Tom Cameron
@ecoevoenviro.bsky.social
Professor of Applied Ecology @EssexLifeSciences Ecology of harvested species, their habitats and it's restoration. Family. Dogs. Wild Food. Nature.
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
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Can hunting truly support conservation? Does fortress conservation offer a sustainable solution for protecting wildlife in the long term? And how do we balance the needs of impoverished communities with the preservation of fragile ecosystems? The latest episode is up! 🌍🦤
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November 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Can hunting truly support conservation? Does fortress conservation offer a sustainable solution for protecting wildlife in the long term? And how do we balance the needs of impoverished communities with the preservation of fragile ecosystems? The latest episode is up! 🌍🦤
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Did you know that the two Light-bellied Brent Goose populations – from Canada and Svalbard – largely winter on Strangford Lough and Lindisfarne respectively, while the birds wintering elsewhere in Britain come from the Russian Dark-bellied population?
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📷 Philip Croft / BTO
November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Did you know that the two Light-bellied Brent Goose populations – from Canada and Svalbard – largely winter on Strangford Lough and Lindisfarne respectively, while the birds wintering elsewhere in Britain come from the Russian Dark-bellied population?
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📷 Philip Croft / BTO
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Source: The Daily Galaxy
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They Removed 131 Cats From an Island—What Happened to the Ecosystem Next Defied All Scientific Logic
A critically endangered species staged a comeback no one thought possible, revealing a genetic twist that’s rewriting the rules of extinction.
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November 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Source: The Daily Galaxy
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Last week to apply to be a BTO Youth Rep ➡️ bit.ly/YouthRep25
We're looking for volunteers aged 16-24 to share their passion for nature!🐦🌿Training and support are provided, and expenses will be paid.
📝 Closing date: Sunday 9th November 2025.
We're looking for volunteers aged 16-24 to share their passion for nature!🐦🌿Training and support are provided, and expenses will be paid.
📝 Closing date: Sunday 9th November 2025.
November 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Last week to apply to be a BTO Youth Rep ➡️ bit.ly/YouthRep25
We're looking for volunteers aged 16-24 to share their passion for nature!🐦🌿Training and support are provided, and expenses will be paid.
📝 Closing date: Sunday 9th November 2025.
We're looking for volunteers aged 16-24 to share their passion for nature!🐦🌿Training and support are provided, and expenses will be paid.
📝 Closing date: Sunday 9th November 2025.
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Perhaps read in conjunction with www.researchgate.net/publication/... and www.ecos.org.uk/book-review-...
October 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Perhaps read in conjunction with www.researchgate.net/publication/... and www.ecos.org.uk/book-review-...
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Grey-backed Thrush is one of the commoner Asian passerines in captivity in the UK, many appear to be unringed #UKBirding
October 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Grey-backed Thrush is one of the commoner Asian passerines in captivity in the UK, many appear to be unringed #UKBirding
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With HPAI bird flu resurging in UK and Western Europe, here's the link to the 2 recent special issues of #BirdStudy on avian influenza: 20 papers on impacts, mitigation, patterns and control. Part 1/2:
#ornithology #seabirds #raptors #birdflu
#ornithology #seabirds #raptors #birdflu
Special Issue of #BirdStudy is now published:
The impacts of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza on birds: part 1
10 papers (5 #OpenAccess) plus Editorial on the impacts of #birdflu #HPAI outbreak in Europe, Canada, Antarctica: www.tandfonline.com/toc/tbis20/7...
#ornithology #ukbirding #seabirds
The impacts of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza on birds: part 1
10 papers (5 #OpenAccess) plus Editorial on the impacts of #birdflu #HPAI outbreak in Europe, Canada, Antarctica: www.tandfonline.com/toc/tbis20/7...
#ornithology #ukbirding #seabirds
October 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
With HPAI bird flu resurging in UK and Western Europe, here's the link to the 2 recent special issues of #BirdStudy on avian influenza: 20 papers on impacts, mitigation, patterns and control. Part 1/2:
#ornithology #seabirds #raptors #birdflu
#ornithology #seabirds #raptors #birdflu
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Coming up soon (9 am today) an opportunity to hear this classic episode of In Our Time on Bird Migration featuring Tim Guilford of @biology.ox.ac.uk
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BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Bird Migration
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how birds navigate and the risks and benefits of migration
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October 30, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Coming up soon (9 am today) an opportunity to hear this classic episode of In Our Time on Bird Migration featuring Tim Guilford of @biology.ox.ac.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
Human disturbance threshold for apex predator-prey relationships - they do their job even in fragmented landscapes #ecology www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Human disturbance thresholds determine the ecological role of an apex predator - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Human disturbance thresholds determine the ecological role of an apex predator
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October 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Human disturbance threshold for apex predator-prey relationships - they do their job even in fragmented landscapes #ecology www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Interesting(!) that these captive-bred ducks for sale in East Yorkshire seem to be unringed in very many cases. Baikal, Blue-winged, Green-winged Teals, plus Garganeys. Dread to think how many end up in the wild and in local bird reports... #ukbirding
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Interesting(!) that these captive-bred ducks for sale in East Yorkshire seem to be unringed in very many cases. Baikal, Blue-winged, Green-winged Teals, plus Garganeys. Dread to think how many end up in the wild and in local bird reports... #ukbirding
#PhD Studentship - Marine Heat Waves & shellfish fisheries - informing future #marine policy. Join our team at the University of Essex, School of Life Sciences. All the details available here: www.essex.ac.uk/Postgraduate...
