Janire Castellano Bueno, PhD
@janirecas.bsky.social
🦜 Researcher at @wildanimalinitv.bsky.social
🐒 #AnimalWelfare Postdoc at @newcastleuni.bsky.social
Opinions are my own (she/her)
🐒 #AnimalWelfare Postdoc at @newcastleuni.bsky.social
Opinions are my own (she/her)
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Hi everyone 👋
I’m Jani, an animal welfare researcher focusing on wild animals. I’ll be sharing research, ideas, and updates on wild animal welfare and science more broadly.
Excited to connect! 🦉
#WildAnimalWelfare
I’m Jani, an animal welfare researcher focusing on wild animals. I’ll be sharing research, ideas, and updates on wild animal welfare and science more broadly.
Excited to connect! 🦉
#WildAnimalWelfare
Reposted by Janire Castellano Bueno, PhD
How would a shift towards large-scale plant-based meat consumption impact the economy of the United States? This Faunalytics study explores two hypothetical paths and outcomes.
https://faunalytics.org/plant-based-economic-impacts/
https://faunalytics.org/plant-based-economic-impacts/
The Economic Impacts Of A Plant-Based Transition: Exploring Two Growth Scenarios - Faunalytics
How would a shift towards large-scale plant-based meat consumption impact the economy of the United States? This Faunalytics study explores two hypothetical paths and outcomes.
faunalytics.org
January 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM
How would a shift towards large-scale plant-based meat consumption impact the economy of the United States? This Faunalytics study explores two hypothetical paths and outcomes.
https://faunalytics.org/plant-based-economic-impacts/
https://faunalytics.org/plant-based-economic-impacts/
Reposted by Janire Castellano Bueno, PhD
2025. The impact of urbanisation on social behaviour: a comprehensive review. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
The impact of urbanisation on social behaviour: a comprehensive review
Urbanisation is a key driver of global environmental change and presents animals with novel stressors and challenges. It can fundamentally influence social behaviour and has the potential to reshape ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:22 AM
2025. The impact of urbanisation on social behaviour: a comprehensive review. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Lovely encounter this morning with this elegant gentleman.
Look at those big horns 🐐!
Look at those big horns 🐐!
December 28, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Lovely encounter this morning with this elegant gentleman.
Look at those big horns 🐐!
Look at those big horns 🐐!
🌍 Academia loves to call itself global.
But conferences often speak one language only.
Ever struggled to ask a question?
Skipped networking because it felt exhausting?
📝 Take our 2 minute survey and help redesign conferences to be inclusive.
👉 forms.gle/u8ESktcJP8Y6...
#DEI #EDI #LanguageBarrier
But conferences often speak one language only.
Ever struggled to ask a question?
Skipped networking because it felt exhausting?
📝 Take our 2 minute survey and help redesign conferences to be inclusive.
👉 forms.gle/u8ESktcJP8Y6...
#DEI #EDI #LanguageBarrier
Amplifying global voices: Removing language barriers in academic conferences
We invite you to share your experiences with language barriers at academic conferences. Your insights will help shape more inclusive and multilingual events across disciplines and formats.
This survey...
forms.gle
December 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
🌍 Academia loves to call itself global.
But conferences often speak one language only.
Ever struggled to ask a question?
Skipped networking because it felt exhausting?
📝 Take our 2 minute survey and help redesign conferences to be inclusive.
👉 forms.gle/u8ESktcJP8Y6...
#DEI #EDI #LanguageBarrier
But conferences often speak one language only.
Ever struggled to ask a question?
Skipped networking because it felt exhausting?
📝 Take our 2 minute survey and help redesign conferences to be inclusive.
👉 forms.gle/u8ESktcJP8Y6...
#DEI #EDI #LanguageBarrier
Nothing to add.
December 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Nothing to add.
