Zoological Society of University of Glasgow

Hosting weekly zoological talks on Thursday nights for students of UofG. Annual Photo competition. Looking to promote regular eco-campaigns!

[Zoological Society of University of Glasgow @GUZooSoc]

If fantastic events and talks from leading wildlife groups interest you, then you are in luck! Membership for Zoosoc is now open! Head on over to our SRC sign-up page here https://t.co/rcOTHcMGzu. Membership is only £3 and is open to everyone. Hope to see you soon!

[Zoological Society of University of Glasgow @GUZooSoc]

An interesting recent article in Nature! Worth a read🤔 https://t.co/uijCorm3FQ

[theGIST @GlasgowGist]

New snippet!

A cross between 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation' and 'Life on Earth', wildlife forensics is the emerging force that is driving the investigation of wildlife crime.

Author: Claire Whitehead
@claireewhitehed

Link: https://t.co/utxjUCBken

[Zoological Society of University of Glasgow @GUZooSoc]

A recent article by our society member Claire, published in the Glasgow Gist!
What happens when wildlife crime meets the forensic zoologist? https://t.co/g1mw6axRYV

[Zoological Society of University of Glasgow @GUZooSoc]

Thanks again to @jilly_mackay for a wonderful talk this evening🤩
Moody cows, scaredy cats and the odd splash of 00s fashion made for a great Thursday talk!🐄🐈

[Zoological Society of University of Glasgow @GUZooSoc]

We are pleased to be welcoming Dr @jilly_mackay, author of ‘Animal Personality’ to our 6pm Thursday talk this week! All things animal behaviour and top tips for life after university will be discussed, so don’t miss out!🐊
An email with the zoom details will be sent out soon👀

[Yorkhill Green Spaces @yorkhillgreen]

Join us this Sunday in Yorkhill Park🌳as we get ready for spring☀️
We’ll be planting Bluebells💙Snowdrops🤍& Winter Aconites💛for pollinators🦋& preparing a sunny spot for our new solitary bee nesting bank🐝 All welcome! Meet at Overnewton Square @ 1pm to collect tools
☀️🌷🐝🌷🐝

[SCENE @sceneUofG]

We now have an iNaturalist project page: https://t.co/kj0YhOHzkK
Next time you visit us, make sure to upload any observations! 🐦🐸🌿

[UofG SBOHVM @UofGSBOHVM]

Don't forget - This Wednesday we have our Darwin Day Lecture!

[UofG SBOHVM @UofGSBOHVM]

Tomorrow at 1pm @Zoology_Museum will be giving a very interesting talk looking at a new intervention in the Graham Kerr Museum, highlighting the species in the displays that are threatened according to the IUCN Red List. Don't miss it! Register here 👇

[Zoological Society of University of Glasgow @GUZooSoc]

A great chance to volunteer and help enhance green spaces here in Glasgow! 🌳😁

[Yorkhill Green Spaces @yorkhillgreen]

Come join our first YGS volunteering event of 2023!💚
We’ll be carrying out gardening tasks including sowing the last of our Yellow-rattle wildflower seed (needs frost to germinate) & preparing to install a rain garden🌧️🌸Meet at Overnewton Resource Centre at 1pm to collect tools

[Yorkhill Green Spaces @yorkhillgreen]

Come join our first YGS volunteering event of 2023!💚
We’ll be carrying out gardening tasks including sowing the last of our Yellow-rattle wildflower seed (needs frost to germinate) & preparing to install a rain garden🌧️🌸Meet at Overnewton Resource Centre at 1pm to collect tools

[The SOC @ScottishBirding]

'Patch Birding', the next free, online youth event from SOC & @BTO_Scotland. Find out what patch birding means to @Nina_OHanlon @FatPaulScholes1 @suffolkbirder @squirrelsteve2 + how it can benefit local bird recording and conservation. Wed 14 Dec at 7.15pm https://t.co/44jS4tYz9H

[UofG SBOHVM @UofGSBOHVM]

Join Charlotte Cristensen @UZH_en
for a talk tomorrow @4pm in the GKB Library, followed by drinks in a local pub

[All-Ireland Pollinator Plan @PollinatorPlan]

Where do our pollinators go in the winter?

Find out in our latest blog what strategies pollinators use to overcome cold and often rainy winters 🥶

#farmlandbiodiversity

@agriculture_ie @TeagascEnviron

https://t.co/tOVdx2IjZf

[UofG SBOHVM @UofGSBOHVM]

We're delighted to be welcoming @DrBlakeMorton for the next @UofG_SBOHVM seminar tomorrow!

🦊Does urbanisation encourage wild red foxes to exploit unfamiliar food-related objects when first discovered?
📅Wed 23 Nov, 1pm
🏫 LT1, Graham Kerr
💻 Zoom
🙂All Staff & Students welcome

[Anubhab @Anubhab_Khan]

This year truly has been the year of the tiger with so many tiger genome assemblies and sequences published. Hopefully this will boost global tiger conservation efforts. Read all about it here: https://t.co/eVmps0aPL7

#Tiger #conservation #Genomics @UofG_SBOHVM @NCBS_Bangalore

[Sustainable Futures Global @SFG_Network]

📢JOIN US : "Sustainability Stories: An interactive exhibition of storytelling and research - thinking local from global"

https://t.co/ze5I0R2kG7

@Eventbrite @UofGGCID @ESRC @UofgI @UofGARC @Lisa_Bradley_ @zoestrachan @MiaJPerry @uofgeppe @UofG_ESF @CRADALLGlasgow

[Butterfly Conservation 🦋 @savebutterflies]

This #NationalHedgerowWeek we’re shining a light on the butterflies and moths that rely on this important habitat for survival 🌿🦋

First up, the Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae)!

📸: Iain H Leach
#SaveButterflies #MothsMatter

[UofG SBOHVM @UofGSBOHVM]

We are delighted to welcome you to the long-awaited Friday seminar. Up this week:
🗣️Proteins, viruses & hosts (Matt Arnold) and red deer population management (Laura Sessions)
📅 Fri 7th Oct
⏰ 4-5pm
🏫 GK LT1
💻 Zoom Link Available

[UofG SBOHVM @UofGSBOHVM]

We are hyped up and ready for the next @UofG_SBOHVM Seminar tomorrow from Professor Peter J Edmunds @csunorthridge

Four decades of change on coral reefs in the Caribbean and South Pacific: A long series of unfortunate events

📅 Wed 28th Sep
⏲️ 1-2pm
🏫 Graham Kerr LT1 & Zoom