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rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social @rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
When I feel depressed about the future of wildlife, I go off for a walk on the cliffs or moors and these days almost always see choughs. Such cause for conservation optimism
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Neil Miles @neilsmiles.com · 17/08/2026
29th August 1985 - An excited Michael Fish gets to deploy the rarely seen red number as the temperature gets up to an incredible 26 degrees in London!
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 30/07/2026
++BREAKING++ The UK and Spanish governments have issued a joint statement overnight: "[We] agreed that this summer’s wildfires demonstrated that climate change was now a national security emergency facing Europe and threatening our way of life." www.gov.uk/government/n...
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rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social @rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I look forward to seeing this book!
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
When the story of why humanity didn't stop climate change is written, it will feature front pages like this. Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it.
The Times: Net zero risks blackouts. Below a photo of French wildfires.
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rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social @rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Nooooo 😭😭😭 devastated to hear of the loss of my friend Gus Mills. What a groundbreaking carnivore ecologist he was, real authority on brown hyaenas, African wild dogs, and cheetahs 😭😭😭
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Two headlines from today's papers
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Barbara Tschirren @btschirren.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Interested in the evolutionary genomics of host-pathogen interactions or the evolutionary ecology of senescence? 1 week left to apply for the two postdoc positions in our badger - bovine TB project🦡🦠🧪🧬👇
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rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social @rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
NOTE - this badger is anaesthetised (under licence) not dead!! She never left the capture site during the procedure, and was released within an hour of taking this photo
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rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social @rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Apparently a pink nose indicates an albino rather than a leucistic badger
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rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social @rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
After over 30 years of working on badgers, yesterday for the first time I finally got to see an albino (trapped, vaccinated, and sampled under licence)
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rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social @rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
You can read the new bTB strategy for yourself here eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Cattle to get TB vaccine from 2030 under ‘game-changing’ strategy as badger cull nears ends - Eradication attempts have seen many thousands of cattle and badgers killed but the new strategy is a step change, says the government www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Cattle in England to get tuberculosis vaccine from 2030 as badger cull to end
Targeted vaccination and improved testing planned as part of drive to eradicate disease by 2038
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rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social @rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Scientists have known for years that most TB transmission occurs between cattle, but the idea was hard to mainstream because news coverage kept focusing on badgers. So it’s a big win to so far see no pictures of badgers in today’s press
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rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social @rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The new bTB strategy is published! Key points: (1) most cattle get TB from other cattle, so most recommendations target cattle; (2) cattle vaccine rollout by 2030; (3) farmers & vets empowered to improve cattle testing; (4) badger vaccination in priority areas & an end to badger culling
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rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social @rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Here is something I’m proud of: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Cattle in England to get tuberculosis vaccine from 2030 as badger cull to end
Targeted vaccination and improved testing planned as part of drive to eradicate disease by 2038
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rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social @rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Audience at Andrew George MP’s constituency meeting about his private members bill seems split between local housing issues and nature & climate issues… I wonder what he will choose
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rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social @rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Look!!
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rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social @rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
1 May means the start of the badger vaccination and sampling season - great to be out this morning training two @zslscience.bsky.social colleagues. Hoping for a record year this year!
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rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social @rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Just heard my first blackcap of 2026 🤩
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rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social @rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Hey that’s me!
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rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social @rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
This is the best Valentines thread ever
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rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social @rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Well here is some exciting news! Well done Cornwall Wildlife Trust!! 🤩🦫
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ZSL @zslofficial.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Our first event on 3rd Feb, Trailblazers & Pioneers, will explore historical insights from ZSL’s rich scientific heritage, and showcase the groundbreaking achievements of today. Hosted by none other than @adamrutherford.bsky.social. Book your free ticket now! www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...
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Trailblazers & Pioneers: 200 Years of Wildlife Science | The Zoological Society of London
Explore how pioneering science has transformed conservation over the past two centuries—and how it continues to shape the future.
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rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social @rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Fantastic opportunity for a PhD in #TeamWildDog, please share widely www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/man...
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Managing disease risks to an endangered species: identifying cost-effective tools through viral genomics and modelling | TREES DLA
Infectious disease represents a growing threat to endangered species, but tackling this threat is technically challenging. Pathogens which cause catastrophic mortality within threatened populations ar...
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Greg Albery @gfalbery.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
I'm v excited to be recruiting a PhD student to work on badger behaviour and ecology! Starting date is March 2026; see the ad here, or message me for more details: www.gregalbery.me/s/March-2026...
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rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social @rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Can anyone tell me what’s wrong with these beetles? Six dead or moribund beetles in a small stretch of footpath
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ZSL @zslofficial.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
💉 Farmer-led project on badger vaccinations begins 🐄 A new project to understand the next steps towards the eradication of a devastating cattle disease is underway, led by farmers and supported by our scientists Learn more about the work here 👉 www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...
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rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social @rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
I’m so proud of this new project! (Yes I’m the headless person holding the badger, anaesthetised under licence)
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rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social @rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
We are hiring x3! As well as 2 seasonal fiekd technicians we are looking for a postdoc to join our Cornwall Badger Project team! Please share widely! careers.zsl.org/vacancies/41...
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Postdoctoral Research Assistant - Cornwall Badger Project in Field Based | ZSL
View details and apply for this Postdoctoral Research Assistant - Cornwall Badger Project vacancy in Field Based . We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Postdoctoral Research Assistan...
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rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social @rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
We are hiring!!! Please share widely careers.zsl.org/vacancies/42...
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Cornwall Badger Project Field Technicians in Field Based | ZSL
View details and apply for this Cornwall Badger Project Field Technicians vacancy in Field Based . We are seeking a dedicated Field Assistant to support the Cornwall Badger Project. This hands-...
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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Fellow Mammalogists. As many of you are aware, science is in a state of turmoil in the United States. Recent efforts to drastically reduce government workforces and research funding for science will lead to many adverse consequences for Earth’s remaining natural ecosystems.
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rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social @rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Sad to only now find out about this. Our team has modelled the (scary) projected impact of climate change on African wild dogs, a CMS-listed species
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rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social @rosiewoodroffe.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Hooray!!!
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