Reposted by Tally YohJournal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · 20/07/2026The call for proposals to our new Special Feature is now live! If you’d like to further the following through a One Health perspective then get involved below... 👉 disease ecology 🦠 👉 multispecies health 🦌 👉 public health 🩺 👉 agriculture 🌱 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/... 12114
Reposted by Tally YohLGBTQ+ STEM @lgbtqstem.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Final countdown for Abstract Submissions! Submit your abstracts for your presentations for the STEMinar! Deadline 31 July! Find all the registration forms here: sites.google.com/view/lgbtqst...sites.google.comLGBTQ+ STEMinar 2026After a hiatus, we are ecstatic to bring back the LGBTQ+ STEMinar this 6th of November 2026 to be held in person at Queen Mary University of London. 086
Reposted by Tally YohDavid Abergel @davidabergel.bsky.social · 03/06/2026See also this, that @natphys.nature.com published last year. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comUnderrepresentation of women last authors in Nature Physics - Nature PhysicsLast-author papers are vital to the career advancement of researchers in many physics subfields. We present data on the underrepresentation of women as last authors in Nature Physics and discuss the i... 148
Tally Yoh @tallyyoh.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Introducing the Soundscape Baselines Project: An initiative recording soundscapes continuously in intact forests to serve as benchmarks for conservation 🌳⌛ Paper lnkd.in/gwPAPGdV Listen here lnkd.in/gMAjpuZ7 Local teams in Peru, Ecuador, Brunei, Gabon, the USA & Germany Led by Prof. Burivalova 010
Reposted by Tally Yoh𝙱.𝙺. 𝚂𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚌𝚘𝚌𝚔 @bksandercock.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Three PhD positions are open at NINA: seabird ecology in a changing arctic (25 mar), areal planning and land use change (15 apr) and geospatial AI tools for fine-scale ecosystem accounting (15 apr). Study applied ecology at a major research institute in Norway! nina-english.attract.reachmee.com/jobs 03144
Tally Yoh @tallyyoh.bsky.social · 18/03/2026What are the health risks of eating wildlife & how well do we actually understand them? 🦌 Check out our new paper, "Challenges in understanding & communicating the risk of zoonotic disease spillover from wild animal meat" 📖 Available OA: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar... @dice-kent.bsky.social 011
Tally Yoh @tallyyoh.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Three year postdoc fellowship working with bats in Mexico 🦇🦇(with fieldwork) Project title: Quantifying the socio-economic consequences of losing bat guano services Led by: Dr Veronica Zamora-Gutierrez www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/list...timeshighereducation.comResearch Fellow in Bat Ecosystem Services - Southampton, United Kingdom job with UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON | 407791Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Southampton ... 024
Reposted by Tally YohBES ALDER Network @besaldernetwork.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Attending #BES2025? Join the ALDER, REED, & EDGE networks for our triple festive social 🎄🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ 📍: Roxy Lanes, Edinburgh 🕐: 19:30 Wednesday 17th Dec We hope to see you there! 😁 More info: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/bes-... @britishecologicalsociety.org 095
Tally Yoh @tallyyoh.bsky.social · 09/12/2025📣New paper on the challenges to understanding the risk of zoonotic disease from wild meat & why this matters for conservation 🦠🦌 doi.org/10.1093/pnas... [glossary included] @wildlifetrade.bsky.social @dice-kent.bsky.social @cifor-icraf.org 020
Reposted by Tally YohCarl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 21/11/2025"At this time, I suggest the general public avoid the CDC website." --epidemiologist @kkjetelina.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...open.substack.comOne of CDC’s final blows. And what it means for you.Where to find trusted health information now? 216272
Reposted by Tally YohShriya Uday @shriyaaaaa.bsky.social · 18/11/20251/ Thousands of species are exploited every year for the wildlife trade. Using birds as a model group, at #BOUasm25 I talk about how colour influences demand on a global scale. My podcast about this topic -> shorturl.at/YsUvL #conservationscience🌎, #ornithology, #conservation 1133
Reposted by Tally YohBat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 29/10/2025(1/2) 🦇 A group of bats can be called a colony, a cauldron, a cloud or even a camp but with 1,500 bat species worldwide (and 18 right here in the UK!), we think it’s time to get a little more imaginative. Surely our brilliant bat species deserve some names as unique as they are? #NameThatBat 23918
