Sicily Fiennes 🍉
@sicilyfiennes.bsky.social
Post doc fellow at @nationaltrust.org.uk on the @renewbiodiversity.bsky.social project. Working on increasing access to nature. they/them 🏳️🌈
https://conservationsensationblog.wordpress.com/
https://conservationsensationblog.wordpress.com/
PhD tea towels!!!! Thank you to my amazing supervisors @katatrepsis.bsky.social, @georgeholmes.bsky.social & Chris Birchall. And thank you to Freddy of Dreadful Threads in Leeds for producing :)
November 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
PhD tea towels!!!! Thank you to my amazing supervisors @katatrepsis.bsky.social, @georgeholmes.bsky.social & Chris Birchall. And thank you to Freddy of Dreadful Threads in Leeds for producing :)
I’m in a video about my very cool PhD program @extinctionleeds.bsky.social. Shot during a difficult time for me, I’m still happy I managed the filming and shared my research 🧐
We're honoured that @leverhulme.ac.uk chose to feature @extinctionleeds.bsky.social as part of their centenary. It's testament to our fantastic PGRs, including @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social and @kate-elspeth.bsky.social whose work is highlighted. Full video link in the post. #extinction #culture
@extinctionleeds.bsky.social is an interdisciplinary doctoral training programme focusing on topics relating to extinction and its meanings, histories and legacies.
Watch the whole🎬👉 media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/extinc...
@katatrepsis.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social
Watch the whole🎬👉 media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/extinc...
@katatrepsis.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I’m in a video about my very cool PhD program @extinctionleeds.bsky.social. Shot during a difficult time for me, I’m still happy I managed the filming and shared my research 🧐
If only I spoke better Spanish, Italian and Romanian 😩. If you do and are into political ecology/green criminology please check it here posts out!
🚨 We are looking for 3 new colleagues to join the GreenFrontier team as Postdoctoral Researchers!
Deadline for applications: 25 Nov 2025
Each of the 3 openings will involve extended ethnographic fieldwork + plenty of opportunities to consolidate research & leadership skills!
Please share widely!
Deadline for applications: 25 Nov 2025
Each of the 3 openings will involve extended ethnographic fieldwork + plenty of opportunities to consolidate research & leadership skills!
Please share widely!
November 4, 2025 at 8:42 AM
If only I spoke better Spanish, Italian and Romanian 😩. If you do and are into political ecology/green criminology please check it here posts out!
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"He imagines a space where children from the streets can find shelter, food and clothing, and a sense of purpose through caring for rescued birds and the environment."
Beautiful story - the kind that makes you hopeful.
www.aljazeera.com/features/202... #birds
Beautiful story - the kind that makes you hopeful.
www.aljazeera.com/features/202... #birds
Nairobi’s ‘Birdman’: Rescuing raptors on the streets of Kenya’s capital
Rodgers Oloo Magutha, who’s lived much of his life on the streets, has big dreams of one day opening a bird shelter.
www.aljazeera.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:27 AM
"He imagines a space where children from the streets can find shelter, food and clothing, and a sense of purpose through caring for rescued birds and the environment."
Beautiful story - the kind that makes you hopeful.
www.aljazeera.com/features/202... #birds
Beautiful story - the kind that makes you hopeful.
www.aljazeera.com/features/202... #birds
Really excited to hear about this initiative ‘Naturalists for Palestine’, sign up everyone!
naturalistsforpalestine.org
naturalistsforpalestine.org
Naturalists for Palestine
Naturalists for Palestine is a call from individuals and organisations in the UK nature sector to stand for an end to the genocide in Gaza, and to the suffering and oppression of the people of Palesti...
naturalistsforpalestine.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Really excited to hear about this initiative ‘Naturalists for Palestine’, sign up everyone!
naturalistsforpalestine.org
naturalistsforpalestine.org
Speaking at the Headingley Café Scientifique on 19/11/25 at 7:45 pm! Anyone welcome to join in person :)
cafesci.hdtleeds.org.uk?page_id=983
cafesci.hdtleeds.org.uk?page_id=983
October 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Speaking at the Headingley Café Scientifique on 19/11/25 at 7:45 pm! Anyone welcome to join in person :)
cafesci.hdtleeds.org.uk?page_id=983
cafesci.hdtleeds.org.uk?page_id=983
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1/ 📄New paper! Alison Hutchinson @georgeiorda.bsky.social Teresa Lappe-Osthege & myself have developed a new harms-based #PoliticalEcology as a way of understanding the #WildlifeTrade published in @jpoliticalecology.bsky.social ⬇️
beastlybusiness.org/2025/07/23/n...
beastlybusiness.org/2025/07/23/n...
