Dr Phoebe Griffith
@crocodiledunphd.bsky.social
Postdoctoral researcher at the IGB in Berlin, researching conservation and cultural significance of freshwater megafauna. National Geographic Explorer. Saving Gharial in Nepal with Himalayan Nature and ZSL. Always smiles at crocodiles.
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Polluting waterways is a crime. However, it is a remarkable state of affairs that it is a crime that is overlooked when the people doing so are water company executives earning millions in annual salaries (paid for by the public). And it is government policy to turn a blind eye.
Good LORD ! A crime? Even I didn’t know that and I was a criminal lawyer for years.
“Burcu Yesilyurt…said she thought she was acting "responsibly" when she poured out a small amount of coffee from her reusable cup down the drain rather than risk spilling it on the bus she was about to catch“
“Burcu Yesilyurt…said she thought she was acting "responsibly" when she poured out a small amount of coffee from her reusable cup down the drain rather than risk spilling it on the bus she was about to catch“
So does this mean washing car in street when water goes into street drain is a crime?
BBC News - Woman fined £150 for pouring coffee down drain
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Woman fined £150 for pouring coffee down drain
www.bbc.com/news/article...
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Polluting waterways is a crime. However, it is a remarkable state of affairs that it is a crime that is overlooked when the people doing so are water company executives earning millions in annual salaries (paid for by the public). And it is government policy to turn a blind eye.
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My pet gar that I donated to Shedd Aquarium would recognize me and swim over to say hi when I visited her exhibit ❤️🐠
A rare hybrid gar, I raised her since she was 2 inches long, and had to re-home her when I moved to Chicago. I was happy I could visit her in her new home!
TO BE CONTINUED…
A rare hybrid gar, I raised her since she was 2 inches long, and had to re-home her when I moved to Chicago. I was happy I could visit her in her new home!
TO BE CONTINUED…
May 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
My pet gar that I donated to Shedd Aquarium would recognize me and swim over to say hi when I visited her exhibit ❤️🐠
A rare hybrid gar, I raised her since she was 2 inches long, and had to re-home her when I moved to Chicago. I was happy I could visit her in her new home!
TO BE CONTINUED…
A rare hybrid gar, I raised her since she was 2 inches long, and had to re-home her when I moved to Chicago. I was happy I could visit her in her new home!
TO BE CONTINUED…
I just watched this fascinating short documentary on the importance of namä’o (Lake Sturgeon) the Ancient Storyteller to the Menominee people (watch all the way to the end for the post-credits conclusion of the cute animation!) youtu.be/c5vII8Qzi3c?...
#sturgeon #freshwatermegafauna
#sturgeon #freshwatermegafauna
Nama'o: The Ancient Story Teller
YouTube video by CMNSDI
youtu.be
May 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
I just watched this fascinating short documentary on the importance of namä’o (Lake Sturgeon) the Ancient Storyteller to the Menominee people (watch all the way to the end for the post-credits conclusion of the cute animation!) youtu.be/c5vII8Qzi3c?...
#sturgeon #freshwatermegafauna
#sturgeon #freshwatermegafauna
“Trashing the living world to stimulate growth is like sacrificing virgins to secure a good harvest: it’s cruel, ignorant and ineffective.”
1. Because this issue is critical, but has received remarkably little coverage, here's a thread pulling out the key themes from my article yesterday, on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which puts decades of environmental protections to the torch. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot
The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
April 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
“Trashing the living world to stimulate growth is like sacrificing virgins to secure a good harvest: it’s cruel, ignorant and ineffective.”
Reposted by Dr Phoebe Griffith
1. Because this issue is critical, but has received remarkably little coverage, here's a thread pulling out the key themes from my article yesterday, on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which puts decades of environmental protections to the torch. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot
The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
April 25, 2025 at 6:19 AM
1. Because this issue is critical, but has received remarkably little coverage, here's a thread pulling out the key themes from my article yesterday, on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which puts decades of environmental protections to the torch. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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To extend everyone’s little sturgeon break… very chill baby sturgeons sturgeoning.
March 31, 2025 at 10:32 AM
To extend everyone’s little sturgeon break… very chill baby sturgeons sturgeoning.
To extend everyone’s little sturgeon break… very chill baby sturgeons sturgeoning.