Reposted by Tally YohJournal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Are you an Early Career Researcher looking to take the next steps into editing? 💭🧪 If yes, you might be a great fit as a Research Highlights Editor! Research Highlights are commentary papers that contextualise research within the wider field 📚🌏 More info 👇 bit.ly/4o0bTV8bit.lyResearch Highlights Editor for Journal of Applied Ecology - British Ecological SocietyJoin the editorial board on Journal of Applied Ecology! Apply by 01 Nov 2025. 044
Reposted by Tally YohWildlife Conservation Society @wcs.org · 24/10/2025Proud to collaborate with @cornellbirds.bsky.social on a project to develop cutting-edge bioacoustic technology to advance conservation monitoring in the Global South. Big 🙏 to @bezosearthfund.org for $1.8M grant, announced yesterday, to support this work. 🌎 www.birds.cornell.edu/home/bezos-e...birds.cornell.eduCornell Lab of Ornithology Awarded Bezos Earth Fund Grant to Advance Biodiversity Monitoring for ConservationThe Cornell Lab of Ornithology's K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics received a catalytic $1.8 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund to help address global biodiversity decline through... 1195
Reposted by Tally YohTallulah Cunningham @yesthattallulah.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Aaaaah! I have invested in 10 different Bat designs printed on Wood that can be used as tree ornaments, or keychains, or any decoration that is pendulous! This is one of the demo proofs – I must wait to share for when the manufacturer has created the actual items. 1188
Reposted by Tally YohDr Hella Péter @hellapeter.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Next up in the @britishecologicalsociety.org Endemic webinar series, we'll focus on reasonable adjustments in the workplace and at university. Both in the field & in the office, being neurodivergent in ecology can be difficult – but there is help! 144
Reposted by Tally YohBES ALDER Network @besaldernetwork.bsky.social · 15/10/2025[🌱Cross-post from the @britishecologicalsociety.org REED Network LinkedIn 🌱] REED Ecological Network Survey – We Need Your Voice! 🌿 Open to REED members, collaborators, allies & friends who have been involved with REED 🔗https://lnkd.in/evCcKquF More info: www.linkedin.com/posts/reuben...linkedin.comREED Ecological Network: Impact & Reflections Survey | Reuben Fakoya-BrooksREED Ecological Network Survey – We Need Your Voice! 🌿🌿 Whether you’ve attended a single event or been with REED from the start, we want to hear from you. We're gathering insights on the impact of t... 001
Reposted by Tally YohBat Research Team @bat-cesco.bsky.social · 15/10/2025[ NEW TEAM PAPER ] 🦇🎤 Passive acoustic monitoring of 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘀 holds huge potential, but how do bat counts correlate with actual numbers? Which factors affect detectability? New metrics & models could revolutionize our understanding. Time to standardize protocols & share data! #BatResearch #Bioacousticsbesjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.comCurrent frontiers in the passive acoustic monitoring of batsPassive acoustic monitoring of bats is used in a growing number of studies in applied and basic research, from local to global scales. Despite the publication of good-practice recommendations, sev... 0136
Reposted by Tally YohBen Sheldon @sheldonbirds.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Large citizen science datasets are powerful tools for biodiversity science, but they may have biases. Nice new paper from @louisbackstrom.bsky.social et al. showing that for eBird and Birdtrack lists there is a tendency for rare species to be over-represented onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... 1013243
Reposted by Tally YohBES ALDER Network @besaldernetwork.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Hi everyone, we're the BES ALDER Network 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌳 Follow us for information about upcoming events, opportunities, community stories, & resources Want more info? Join our newsletter? www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/join... @britishecologicalsociety.org 036
Tally Yoh @tallyyoh.bsky.social · 06/10/2025🌱🕥🦇 Interested to know more about the habitat use & daily activity patterns of African island bats? New paper led by Ana Filipa Palmeirim conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @ricardonature.bsky.social @anasofiabiology.bsky.social 061
Reposted by Tally Yohbes-quantitativegroup @bes-quantitative.bsky.social · 30/09/2025📣 Two weeks to go! 📣 Don't forget to sign up using the link below. 021
Reposted by Tally YohUK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 03/10/2025#NEMC2025: Building the UK Environmental Monitoring Community 📣 Be part of the change Whether you deliver, use, or benefit from environmental monitoring, your voice matters. 🗓️ Register by 11 Nov 2025 www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/nati... 🧪britishecologicalsociety.orgNational Environmental Monitoring Conference - British Ecological SocietyThe NEMC returns for its second year focusing on: From insight to impact: building the UK environmental monitoring community 152
