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Tom Langton

@tomlangton.bsky.social
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Conservation ecologist, Europe & North America. Vertebrates, herpetofauna, epidemiology, habitat management & restoration, legals.

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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Dead blackbird, not predated. Unusual.
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Good to see heathland green-bridge settling in near Wisley. Heather on and off bridge feeling intense drought pressure.
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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The Badger Crowd @badgercrowd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A Computational Re-evaluation of Spatial Trials for Zoonotic Tuberculosis Control: Model Misspecification, Diagnostic Miss-classification, and the Illusion of Wildlife Culling Efficacy | bioRxiv share.google/LEYz3tbwaths...
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A Computational Re-evaluation of Spatial Trials for Zoonotic Tuberculosis Control: Model Misspecification, Diagnostic Miss-classification, and the Illusion of Wildlife Culling Efficacy
This paper evaluates the computational and epidemiological robustness of the historical Randomised Badger Culling Trial (RBCT), the foundational empirical experiment guiding zoonotic tuberculosis (Myc...
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Two dead gulls at Southwold.
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Spurs’ plans for new training facility in London park blocked by high court | Tottenham Hotspur | The Guardian share.google/00sh3kvBIZ2o...
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Spurs’ plans for new training facility in London park blocked by high court
Judge quashes Enfield council’s decision to grant planning permission for new women’s and girls’ football academy
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Government use of anti-snake prejudice.... www.instagram.com/p/DaM7RspgOi...
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Mainstream media seem to have missed gvt commitee report that bovine TB could be close to resolved in 3 years time in England....
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Newly minted Roe family.
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Ever had a slow-worm cross your path?
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
BBC News - Sand lizards spotted on heathland bridge www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... New example of rare uk reptile road overbridge, with early signs of use.
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Sand lizards spotted on A3 heathland bridge over Cobham
Wildlife including sand lizards, deer and badgers are using a bridge linking two heathland sites.
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
WTAF, what clowns in charge of a digger have let this happen? But par for the course for sloppy NSIPs projects. Will the NGOs be all over this.....? While police look the other way no doubt. www.facebook.com/share/p/18es...
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Good to see rattlesnake moving in. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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California’s wildlife bridge became a target for the right. Now it’s eyeing the finish line
Unhindered by critics who called the $114m project ‘a bridge to nowhere’, a gigantic throughway allowing animals to cross a busy freeway is close to completion
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
VICTORY! Government to open up the Land Registry - bringing to an end a thousand years of secrecy shrouding who owns England. I’ve been campaigning for this for ten years: the new Land Use Framework, published later today, makes it government policy. 1/ www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Government to lift paywall from large parts of the Land Registry
Exclusive: finding out who owns land will become simpler under plans to make the best use of green spaces and hit net zero targets
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Bittern been hanging around for couple of weeks. All over ponds and ditches, inc near buildings but here where the otter has been eating toads.
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Otter (probably) has skinned and eaten six toads last night.
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The Badger Crowd @badgercrowd.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Playing Possum. Surely Ireland is not serious about a Test Vaccinate Remove policy for badgers? thebadgercrowd.org/playing-possum
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Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Tears of joy! SCOTLAND HAS JUST PASSED SWIFT BRICKS INTO LAW unanimously! 4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE ⁦‪ MARK RUSKELL MSP‬⁩ ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Out early
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ARG UK @argroupsuk.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Responding to questions about ongoing media coverage of proposed amphibian reintroductions, ARG UK wishes to clarify its position, building on our Policy Statement Concerning Reintroductions, and ARG UK Advice Note 12 Amphibian and Reptile Reintroduction Guidelines. www.arguk.org/get-involved...
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Vivid blue sky recently
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The Badger Crowd @badgercrowd.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
thebadgercrowd.org/2025-news-ro...
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2025 News round-up - The Badger Crowd - standing up for badgers
Annual review of science of bovine TB and badgers, looking at new scientific publications, parliamentary debates, government reviews
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Lots of GCN activity at the pond edge tonight.
