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The Society for Conservation Biology's 32nd International Congress for Conservation Biology. ICCB 2025 will be in Brisbane/Meanjin, Australia from June 15-19. Hosted by the SCB Oceania Region.
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Milwaukee has been ranked as the 3rd best big city in the US by Condé Nast Traveler readers for the third year in a row!
Here's a perfect reason to visit!
#conference #conservation #biodiversity
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#NACCR2026: Call for Proposals Now Open!
The Call for Proposals for Symposia, Interactive Sessions, Short Courses + Workshops is now open for the North American Congress for Conservation and Restoration meeting!
Deadline to submit: Dec 31, 2025
Follow @scbnorthamerica.bsky.social to stay up to date!
November 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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#NACCR2026: Call for Proposals Now Open!
The Call for Proposals for Symposia, Interactive Sessions, Short Courses + Workshops is now open for the North American Congress for Conservation and Restoration meeting!
Deadline to submit: Dec 31, 2025
Follow @scbnorthamerica.bsky.social to stay up to date!
November 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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In case you missed Bella's workshop at #ICCB2025: join SCB & Current Conservation for Noticing Nature: A Nature Journaling Workshop with Bella Charlton!
#conservation #biodiversity #scienceart
Slow down and really see nature. Join artist–zoologist Bella Charlton for a free online workshop on #NatureJournaling - hosted by SCB and Current Conservation.

🗓️ Nov 14, 2025 | 8–9 AM ET
🎨 Open to all, no drawing experience needed!
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#SciComm
November 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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The deadline for the call for symposia, roundtables, panel discussions, workshops, and training courses has been extended by 2 weeks! Apply before November 15th. The call for abstracts (parallel sessions) will open on December 1st, and closes January 31st, 2026. Visit: eccb26Leiden.eu.
October 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Register now!
Slow down and really see nature. Join artist–zoologist Bella Charlton for a free online workshop on #NatureJournaling - hosted by SCB and Current Conservation.

🗓️ Nov 14, 2025 | 8–9 AM ET
🎨 Open to all, no drawing experience needed!
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#SciComm
November 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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The deadline for the call for symposia, roundtables, panel discussions, workshops, and training courses has been extended until November 15th!
Call for abstracts will open Dec 1st.
Visit: eccb26Leiden.eu to learn more.
@eccb26leiden.bsky.social @scbeurope.bsky.social
#conservation #networking
November 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
In case you missed Bella's workshop at #ICCB2025: join SCB & Current Conservation for Noticing Nature: A Nature Journaling Workshop with Bella Charlton!
#conservation #biodiversity #scienceart
Slow down and really see nature. Join artist–zoologist Bella Charlton for a free online workshop on #NatureJournaling - hosted by SCB and Current Conservation.

🗓️ Nov 14, 2025 | 8–9 AM ET
🎨 Open to all, no drawing experience needed!
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#SciComm
November 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Slow down and really see nature. Join artist–zoologist Bella Charlton for a free online workshop on #NatureJournaling - hosted by SCB and Current Conservation.

🗓️ Nov 14, 2025 | 8–9 AM ET
🎨 Open to all, no drawing experience needed!
👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#SciComm
November 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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🔊Don't miss the upcoming SCB Europe Fall Webinar Series 2025!🍂

