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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Excited to share this new piece, proposing a spectrum of #NaturebasedSolutions and distinguishing between those which are Human- and Nature-Led... doi.org/10.1016/j.nb... Great working with Alan, Naomi Gatis and Richard Brazier @uoe-creww.bsky.social #NaturalFloodManagement #Carbon #Climate

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Alan Puttock @alanputtock.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

For anyone interested in peatland restoration and natural flood management we have an exciting new funded PhD opportunity @exeter.ac.uk @uoe-creww.bsky.social supported the Environment Agency and South West Peatland Partnership: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Fantastic time on our field course to Freiburg & Black Forest (Germany) this week, looking at sustainable mobilities, human-nature relationships, and coexistence with a lynx reintroduction case study. Using only low carbon transport, we saved 86% of CO2e compared to flying. Excited for next year!

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

My first appearance as a podcast guest is live! Listen in as @beavertrust.bsky.social and I discuss all things environmental social science, and renewed #coexistence with #beavers @uoe-creww.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk

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Donald Tusk @donald-tusk.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Five years (almost to the day) since the #River Otter Beaver Trial published its Science and Evidence report, UK government is set to announce that they will grant #wild #beaver release licences in England: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Beaver releases into wild to be allowed in England for first time in centuries

Exclusive: Government to grant nature groups a licence for release of rodent species after earlier setbacks

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

En route to a writing retreat, a privileged opportunity to develop my post-PhD thinking around human-wildlife interactions in #reintroductions. And it's off to a beautiful start, with views of my local estuary from the train window

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

LAST CHANCE to apply for a #PhD with us, to undertake social research exploring barriers and enablers to large #wood in #rivers as a #NatureBasedSolution. Deadline next week! Details and how to apply here: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

A beautiful morning here in Devon

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

🎉 Happy 2025! 🎉 New year, a new you? There's still time to apply for a PhD with myself and @dpanici.bsky.social on 'Large Wood in Rivers: Blending social knowledge with large wood dynamics in river restoration practice'. Based at @uoe-creww.bsky.social Details: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

🎄 Merry Christmas! 🎄 Have a fun and restful break. I will now be offline until the new year... Happy Solstice for tomorrow, best wishes for 2025, and see you then!

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

A very good trip to Liverpool for #BES2024, and great to have chance to present our recent #wildcat work. Thank you to those who came and @britishecolsoc.bsky.social for organising

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Alan Puttock @alanputtock.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

A pleasure to present alongside @uoe-creww.bsky.social and @exeter.ac.uk colleagues on some of our #NbS #rewilding #peatland #drone and #beaver research @austerroger.bsky.social @piabenaud.bsky.social

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

A very good trip to Liverpool for #BES2024, and great to have chance to present our recent #wildcat work. Thank you to those who came and @britishecolsoc.bsky.social for organising

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

On the train to Liverpool for #BES24 with @uoe-creww.bsky.social colleagues! I'll be presenting Friday on the social feasibility of #wildcat #reintroduction in the south west - see you there? #consocsci #envsocsci #BES2024 @britishecolsoc.bsky.social

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Pleased to share I'll be presenting on #social feasibility research about the possibility of #Wildcat #Reintroduction, at the upcoming BES Annual Meeting in Liverpool. See you there! @britishecolsoc.bsky.social #BES2024

Title and time of talk: Fri 13th Dec, 2.30-2.45pm, Auditorium 1B

Talk Abstract: Will include results from work with representatives of key interest groups and wider publics

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Diego Panici @dpanici.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

I have the privilege of working with @austerroger.bsky.social who will lead this #PhD on identifying social barriers and enablers to the use of Large Wood as a Nature-based Solution. If you are interested or you know someone who would, please share it widely! www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Applications are OPEN for a funded #PhD with me, @dpanici.bsky.social and @uoe-creww.bsky.social NERC GW4+ 'Large Wood in Rivers: Blending social knowledge with large wood dynamics in #river #restoration' Details and how to apply: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... @uniofexeter.bsky.social

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Hello Bluesky! 👋 Here to engage and share my work as an interdisciplinary #Environmental #SocialScientist, exploring issues in #wildlife #reintroductions (e.g. #beavers and #wildcats), #NatureRecovery, and #Nature-basedSolutions Based in @uoe-creww.bsky.social at @uniofexeter.bsky.social

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 30/04/2024

Enjoyed the Bearded #Capuchin using tails to access water in trees in this week's #Mammals. I was privileged in 2019 to record, for the first time, White-faced Capuchin doing so at an open water source - we think as predator-avoidance...