New paper on harms-based political ecology - Beastly Business
Our team members Alison Hutchinson, Rosaleen Duffy, George Iordachescu and Teresa Lappe-Osthege developed an idea of bringing together debates on harms from green criminology with political ecology co...
beastlybusiness.org
July 24, 2025 at 7:11 AM
1/ 📄New paper! Alison Hutchinson @georgeiorda.bsky.social Teresa Lappe-Osthege & myself have developed a new harms-based #PoliticalEcology as a way of understanding the #WildlifeTrade published in @jpoliticalecology.bsky.social ⬇️
beastlybusiness.org/2025/07/23/n...
beastlybusiness.org/2025/07/23/n...
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Excellent piece on #GlassEel trade in @mongabay.com - and as ever @monicapons.bsky.social is absolutely spot on. Eel consumption always relies on wild caught fish, & the valuable trade attracts criminal networks #IWT #WildlifeTrade #EuropeanEel #EnvironmentalCrime
I recently contributed to a Mongabay article on the illegal glass eel trade—a critical issue for environmental crime research.
Thank you, Keith Anthony Fabro, for giving me the chance to share insights on this topic and engaging with my work.
📖 Read it here:
news.mongabay.com/2025/06/glas...
Thank you, Keith Anthony Fabro, for giving me the chance to share insights on this topic and engaging with my work.
📖 Read it here:
news.mongabay.com/2025/06/glas...
Glass eel smuggling booms despite bans, leaving species on the brink
Tiny, translucent and no longer than a finger, juvenile European eels, also known as glass eels, might not look like much. But demand for these slippery creatures, particularly in East Asia, has made ...
news.mongabay.com
June 26, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Excellent piece on #GlassEel trade in @mongabay.com - and as ever @monicapons.bsky.social is absolutely spot on. Eel consumption always relies on wild caught fish, & the valuable trade attracts criminal networks #IWT #WildlifeTrade #EuropeanEel #EnvironmentalCrime
I went on this course in 2022 and it was incredible :)
Are you curious about expanding your social research practice to include nonhuman species, but don’t know where to start? Come and join this immersive three-day workshop at the University of Manchester, with a mix of indoor seminars and outdoor fieldwork: store.southampton.ac.uk/short-course...
June 6, 2025 at 7:19 AM
I went on this course in 2022 and it was incredible :)
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congratulations to Dr @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social , for successfully defending their thesis on the songbird trade in Indonesia. A highly interdisciplinary study, with some wonderful papers and a cool interactive website here www.uncagedconservation.com
Uncaged Conservation - An inclusive audio-visual exploration of wildlife marketplace
Through this collaborative work of art and science, we want to challenge the misconceptions about the illegal wildlife trade and the people involved. Immerse yourself in the website and experience wha...
www.uncagedconservation.com
April 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
congratulations to Dr @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social , for successfully defending their thesis on the songbird trade in Indonesia. A highly interdisciplinary study, with some wonderful papers and a cool interactive website here www.uncagedconservation.com
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Congratulations to @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social on successfully defending their PhD thesis! I can honestly say that this was one of the most interesting projects I have been involved with, the most talented students I have supervised, and the least stressful waits for a viva outcome :-)
May 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Congratulations to @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social on successfully defending their PhD thesis! I can honestly say that this was one of the most interesting projects I have been involved with, the most talented students I have supervised, and the least stressful waits for a viva outcome :-)
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Time is of the essence and we need to fight the EHRC interim guidance before it becomes statutory and Parliament make it law.