Reposted by Janire Castellano Bueno, PhD
Springer Nature retracting papers based on bonkers dataset
www.thetransmitter.org/retraction/e... Good. #autism
www.thetransmitter.org/retraction/e... Good. #autism
Springer Nature retracts, removes nearly 40 publications
The dataset contains images of children’s faces downloaded from websites about autism, which sparked concerns at Springer Nature about consent and reliability.
www.thetransmitter.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Springer Nature retracting papers based on bonkers dataset
www.thetransmitter.org/retraction/e... Good. #autism
www.thetransmitter.org/retraction/e... Good. #autism
Reposted by Janire Castellano Bueno, PhD
2025. The gendered costs of human–wildlife conflict: A global systematic review link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The gendered costs of human–wildlife conflict: A global systematic review - Ambio
Human–wildlife conflict is a pressing worldwide issue with consequences that are experienced differently across groups of people. Societal expectations and gender norms ensure that the consequences of...
link.springer.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:49 AM
2025. The gendered costs of human–wildlife conflict: A global systematic review link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reposted by Janire Castellano Bueno, PhD
#PhD opening for a project on wild & captive #animalwelfare, related to heat stress and climate change @bristoluni.bsky.social with Dr. Benjamin Lecorps!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
December 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
#PhD opening for a project on wild & captive #animalwelfare, related to heat stress and climate change @bristoluni.bsky.social with Dr. Benjamin Lecorps!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Reposted by Janire Castellano Bueno, PhD
I talk with my Research Methods students about publishing during the semester... and I was had a difficult time explaining why I personally avoid Frontiers similar to MDPI.
I will have less difficulty this coming year.
From: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
I will have less difficulty this coming year.
From: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I talk with my Research Methods students about publishing during the semester... and I was had a difficult time explaining why I personally avoid Frontiers similar to MDPI.
I will have less difficulty this coming year.
From: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
I will have less difficulty this coming year.
From: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🐼 Pandas, 🦁 lions, 🐢turtles … get the spotlight while less cute species quietly vanish.
charisma driven conservation is not just flawed, it can be harmful.
If we want real biodiversity, we must look beyond the photogenic.
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
charisma driven conservation is not just flawed, it can be harmful.
If we want real biodiversity, we must look beyond the photogenic.
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Are we over-conserving charismatic species?
Is all conservation good? This Perspective argues that the prevalent strategy of focusing on charismatic species may be counterproductive if conservation impact measures are oversimplistic and do not ...
journals.plos.org
December 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
🐼 Pandas, 🦁 lions, 🐢turtles … get the spotlight while less cute species quietly vanish.
charisma driven conservation is not just flawed, it can be harmful.
If we want real biodiversity, we must look beyond the photogenic.
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
charisma driven conservation is not just flawed, it can be harmful.
If we want real biodiversity, we must look beyond the photogenic.
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Reposted by Janire Castellano Bueno, PhD
As a follow up, we are now focusing on language barriers. To make conferences inclusive for everyone, we need to understand peoples experiences with language at academic events. Please take a moment to fill in our survey and help shape more accessible conferences 🌍✍️
forms.gle/u8ESktcJP8Y6...
forms.gle/u8ESktcJP8Y6...
Amplifying global voices: Removing language barriers in academic conferences
We invite you to share your experiences with language barriers at academic conferences. Your insights will help shape more inclusive and multilingual events across disciplines and formats.
This survey...
forms.gle
December 3, 2025 at 10:46 PM
As a follow up, we are now focusing on language barriers. To make conferences inclusive for everyone, we need to understand peoples experiences with language at academic events. Please take a moment to fill in our survey and help shape more accessible conferences 🌍✍️
forms.gle/u8ESktcJP8Y6...
forms.gle/u8ESktcJP8Y6...
Lately I cannot stop thinking about this. Within my lifetime (and I’m not that old) the difference is shocking. Insects are just GONE! 🦟🪰🐝🦋🪳
Más del 75% de los cultivos alimentarios dependen de insectos polinizadores...
