Corey Bradshaw

… and George Orwell wept

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Eléna Manfrini and colleagues @franckcourchamp.bsky.social @bleroyecology.bsky.social discuss what we can learn from previous farming models and plan better the expansion of new ones 🧪

Preventing the next invasion: Lessons from aquaculture for the safe expansion of insect farming We argue that preemptive risk assessments, species screening and transferable, adaptive regulatory frameworks developed for aquaculture offer a critical foundation for safeguarding against insect#x02....

Preventing the next invasion: lessons from aquaculture for the safe expansion of insect farming doi.org/10.1111/1365...

More than mitigation: The role of forests in climate adaptation Forests regulate global and local climates in ways that impact human well-being. In this Review, we discuss the scale-dependent mechanisms through which forests regulate climate, highlighting their co...

More than mitigation: role of forests in climate adaptation www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

We made the cover of BioScience (with Ugo Arbieu's impressive photo):

Wildlife diversity in global team sport branding

doi.org/10.1093/bios...

#biodiversity #wildlife #sport

Disproportionate climate burden of rising temperatures on low birth weight in Pakistan - BMC Medicine Background Warming temperatures add to the global health burden, with disproportionate effects on pregnant women and newborns. Low birth weight is a major neonatal health issue in Pakistan, leading to...

New @futurechildhealth.bsky.social publication:

Disproportionate climate burden of rising temperatures on low birth weight in Pakistan

doi.org/10.1186/s129...

Q&A: Can our favorite mascots boost conservation? - The Wildlife Society Sports teams around the world could help wildlife—if leveraged correctly

Q&A: Can our favourite mascots boost conservation? wildlife.org/qa-can-our-f... @thewildlifesociety.bsky.social

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La recherche en paléontologie en français au Québec s’éteint après la retraite de cet éminent paléontologue Le départ à la retraite d’un paléontologue réputé de Rimouski précipite la fin de la recherche sur le passé de la Terre en français au Québec.

La recherche en paléontologie en français au Québec s’éteint après la retraite de cet éminent paléontologue

www.journaldemontreal.com/2026/01/25/l...

Pour les francophones parmi vous, mon ami le grand Professeur Richard Cloutier parle à la Radio-Canada à propos de la disparition des postes en paléontologie francophone

ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...

Il parle aussi de la mythe persistante de l'existence continue du Mégalodon

Ramindjeri and Ngarrindjeri knowledge brought to firefighting A new fire response vehicle in South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula has been named after a Dreaming story about a powerful whale man that explores the creation of fire, paying homage to tens of thousands of years of local fire management knowledge.

A new fire response vehicle in South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula has been named after a Dreaming story about a powerful whale man that explores the creation of fire, paying homage to tens of thousands of years of local fire management knowledge.

New paper is out 🔓!
We reconstructed the 145-myr diversity of sharks & rays using deep learning, unveiling hidden patterns:
- modern diversity levels by the Cretaceous 📈
- small decline in the K/Pg 🤏
- a peak in the Eocene 🌄
- a long-term decline towards the present �
www.cell.com/current-biol...

Our pets are predators Those of us living with cats share our homes with an ancestral predator, one adapted for hunting and the frequent, exclusive consumption of meat. These instincts become fully activated outside the …

Our pets are predators

conservationbytes.com/2026/01/21/o...

Thrilled to see our latest research featured in @theguardian.com @australianmuseum.bsky.social @ecologybrad.bsky.social @kjpeters.bsky.social @coorongdan.bsky.social @fredsaltre.bsky.social

Australia’s koala paradox: why is the beloved marsupial endangered in parts but overabundant in others? There are so many koalas in some places that food is the issue – while elsewhere populations are threatened by habitat loss. And there are no easy fixes

Australia’s #koala paradox: why is the beloved marsupial endangered in parts but overabundant in others? www.theguardian.com/environment/... @theguardian.com

Adelaide Hills koala population boom risks starvation, study finds South Australia's Mount Lofty Ranges is experiencing a koala population boom that would likely lead to starvation and deaths, researchers say.

Mount Lofty Ranges #koala population boom risks starvation, study finds www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

New paper out in Biological Invasions! We show that “genetic rescue” can unintentionally boost invasive fallow deer in Australia. Genomic data & simulations reveal how escaped genotypes from farms may increase pop growth & spread → key implications for management. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Emissions Gap Report 2025 UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report 2025: Off Target finds that available new climate pledges under the Paris Agreement have only slightly lowered global temperature rise over the course of this century, leav...

