Amanda Trask

Conservation biologist & population ecologist. Postdoc @ZSLScience, modelling threats to small populations & management & recovery scenarios.

[John Ewen @hihinews]

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.

[Raptor Persecution UK @RaptorPersUK]

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

[Anna Clemens, PhD @scientistswrite]

As an academic writing coach, I see researchers make these 10 counter-intuitive productivity mistakes that get them LESS (not more) writing done.

A thread. 🧵

#PostDoc #newPI #PIchat

[Dr Lisa Nivison-Smith @LNivisonSmith]

Is the paper you need stuck behind a paywall?

Five websites every researcher should know to access any research paper for free

@AcademicChatter
@OpenAcademics

[Jenny McKee, PhD @jenny_howard9]

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

[The Wildlife Trusts @WildlifeTrusts]

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.

[Rewild Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌳 @RewildScotland]

Carrifran 1999 and today 27th July 2022.

Landscape scale habitat restoration.
#RewildScotland #RewildOurPlanet

[Prof Carolyn Hogg @HoggCarolyn]

So ends another magic field trip... never get tired of watching Tassie devils run! #biodiversity @KathyBelov @Sydney_Science

[Natalia Zielonka (she/her) 🌈 @Nat_B_Zielonka]

Get submitting your abstracts ⬇️

[Bill Sutherland @Bill_Sutherland]

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

[Davy McCracken @DavyMcCracken]

30+ years of understanding red-billed chough ecology on the island of Islay. @janemreid1
@SarahFenn11 @amandaetrask
@nature_scot
https://t.co/6JN8Eafswc

[Bill Sutherland @Bill_Sutherland]

Interesting new @ConservEvidence Blog on using citizen science data to look at trends and solutions by @Frances_Mancini of @UK_CEH https://t.co/eayP0y2V6F

[John Ewen @hihinews]

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!

[Justin Gerlach @jstgerlach]

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

[Adam Hayward @adhayward18]

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

[John Ewen @hihinews]

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

[nicola crockford @numenini]

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

[nicola crockford @numenini]

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"