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 22/04/2024

Happy #EarthDay! This year, we marked the occasion by completing the return home to Devon from #EGU24 Conference in Vienna - through Austria, Germany, France and Belgium - by rail! @AlanPuttock @RunWildGB & Ben Jackson @ExeterGeography @CREWW_uk #NoFlights #LowCarbon #Train

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 17/04/2024

Really enjoyed many great discussions on #Beavers in #NaturalFloodManagement with researchers from across Europe and beyond! #EGU24

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 17/04/2024

My #EGU24 Poster is up! Come find me from 4.15pm in Hall X3 (stand 39) if you'd like to chat about Human Perspectives on #Beavers in #NaturalFloodManagement #NatureBasedSolutions

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 02/04/2024

Last week, we had the privilege of taking 42 final-year @ExeterGeography students to Freiburg & the Black Forest (Germany) for the new #Environmental Futures field course. To get there, we used only #LowCarbon #transport (no flights!) 1/3 @UniofExeter

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 26/01/2024

Tonight's beautiful moonrise. Another reason I love living at the coast

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 22/01/2024

This month I've a new rail commute that takes me along the #Exe Estuary, so I started a commuting #bird list. Today I reached 20 species from seven daylight journeys, including #Spoonbill! See evidence shot taken with my phone this morning @DevonBirds @RSPBExeEstuary

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 11/01/2024

Recently I moved house. Home working lunch breaks just got better 👌

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 10/01/2024

Excited to see our #Beaver Management Group paper has been listed as a 2023 Top Downloaded article in Restoration Ecology! Summary below, and paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111… Funded by @NaturalEngland #reintroduction #coexistence @SERestoration...

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 11/10/2023

Today, @MayorofLondon helped to release five beavers into an enclosure in West London, for @CitizenZoo and @WildlifeEaling's beaver project. It will be fascinating to see next how local people engage and respond in this urban setting

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 14/09/2023

Mindblown by the last week! Beautiful 15km swim between the #IslesofScilly in the #ScillySwimChallenge, followed by my first #Minke #Whale en route back to the mainland aboard the #Scillonian! When can I go back? @IOSTravel

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 15/08/2023

Our lit review of #beaver impacts has been added to a special #WIREsWater collection on: "#EcosystemEngineers in #Water #Environments". An interesting set of papers! See them all...

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 03/08/2023

Naming #animals in #wildlife reintroductions - should it be done? Our perspective is now included in an issue of People and Nature - vol 5 issue 4 Drawing on experiences in #beaver #reintroduction and other examples, we explore the pros and...

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 30/07/2023

Great presentation from @AlanPuttock at #KeepitWild Papers he presented: #WaterVole expansion in a #beaver engineered...

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 28/06/2023

Should individual #animals be given #names in #wildlife #reintroductions? Our new perspective in @PaN_BES explores cases for and against... Read here: doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10503 Thanks to coauthors @AlanPuttock @RunWildGB & Rich Brazier @ExeterGeography @CREWW_uk...

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 30/05/2023

I'm excited to share that I will soon be a Lecturer (Education & Research) in Environmental Social Science, at the University of Exeter! I'll be based in @CREWW_uk and @ExeterGeography, and start the new role on 18th July 2023. I can't wait!

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 12/05/2023

Should #PineMartens be #reintroduced in the South West? The Two Moors Project is proposing #reintroduction, and a public survey is now open for residents in the region to share views:...

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 25/04/2023

Reminder! You'll now need photo ID to #vote in the upcoming #elections. If you don't have any, apply for a free voter authority certificate by 5pm TODAY to be able to vote www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter…

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 05/04/2023

Does anyone have recommendations for UK-based, #reintroduction-themed #beers? (e.g. #Beaver Bitter) Aware of a handful of examples, hoping I've not missed any! Asking for work purposes (promise!)

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 31/03/2023

Great week in Italy exploring #resilience, urban green space, curation of tourist experiences, and #sustainabletravel with third year @ExeterGeography students. After a successful trip, it's time for the train home! #UoENaples2023 #lowcarbonfieldtrips

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 28/03/2023

In case you missed it, we've published a paper exploring #Beaver Management Groups - one way of renewing #coexistence with a reintroduced species. BMGs adapt as beavers become more familiar. See thread below 👇 Paper (free to read): doi.org/10.1111/rec.13899

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 28/03/2023

Yesterday @ExeterGeography students explored issues in resilience on the Amalfi Coast. Now we're in Sorrento and looking forward to seeing the outcomes of their research projects! #UoENaples2023 @UniOfExeterESE

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 26/03/2023

First day in Italy with #UoENaples2023 and we're rewarded for our travels, with site visits to Mount #Vesuvius and Herculaneum @ExeterGeography

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 25/03/2023

A treat to transit through the Swiss Alps with our third year @ExeterGeography students. Amazing what you see by train that would otherwise have been missed in the air! Next stop, Italy #UoENaples2023 #lowcarbonfieldtrips @UniOfExeterESE

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 24/03/2023

Overnight stop in Lausanne, Switzerland, with this view from the hotel. Looking over la Gare (train station), Lac Leman (Lake Geneva), et les Alpes. Onto Italy tomorrow! #UoENaples2023 #lowcarbonfieldtrips @ExeterGeography

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 24/03/2023

And we are off! Departing St Pancras to head overseas on the Eurostar for #UoENaples2023 with third year @ExeterGeography students. #lowcarbonfieldtrips

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Dr Roger Auster @austerroger.bsky.social · 21/03/2023

Excited to share our latest paper, learning from #Beaver #Management Groups in England! BMGs are an adaptive process, and one way of renewing #coexistence with #beavers. Flexibility in policy is needed to allow them to adapt In Restoration Ecology: doi.org/10.1111/rec.13899

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