Ash Simkins
@ashsimkins.bsky.social
Zoology PhD Student at King's College, University of Cambridge. Interested in applying ecology to conservation problems and finding solutions, particularly in species conservation.
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Ash Simkins
@ashsimkins.bsky.social
· Mar 18
*Positive news* Despite global declines in biodiversity, we find conservation has driven improvements in >100 species. This suggests with greater resource allocation to more species, conservation can halt and reverse biodiversity loss! First PhD paper: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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We are looking for a couple more experts to join our horizon scanning exercise online resulting in a paper in TREE. We are keen to have more participants especially outside Europe/North America. Please come and talk to me if at #ICCB2025
June 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
We are looking for a couple more experts to join our horizon scanning exercise online resulting in a paper in TREE. We are keen to have more participants especially outside Europe/North America. Please come and talk to me if at #ICCB2025
Presenting "Using evidence to evaluate conservation impacts on species populations" Weds 9:54 in Great Hall 1, and in tackling conservation evaluation issues forum Mon 1pm in M3! Please reach out/come find me to chat about all things extinction risk/conservation actions!🐨🔍🐿️ @iccb2025.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Presenting "Using evidence to evaluate conservation impacts on species populations" Weds 9:54 in Great Hall 1, and in tackling conservation evaluation issues forum Mon 1pm in M3! Please reach out/come find me to chat about all things extinction risk/conservation actions!🐨🔍🐿️ @iccb2025.bsky.social
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#ICCB2025 I'll be presenting our work on "Over the Horizon" extinction risk forecasting for proactive conservation planning at 10:30am on Monday, in M2.
It will be minus 3 degrees in Canberra tonight so looking forward to escaping to Brizzie for a few days...
It will be minus 3 degrees in Canberra tonight so looking forward to escaping to Brizzie for a few days...
June 13, 2025 at 2:45 AM
#ICCB2025 I'll be presenting our work on "Over the Horizon" extinction risk forecasting for proactive conservation planning at 10:30am on Monday, in M2.
It will be minus 3 degrees in Canberra tonight so looking forward to escaping to Brizzie for a few days...
It will be minus 3 degrees in Canberra tonight so looking forward to escaping to Brizzie for a few days...
Thanks for hosting me @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social @yeelai.bsky.social, and for everyone @uq-cbcs.bsky.social for making me feel so welcome! What an amazing place to work! Please get in touch if interested in discussing anything further, at ICCB or online! Looking forward to @iccb2025.bsky.social now!
Many thanks @ashsimkins.bsky.social and Max Kotz for visiting us @uq-cbcs.bsky.social and presenting your research. We are now all set for #ICCB2025!
June 13, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Thanks for hosting me @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social @yeelai.bsky.social, and for everyone @uq-cbcs.bsky.social for making me feel so welcome! What an amazing place to work! Please get in touch if interested in discussing anything further, at ICCB or online! Looking forward to @iccb2025.bsky.social now!
*Positive news* Despite global declines in biodiversity, we find conservation has driven improvements in >100 species. This suggests with greater resource allocation to more species, conservation can halt and reverse biodiversity loss! First PhD paper: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
March 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
*Positive news* Despite global declines in biodiversity, we find conservation has driven improvements in >100 species. This suggests with greater resource allocation to more species, conservation can halt and reverse biodiversity loss! First PhD paper: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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🚨NEW OPEN ACCESS PAPER🚨details how we delineated six #MarineFlyways applying a novel approach onto #seabird #tracking data: doi.org/10.1111/geb.70004 🧪
See the short animation via: www.seabirdtracking.org/case-studies... explaining how the marine flyways can be a framework to support #conservation
See the short animation via: www.seabirdtracking.org/case-studies... explaining how the marine flyways can be a framework to support #conservation
February 17, 2025 at 12:23 PM
🚨NEW OPEN ACCESS PAPER🚨details how we delineated six #MarineFlyways applying a novel approach onto #seabird #tracking data: doi.org/10.1111/geb.70004 🧪
See the short animation via: www.seabirdtracking.org/case-studies... explaining how the marine flyways can be a framework to support #conservation
See the short animation via: www.seabirdtracking.org/case-studies... explaining how the marine flyways can be a framework to support #conservation
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Do native predators help Australian mammals face invasive cats and foxes? 🦊
In this week's blog post, we discuss whether native predators inside ‘predator-free’ havens could be good for the conservation of threatened native prey species 💭🌎🧪
Read more 👇 appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/01/16/k...
In this week's blog post, we discuss whether native predators inside ‘predator-free’ havens could be good for the conservation of threatened native prey species 💭🌎🧪
Read more 👇 appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/01/16/k...
January 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Do native predators help Australian mammals face invasive cats and foxes? 🦊
In this week's blog post, we discuss whether native predators inside ‘predator-free’ havens could be good for the conservation of threatened native prey species 💭🌎🧪
Read more 👇 appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/01/16/k...
In this week's blog post, we discuss whether native predators inside ‘predator-free’ havens could be good for the conservation of threatened native prey species 💭🌎🧪
Read more 👇 appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/01/16/k...
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20 yrs ago I started comparing the 3 lists of threatened birds BirdLife had published and working out overall trends. The Red List Index resulted from the ensuing collaboration & is now used by the world's governments & UN. Our new paper reviews the history royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Measuring trends in extinction risk: a review of two decades of development and application of the Red List Index | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
The Red List Index (RLI) is an indicator of the average extinction risk of groups
of species and reflects trends in this through time. It is calculated from the number
of species in each category on t...
royalsocietypublishing.org
January 9, 2025 at 8:42 AM
20 yrs ago I started comparing the 3 lists of threatened birds BirdLife had published and working out overall trends. The Red List Index resulted from the ensuing collaboration & is now used by the world's governments & UN. Our new paper reviews the history royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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🚨Calling for seabird tracking data!
🚢We are collating seabird data for the Humboldt Current region to assess fisheries bycatch risk.
🤝This is a collaborative project with Global Fishing Watch funded by @nfwfnews.bsky.social.
You can be part of it!
Go to: www.seabirdtracking.org/humboldt-cur...
🚢We are collating seabird data for the Humboldt Current region to assess fisheries bycatch risk.
🤝This is a collaborative project with Global Fishing Watch funded by @nfwfnews.bsky.social.
You can be part of it!
Go to: www.seabirdtracking.org/humboldt-cur...
Humboldt Current seabird tracking data call for fisheries bycatch risk assessment - Seabird Tracking Database
The BirdLife team are collating seabird tracking data for the Humboldt Current region and adjacent High Seas to assess fisheries bycatch risk as part of an
www.seabirdtracking.org
December 9, 2024 at 4:46 PM
🚨Calling for seabird tracking data!
🚢We are collating seabird data for the Humboldt Current region to assess fisheries bycatch risk.
🤝This is a collaborative project with Global Fishing Watch funded by @nfwfnews.bsky.social.
You can be part of it!
Go to: www.seabirdtracking.org/humboldt-cur...
🚢We are collating seabird data for the Humboldt Current region to assess fisheries bycatch risk.
🤝This is a collaborative project with Global Fishing Watch funded by @nfwfnews.bsky.social.
You can be part of it!
Go to: www.seabirdtracking.org/humboldt-cur...