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Chloe Chesney @chloechesney.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

A still from a camera trap video of a young chimpanzee with a snare attached to the wrist. Photo credit: Marina Ramon / Cantanhez Chimpanzee Project. Cantanhez National Park, 2018

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Chloe Chesney @chloechesney.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Excited to share our new paper in Biological Conservation🎉 We show how camera traps can be used to remotely detect and monitor snare injuries in unhabituated wild chimpanzees, providing a scalable, non-invasive way to monitor wildlife health across large landscapes. 📄 doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

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Chloe Chesney @chloechesney.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who contributed their ideas and experiences highlighing the importance of collaboration, inclusion and shared learning in community science.

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Chloe Chesney @chloechesney.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

It was a privilege to co-organise our first Community Science event and reflect on its outcomes with @abigaillowe.bsky.social and Rosa Dyer.

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BES Community Science Group @bes-communitysci.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Know an ecologist whose work has made significant contributions to the science and practice of ecology, its communication, and the global ecological community? Or is this you? 🌿 The BES Fellows programme is open to applications until 23 April. Please share widely! @britishecologicalsociety.org

Promotional banner for the British Ecological Society including the text "Celebrating the extraordinary, Become a BES Fellow, Apply today". A close up image of a red and blue biological structure is included.

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Chloe Chesney @chloechesney.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

New paper out! 🎉 We show that local ecological knowledge can reveal where cryptic nocturnal primates are. 👀 Galagos? Widely reported (via calls + red eyeshine) 🚫 Pottos? Likely absent Takeaway: communities already hold key biodiversity data 👂 📄 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Local Ecological Knowledge Reveals the Distribution of Cryptic Nocturnal Wildlife

Many nocturnal animals are difficult to study because they are rarely seen, including nocturnal primates, galagos and pottos, in West Africa. Working with over 600 people in 52 villages in southern G...

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BES Community Science Group @bes-communitysci.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

There's still time to register for our first event! 🎉 What's involved? - Meet the committee - Hear from community science researchers - Have your say in shaping the future of the group More details & registration: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/buil... @britishecologicalsociety.org

Advert for British Ecological Society's Community Science Group online webinar 'Building Community Science Together' on
Thursday 2nd April, 12:00-13:00 BST. The event information is presented on a yellow background with an image of animal and human footprints in sand underneath the event information.

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Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre @tverc1.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

The @britishecologicalsociety.org has launched a new @bes-communitysci.bsky.social, open to everyone. Great to see our very own Lisa Phipps featured as the very first Member Spotlight! 🎉 We hope her story inspires even more people to get involved in community science and wildlife recording🌼📲

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Community Science Group - British Ecological Society

Bringing people together to support creativity in ecological research.

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BES Community Science Group @bes-communitysci.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Citizen science, or community science? Hear from our Chair, @chloechesney.bsky.social on why we changed the name of our special interest group from Citizen Science to Community Science in the latest edition of @britishecologicalsociety.org Niche magazine. Become a member to get your copy today!

Front cover of Spring 2026 edition of Niche magazine by British Ecological Society. It features an underwater photogaph of coral and marine life set within a purple cover with the caption "Messy complexity".

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BES Community Science Group @bes-communitysci.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

We’re excited to be launching ‘Member Spotlights’ in upcoming newsletters Share a short update - a project you’re working on, recent achievements, or an area of interest - to communityscience@britishecologicalsociety.org We’re looking forward to showcasing the great work happening in our community

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BES Community Science Group @bes-communitysci.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Our 4th newsletter is out now. Sharing events going on at @rbgkew.bsky.social and @britishecologicalsociety.org, putting a call out for future 'Member Spotlights' and sharing new community [citizen] science research. Read and subscribe here: mailchi.mp/britishecolo...

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Welcome to the new Community Science Special Interest Group

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BES Community Science Group @bes-communitysci.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

We have a new photo for the SIG, taken by our chair @chloechesney.bsky.social outside her home during her PhD in Guinea-Bissau. Foot prints of the community: people, chickens, dogs, can you see any others? www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/citi...

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Community Science Group - British Ecological Society

Bringing people together to support creativity in ecological research.

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Chloe Chesney @chloechesney.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Excited to be chairing the @britishecologicalsociety.org’s new SIG on Community Science 🌱

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