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Christmas tree. From pink lady pip from 15 or so years ago.
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
A year on, great memories of superb farm animal veterinary facilities at Zurich University.
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Bovine tuberculosis; badgers finally in the clear!
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Cattle tuberculosis; badgers finally in the clear - British Wildlife
Bovine tuberculosis; badgers finally in the clear In the May 2023 issue of British Wildlife, I described the ‘weakened link’ between badgers and bovine TB (bTB) infection in cattle. Since that…
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Thank you Paul for accurate and impressive coverage over so many years. You really made a difference.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 28/11/2025
After a career as an environment writer, here’s what I have learned
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After a career as an environment writer, here’s what I have learned
Paul Brown looks back at his career reporting on the climate crisis, failed summit and nuclear power – and how to do it well
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British Wildlife @britishwildlife.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
If you’d like to receive future newsletters, you can sign up at: www.britishwildlife.com/sign-up-to-o...
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British Wildlife @britishwildlife.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
And following Rosie Wood of @badgertrust.bsky.social ’s recent column on the ongoing legal battle surrounding badger culling in the UK, @tomlangton.bsky.social summarises findings from recent research on bovine tuberculosis and badgers. Read the feature here: www.britishwildlife.com/cattle-tuber...
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British Wildlife @britishwildlife.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
The latest British Wildlife newsletter is now available, our monthly round-up from the magazines featuring exclusive book reviews, highlights from the back catalogue, and conversations with our authors. You can read the November newsletter here: us6.campaign-archive.com?e=__test_ema...
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
GCN'S still out and about.
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Magpie, not shot, just dead sitting on the ground with eyes open. Unusual...
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Light pollution from Sizewell C, development 8 miles inland.
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
@badgercrowd.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/badg... 🌎🧪🦡
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The Badger Crowd @badgercrowd.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Badger Crowd looks at 'Chapter 6. The disease in wildlife' in Godfray's recent review of bovine TB science thebadgercrowd.org/godfray-scie...
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Godfray ‘science’ report simply adds to the bovine TB chaos
Panel Chair: Professor Sir Charles Godfray The long-awaited ‘Godfray’ report, a review of scientific evidence since 2018 concerning bovine TB in cattle, was published on 4th September. …
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
GCN juv, fresh out of the pond, climbs grass to sniff the air.
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Yep confirmed!
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
First from this yr or smallest from last?
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Purple Emp on the reserve???
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Sizewell C displaced adders will move away for 1 km or more and be crushed on road and in building work or just get lost in unsuitable habitat - where are the wildlife barriers to prevent this?
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EuroBadger @eurobadger.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
The 2025 ‘Torgerson’ scientific paper thebadgercrowd.org/the-new-torg...
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The 2025 ‘Torgerson’ scientific paper
“The fall of the perturbation effect hypothesis” Professor Paul Torgerson The new scientific Comment paper by Paul Torgerson and colleagues was published on 11 June in Royal Society Ope…
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Important review of new RBCT analysis: publons.com/wos-op/revie... 🧪🌍
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Randomised Badger Culling Trials: new evaluation royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... 🧪🌍
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Do like it when the daphnia get serious.
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
An animal caught in a snare can suffer for hours — terrified, bleeding, dying slowly. This is still legal in England! It’s sick. It’s indefensible. Sign the petition to ban snares now 👇 protectthewild.org.uk/ban-snares/
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Ecologist Tom Langton has joined forces with Protect the Wild to expose the truth behind the government's failing badger cull—revealing why science, not slaughter, should guide disease control. Read the full article 👇 protectthewild.substack.com/p/is-the-bad...
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Is the Badger Cull Working? Ask AI!
Or preferably listen to Tom Langton, someone who knows what they're talking about.
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
And someone had a little grebe...
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Sudden death of three wild rabbits overnight - under investigation.
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Tom Langton @tomlangton.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Good lot of common toad tadpoles at Captains Wood, Suffolk on Sunday.
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