Dr Antonio Uzal
@antoniouzal.bsky.social
Assoc Prof of Conservation Biology @NTU Blunt Spaniard. Union rep. Assistant Editor Mammal Review. Tweets about #ecology #science current work and living!;views my own, of course
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Congratulations to Hongli Yu for leading this huge effort investigating hedgehog density over an 11-year period from Brackenhurst Campus, Nottinghamshire
nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
We estimated 🦔 density between 2009-2022, accounting for habitat features & 🦡 presence
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We estimated 🦔 density between 2009-2022, accounting for habitat features & 🦡 presence
Habitat and predator heterogeneity influence density of a declining mammal
Accurate density estimates are crucial for effective conservation management. However, in highly dynamic landscapes where variation in habitat composition and predator–prey interactions in both space...
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October 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Academia keeps evolving faster than my ability to pretend I understand it....wtf
October 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Academia keeps evolving faster than my ability to pretend I understand it....wtf
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Combining #cameratrap data with tourist sightings improves leopards monitoring. Wow!🤩
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Tourist sightings improve the precision of camera trap‐derived density estimates using spatial capture‐recapture models
In this study, we combine tourist-contributed images with camera trap-based monitoring data to estimate leopard (Panthera pardus) population densities using multi-session spatial capture–recapture mo...
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August 28, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Combining #cameratrap data with tourist sightings improves leopards monitoring. Wow!🤩
@rsecjournal.bsky.social @antoniouzal.bsky.social
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
@rsecjournal.bsky.social @antoniouzal.bsky.social
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Who said nothing happens in August in the academic world? In just two weeks, four papers from our group have been published (or accepted) 🎉. Supporting PhD candidates throughout their journeys is the most rewarding part of my job as an Associate Professor. Very proud of all their hard work!
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September 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Who said nothing happens in August in the academic world? In just two weeks, four papers from our group have been published (or accepted) 🎉. Supporting PhD candidates throughout their journeys is the most rewarding part of my job as an Associate Professor. Very proud of all their hard work!
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Inspiring description of our first Earthwatch expedition
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Seeds of Hope: Restoring Savanna Grasslands in Enarau Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya
This February, Earthwatch Program Manager Sarah Wishart returned from Kenya’s Maasai Mara, sharing her experience restoring savanna habitats in this iconic landscape.
earthwatch.org
May 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Inspiring description of our first Earthwatch expedition
earthwatch.org/stories/seed...
earthwatch.org/stories/seed...
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Nature is not a blocker to growth.
The UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has claimed that 'The balance has gone too far in the direction of always protecting every bat and every newt.' But how can this statement be true when the UK is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world?🌍
The UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has claimed that 'The balance has gone too far in the direction of always protecting every bat and every newt.' But how can this statement be true when the UK is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world?🌍
January 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Nature is not a blocker to growth.
The UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has claimed that 'The balance has gone too far in the direction of always protecting every bat and every newt.' But how can this statement be true when the UK is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world?🌍
The UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has claimed that 'The balance has gone too far in the direction of always protecting every bat and every newt.' But how can this statement be true when the UK is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world?🌍
Hot off the press🚨🚨!! Our study looks at densities and distribution of #hedgehogs & #badgers in England & Wales, exploring how food, habitat, & badger density shape hedgehog distributions.
@britishecolsoc.bsky.social @richardyarnell.bsky.social @robdavis1104.bsky.social
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@britishecolsoc.bsky.social @richardyarnell.bsky.social @robdavis1104.bsky.social
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Does Differential Habitat Selection Facilitate Coexistence Between Badgers and Hedgehogs?
Eurasian badgers (Meles meles) are intraguild predators of European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) and are implicated in their population decline via both direct predation and competition for shared....
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January 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Hot off the press🚨🚨!! Our study looks at densities and distribution of #hedgehogs & #badgers in England & Wales, exploring how food, habitat, & badger density shape hedgehog distributions.
@britishecolsoc.bsky.social @richardyarnell.bsky.social @robdavis1104.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
@britishecolsoc.bsky.social @richardyarnell.bsky.social @robdavis1104.bsky.social
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Something is deeply concerning in the UK if someone can release 4 lynx innjust a few days without fear of being caught. No records of import or breeding? What's going on?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Two more lynx spotted on loose in the Highlands
The sighting follows the capture of two lynx in the same area on Thursday.
www.bbc.com
January 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Something is deeply concerning in the UK if someone can release 4 lynx innjust a few days without fear of being caught. No records of import or breeding? What's going on?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"The journey is long and will take time. However, with Africa’s abundance of ambitious, young, tech-savvy individuals, the future holds great promise." 🙌💪💪
doi.org/10.1098/rstb...
doi.org/10.1098/rstb...
An African perspective to biodiversity conservation in the twenty-first century | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Africa boasts high biodiversity while also being home to some of the largest and fastest-growing
human populations. Although the current environmental footprint of Africa is low compared
to other cont...
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January 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"The journey is long and will take time. However, with Africa’s abundance of ambitious, young, tech-savvy individuals, the future holds great promise." 🙌💪💪
doi.org/10.1098/rstb...
doi.org/10.1098/rstb...
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In this paper, we elucidate the mechanism of “winner-loser replacement” that occurs in tropical landscapes when they become fragmented and subjected to other human-caused disturbances and disentangle the effects of landscape structure and local degradation.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Winner–loser plant trait replacements in human-modified tropical forests - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Tropical forest landscapes are increasingly being modified by human activities. Here the authors apply a causal inference approach to Neotropical forest data to disentangle the role of landscape-level...
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December 10, 2024 at 2:11 PM
In this paper, we elucidate the mechanism of “winner-loser replacement” that occurs in tropical landscapes when they become fragmented and subjected to other human-caused disturbances and disentangle the effects of landscape structure and local degradation.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Very exciting novel insights into the lives of Andean bears. Ruthmery PH will be joining NTU in January to work alongside @richardyarnell.bsky.social, Andrew Whitworth and me on her PhD project, focused on the ecology of the Andean #bear. Can't wait to start the journey!
shorturl.at/pQCHW
shorturl.at/pQCHW
Through the eyes of the Andean bear: Camera collar insights into the life of a threatened South American Ursid
This study used a camera-equipped GPS collar on a male Andean bear in southeastern Peru, revealing rare behaviors like courtship, novel diets, and geophagy. These findings from the Kosñipata Valley p....
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December 5, 2024 at 10:33 AM
Very exciting novel insights into the lives of Andean bears. Ruthmery PH will be joining NTU in January to work alongside @richardyarnell.bsky.social, Andrew Whitworth and me on her PhD project, focused on the ecology of the Andean #bear. Can't wait to start the journey!
shorturl.at/pQCHW
shorturl.at/pQCHW
