Stephen Mulvey
@stephenmulvey.bsky.social
Freelance journalist, ex-mature student (Conservation MSc at UCL), treasurer of the London Bat Group and Fellow of the Linnean Society. In the distant past reported from Kyiv and Baku.
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Stephen Mulvey
@stephenmulvey.bsky.social
· Jan 26
I made a starter pack of people involved in bat research and conservation. Please share. go.bsky.app/R4Etsza
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🦇 #BatsInArt #PreciousBats #BatIllustration #German #19thCentury
Eduard Oscar Schmidt (1823 - 1886)
DAUBENTON'S BAT
Engraving; BREHMS TIERLEBEN, small edition, 1927
Eduard Oscar Schmidt (1823 - 1886)
DAUBENTON'S BAT
Engraving; BREHMS TIERLEBEN, small edition, 1927
February 17, 2026 at 4:57 AM
🦇 #BatsInArt #PreciousBats #BatIllustration #German #19thCentury
Eduard Oscar Schmidt (1823 - 1886)
DAUBENTON'S BAT
Engraving; BREHMS TIERLEBEN, small edition, 1927
Eduard Oscar Schmidt (1823 - 1886)
DAUBENTON'S BAT
Engraving; BREHMS TIERLEBEN, small edition, 1927
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The glory of Early Star of Bethlehem, in flower this year.
February 11, 2026 at 8:47 PM
The glory of Early Star of Bethlehem, in flower this year.
“What the Bangor affair underlines… is that the right to free speech isn’t the same as the right to a free audience whenever you happen to be campaigning in the neighbourhood.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If you want to know what Reform would be like in power, look at how it threatened Bangor University | Gaby Hinsliff
A debating society didn’t want to invite two figures connected to the party to speak. Cue an authoritarian response, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:32 AM
“What the Bangor affair underlines… is that the right to free speech isn’t the same as the right to a free audience whenever you happen to be campaigning in the neighbourhood.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
‘When asked by The Hill if Gallup had received any feedback from the White House or anyone in the current administration before making the decision, the spokesperson said, “this is a strategic shift solely based on Gallup’s research goals and priorities.” ‘
thehill.com/homenews/med...
thehill.com/homenews/med...
thehill.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:24 PM
‘When asked by The Hill if Gallup had received any feedback from the White House or anyone in the current administration before making the decision, the spokesperson said, “this is a strategic shift solely based on Gallup’s research goals and priorities.” ‘
thehill.com/homenews/med...
thehill.com/homenews/med...
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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🦇 Government quietly released a report today. Just 3% of the most important habitat for wildlife is in good condition.
This must change or wildlife will be lost forever.
Don’t let this report slip under the radar: www.wcl.org.uk/sickening-st...
This must change or wildlife will be lost forever.
Don’t let this report slip under the radar: www.wcl.org.uk/sickening-st...
January 22, 2026 at 4:25 PM
🦇 Government quietly released a report today. Just 3% of the most important habitat for wildlife is in good condition.
This must change or wildlife will be lost forever.
Don’t let this report slip under the radar: www.wcl.org.uk/sickening-st...
This must change or wildlife will be lost forever.
Don’t let this report slip under the radar: www.wcl.org.uk/sickening-st...
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January 6, 2026 at 1:47 AM
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Trump: "I haven't been able to find any windfarms in China."
Reality: China has far more windfarms than any other country on Earth
Reality: China has far more windfarms than any other country on Earth
January 21, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Trump: "I haven't been able to find any windfarms in China."
Reality: China has far more windfarms than any other country on Earth
Reality: China has far more windfarms than any other country on Earth
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"There are windmills all over Europe. There are windmills all over the place."
Trump slipping into spoken-word poetry.
Trump slipping into spoken-word poetry.
January 21, 2026 at 1:57 PM
"There are windmills all over Europe. There are windmills all over the place."
Trump slipping into spoken-word poetry.
Trump slipping into spoken-word poetry.
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Hey, we're getting to Greenland.
"I was going to leave it out of the speech..."
Apparently Greenland is going to be American because they defended it from the Nazis in World War II, which is bad news for Paris I guess.
"I was going to leave it out of the speech..."