March 31, 2025 at 10:32 AM
To extend everyone’s little sturgeon break… very chill baby sturgeons sturgeoning.
Can you guess my current research?
🤔 🐟 + 🎣 + 🧜♀️ + 🎏 + 🍣 = 👩💻 ➡️ 🐟📈😃
We (@gkalinkat.bsky.social and I) just did a social media for scientists workshop with @aquacosm-ecr.bsky.social and thought I should practice what I preach (writing up your current research using only emojis 😅)
🤔 🐟 + 🎣 + 🧜♀️ + 🎏 + 🍣 = 👩💻 ➡️ 🐟📈😃
We (@gkalinkat.bsky.social and I) just did a social media for scientists workshop with @aquacosm-ecr.bsky.social and thought I should practice what I preach (writing up your current research using only emojis 😅)
March 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Can you guess my current research?
🤔 🐟 + 🎣 + 🧜♀️ + 🎏 + 🍣 = 👩💻 ➡️ 🐟📈😃
We (@gkalinkat.bsky.social and I) just did a social media for scientists workshop with @aquacosm-ecr.bsky.social and thought I should practice what I preach (writing up your current research using only emojis 😅)
🤔 🐟 + 🎣 + 🧜♀️ + 🎏 + 🍣 = 👩💻 ➡️ 🐟📈😃
We (@gkalinkat.bsky.social and I) just did a social media for scientists workshop with @aquacosm-ecr.bsky.social and thought I should practice what I preach (writing up your current research using only emojis 😅)
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Just finished a fun workshop on 'Social Media in Science', so here's my PhD research topic as emojis:
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Thanks to @crocodiledunphd.bsky.social and @gkalinkat.bsky.social and to @aquacosm-ecr.bsky.social for hosting this!
#phdchat #academicchatter #scicomm #dowestillusehashtags
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Thanks to @crocodiledunphd.bsky.social and @gkalinkat.bsky.social and to @aquacosm-ecr.bsky.social for hosting this!
#phdchat #academicchatter #scicomm #dowestillusehashtags
March 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Just finished a fun workshop on 'Social Media in Science', so here's my PhD research topic as emojis:
(🌱-🦆🦆)---(🌱🌱-🦆)
Thanks to @crocodiledunphd.bsky.social and @gkalinkat.bsky.social and to @aquacosm-ecr.bsky.social for hosting this!
#phdchat #academicchatter #scicomm #dowestillusehashtags
(🌱-🦆🦆)---(🌱🌱-🦆)
Thanks to @crocodiledunphd.bsky.social and @gkalinkat.bsky.social and to @aquacosm-ecr.bsky.social for hosting this!
#phdchat #academicchatter #scicomm #dowestillusehashtags
The ultimate animal mascot for those having an existential crisis
I’m screaming too, Paddlefish, I’m screaming too.
ALT: Paddlefish feed by swimming with their large mouths agape, using a paddle-like rostrum to detect plankton. The plankton is filtered out of water using gill structures. They appear to be screaming.
Music: Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin.
ALT: Paddlefish feed by swimming with their large mouths agape, using a paddle-like rostrum to detect plankton. The plankton is filtered out of water using gill structures. They appear to be screaming.
Music: Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin.
March 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The ultimate animal mascot for those having an existential crisis
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We will host Gregor Kalinkat and Phoebe Griffith for the online workshop "Social Media for Scientists". They will explore how to optimise the visibility of our science and present the potential of various social networks! 🧑💻
🗓️ March 18th at 14:00 - 16:00 CET
📝 Register here: tinyurl.com/23pmvx3b
🗓️ March 18th at 14:00 - 16:00 CET
📝 Register here: tinyurl.com/23pmvx3b
March 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
We will host Gregor Kalinkat and Phoebe Griffith for the online workshop "Social Media for Scientists". They will explore how to optimise the visibility of our science and present the potential of various social networks! 🧑💻
🗓️ March 18th at 14:00 - 16:00 CET
📝 Register here: tinyurl.com/23pmvx3b
🗓️ March 18th at 14:00 - 16:00 CET
📝 Register here: tinyurl.com/23pmvx3b
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Question for any ecology peeps that might read my tweets (blues? Do we have a new word for this by now? 😅): Do you know of any courses teaching species distribution modelling techniques (correlative/causative) that you can recommend?
