Chris Sayers

Bird conservation biologist + ecotoxicologist • PhD student @UCLA • Investigador @CINCIAMDD • he/him #ecotoxicornithology

[Chris Sayers @c_sayers2]

#NewPaperAlert

Thrilled to announce that our 13-year synthesis of #mercury exposure to #birds in the #Neotropics was published today in #Ecotoxicology.

Check out the open access article @ https://t.co/lINLwZMasC

Happy Halloween! 👻

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[Diana Aguilar-Gómez @dianaguilr]

Today our paper is in the cover of @CurrentBiology and on the same issue there is a dispatch about our work!

[Jared Wolfe @JaredDWolfe]

Our research was picked up by The Guardian, alongside work from two of my favorite scientists, John Blake and @BetteLoiselle. We hope these findings contribute to solutions that help ensure the persistence of these incredible birds into the 22nd century. https://t.co/HZYk3AUhQf

[Jared Wolfe @JaredDWolfe]

One of the most importantly depressing pieces of research we have produced to date: birds in pristine central Amazonian forest are not doing well. https://t.co/XR98EWdgmb

[Monte Neate-Clegg @MHCNeateClegg]

If you missed his killer talk at @AmOrnith #AOS24, Ben Tonelli from the @mwtingley lab just brought out his paper in @Ecology_Letters testing the drivers of migratory #phenology for 222 Nearctic #bird species! Temperature and snowpack are most critical! https://t.co/TmDTxxezmI

[Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela, PhD @birdmapper]

More fun at #AOS24 birding with great people! Got my lifers Brown-capped Rosy-Finch 💖 and White-tailed Ptarmigan 🤍. Great science, cool people, fun social events, and amazing birding 💥

[Chris Sayers @c_sayers2]

Thanks for stopping by my poster @birdmapper!!

[Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela, PhD @birdmapper]

@c_sayers2 on the right giving a poster about his very interesting research on mercury accumulation on forest interior birds in the Peruvian Amazon. Another 🪨 🌟 from the @mwtingley lab ☺️. #AOS24

[Monte Neate-Clegg @MHCNeateClegg]

New bird🐦‍⬛research🚨!
So excited to share our new study in @NatureEcoEvo! In it, we examine shifts in the breeding latitude, elevation, and phenology of North American #birds in relation to #climatechange! The last paper of my @UCLAEEB postdoc with @mwtingley🥲 A🧵...

[Chris Sayers @c_sayers2]

That’s my advisor! 🤩 @mwtingley

[American Ornithological Society @AmOrnith]

Congratulations to our newly-elected 2024-2025 AOS Council members! AOS Council is made up of member volunteers & is responsible for organizational governance. Welcome to these new Council members who will assume their roles following #AOS24!
https://t.co/44N1AI9kPO

[CINCIA @CINCIAMDD]

La #ICMGP2024 es una de las conferencias más importantes del mundo y estamos orgullosos de la participación de Dr. @LuisFernandez0 y Dra. Claudia Vega de #CINCIA en la plenaria de #Mercurio y #Biodiversidad, llevando nuestras investigaciones en la #Amazonía peruana
📸@c_sayers2

[Chris Sayers @c_sayers2]

Beyond grateful to be recognized by @NSF as a 2024 Graduate Research Fellow in Ecology, and am so excited to further my research agenda this upcoming Fall! #NSFfunded

[Luis E. Fernandez @LuisFernandez0]

Report in @Nature on how far behind we are on reporting the environmental impacts on mining. https://t.co/nELHLggcg0

[Alex Lees @Alexander_Lees]

More evidence that we have mismeasured the global extinction crisis since the Late Pleistocene: new study https://t.co/ejmccBbnmu estimates we have lost 12% of all bird species, @guardianeco story:
https://t.co/DehXwNntGx #Ornithology

[Dr. Solomon David @SolomonRDavid]

Christmas Cookie Cutter Shark 🎄🍪🔪🦈

🎨Tim Andraka

[Chris Sayers @c_sayers2]

Such a fun project to be a part of, with tremendous dedication and leadership from @Hopptimist. Check it out!

[CINCIA @CINCIAMDD]

Estudio liderado por el investigador Chris Sayers de @UCLA en el que participaron científicos de #CINCIA, reveló la relación entre los niveles tóxicos de #mercurio en aves y la minería de oro en los trópicos.
🔗Aquí el estudio publicado en Ecotoxicology https://t.co/j1NggwvoN4

[John Bistline @JEBistline]

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce as figures in the new U.S. National Climate Assessment report, a thread

[CINCIA @CINCIAMDD]

Reciente estudio revela que 49 áreas en la región están siendo afectadas por la #MineríaIlegal, 16 zonas con minería ilegal se encuentran dentro de áreas protegidas y 20 sitios afectan territorios indígenas.

Compartimos este informe de @MongabayLatam
👉 https://t.co/4m3MzDgpt0

[Chris Sayers @c_sayers2]

So grateful to @UCLAIoES for providing additional coverage on our recent publication!

@BiodiversityRI
@CINCIAMDD
@CornellBirds
@sandiegozoo
@forestservice

[UCLA Inst. of the Environment & Sustainability @UCLAIoES]

A new @ucla led study analyzed feathers that show record-high mercury levels in tropical birds. The cause? Gold mining—nearby sites contained levels 4 times higher than normal.
https://t.co/2p59DIa1qN

[Biodiversity Initiative @__Biodiversity]

Looking for a #PhDposition ? Apply for the Gulf of Guinea Research Program. Live in Portugal, do fieldwork in Africa and take your classes in english. Tuition waiver & stipend. 79% of eligible applicants were accepted in 2022. #ornithology #biodiversity

https://t.co/JKmiiNzLvV

[Jay 钻升 Falk @JJinsing]

These protests are ongoing. The length to which Panamanians have gone to protect their land is staggering, and inspiring.

If you care about global biodiversity please learn about what is happening here.

#PanamaValeMásSinMineria
#NoALaMineria