BES Movement Ecology

A poster for the annual movement ecology social event that takes place as part of the British Ecological Society's annual meeting. There are photos of several different tagged animals (e.g. lion, sloth) and the text reads: "Wanna chat about movement ecology? Meet us at Innis & Gunner Tap Room, 81-83 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH3 9AW."

Are you at #BES2025? Come along to our popular annual social event from 16:00-19:30 on Tuesday at the Innis & Gunner Tap Room! #movecol @britishecologicalsociety.org

The perks of attending an in-person BES meeting :)

Understanding migration: Functional Ecology <em>Functional Ecology</em> journal publishes high-impact research providing a mechanistic understanding of ecological pattern and process from the organismic to ecosystem scale.

Happy to be included in the ‘Understanding Migration’ virtual issue at Functional Ecology — alongside many influential papers 🐦🎉 #birdmigration #movementecology #ornithology
@funecology.bsky.social @besmovesig.bsky.social
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📙Virtual issue!📙

💡Last week, @besmovesig.bsky.social held their 2025 Annual Meeting with the theme ‘Understanding Migration’. Inspired by this theme, we have compiled a virtual issue of articles that address migration in a range of organisms!

📖Read it here:
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#BESMove2025

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What a great and welcoming community at #BESMove2025! Was a real pleasure to share a cultural perspective on #bird #migration based on field and tracking studies of raptors and shorebirds.

Aldina presenting to an audience in front of a presentation titled "A decade of movement ecology at UEA: the birds and the rolling stones"

Our final plenary was by @aldinafranco.bsky.social taking us through 10 years of movement ecology at our host institution, UEA. Interesting insights from the reintroduced white storks in the UK, and a brief mention of boulder tagging to track landslides! #BESMove2025

Speaker presenting to a conference audience

This morning's talks have been on the theme of threats to migration and other movement behaviours. We've heard about adult vs juvenile migration strategies, dispersal and wildlife corridors, human-driven causes of mortality, prey depletion/displacement and more! #BESMove2025

🌍🧪Ecology needs inclusive systems and equitable opportunities.

Our new BES report shares evidence, lived experience, and practical steps to dismantle barriers in science. 
Written by BES Network members, part-funded by Pride in STEM.

Read the full report here:

Wouter presenting a talk to at audience. The screen shows a slide that reads "soaring migration through overland highways"

We're kicking off day 2 of our annual meeting with a plenary by @wmgvs.bsky.social on raptor and seabird migration #BESMove2025

What a wonderful day at the #BESMove2025! Fascinating talks, great people, beautiful campus (see pic).

Really excited to talk about the migratory movements of Steppe Eagles tomorrow.

Audience at conference

For our second plenary, @samanthacpatrick.bsky.social takes us through considering habitat selection and phenotypic plasticity together in seabirds #BESMove2025

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This year's meeting theme is Understanding Migration. So far we've learned lots about how migration and flocking are affected by energetics, memory, personality and safe sea passages, from studies on storks, pigeons and falcons #BESMove2025

Our 2025 annual meeting is off to a great start with a wonderful morning of talks so far. Follow along and join the conversation with #BESMove2025

First time in England (kind of)!

Excited for the @besmovesig.bsky.social #BES #Movement_Ecology annual meeting.

#BESMove2025 -- Movement Ecology Annual Meeting Our popular Movement Ecology Annual Meeting will move to the University of East Anglia this year, under the title Understanding Migration.

Register now for our annual meeting! Join us at the University of East Anglia on the 2nd and 3rd of September. This year's theme is Understanding Migration, but contributions in all areas of movement ecology are welcome.

Abstract deadline: 30th June

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www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/besmove202...

PhD Scholarship monitoring the patterns of Ireland’s bird migrations using a network of coastal sites centred around Irish Lights’ island stations at University College Dublin on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - PhD Scholarship monitoring the patterns of Ireland’s bird migrations using a network of coastal sites centred around Irish Lights’ island stations at University College Dublin, listed on...

Fully funded PhD available with me and @npwsireland.bsky.social looking at islands off Ireland as monitoring stations for migratory birds. You'll be based at SBES in University College Dublin. Deadline is 30th June. More details here tinyurl.com/2p9pe97j

#BESMove2025 -- Movement Ecology Annual Meeting Our popular Movement Ecology Annual Meeting will move to the University of East Anglia this year, under the title Understanding Migration.

Register now for our annual meeting! Join us at the University of East Anglia on the 2nd and 3rd of September. This year's theme is Understanding Migration, but contributions in all areas of movement ecology are welcome.

Abstract deadline: 30th June

🧪🌍

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/besmove202...

"After we confirmed that jaguars lived in trees during the floods, we expected them to use smaller core areas of their home ranges to conserve energy. But they didn’t..."

Check out the latest blog from @besmovesig.bsky.social to learn about the adaptability of jaguars in the Amazon!
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🚨New on the blog🚨

Jaguars in the trees: how big cats thrive in the Amazon’s flooded forest

Guilherme Costa Alvarenga (WildCRU, University of Oxford) studied an extraordinary population of jaguars living an arboreal lifestyle in the Mamirauá Reserve

➡️ wp.me/pcNAUj-aC

@wildcru.bsky.social