December 4, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Lately I cannot stop thinking about this. Within my lifetime (and I’m not that old) the difference is shocking. Insects are just GONE! 🦟🪰🐝🦋🪳
📢 In our paper Beyond barriers, towards diversity, we explored how hybrid student conferences can improve accessibility and inclusion across academia. If you missed it, you can read it here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38288786/
#JEDI #EDI #AcademicChatter #Inclusivity
#JEDI #EDI #AcademicChatter #Inclusivity
Beyond barriers, towards diversity: how hybrid student conferences can drive accessibility - PubMed
The third International Student Symposium on Animal Behaviour and Cognition (ISSABC) aimed to address barriers for early career researchers, hosting a conference both in-person and online at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). The conference, attended by 101 in-person and 79 virtual …
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
December 3, 2025 at 10:46 PM
📢 In our paper Beyond barriers, towards diversity, we explored how hybrid student conferences can improve accessibility and inclusion across academia. If you missed it, you can read it here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38288786/
#JEDI #EDI #AcademicChatter #Inclusivity
#JEDI #EDI #AcademicChatter #Inclusivity
🧠🐒 When chimps vocalise, human brains spark in a unique pattern that we do not show for other primates. Not bonobos, not macaques, just chimps.
✨It is like evolution left a little secret button in our heads and chimps know exactly how to press it✨
doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
✨It is like evolution left a little secret button in our heads and chimps know exactly how to press it✨
doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
Sensitivity of the human temporal voice areas to nonhuman primate vocalizations
doi.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM
🧠🐒 When chimps vocalise, human brains spark in a unique pattern that we do not show for other primates. Not bonobos, not macaques, just chimps.
✨It is like evolution left a little secret button in our heads and chimps know exactly how to press it✨
doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
✨It is like evolution left a little secret button in our heads and chimps know exactly how to press it✨
doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
1,000 butterfly and moth genomes have been sequenced… and guess what they are using them for?
Understanding how these insects will cope with climate change. 🌍🦋
phys.org/news/2025-11...
#Biology #ClimateChange #AcademicChatter
Understanding how these insects will cope with climate change. 🌍🦋
phys.org/news/2025-11...
#Biology #ClimateChange #AcademicChatter
Using 1,000 butterfly and moth genomes to investigate evolution and climate change resilience
A major milestone has been reached, with experts across Europe, including those at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge, UK, sequencing 1,000 species of butterflies and moths. This includes almo...
phys.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
1,000 butterfly and moth genomes have been sequenced… and guess what they are using them for?
Understanding how these insects will cope with climate change. 🌍🦋
phys.org/news/2025-11...
#Biology #ClimateChange #AcademicChatter
Understanding how these insects will cope with climate change. 🌍🦋
phys.org/news/2025-11...
#Biology #ClimateChange #AcademicChatter
Great day today at @ljmuofficial.bsky.social talking about #WildAnimalWelfare 🦜🐒🦎
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Great day today at @ljmuofficial.bsky.social talking about #WildAnimalWelfare 🦜🐒🦎
November 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
🐒💡 Gelada mums are don’t mess around
New research shows they fake fertility when a new male arrives to protect their babies from infanticide.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
#Geladas #PrimateScience
New research shows they fake fertility when a new male arrives to protect their babies from infanticide.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
#Geladas #PrimateScience
November 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
🐒💡 Gelada mums are don’t mess around
New research shows they fake fertility when a new male arrives to protect their babies from infanticide.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
#Geladas #PrimateScience
New research shows they fake fertility when a new male arrives to protect their babies from infanticide.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
#Geladas #PrimateScience
🌍 Have you experienced language barriers at academic conferences, or not at all?
📝 Take our short survey and help make conferences more inclusive and multilingual:
forms.gle/u8ESktcJP8Y6...
#DEI #JEDI #EDI #Academia #AcademicChatter
📝 Take our short survey and help make conferences more inclusive and multilingual:
forms.gle/u8ESktcJP8Y6...
#DEI #JEDI #EDI #Academia #AcademicChatter
November 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🌍 Have you experienced language barriers at academic conferences, or not at all?