Grateful for any advice (baby pike pic for attention) 🙏🧪
Grateful for any advice (baby pike pic for attention) 🙏🧪
March 6, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Question for any ecology peeps that might read my tweets (blues? Do we have a new word for this by now? 😅): Do you know of any courses teaching species distribution modelling techniques (correlative/causative) that you can recommend?
Grateful for any advice (baby pike pic for attention) 🙏🧪
Grateful for any advice (baby pike pic for attention) 🙏🧪
Hi #fishsky - calling all fans of the fish Lota lota or #burbot. What common names do you know for this species (in any language) and why is it called that? I have heard some very funny common names in US English and German for the species and would LOVE to know some more! #fishtaxonomy
March 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Hi #fishsky - calling all fans of the fish Lota lota or #burbot. What common names do you know for this species (in any language) and why is it called that? I have heard some very funny common names in US English and German for the species and would LOVE to know some more! #fishtaxonomy
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#FishADay Aaptosyax grypus Giant Salmon Carp. Endemic to the middle Mekong River in SE Asia. Up to 30 kg, 130 cm, it had not been recorded after 2005 and was thought extinct. BUT cooperation with local fishermen resulted in several new records from 2020 forward. apnews.com/article/meko...
Giant fish thought to be extinct is spotted in the Mekong River
Scientists say a giant fish in the Mekong River thought to be extinct has been spotted three times in recent years.
apnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 12:21 PM
#FishADay Aaptosyax grypus Giant Salmon Carp. Endemic to the middle Mekong River in SE Asia. Up to 30 kg, 130 cm, it had not been recorded after 2005 and was thought extinct. BUT cooperation with local fishermen resulted in several new records from 2020 forward. apnews.com/article/meko...
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Happy to share we have a new postdoc position in "Biogeography of genetic diversity changes or Macrogenetics" at @utu.fi to work on large-scale patterns of genetic diversity using Lepidoptera= moths and butterflies 🦋🦋 Applications are open until March 10!
ats.talentadore.com/apply/tutkij...
ats.talentadore.com/apply/tutkij...
February 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Happy to share we have a new postdoc position in "Biogeography of genetic diversity changes or Macrogenetics" at @utu.fi to work on large-scale patterns of genetic diversity using Lepidoptera= moths and butterflies 🦋🦋 Applications are open until March 10!
ats.talentadore.com/apply/tutkij...
ats.talentadore.com/apply/tutkij...
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❌ BREAKING NEWS ❌
1/4 of freshwater animals are at risk of #extinction‼️
The largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List to date has revealed that 24% are at high risk of extinction, according to analysis published in Nature today.
👇
shoalconservation.org/global-fresh...
1/4 of freshwater animals are at risk of #extinction‼️
The largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List to date has revealed that 24% are at high risk of extinction, according to analysis published in Nature today.
👇
shoalconservation.org/global-fresh...
One quarter of freshwater animals at risk of extinction - IUCN Red List - Shoal
One quarter of freshwater animals at risk of extinction – IUCN Red List The largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ to date has revealed that 24% of...
shoalconservation.org
January 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
❌ BREAKING NEWS ❌
1/4 of freshwater animals are at risk of #extinction‼️
The largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List to date has revealed that 24% are at high risk of extinction, according to analysis published in Nature today.
👇
shoalconservation.org/global-fresh...
1/4 of freshwater animals are at risk of #extinction‼️
The largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List to date has revealed that 24% are at high risk of extinction, according to analysis published in Nature today.
👇
shoalconservation.org/global-fresh...
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Christmas paper, fresh from under the tree!!! Everyone measuring oxygen isotopes in fish otoliths, this year for Christmas, we´re making the whole story just a little bit more complicated for you (naughty!), but we also offer solutions (back on the nice list maybe…?) 🧪🐟🧵
doi.org/10.1016/j.fi...
doi.org/10.1016/j.fi...
Redirecting
doi.org
December 25, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Christmas paper, fresh from under the tree!!! Everyone measuring oxygen isotopes in fish otoliths, this year for Christmas, we´re making the whole story just a little bit more complicated for you (naughty!), but we also offer solutions (back on the nice list maybe…?) 🧪🐟🧵
doi.org/10.1016/j.fi...
doi.org/10.1016/j.fi...
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I see Freshwater Megafauna Christmas, and raise you Hecht Ruprecht! Germans will get it, Knecht Ruprecht is a partially demonic helper of Santa, carrying a cudgel/rod and a sack to punish naughty children. Figure comes from the same folklore as the better known Krampus. And Hecht means pike. 😁
December 20, 2024 at 10:32 AM
I see Freshwater Megafauna Christmas, and raise you Hecht Ruprecht! Germans will get it, Knecht Ruprecht is a partially demonic helper of Santa, carrying a cudgel/rod and a sack to punish naughty children. Figure comes from the same folklore as the better known Krampus. And Hecht means pike. 😁
@solomonrdavid.bsky.social in honour of #GARWEEK the ultimate zoo has opened in Berlin…!
December 20, 2024 at 10:03 AM
@solomonrdavid.bsky.social in honour of #GARWEEK the ultimate zoo has opened in Berlin…!
Merry (freshwater) Mega(fauna) Christmas! 🎄
December 20, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Merry (freshwater) Mega(fauna) Christmas! 🎄
Awesome meeting of our Early Career Crocodile Network today, with folks joining from five continents! So much cool work going on with crocodilians, I love this network! dm me if you’re an early career croc person and want to join us next time 🐊♥️🐊♥️🐊
December 12, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Awesome meeting of our Early Career Crocodile Network today, with folks joining from five continents! So much cool work going on with crocodilians, I love this network! dm me if you’re an early career croc person and want to join us next time 🐊♥️🐊♥️🐊
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📣 We are recruiting! Please spread the word!
We look to hire an associate professor in animal ecology, specializing in evolutionary ecology. Apply by Feb 7 2025. Come join us in Uppsala, Sweden!
Application page and contact info 🔗👇 #ecology #evolution #job
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
We look to hire an associate professor in animal ecology, specializing in evolutionary ecology. Apply by Feb 7 2025. Come join us in Uppsala, Sweden!
Application page and contact info 🔗👇 #ecology #evolution #job
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
Associate Professor in Animal Ecology with specialization in Evolutionary Ecology - Uppsala University
Associate Professor in Animal Ecology with specialization in Evolutionary Ecology , Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University
www.uu.se
December 11, 2024 at 4:36 PM
📣 We are recruiting! Please spread the word!
We look to hire an associate professor in animal ecology, specializing in evolutionary ecology. Apply by Feb 7 2025. Come join us in Uppsala, Sweden!
Application page and contact info 🔗👇 #ecology #evolution #job
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
We look to hire an associate professor in animal ecology, specializing in evolutionary ecology. Apply by Feb 7 2025. Come join us in Uppsala, Sweden!
Application page and contact info 🔗👇 #ecology #evolution #job
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
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I am looking for a PhD student to work with me and @dzchilds.bsky.social on biodiversity indicators www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Bending the biodiversity curve: how can we measure success? at UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology - Wallingford on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Bending the biodiversity curve: how can we measure success? at UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology - Wallingford, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 28, 2024 at 12:23 PM
I am looking for a PhD student to work with me and @dzchilds.bsky.social on biodiversity indicators www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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How do you pay rent? With money, like a sucker? Have you thought about using eels?
In medieval England, people did just that! In fact, eel-rents were very common. In 1100, English landlords collected more than 500,000 eels in rent each year. That's a lot of eels!
Here's a map:
🗃️🧪
In medieval England, people did just that! In fact, eel-rents were very common. In 1100, English landlords collected more than 500,000 eels in rent each year. That's a lot of eels!
Here's a map:
🗃️🧪
November 27, 2024 at 2:08 PM
How do you pay rent? With money, like a sucker? Have you thought about using eels?
In medieval England, people did just that! In fact, eel-rents were very common. In 1100, English landlords collected more than 500,000 eels in rent each year. That's a lot of eels!
Here's a map:
🗃️🧪
In medieval England, people did just that! In fact, eel-rents were very common. In 1100, English landlords collected more than 500,000 eels in rent each year. That's a lot of eels!
Here's a map:
🗃️🧪
November 27, 2024 at 12:11 PM