Don’t just shout about it, write to them. Also tell the media, if you can get them to care. I’ve posted this on Instagram.
Speak to your unions and staff networks at work
Don’t just shout about it, write to them. Also tell the media, if you can get them to care. I’ve posted this on Instagram.
Speak to your unions and staff networks at work
April 26, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Time is of the essence and we need to fight the EHRC interim guidance before it becomes statutory and Parliament make it law.
Don’t just shout about it, write to them. Also tell the media, if you can get them to care. I’ve posted this on Instagram.
Speak to your unions and staff networks at work
Don’t just shout about it, write to them. Also tell the media, if you can get them to care. I’ve posted this on Instagram.
Speak to your unions and staff networks at work
I have my PhD viva next week (eek!). Any last-minute tips from the pros on here?
April 24, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I have my PhD viva next week (eek!). Any last-minute tips from the pros on here?
Check out @cassyni.bsky.social seminar Rethinking extinction “crises”: The case of Asian songbird trade presented by Mx Sicily Fiennes 📅 Thursday 1st May 2025 ⏰ 14.00 PM (GMT+1).
This has been rescheduled woo!
This has been rescheduled woo!
April 24, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Check out @cassyni.bsky.social seminar Rethinking extinction “crises”: The case of Asian songbird trade presented by Mx Sicily Fiennes 📅 Thursday 1st May 2025 ⏰ 14.00 PM (GMT+1).
This has been rescheduled woo!
This has been rescheduled woo!
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In this piece, which I am proud of and I stand by every word, I make two serious criticisms of the procedure that the Supreme Court adopted.
goodlawproject.org/the-supreme-...
goodlawproject.org/the-supreme-...
The Supreme Court ignored trans voices. I’m ashamed of what our law has become | Good Law Project
The Supreme Court’s decision to exclude trans voices has harmed trans people – and harmed the fairness of their ruling.
goodlawproject.org
April 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
In this piece, which I am proud of and I stand by every word, I make two serious criticisms of the procedure that the Supreme Court adopted.
goodlawproject.org/the-supreme-...
goodlawproject.org/the-supreme-...
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"#TikTok facilitating #songbird #trade in Indonesia" - a recent paper published by #Extinction Studies PhD student @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social in @oryxthejournal.bsky.social: buff.ly/4aNmZaI.
Oryx (@oryxthejournal.bsky.social)
Oryx—The International Journal of Conservation publishes leading research on biodiversity, conservation practice & the socio-economic dimensions of conservation.
oryxthejournal.bsky.social
March 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
"#TikTok facilitating #songbird #trade in Indonesia" - a recent paper published by #Extinction Studies PhD student @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social in @oryxthejournal.bsky.social: buff.ly/4aNmZaI.
Excited to say I've SUBMITTED my PhD thesis on Asian songbird trade 🎉. My interests are in political ecology, focusing on wildlife trade, creative social science, and critical conservation. If people know of long-term roles in research, analysis, or program management in the UK, please let me know💡
March 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Excited to say I've SUBMITTED my PhD thesis on Asian songbird trade 🎉. My interests are in political ecology, focusing on wildlife trade, creative social science, and critical conservation. If people know of long-term roles in research, analysis, or program management in the UK, please let me know💡
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#Extinction in the Small Isles: A fantastic photo blog from a recent group trip to the Scottish Small Isles, by Extinction Studies PhD students Alfie Howard, MT Talensby, Jon Roberts, @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social, Lydia Woods, Serena Turton-Hughes, Jenny Kennedy
Extinction in the Small Isles
This month, we are pleased to welcome fascinating contributions from members of the Leverhulme-funded Extinction Studies Doctoral Training Programme at the University of Leeds, as we proudly host a…
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March 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
#Extinction in the Small Isles: A fantastic photo blog from a recent group trip to the Scottish Small Isles, by Extinction Studies PhD students Alfie Howard, MT Talensby, Jon Roberts, @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social, Lydia Woods, Serena Turton-Hughes, Jenny Kennedy
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"Awe and Extinction" - Extinction Studies PhD student @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social writes about reflections on a recent photography trip to the Scottish Small Isles:
Awe and Extinction, by Sicily Fiennes
As we coasted through the foggy waters of western Scotland, it had me pondering my biases toward the natural world. Until now, the indescribable awe of seeing a rare seabird or a cheeky cetacean fr…
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February 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
"Awe and Extinction" - Extinction Studies PhD student @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social writes about reflections on a recent photography trip to the Scottish Small Isles:
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Over the past few months I feel very privileged to have been doing an analysis for DEFRA of how The UK Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund projects address poverty; providing recommendations on how projects and the Fund can improve practice ⬇️
iwt.challengefund.org.uk/resources/in...