🌐Register here: bit.ly/4nYatdM
October 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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The epigenetic clock measures biological age and could help scientists assess the health of polar bears, dolphins, baboons and other threatened creatures “while recovery is still possible”
#conservation #endangeredspecies
This 'Clock' Could Warn of Hidden Stresses to Animals, Offering a Long-Sought Signal That a Population Is Nearing Collapse
The epigenetic clock measures biological age and could help scientists assess the health of polar bears, dolphins, baboons and other threatened creatures "while recovery is still possible"
www.smithsonianmag.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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A new study warns that the international trade in African #hornbills is “terrifying”, with thousands of birds or their parts exported, entirely unregulated. Scientists are calling for increased protection for these key seed dispersers.
With ‘terrifying’ trade in African hornbills, scientists call for increased protection
For millions of years, the African landscape — the rainforests, woodlands, savannas and scrublands — has echoed with the booms and cackles of large, raucous, strange-looking birds: hornbills. When U.S...
news.mongabay.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Registration is NOW OPEN for the Conservation Marketing (ConsMark) Conference 2025!
🗓️ Date: December 3 & 4
🔗 Register today: lnkd.in/eBbCVZUu
#conservation #marketing #conference
October 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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For generations, the Pakayaku community in Ecuador’s #Amazon has successfully kept unsustainable mining, logging and oil extraction activities out of forests while preserving their cultural traditions and #ecological knowledge.
news.mongabay.com/2025/10/indi...
Indigenous guardians successfully keep extractives out of Ecuador’s Amazon forests
PAKAYAKU TERRITORY, Ecuador — Deep in the heart of Ecuador’s Amazon, where the Bobonaza River winds through ancient forests in Pastaza province, Sacha Gayas spreads out a hand-drawn map across her woo...
news.mongabay.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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With federal wildlife funding shrinking, a Silicon Valley–backed nonprofit is raising $40M to help protect & reintroduce California’s sea otters, which are keystone for kelp forests and coastal resilience.
#seaotters #California #oceans 🌍
As federal government retreats, a private fund to save sea otters steps in
A Silicon Valley-based nonprofit has raised about $1.4 million of its $40-million target to protect California coastal sea otters, after the federal government has clawed back funds to support threate...
www.latimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Looking for a conference to attend in 2026? Check out our 2026 SCB Group Congresses!
Happening in: Lagos, Nigeria - Kathmandu, Nepal - Edinburgh, Scotland - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA - Porto Alegre, Brazil - Auckland, New Zealand and Leiden, Netherlands!
conbio.org/conferences/...
October 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Looking for a conference to attend in 2026? Check out our 2026 SCB Group Congresses!
Happening in: Lagos, Nigeria - Kathmandu, Nepal - Edinburgh, Scotland - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA - Porto Alegre, Brazil - Auckland, New Zealand and Leiden, Netherlands!
conbio.org/conferences/...
October 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Check out the SCB Impact Evaluation Working Group's new website!
scb-impact.org
And make sure to sign up for their webinar series: scb-impact.org/seminars-2025/
#conservation #webinar #impactevaluation
October 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Join the SCB Europe Region for their fall webinar series during October & November 2025 as an appetizer for #ECCB2026 in Leiden, NL!
Learn more: conbio.org/groups/secti...
#conservation #webinar #biodiversity
October 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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At #ICCB2025, 200 early-career researchers leveled up their communication, mentoring & conflict resolution skills - mixing improv/comedy with targeted short courses and networking.
Read our ECR Day recap: conbio.org/publications...
October 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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With 1,700 presentations, ~700 posters, pre + post conference workshops, a bustling hall with 40 exhibitors, fun side events, tons of networking and a party with the dinosaurs at the Australian Museum, #ICCB2025 was a celebration of science, connection & action.
Watch the recap: vimeo.com/1110363870
ICCB 2025 Highlights
View highlights from ICCB 2025 in Brisbane/Meanjin, Australia.
vimeo.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Approximately 90% of marine aquarium fish sold online in the US are sourced from the wild, raising concerns about the sustainability of coral reef ecosystems and vulnerable species.
Losing Nemo: Almost all aquarium fish in the US are caught in the wild
New research has revealed that about 90% of marine aquarium fish sold by online retailers in the United States are sourced directly from wild populations, mostly in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean.
phys.org
October 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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With just 5 years remaining to protect 30% of our land for nature, we urgently need to boost nature in our National Parks and National Landscapes.

Any weakening of laws protecting these vital areas for nature recovery would be a serious backwards step.
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’ say green groups
Exclusive: Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Friends, please join me in welcoming the Manta Trust to Bluesky! They’ve left Twitter and are setting up shop here.

🧪🌎🦑🦈 #SciComm
Some of our ocean’s most iconic species are vanishing — whale sharks, oceanic whitetip sharks, manta and devil rays.

Join us in calling for action. Sign the petition today: only.one/act/cites-2025

#CITESCoP20 #SaveTheMantas
October 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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At #ICCB2025, 200 early-career researchers leveled up their communication, mentoring & conflict resolution skills - mixing improv/comedy with targeted short courses and networking.
Read our ECR Day recap: conbio.org/publications...
October 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM