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Lily Bentley

@lilybentley.bsky.social
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Postdoc with @marinebiogeo.bsky.social 🌊 Into seabirds, biologging, conservation, and R. 💻 🌏Currently working in Magandjin/Brisbane, Australia. 👩‍🎓 @gatescambridge.bsky.social alum

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Lily Bentley @lilybentley.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Very happy to support this work led by PhD student in our group, Diego Bezerra! Establishing a connectivity baseline for Australian migratory sharks and rays, to guide international conservation collaborations. 🦈
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Integrating migratory connectivity data into the conservation of Australian sharks and rays
Understanding migratory connectivity is important for conserving highly mobile marine species facing escalating threats. Establishing baseline information on migratory connectivity is necessary for i....
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Lily Bentley @lilybentley.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
It was a real pleasure to collaborate on this piece following discussions at a workshop to develop a Biodiversity Observation Network for movement data last year! Thanks especially to Ruth Oliver for leading the work. 🥳
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A call to integrate animal movement into biodiversity indicators - Nature Reviews Biodiversity
Biodiversity indicators are essential for tracking progress towards international biodiversity goals, but existing indicators have important shortcomings and are not based on animal movement data. Thi...
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Lily Bentley @lilybentley.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Very excited to take on a new role this year as a Deputy Director of CBCS. The Centre means a great deal to me, and I’m really looking forward to supporting and growing our programs of work. It’s a privilege to be part of such a passionate and compassionate community of researchers.
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Have you joined our latest initiative, Friends of Biodiversity? Get involved if you're passionate about solving Australia's biodiversity crisis and interested in attending related talks, workshops, and citizen science opportunities. Learn more here: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/project/cbcs...
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CBCS launches new joint initiative, Friends of Biodiversity
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UQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
CBCS is proud to introduce a brand new initiative... Friends of Biodiversity! 🦜 The initiative offers events, citizen science and volunteer opportunities, plus lifelong learning through talks, workshops and articles. Interested in joining? Register your interest here: ems.gs/3iGO0ledsts
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Nature Reviews Biodiversity @natrevbiodiv.nature.com · 26/01/2026
COLLECTION | To coincide with our first anniversary, Nature Reviews Biodiversity has launched a collection of our content relating to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Targets: go.nature.com/4pV2cI1 (1/7)
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Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Targets
The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) sets out 23 global targets to be met by 2030 that aim to help halt and reverse biodiversity loss.
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Nature Reviews Biodiversity @natrevbiodiv.nature.com · 26/01/2026
‘Current approaches and future opportunities for climate-smart protected areas’ by Buenafe et al. Available here: go.nature.com/4pSxFul (4/7)
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Current approaches and future opportunities for climate-smart protected areas - Nature Reviews Biodiversity
A crucial element of conservation planning is spatial prioritization: the identification of areas that are high priority for conservation. This Review synthesizes advances in climate-smart spatial pri...
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Lily Bentley @lilybentley.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Very pleased to announce (after failing by one last year) that I have reached my 2025 goal of 10 rejections (jobs & grants)! Cheers to all the hardworking HR departments getting “we regret to inform you” emails out on Christmas Eve.
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Lily Bentley @lilybentley.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Incredibly grateful for this support for our work in the Southern Great Barrier Reef!
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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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Judy Dunlop @judydunlop.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Fab talk from @megcevans.bsky.social about government trying to use capitalism (for profit model) to attempt to solve problems created by capitalism (environmental damage and biodiversity loss). But $2bn to solve biodiversity crisis isn't much compared to many other publicly funded things. #esa2025
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Lily Bentley @lilybentley.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Proud of the many colleagues named on this list, and of the many more I know who agree.
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Lily Bentley @lilybentley.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
The birds always get a whirl!
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Holly Kirk @hollykirk.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Phenomenal Welcome to Kaurna Country @ecolsocaus.bsky.social #ESA2025 from Katrina Karlapina Power. Incredible Indigenous and feminist energy, both a wake up call and call to action, to connect with the land our Mother. "Curiosity and Courage!"
Katrina Power on stage at ESA 2025 in Adelaide, Kaurna Country. Katrina is wearing a possum skin cloak and emu feather headdress, standing at a podium and touching her temple.
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Lily Bentley @lilybentley.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
At #ESAus2025 & interested in movement ecology? Come to our three sessions today in Riverbank Room 8 organised by @scottwilliamf.bsky.social. At 11.45am I'll talk connectivity of megavertebrates in the global ocean, PLUS call on Australian movement ecologists to join geobon.org/move-bon/ 🌏🎉 #ESA2025
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Marine megavertebrate migrations connect the global ocean - Nature Communications
Animal migrations are extensive and crucial for ecosystem health but are in decline. This study identifies 1,787 sites and links among them for 109 marine species, highlighting the need for internatio...
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Lily Bentley @lilybentley.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Super excited to be in Adelaide for #ESA2025! Come and say hi to chat about movement ecology, seabirds, marine conservation policy, or... honestly whatever.