iwt.challengefund.org.uk/resources/in...
Information Notes
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January 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Over the past few months I feel very privileged to have been doing an analysis for DEFRA of how The UK Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund projects address poverty; providing recommendations on how projects and the Fund can improve practice ⬇️
iwt.challengefund.org.uk/resources/in...
iwt.challengefund.org.uk/resources/in...
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Hey #WildlifeDisease & #conservation folk, please check out our survey on attitudes to parasite conservation.
Are parasites important for biodiversity, would you remove them to protect host welfare, or something more nuanced? We want to hear all views to improve guidance for practitioners 🪱🧪🌍🧵1/n
Are parasites important for biodiversity, would you remove them to protect host welfare, or something more nuanced? We want to hear all views to improve guidance for practitioners 🪱🧪🌍🧵1/n
January 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Hey #WildlifeDisease & #conservation folk, please check out our survey on attitudes to parasite conservation.
Are parasites important for biodiversity, would you remove them to protect host welfare, or something more nuanced? We want to hear all views to improve guidance for practitioners 🪱🧪🌍🧵1/n
Are parasites important for biodiversity, would you remove them to protect host welfare, or something more nuanced? We want to hear all views to improve guidance for practitioners 🪱🧪🌍🧵1/n
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Fantastic to start the day with @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social leaping into my office with some highly positive reviews on their recent PhD output. "Interesting", "novel", "great paper", "valuable perspective", "significant" and "immediately useful"! Brilliant work and I look forward to sharing it!
February 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Fantastic to start the day with @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social leaping into my office with some highly positive reviews on their recent PhD output. "Interesting", "novel", "great paper", "valuable perspective", "significant" and "immediately useful"! Brilliant work and I look forward to sharing it!
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Ever heard of parasite conservation and thought "Why on earth would we want to do that 😱"?! Read our new paper to find out...
We cover key questions including: Why conserve parasites? How do you conserve parasites? & What parasite conservation is already happening?
doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
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We cover key questions including: Why conserve parasites? How do you conserve parasites? & What parasite conservation is already happening?
doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
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January 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Ever heard of parasite conservation and thought "Why on earth would we want to do that 😱"?! Read our new paper to find out...
We cover key questions including: Why conserve parasites? How do you conserve parasites? & What parasite conservation is already happening?
doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
[1/3]
We cover key questions including: Why conserve parasites? How do you conserve parasites? & What parasite conservation is already happening?
doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
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I was honoured to be invited by the editors of Prisms: Extinction to give a talk on my paper on environmental crises and Asian songbird trade. Please attend this online talk on Tuesday, March 11th, at 2 pm GMT to hear more!
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January 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I was honoured to be invited by the editors of Prisms: Extinction to give a talk on my paper on environmental crises and Asian songbird trade. Please attend this online talk on Tuesday, March 11th, at 2 pm GMT to hear more!
cassyni.com/events/6H6nT...
cassyni.com/events/6H6nT...
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A brilliant new paper on conservation patriarchy - must be widely read: ‘We conclude that patriarchal norms and structures within conservation must be questioned and dismantled to make conservation more effective and just’ www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Mapping the patriarchy in conservation - npj Biodiversity
npj Biodiversity - Mapping the patriarchy in conservation
www.nature.com
December 12, 2024 at 5:12 PM
A brilliant new paper on conservation patriarchy - must be widely read: ‘We conclude that patriarchal norms and structures within conservation must be questioned and dismantled to make conservation more effective and just’ www.nature.com/articles/s44...