star! What an important piece of research! She has made a massive impact on #taraiti conservation in 🇳🇿 and showcasing decision support for species recovery 🌏
Congratulations Thali! @ZSLScience
19 #BOU2021#Sesh6 In summary, here's some personal reflections which I hope shed light on the arcane art of securing government support for restoration, to stop what may have happened to slender-billed curlews from happening to spoon-billed sandpipers or any other birds. The End
18 #BOU2021 Final tip, 7: Treasure your connections with people! Success in bird populatin restoration depends on them. You never know where & when people you’ve met will pop up & become key allies.
Anything I've achieved has been "with [more than] a little help from my friends"