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a bird with a long beak is standing next to another bird
ALT: a bird with a long beak is standing next to another bird
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Friends Of Midway Atoll (FOMA) @friendsofmidway.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
#Wisdom is back! The world’s oldest known living banded bird, Mōlī (Laysan albatross) queen, has returned to Kuailhelani (Midway Atoll). #Birds
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Josh McCrain @joshmccrain.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
new paper by Sean Westwood: With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
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Lily Bentley @lilybentley.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
New work out today! 🌏 We identify geographic and taxonomic gaps in EBSA descriptions, trends in the levels of protection observed, and ways forward to improve the uptake and appropriate use of the outputs of this singular intergovernmental process.
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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
What is an ecologically or biologically significant area? How do we prioritise one seagrass bed over another, or a seagrass bed over a seamount? www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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What is an ecologically or biologically significant area? - npj Ocean Sustainability
npj Ocean Sustainability - What is an ecologically or biologically significant area?
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 24/05/2025
Animal migrations are extensive and crucial for ecosystem health but are in decline. A study in Nature Communications identifies 1,787 sites and links among them for 109 marine species, providing policymakers with essential knowledge for effective conservation. 🌊 🧪
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Marine megavertebrate migrations connect the global ocean - Nature Communications
Animal migrations are extensive and crucial for ecosystem health but are in decline. This study identifies 1,787 sites and links among them for 109 marine species, highlighting the need for international cooperation and providing policymakers with essential knowledge for effective conservation.
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Lily Bentley @lilybentley.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Really nice piece on our recent work on @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/2025/05/new-... 🌏🦈🐋🌊 Read the article here: 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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New map highlights complex web of marine migrations
Where are all the marine animals going? Given the vastness of the oceans, the countless species that live in them, and the lack of a global data set, it’s not easy to figure that out. However, the inc...
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Cambridge Zero @cambridgezero.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
🦋 Join henrylnorth.bsky.social (@girtoncollege.bsky.social @camzoology.bsky.social) as he shows how we’re monitoring moths in Cambridge to better understand local biodiversity. Big insights from small wings. #BiodiversityDay #MothMonitoring #CambridgeScience
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 13/05/2025
Animal migrations are extensive and crucial for ecosystem health but are in decline. A study in Nature Communications identifies 1,787 sites and links among them for 109 marine species, providing policymakers with essential knowledge for effective conservation. 🌊 🧪
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Marine megavertebrate migrations connect the global ocean - Nature Communications
Animal migrations are extensive and crucial for ecosystem health but are in decline. This study identifies 1,787 sites and links among them for 109 marine species, highlighting the need for international cooperation and providing policymakers with essential knowledge for effective conservation.
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Lily Bentley @lilybentley.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Happy Belated 99th Birthday to Sir David. Even as someone who, in theory, understood the ecological impact of bottom trawling the footage from his latest film was truly horrifying. Hoping the wider community is inspired to speak up for the ocean, too, so our kids can see it healthier than before.
Woman in a sweatshirt embroidered with the face of David Attenborough.
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Lily Bentley @lilybentley.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Thanks to The Conversation for the chance to share some thoughts about our new paper!
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Hidden connections of more than 100 migratory marine species revealed in interactive map
The map combines findings from more than 1,300 studies and is an important tool for conservation.
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Connie Kot @connieykot.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
We need to continue our progress towards understanding marine connections with the valuable data we collect! Glad to be a part of this initiative - Great job team MiCO & thank you to all of the collaborators and @gobisecretariat.bsky.social for your support! 👏🌐🌊
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉 Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace. You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
This photograph captures Sir David Attenborough seated outdoors on the rugged terrain of Skomer Island. Behind him, the ocean and coastal cliffs form a scenic backdrop under a clear sky. Sir David, dressed in a khaki jacket and light trousers, looks towards the camera with a gentle expression, exuding a sense of warmth, calm, and wisdom. Around him, puffins can be seen flying and perched on the rocky ground, illuminated in rays of golden sunlight as the sun sets behind the cliffs.
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Lily Bentley @lilybentley.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Stoked to be able to share my first postdoc paper: 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘯, published today in Nature Communications! 🎉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Marine megavertebrate migrations connect the global ocean - Nature Communications
Animal migrations are extensive and crucial for ecosystem health but are in decline. This study identifies 1,787 sites and links among them for 109 marine species, highlighting the need for internatio...
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Lily Bentley @lilybentley.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Super excited to be in Canberra for the 25th Science Meets Parliament! Nice to start with a lesson in political machinery from a refreshingly honest Bill Shorten. #SMP2025
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Steffen Oppel @steffopp.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
NEW PAPER in #ornithology shows a new method to estimate the probability of #seabirds to interact with #fishing vessels based on time and space: buff.ly/4hnw4cr
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Johan Lind @johanlind.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Wisdom's still alive, she's back at her breeding grounds! This season she'll turn at least 74 years old. 🎉🎊💃
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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 11/11/2024
Cryptic variation in the sooty albatross Phoebetria fusca: genetic and morphological differences between Atlantic and Indian Ocean birds | link.springer.com/ar... | Conservation Genetics | #ornithology #seabirds 🪶
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Lily Bentley @lilybentley.bsky.social · 15/10/2024
Right, that’s done! Anyone who wants to chat protection for highly-mobile or migratory marine species, come find me this week! #IMCC7
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Lily Bentley @lilybentley.bsky.social · 14/10/2024
Finishing off my talk for #IMCC7 here in Cape Town! Really looking forward to spending time with friends new and old, talking all things marine conservation. (And am tentatively hoping bluesky is less of a trashfire than twitter.)
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