Not just sobering, but a kick in the goolies 😖

New national climate plans have done barely anything

@unep.org’s 2025 #EmissionsGap Report warns that even if all current targets are fully implemented, global temperatures still projected to rise 2.3–2.5°C this century

www.unep.org/resources/em...

Balancing High Densities and Conservation Targets to Optimise Koala Management Strategies The koala population in South Australia's Mount Lofty Ranges is increasing, raising concerns about overbrowsing and the need for sustainable management. Using combined demographic, point-process, and...

New paper:

Balancing high densities and conservation targets to optimise #koala management strategies

doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

@fredsaltre.bsky.social @globecoflinders.bsky.social @beamuts.bsky.social @coorongdan.bsky.social

One of my favourite places in Montréal: l'Insectarium de Montréal

United States announces intention to withdraw from participation in @ipbes.net

www.ipbes.net/node/95839

Of course it has 🙄

Predicting Continental-Scale Soil Mercury Concentrations in Australia to Refine Global Frameworks Current understanding of the global mercury (Hg) cycle is heavily skewed toward the Northern Hemisphere. Australia offers a unique context to address this bias with its vast arid and semiarid regions, highly weathered, nutrient-poor soils, fire-adapted ecosystems, ancient stable geology, and distinct biota. We present a continental-scale analysis of environmental predictors of soil Hg concentrations based on 2,396 samples from 1,141 catchments spanning 5.84 million km2 (∼76% of Australia). Using boosted regression trees and random forest models, we identified an index of ferrosols as the strongest predictor of Hg concentrations, particularly in the temperate forests of southeastern Australia. Other positively associated factors included loss on ignition (a proxy for soil organic matter), soil nitrogen, leaf area index, and nickel and lead concentrations, while soil electrical conductivity and water availability were negatively associated. We generated a robust, high-resolution (0.005° × 0.005°) national Hg distribution map using spatially explicit random forest models. Unlike patterns observed elsewhere, Hg concentrations in Australia are higher in ferrosols and relatively nitrogen-rich soils than in podosols and oxisols. Our findings highlight the need to address regional gaps in Hg research and emphasize the limitations of relying on regionally specific data sets that do not characterize global patterns.

New paper: Predicting continental-scale soil mercury concentrations in Australia to refine global frameworks

doi.org/10.1021/acs....

Great collaboration with Larissa Schneider & co. We show that Aussie Hg is ↓ than in elsewhere, meaning remediation following pollution should be more intense here

Evaluating inbreeding and assessing the risk of outbreeding depression in genetic rescue www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

From stadium to the wild: Sports clubs as new champions of biodiversity Animals feature in sports club logos and become mascots, but their actual populations are declining. What if we turned this sporting attachment into concrete action?

From stadium to the wild: sport clubs as new champions of biodiversity
theconversation.com/from-stadium...

Hooray! @seamus-doherty.bsky.social just conferred his #PhD today after many years working in @globecoflinders.bsky.social @flindersuniversity.bsky.social! Congratulations, Seamus

Wildlife is deeply embedded in sports culture. Therein lies a conservation opportunity. Researchers argue that the emotional pull of teams could become a force in endangered species conservation.

Wildlife is deeply embedded in sports culture. Therein lies a conservation opportunity

www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/12/wild...

Le lion plébiscité, des espèces souvent menacées : ce que nous apprend l'étonnant bestiaire des clubs professionnels sur la faune sauvage Menée à l'échelle planétaire par un chercheur français, une étude consacrée aux emblèmes animaux du sport montre à quel point ces symboles adorés des supporters correspondent souvent à des espèces men...

Le lion plébiscité, des espèces souvent menacées : ce que nous apprend l'étonnant bestiaire des clubs professionnels sur la faune sauvage

www.lequipe.fr/Respire/Va-s...

Deeply divergent human exposure to food crises across socioeconomic pathways

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Mascottes sportives : les clubs peuvent-ils devenir les nouveaux champions de la biodiversité ? Les animaux peuplent les logos des clubs sportifs et en deviennent les mascottes, mais leurs populations réelles déclinent. Et si on transformait cet attachement sportif en actions concrètes ?

Mascottes sportives : les clubs peuvent-ils devenir les nouveaux champions de la biodiversité ?

theconversation.com/mascottes-sp...