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Ash Simkins

@ashsimkins.bsky.social

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Zoology PhD Student at King's College, University of Cambridge. Interested in applying ecology to conservation problems and finding solutions, particularly in species conservation.

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Ash Simkins @ashsimkins.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Excited to be at #BES2025 in Edinburgh!🌳 I'm presenting on the underappreciated risk to common species (Poster B1.68, Strathblane Hall, Wednesday 17:00-18:30).🐸 Interested in chatting more, including common species, extinction risk and conservation effectiveness? Find/message me here/Whova

The Critically Endangered Common Hamster (Cricetus cricetus). Credit: Charles J. Sharp/Wikimedia commons

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Ash Simkins @ashsimkins.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Note full session on future of counterfactuals starts @8:30 Wednesday! #teamcounterfactual, @billsutherland.bsky.social, @lynndicks, @silviupetrovan,@williammorgan, @alecchristie @camzoology.bsky.social, @kingscollege.bsky.social, @nerc_clear, @conservation.cam.ac.uk

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Ash Simkins @ashsimkins.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Presenting "Using evidence to evaluate conservation impacts on species populations" Weds 9:54 in Great Hall 1, and in tackling conservation evaluation issues forum Mon 1pm in M3! Please reach out/come find me to chat about all things extinction risk/conservation actions!🐨🔍🐿️ @iccb2025.bsky.social

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Ash Simkins @ashsimkins.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

*Positive news* Despite global declines in biodiversity, we find conservation has driven improvements in >100 species. This suggests with greater resource allocation to more species, conservation can halt and reverse biodiversity loss! First PhD paper: doi.org/10.1371/jour...

Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus)
(c) Octavio Jimenez Robles

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