Apparently Greenland is going to be American because they defended it from the Nazis in World War II, which is bad news for Paris I guess.
January 21, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Hey, we're getting to Greenland.
"I was going to leave it out of the speech..."
Apparently Greenland is going to be American because they defended it from the Nazis in World War II, which is bad news for Paris I guess.
"I was going to leave it out of the speech..."
Apparently Greenland is going to be American because they defended it from the Nazis in World War II, which is bad news for Paris I guess.
“Wolverines naturally exist at very low densities wherever they are found” said Inman. “Fifty to 100 wolverines may not sound like a lot, but that is likely in the same ballpark as the historical capacity here in Colorado.”
coloradosun.com/2026/01/14/c...
coloradosun.com/2026/01/14/c...
Colorado is working on a plan to reintroduce wolverines next. Here’s what it would look like.
Following a rocky rollout of wolves, state officials are taking a cautious approach to the reintroduction of wolverines
coloradosun.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:50 AM
“Wolverines naturally exist at very low densities wherever they are found” said Inman. “Fifty to 100 wolverines may not sound like a lot, but that is likely in the same ballpark as the historical capacity here in Colorado.”
coloradosun.com/2026/01/14/c...
coloradosun.com/2026/01/14/c...
“The U.S. has such a free hand in Greenland that it can pretty much do what it wants,” said Mikkel Runge Olesen… “I have a very hard time seeing that the U.S. couldn’t get pretty much everything it wanted,” he said, adding, “if it just asked nicely.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/w...
Buy Greenland? Take It? Why? An Old Pact Already Gives Trump a Free Hand.
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:38 PM
“The U.S. has such a free hand in Greenland that it can pretty much do what it wants,” said Mikkel Runge Olesen… “I have a very hard time seeing that the U.S. couldn’t get pretty much everything it wanted,” he said, adding, “if it just asked nicely.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/w...
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It's New Year, so time to look back and forward. These are 10 things I think we need to recognise in 2026. It’s a response to what I think are profoundly damaging mistaken assumptions I’ve heard and read from practitioners, journalists, and analysts in 2025. Warning: very long🧵
January 1, 2026 at 4:55 PM
It's New Year, so time to look back and forward. These are 10 things I think we need to recognise in 2026. It’s a response to what I think are profoundly damaging mistaken assumptions I’ve heard and read from practitioners, journalists, and analysts in 2025. Warning: very long🧵
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🚨 New Lab paper! 🚨
Contrary to assumptions & media narratives, most people have positive attitudes toward wolves & are tolerant of them. This is true around the world & even here in MT where 74% of Montanans are tolerant or very tolerant of wolves. 1/ conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Contrary to assumptions & media narratives, most people have positive attitudes toward wolves & are tolerant of them. This is true around the world & even here in MT where 74% of Montanans are tolerant or very tolerant of wolves. 1/ conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Increasing tolerance of wolves in Montana, United States (2012–2023)
There is little reliable human dimensions data on people's attitudes toward wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains despite global interest in wolf management in the area, and limited information glob...
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:16 AM
🚨 New Lab paper! 🚨
Contrary to assumptions & media narratives, most people have positive attitudes toward wolves & are tolerant of them. This is true around the world & even here in MT where 74% of Montanans are tolerant or very tolerant of wolves. 1/ conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Contrary to assumptions & media narratives, most people have positive attitudes toward wolves & are tolerant of them. This is true around the world & even here in MT where 74% of Montanans are tolerant or very tolerant of wolves. 1/ conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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1/🧵 Two bird species bred in the UK in 2023 for the first time since the 1990s!
The latest report by @ukrbbp.bsky.social published in @britishbirds.bsky.social confirmed a pair of Hoopoes raised three young from a nest in Leicestershire and Rutland. #Ornithology
The latest report by @ukrbbp.bsky.social published in @britishbirds.bsky.social confirmed a pair of Hoopoes raised three young from a nest in Leicestershire and Rutland. #Ornithology
December 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
1/🧵 Two bird species bred in the UK in 2023 for the first time since the 1990s!