Reposted by Tally YohJasmin Ella Willis @jasminwillis.bsky.social · 02/10/2025So happy that the first chapter of my PhD has been published! We explored where women exist in tropical wild meat systems, what they do & why. Huge thanks to my co-authors and my wonderful supervisory team 🙌 033
Reposted by Tally YohBat Conservation International 🦇 @batcon.org · 30/09/2025You read that right- there are now 1,500 official bat species known to science! The Bioko pipistrelle (𝘗𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢) was found on Bioko Island in Africa’s Equatorial New Guinea by former BCI Student Scholar Dr. Laura Torrent and her colleagues. 38033
Reposted by Tally YohBats without Borders (BwB) @batswborders.bsky.social · 01/10/2025COMING SOON... #WingedWednesday #webinar! On 22nd October, we are happy to host Laura Torrent's webinar: 'What have we learned about Equatorial Guinea's bats - and what remains a mystery?' Time: 3pm southern Africa | 2pm UK | 9am EDT Sign up: lnkd.in/eTsz5eyQ 073
Reposted by Tally YohJack Hooker @jackhooker.bsky.social · 22/09/2025New OA 🦇 research 📄 Current frontiers in the passive acoustic monitoring of bats @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social @bat-cesco.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.comCurrent frontiers in the passive acoustic monitoring of batsPassive acoustic monitoring of bats is used in a growing number of studies in applied and basic research, from local to global scales. Despite the publication of good-practice recommendations, sev... 12110
Reposted by Tally YohDave Hemprich-Bennett @davehb.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Highly recommended to any grad students studying bats, I got one of these during my PhD and it was really helpful 🦇 0105
Reposted by Tally YohESA Plant-Soil Ecology @esaplantsoilecol.bsky.social · 22/09/2025“Nature conservation is not working unless it protects entire ecosystems with all their interacting members—big and small” Fantastic opinion piece on advancing nature conservation to the next level by applying existing microorganism strategies to microbes.pnas.orgMicrobial conservation is essential for sustaining ecosystem functions and services | PNASMicrobial conservation is essential for sustaining ecosystem functions and services 054
Tally Yoh @tallyyoh.bsky.social · 23/09/2025🌳Despite being >90% forested, unlogged forests are rare in Gabon 🌳 This blog by the Forest Stewardship Council covers our work on how logging certification can bolster conservation when combined with protecting unlogged areas fsc.org/en/newscentr... Led by Zuzana Burivalova www.soundforestlab.org 020
Reposted by Tally Yohbes-quantitativegroup @bes-quantitative.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Join us for our next webinar, with @besaldernetwork.bsky.social! Catherine Mercer and Ella Kaye will present their work predicting forest distributions using SDMs, and with @RainbowR, an organisation promoting LGBTQIA+ voices in the R community. Tues 14th Oct @ 11am BST Sign up: bit.ly/3HWpEol 032
Reposted by Tally YohThe Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Just under a fortnight left to nominate any amateur naturalists in your life for the H. H. Bloomer award. The award recognises the contribution of people who contribute to natural history knowledge in their spare time. Find out more and nominate by 30 September. buff.ly/RIp7lQ9linnean.orgThe H. H. Bloomer AwardAn award for an amateur naturalist for an important contribution to the knowledge of natural history. 055
Reposted by Tally YohBat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 18/09/2025🦇 Are you highly organised, self-motivated, discreet and able to communicate clearly with a range of people? We are looking for a Finance Officer, preferably part-qualified or with proven experience in the not-for-profit sector. Application deadline: 9am, 26 Sept: www.bats.org.uk/the-trust/jo...bats.org.ukFinance Officer - Jobs / Contracts - Bat Conservation TrustFixed-term (8 months), four to five days a weekSalary: £30,000-£33,000 pro rata 0138
Reposted by Tally YohBizzy Illustrations @bzillustrations.bsky.social · 15/09/2025🦇The Badger and the Bat is available to purchase from my Esty shop bizzyillustrations.etsy.com and I will donate 5% sale profits to @batconservation.bsky.social and @kentbatgroup.org.uk with every purchase. Don't forget to ask if you would like me to sign it 🦡❤️🦇 245
Reposted by Tally YohGlobal Union of Bat Diversity Networks @gbatnet.bsky.social · 01/09/20252027 is going to be THE YEAR OF THE BATS! A global celebration of the world’s only flying mammals and the vital roles they play in our ecosystems. ENTER NOW! www.yearofthebats.org 11812
Tally Yoh @tallyyoh.bsky.social · 08/09/2025🌱REPORT: Developing Collaborative Solutions to the Intersectional Barriers Faced by Minoritised Ecologists 🌱🌻 Collaborative effort across the @britishecologicalsociety.org community to tackle the unique (& shared) challenges faced by many people in our field Funders: @prideinstem.bsky.social 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ 075
