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Megan Aylward

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Conservation biologist • Explorer • Conservation genomics • Biodiversity monitoring • Lemurs • Tigers She/her

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Megan Aylward ‪Lecturer in Conservation Science, Bangor University‬ - ‪‪Cited by 61‬‬ - ‪Genomics‬ - ‪Lemurs‬ - ‪Madagascar‬ - ‪Biogeography‬ - ‪Conservation‬

Hi Eryn, please could I be added research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/re... scholar: scholar.google.co.uk/citations?us...

27.12.2024 10:44 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Just the encouragement I needed to get around to donating to Wikipedia this year

26.12.2024 11:59 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Please, please use scheduled send 🙏🏾

For junior folks and/or those unable to work during this time, etc, *receiving* emails from those in power upon return to work is so much better than seeing that the same emails were sent *whilst* you were off…

20.12.2024 13:17 — 👍 138    🔁 38    💬 6    📌 12
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If you like genomics, speciation, and primates, this PhD position is for you! Unraveling the genomic architecture of speciation and gene flow in a crazy group of monkeys at U of Edinburgh . Do reach out with questions!
evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi...

01.12.2024 20:49 — 👍 80    🔁 75    💬 2    📌 11
picture of a scientific paper given examples of effective inclusive partnerships to integrate genetic diversity - showing pictures of workshops in Malaysia, Mexico and Australia

picture of a scientific paper given examples of effective inclusive partnerships to integrate genetic diversity - showing pictures of workshops in Malaysia, Mexico and Australia

Biodiversity strategy and action plans need to incorporate genetic diversity - if you wonder how to do this best - check out this paper #consgen #biodiversity 🧬🧪🦤🌎
doi.org/10.1093/bios...

17.11.2024 18:20 — 👍 25    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 1

I routinely ask, “What would take for an individual to stop using Twitter and delete their account?”. Or at least to consider using alternative social media tools?

At least one clear answer appears to be Donald Trump winning the US election…

07.11.2024 11:20 — 👍 70    🔁 6    💬 11    📌 0
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UK at risk of missing legally binding target to protect biodiversity – report Britain pledged to protect and conserve at least 30% of the country’s land and sea by 2030.

UK is at risk of missing legally binding target to protect biodiversity and nature, warns IPPR report.

Country has only 53% of its biodiversity remaining with 41% of UK species seeing significant population declines since 1970:

www.standard.co.uk/news/environ...

27.08.2024 08:09 — 👍 14    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
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How a fun women’s gathering led to small wildcat conservation in Peru’s Andes Ida Auris Arango remembers the day in 2023 when she stumbled upon the Andean cat and its young on the mountainside. While shepherding her alpacas, she heard her dog barking and spotted the fog-gray fe...

At first they were amused but it became a community space not led by men nor the government, a women’s project, a Quechua effort & a meaningful gathering

“I always knew I wanted to research these animals, but I never expected to become a peacemaker between them and my people."

Beautiful new story:

22.08.2024 22:18 — 👍 29    🔁 10    💬 2    📌 2

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