The latest report by @ukrbbp.bsky.social published in @britishbirds.bsky.social confirmed a pair of Hoopoes raised three young from a nest in Leicestershire and Rutland. #Ornithology
The latest report by @ukrbbp.bsky.social published in @britishbirds.bsky.social confirmed a pair of Hoopoes raised three young from a nest in Leicestershire and Rutland. #Ornithology
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Professor Tim Lenton of @exeter.ac.uk with an incredibly important warning about the dire consequences for the UK if we continue burning fossil fuels and cause the #AMOC ocean current to cross a tipping point—which could happen at 2°C.
Full talk: link below.
#NEB2025 #FoodShortages
Full talk: link below.
#NEB2025 #FoodShortages
December 12, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Professor Tim Lenton of @exeter.ac.uk with an incredibly important warning about the dire consequences for the UK if we continue burning fossil fuels and cause the #AMOC ocean current to cross a tipping point—which could happen at 2°C.
Full talk: link below.
#NEB2025 #FoodShortages
Full talk: link below.
#NEB2025 #FoodShortages
“Reported outcomes offered weak to null evidence for most claimed benefits, including rapid growth, accelerated succession, self-sustainability, cost efficiency, enhanced biodiversity, higher carbon sequestration and increased tree density.”
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Tiny forests, huge claims: The evidence gap behind the Miyawaki method for forest restoration
To scale up restoration effectively, practitioners and policymakers should prioritize methods supported by robust empirical evidence rather than relying on untested claims. Our findings highlight the....
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
“Reported outcomes offered weak to null evidence for most claimed benefits, including rapid growth, accelerated succession, self-sustainability, cost efficiency, enhanced biodiversity, higher carbon sequestration and increased tree density.”
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Anurans follow Bergmann's rule, urodeles its converse.
December 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Anurans follow Bergmann's rule, urodeles its converse.
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i asked chat gpt to fact check an article for me
December 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
i asked chat gpt to fact check an article for me
"The machine removes about the top 5cm of sediment. That's where most of the animals live. So obviously, if you're removing the sediment, you're removing the animals in it too," said lead author Eva Stewart. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Over a third of animals impacted in deep sea mining test - scientists
The findings contribute to a controversial debate that pits green technology against the environment.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 8:17 AM
"The machine removes about the top 5cm of sediment. That's where most of the animals live. So obviously, if you're removing the sediment, you're removing the animals in it too," said lead author Eva Stewart. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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WOW! This was as surreal and spectacular to see in person as I'd hoped 😍
Aseroe rubra (Anenome/Starfish Stinkhorn).
Aseroe rubra (Anenome/Starfish Stinkhorn).
December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
WOW! This was as surreal and spectacular to see in person as I'd hoped 😍
Aseroe rubra (Anenome/Starfish Stinkhorn).
Aseroe rubra (Anenome/Starfish Stinkhorn).
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1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:55 AM
1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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US national security strategy.
Something sure is unrecognisable here, but it’s not Europe.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
Something sure is unrecognisable here, but it’s not Europe.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 5:06 AM
US national security strategy.
Something sure is unrecognisable here, but it’s not Europe.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
Something sure is unrecognisable here, but it’s not Europe.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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As far as I can see, this nat sec strategy is far harsher on Europe than on Russia. There is no mention of a threat from Russia or of deterrence, only that "re-establishing strategic stability" is a priority. Europe is cast as a major threat to freedom. A radical, dangerous document.
December 5, 2025 at 7:35 AM
As far as I can see, this nat sec strategy is far harsher on Europe than on Russia. There is no mention of a threat from Russia or of deterrence, only that "re-establishing strategic stability" is a priority. Europe is cast as a major threat to freedom. A radical, dangerous document.
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Latest news: Sweden has received a formal letter from the EU Commission stating that the country’s attempt to lower the wolf reference value to a politically determined figure of 170 wolves is not acceptable.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3KpeOZo
Read more: https://bit.ly/3KpeOZo
Sweden’s wolf policy tests EU commitments to wildlife welfare
www.brusselstimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Latest news: Sweden has received a formal letter from the EU Commission stating that the country’s attempt to lower the wolf reference value to a politically determined figure of 170 wolves is not acceptable.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3KpeOZo
Read more: https://bit.ly/3KpeOZo