Tally Yoh @tallyyoh.bsky.social · 21/08/2025"Opening the Pandora's box of acoustic indices" New research by Larissa Sayuri Moreira Sugai & Raul Costa-Pereira on the dangers of using soundscapes to replace species-specific monitoring in hyperdiverse ecosystems @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...sciencedirect.comOpening the Pandora's box of acoustic indices 031
Tally Yoh @tallyyoh.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Join the @britishecologicalsociety.org Endemic Network to explore challenges & solutions for fieldwork as a neurodivergent individual & methods to support your colleagues Date: Wednesday August 27th, 2025 Location: Zoom Time: 16:30-18:00 (BST) Free! www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/fiel...britishecologicalsociety.orgFieldwork Whilst Neurodiverse - British Ecological SocietyJoin the Endemic Network for this webinar exploring challenges and solutions for navigating fieldwork whilst neurodiverse and methods of supporting neurodivergent colleagues. 000
Reposted by Tally YohColin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 08/08/2025pharos.viralemergence.org, whether you want $20 or not.pharos.viralemergence.orgPharosBuilding a global atlas of wildlife disease data 2173
Reposted by Tally YohColin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 08/08/2025So we have this database for wildlife disease surveillance, and we made a data standard, and an R and Python package to help you clean your data, and two years in we just still cannot get first adopters, so here’s my new bit: I will personally Venmo you $20 of my personal money to share a dataset 67148
Reposted by Tally YohBritish Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 23/07/2025Interested in knowing behind the scenes of the BES Annual Meeting 2025? Volunteering as a Helper at our conference in Edinburgh could be the perfect opportunity for you! 175
Reposted by Tally YohTimothée Poisot @ctrlalttim.com · 30/06/2025🦠🌿🐦🧪 How can biodiversity monitoring help global efforts in disease surveillance? With ✨ fantastic ✨ colleagues from @viralemergence.org and the @geobon.org working group on One Health, we try to identify three key lessons for the future. 🧵 A short thread! academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...academic.oup.comBiodiversity science and biosurveillance are fellow travelersThe failure to meet the Aichi targets to alleviate global biodiversity decline (Nature 2020) was a wake-up call to the biodiversity monitoring community (T 13521
Reposted by Tally YohKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 19/06/2025Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all. 6263661311258
Reposted by Tally YohJoanna Bagniewska @joannabagniewska.com · 17/06/2025Very useful blog on safety in the field, with the focus on marginalised communities. Thank you @zoomingbio.bsky.social and @britishecologicalsociety.org for this piece; mandatory reading for anyone teaching and organising field courses. 🧪 #academicsky #DEI methodsblog.com/2025/06/17/s...methodsblog.comSupporting safe and equitable access to field researchTo celebrate Pride Month 2025, we are excited to share a series of blogs and podcasts highlighting useful articles and resources for LGBTQIA+ ecologists and researchers. In each post, the authors b… 12010
Reposted by Tally YohBritish Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 12/06/2025Help set the strategic direction of the BES and join our Board of Trustees🌱 We're looking for a new Trustee to represent ecologists in academic research🧪 Just two weeks left to apply👇 www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/join...britishecologicalsociety.orgJoin the BES Board of Trustees - British Ecological SocietyRepresent the academic community at the BES and help set the strategic course of our work. Apply by 30 June 2025. 0126
Reposted by Tally YohBritish Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 13/06/2025Are you an ecologist looking for funding for your next project? Round 2 of our BES Grants is now open for applications! 🧪🌍 12314
Tally Yoh @tallyyoh.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Panel discussion on representation in environmental science, plant science, and ecology 🌱 [FREE] Wednesday (June 4th) hosted by BioSci Toolkit (Instagram @bioscitoolkit) www.eventbrite.com/e/the-hidden... 000
Reposted by Tally YohBronwen Hunter @bronwenhunter.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Have you got 10-minutes to help us understand more about the impact of cats on bats in Europe? 🦇 🐈 We are looking to wildlife rescue centres, veterinarians and bat carers to take part in our survey. universityofsussex.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 2820
Reposted by Tally YohOxford Future of Food @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social · 30/05/2025There is still time to sign up for our discussion on Monday with @tabledebates.bsky.social! Come along to @oxmartinschool.bsky.social or join online. www.tabledebates.org/event/counti... 024