Ash Cable

48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science 48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of science

Today, a broad coalition of scientific professional societies who represent over 92,000 scientists are speaking out against the politicization and demonization of Federally funded science and government scientist jobs.

It was an honor to help the Union of Concerned Scientists with this! 🧪🌎

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Can you help Flocks take flight? With our NSF funding discontinued, we're looking for your support to launch our joint program with @fieldornith.bsky.social and @amornith.bsky.social to create affinity groups for ornithologists with marginalized identities.

Unbothered. Moisturized. Happy. In his lane. Never paid taxes. Flourishing.

Enhanced crop diversity but not smaller field size benefit bats in agricultural landscapes - Landscape Ecology Context Farmland biodiversity continues to decline due to the expansion and intensification of agriculture. Historically, efforts to conserve farmland biodiversity have focused on conserving habitats ...

Happy to see this finally out in #landscapeecology

How do more diverse agricultural landscapes and smaller fields affect the forging activity of #bats
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I followed too many starter packs & now I know no one on my feed 😅. Bright side, lots of conservation content.

‘Bats and Artificial Lighting at Night’ ILP Guidance Note update released - News - Bat Conservation Trust The Institution of Lighting Professionals (ILP) has launched the latest practical guidance on considering the impact upon bats when designing lighting schemes

Another hugely important resource for anyone who wants to help #bats, and other nocturnal wildlife 👇

'Bats and Artificial Lighting at Night’

Also, please follow @batconservation.bsky.social 🦇

#wildlife #nature 🌿

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Student & Early Professional Travel Awards The WOS supports active student involvement in each annual meeting by awarding funds for student travel.

Are you an #ornithology student or early-career professional? Need funding to get to Los Angeles this June for #WOS2025? Apply for a Travel Award by February 1!

Bat researcher collecting skin swabs from a bat with alopecia.

Bat with alopecia

This paper was also a really good distraction from my dissertation research 🤪 #baldbatbaddies

Prevalence and severity of alopecia lesions on gray bats, Myotis grisescens, peaks during lactation We observed multiple gray bats (Myotis grisescens) in 2022 with large patches of fur loss (i.e., alopecia) on the dorsal surface of their body. Alopecia in wildlife has been linked to multiple possibl...

We dedicated this one to Chester Martin, a bat conservation hero in the eastern USA. He contributed to conservation with his research and amazing art works. He was always kind to me at bat meetings.

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Bat friends - don’t forget to follow the bat feed! 🦇

DM @davehb.bsky.social if you want to be added as a contributor

#BatSky

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Avian influenza antibody prevalence increases with mercury contamination in wild waterfowl | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Environmental contamination is widespread and can negatively impact wildlife health. Some contaminants, including heavy metals, have immunosuppressive effects, but prior studies have rarely measured c...

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You could potentially discuss how disease could be exacerbated by contaminants (weakened immune systems, etc). Thinking of a recent paper about mercury and avian influenza. I’ll try and find it. I’ve been working on these topics myself with White-nose syndrome impacted bat species.

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eastern red bat held by a researcher

This red bat from my camera roll says congrats 🎉🎉

I made one! I’ve realized when going to conferences that graduate students and early career professionals in the wildlife world are constantly communicating and will be working together later down the road. LMK if you want to be added, I def missed folks! go.bsky.app/FFFHs9U

A researcher stands with a research poster

A researcher stands with a research poster

A researcher stands with a research poster

Also 3 of my current mentees (2 undergrads & a MS student in our lab) presented research posters at the Tennessee Bat Working Group Meeting.

A group of people that attended the Tennessee Bat Working Group meeting

The Tennessee Bat Working Group had a great meeting last week with 90+ participants. We are going to have to look for bigger meeting spaces from now on!

yay!

WOOHOO Thanks Tim!!

I want to find all my Twitter people on here. Where you at???

Hello!