📝 Take our short survey and help make conferences more inclusive and multilingual:
forms.gle/u8ESktcJP8Y6...
#DEI #JEDI #EDI #Academia #AcademicChatter
📝 Take our short survey and help make conferences more inclusive and multilingual:
forms.gle/u8ESktcJP8Y6...
#DEI #JEDI #EDI #Academia #AcademicChatter
🦜 A cute reminder that social bonds matter in every species. Mutual grooming helps parakeets stay calm, connected, and cosy together.
November 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🦜 A cute reminder that social bonds matter in every species. Mutual grooming helps parakeets stay calm, connected, and cosy together.
🚨Call for Grant proposals is currently open at www.wildanimalinitiative.org/grants!
Deadline: 14th November
#WildAnimalWelfare
#Grants
Deadline: 14th November
#WildAnimalWelfare
#Grants
October 28, 2025 at 11:54 PM
🚨Call for Grant proposals is currently open at www.wildanimalinitiative.org/grants!
Deadline: 14th November
#WildAnimalWelfare
#Grants
Deadline: 14th November
#WildAnimalWelfare
#Grants
Reposted by Janire Castellano Bueno, PhD
Bluesky has overtaken Twitter/X as the highest social engagement metric for the entire publication corpus of some universities.
Here's all the attention for all research from Rhodes University, ZA. In October 2025 Bluesky mentioned their research more than X/Twitter.
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Here's all the attention for all research from Rhodes University, ZA. In October 2025 Bluesky mentioned their research more than X/Twitter.
1/2
October 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Bluesky has overtaken Twitter/X as the highest social engagement metric for the entire publication corpus of some universities.
Here's all the attention for all research from Rhodes University, ZA. In October 2025 Bluesky mentioned their research more than X/Twitter.
1/2
Here's all the attention for all research from Rhodes University, ZA. In October 2025 Bluesky mentioned their research more than X/Twitter.
1/2
🔉 Sound on!
Meet the ranita llorona, which translates to crying frog (Physalaemus biligonigerus). Tiny frog. Big feelings. Honestly, same 🐸
#Wildlife #ranitallorona #Physalaemus #amphibians #wildlifesound #bioacoustics #soundon
Meet the ranita llorona, which translates to crying frog (Physalaemus biligonigerus). Tiny frog. Big feelings. Honestly, same 🐸
#Wildlife #ranitallorona #Physalaemus #amphibians #wildlifesound #bioacoustics #soundon
October 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
🔉 Sound on!
Meet the ranita llorona, which translates to crying frog (Physalaemus biligonigerus). Tiny frog. Big feelings. Honestly, same 🐸
#Wildlife #ranitallorona #Physalaemus #amphibians #wildlifesound #bioacoustics #soundon
Meet the ranita llorona, which translates to crying frog (Physalaemus biligonigerus). Tiny frog. Big feelings. Honestly, same 🐸
#Wildlife #ranitallorona #Physalaemus #amphibians #wildlifesound #bioacoustics #soundon
Reposted by Janire Castellano Bueno, PhD
Effect of fluid control on the affective state of laboratory macaques https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.10.681594v1
October 11, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Effect of fluid control on the affective state of laboratory macaques https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.10.681594v1
Our new preprint is out!
We explore how fluid control affects the affective state of laboratory macaques.
🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#AnimalWelfare #PrimateWelfare
We explore how fluid control affects the affective state of laboratory macaques.
🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#AnimalWelfare #PrimateWelfare
Effect of fluid control on the affective state of laboratory macaques
Fluid control protocols are widely used in neuroscience to motivate laboratory macaques to engage with behavioural tasks. Despite strong evidence that the physiology of the animals is not compromised ...
www.biorxiv.org
October 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Our new preprint is out!
We explore how fluid control affects the affective state of laboratory macaques.
🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#AnimalWelfare #PrimateWelfare
We explore how fluid control affects the affective state of laboratory macaques.
🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#AnimalWelfare #PrimateWelfare