START JANUARY 2026 - APPLY BY 14 NOVEMBER 2025
START JANUARY 2026 - APPLY BY 14 NOVEMBER 2025
October 29, 2025 at 8:34 AM
#PhD Studentship - Marine Heat Waves & shellfish fisheries - informing future #marine policy. Join our team at the University of Essex, School of Life Sciences. All the details available here: www.essex.ac.uk/Postgraduate...
START JANUARY 2026 - APPLY BY 14 NOVEMBER 2025
START JANUARY 2026 - APPLY BY 14 NOVEMBER 2025
North America, USA too, has amazing public National Parks for #wildlife and #people - don't take them for granted
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Mike Lee’s Latest Bill Targets Over 9.5 Million Acres of Wilderness in U.S. Borderlands
On October 2, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) announced the Border Lands Conservation Act, a bill that would allow the Department of Homeland Security to enter into cooperative agreements with the Agriculture an...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:27 AM
North America, USA too, has amazing public National Parks for #wildlife and #people - don't take them for granted
www.themeateater.com/conservation...
www.themeateater.com/conservation...
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The costs of the UK’s Global Talent Visa looks a trifle high in comparison to competitor countries - largely through the Immigration Health Surcharge (which critics say is a form of double taxation as they contribute to the NHS through normal tax on their earnings)
October 21, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Wild East goes National #wilding #farming ‘Next great leap’: grassroots movement to wild East Anglia goes national | Rewilding | The Guardian share.google/oQBfRUkmDiDy...
‘Next great leap’: grassroots movement to wild East Anglia goes national
Set up by three ‘eco-anxious’ farmers, WildEast has created UK-wide version of pledge to encourage people to restore nature
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October 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Wild East goes National #wilding #farming ‘Next great leap’: grassroots movement to wild East Anglia goes national | Rewilding | The Guardian share.google/oQBfRUkmDiDy...
There is a lot of momentum in @greenparty.org.uk - as I have said before - if they could shift their position on utilitarianism to more like the #Swedish green party - i think their movement could grow further - particularly on farming, fishing and other #animal use
October 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
There is a lot of momentum in @greenparty.org.uk - as I have said before - if they could shift their position on utilitarianism to more like the #Swedish green party - i think their movement could grow further - particularly on farming, fishing and other #animal use
I have never been brilliant at maths..but... I am good at geography and waterfowl and I am fairly sure this is wrong... still close enough i suppose @parliamentarygoose.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I have never been brilliant at maths..but... I am good at geography and waterfowl and I am fairly sure this is wrong... still close enough i suppose @parliamentarygoose.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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So lovely to meet our new cohort of marine biology and ecology undergraduates @universityofessex.bsky.social. What a lovely bunch! And deff winning the highest jump there Michael Steinke!!
October 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
So lovely to meet our new cohort of marine biology and ecology undergraduates @universityofessex.bsky.social. What a lovely bunch! And deff winning the highest jump there Michael Steinke!!
Response on the captive Turtle Dove releases from Operation Turtle Dove #conservation operationturtledove.org/captive-rele...
Operation Turtle Dove’s view on the release of captive-bred Turtle Doves as a conservation measure - Operation Turtle Dove
Operation Turtle Dove is a science-led conservation partnership working to reverse the decline of Turtle Doves in the UK by restoring habitat and addressing key threats. Learn why captive-bred release...
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September 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Response on the captive Turtle Dove releases from Operation Turtle Dove #conservation operationturtledove.org/captive-rele...
UK rice fields - I aired this idea for diversification a decade ago - with alternative motives 🦆https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1wgeq702dyo.amp
September 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
UK rice fields - I aired this idea for diversification a decade ago - with alternative motives 🦆https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1wgeq702dyo.amp
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Great article in Harvard Business Review on the emergence of 'AI-generated workslop'. Marking student work, reviewing grants, papers etc now takes much longer as I can no longer assume that cited references a) exist or b) are relevant to a potentially spurious case study
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September 23, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Great article in Harvard Business Review on the emergence of 'AI-generated workslop'. Marking student work, reviewing grants, papers etc now takes much longer as I can no longer assume that cited references a) exist or b) are relevant to a potentially spurious case study
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1/ The Wild Bird Indicators, using BTO data, have been updated today by Defra! ⬇️
Sadly, the ‘all bird species’ index, comprising the population trends of 130 species, has been in a slow continuous decline in the UK since the 1970s, down by 18% and by 4% in the last five years. 📉 #Ornithology
Sadly, the ‘all bird species’ index, comprising the population trends of 130 species, has been in a slow continuous decline in the UK since the 1970s, down by 18% and by 4% in the last five years. 📉 #Ornithology
September 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
1/ The Wild Bird Indicators, using BTO data, have been updated today by Defra! ⬇️
Sadly, the ‘all bird species’ index, comprising the population trends of 130 species, has been in a slow continuous decline in the UK since the 1970s, down by 18% and by 4% in the last five years. 📉 #Ornithology
Sadly, the ‘all bird species’ index, comprising the population trends of 130 species, has been in a slow continuous decline in the UK since the 1970s, down by 18% and by 4% in the last five years. 📉 #Ornithology