Samuel Merson

Conservation Biologist working for @Parks_Australia. All views my own.

[Samuel Merson @samuelmerson]

@WildCRU_Ox @ozgunemrecan @AnkaraUni_en Congrats @ozgunemrecan! Hope you have been well mate.

[Cortni Borgerson @CortniBorgerson]

Our article, the first national level assessment of #lemur hunting, including hunting rates for 1/3 of all lemur species and 1/10 of the worlds primates, is out! 💥 👉https://t.co/0upuDlwzBW👈 @steigj @chrisgolden05 @kateetthompson @GeospatialEmma @samuelmerson @IntJPrimatology

[ZSL Conservation @ZSLconservation]

As part of a @insideNatGeo funded project, ZSL Mongolia met with local government & communities to discuss ways to conserve the wild camel species, and preserve nomadic culture & traditional herder livelihoods for the future https://t.co/Q2LpnoC8xy

[ZSL Conservation @ZSLconservation]

A wild Bactrian camel captured on @NatGeo funded camera walking in Mongolia’s Gobi where temperatures range from -40 to +40 degrees. With a population of less than 1000, find out what ZSL is doing to protect these wild camels https://t.co/Q2LpnoC8xy

[ZSL Conservation @ZSLconservation]

Goitered gazelle captured sparring on camera as part of ZSL's @NatGeo funded project to conserve wild Bactrian camel in the gobi desert, a region whose most vital resource, water, is highly threatened by climate change.

https://t.co/Q2LpnoC8xy

[ZSL Conservation @ZSLconservation]

This stunning image of Argali or mountain sheep was taken by ZSL's @NatGeo funded camera trap monitoring study in Mongolia's Great Gobi 'A' Strictly Protected Area, home of the wild Bactrian camel.

[ZSL Conservation @ZSLconservation]

ZSL's @NatGeo funded project is working to conserve the Critically Endangered Bactrian camel, the world's last wild camel that is now surviving only in Mongolia and China.

https://t.co/Q2LpnoC8xy

[ZSL Science @ZSLScience]

Thank you to our chair @AndyTez & speakers for their fascinating talks on @ZSLconservation projects at our #ZSLtalks event last night. Thank you also to the audience for your diverse questions, from #careers & #funding to debating active conservation practice vs natural recovery!

[ZSL Science @ZSLScience]

NEXT FREE ZSL SCIENCE & CONSERVATION EVENT: Tuesday 11 Feb:
Learn about different approaches to conservation used in our own @zslconservation projects around the world - including Mongolia, Indonesia, EDGE teams & UK Coastal communities

https://t.co/USuSxiz5gs

#ScienceEvents

[Mongabay @mongabay]

Our editor Phil Jacobson is an American being held in an Indonesian prison for a routine visa violation: he ought to be deported as is usually done in such cases, but instead he is facing up to 5 yrs in prison. #freephil #freephiljacobson

Here's his message to Mongabay readers:

[Samuel Merson @samuelmerson]

Great article by the FT on our work in Mongolia on IWT.
Extinction crisis: how can we end the illegal wildlife trade? https://t.co/XXT2HKkJcP via @financialtimes

[Defra UK @DefraGovUK]

Our #IllegalWildlifeTrade Challenge Fund is supporting @OfficialZSL with UK Border Force to train detector #dogs to strengthen #Mongolia’s borders and tackle illegal trade in Mongolian #wildlife including snow leopards.

#SnowLeopardDay #EndWildlifeCrime
https://t.co/B0eaAhYviV

[ZSL Conservation @ZSLconservation]

In #Mongolia we are working with herder communities to monitor key species and measure the effect of #SustainableForestry on wildlife populations. https://t.co/GjEGlXoWV2 @Darwin_Defra #WildlifeAndPeople

[Samuel Merson @samuelmerson]

Exploding demand for cashmere wool is ruining Mongolia’s grasslands https://t.co/D6R7SYrp8Q

[ZSL @OfficialZSL]

Newly discovered species of giant salamander is world’s biggest #amphibian. DNA from @NHM_London museum specimens, collected in the early 20th century, has revealed two new species of giant salamander. https://t.co/qh8MkcUyYK #TuesdayMorning

[ZSL Conservation @ZSLconservation]

#DYK ZSL has been working in #Mongolia for over fifteen years to conserve habitats and species, such as this wild Bactrian Camel? Learn more about our vital #conservation work and how you can help: https://t.co/GjEGlXoWV2

[Samuel Merson @samuelmerson]

#savelions !

[University of Oxford @UniofOxford]

Every time you tweet using the hashtag #savelions today, the Seibu @lions_official baseball team will donate to the fantastic lion conservation work being carried out by @WildCRU_Ox 🦁 Please share before 4pm and use the hashtag #savelions!

[Samuel Merson @samuelmerson]

A blog piece on our work in Mongolia using detector dogs to combat illegal wildlife trade @ZSLconservation https://t.co/dM6EQhOqdq

[Samuel Merson @samuelmerson]

Great article on a new financing mechanism for achieving conservation outcomes being led by @ZSLconservation https://t.co/t9JrZrlRwG via @financialtimes