Stephen Venn
@stiivi1.bsky.social
Ecologist at Łódź University, specialized in conservation biology, urban ecology, grasslands, sustainability and arthropods, particularly carabid beetles. Twitter @S_tiivi Mastodon @Stiivi@ecoevo.social
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One day to go:
The US wants to cancel the law defending roadless areas.
Public comment period for opposing this rollback closes Sep. 19, 2025.
An open letter by SCB (@society4conbio.bsky.social) explains why this is a poor idea and how to comment.
See more here:
conbio.org/publications...
The US wants to cancel the law defending roadless areas.
Public comment period for opposing this rollback closes Sep. 19, 2025.
An open letter by SCB (@society4conbio.bsky.social) explains why this is a poor idea and how to comment.
See more here:
conbio.org/publications...
SCB North America Works to Protect Roadless Forests
The Society for Conservation Biology is global community of conservation professionals dedicated to advancing the science and practice of conserving Earth's biological diversity.
conbio.org
September 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
One day to go:
The US wants to cancel the law defending roadless areas.
Public comment period for opposing this rollback closes Sep. 19, 2025.
An open letter by SCB (@society4conbio.bsky.social) explains why this is a poor idea and how to comment.
See more here:
conbio.org/publications...
The US wants to cancel the law defending roadless areas.
Public comment period for opposing this rollback closes Sep. 19, 2025.
An open letter by SCB (@society4conbio.bsky.social) explains why this is a poor idea and how to comment.
See more here:
conbio.org/publications...
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VACANCY ALERT - We have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our team as a Bat Group Officer. DEADLINE for Applications: 10am Monday 30th June 2025.
FIND OUT MORE HERE: www.bats.org.uk/the-trust/jo...
FIND OUT MORE HERE: www.bats.org.uk/the-trust/jo...
June 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
VACANCY ALERT - We have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our team as a Bat Group Officer. DEADLINE for Applications: 10am Monday 30th June 2025.
FIND OUT MORE HERE: www.bats.org.uk/the-trust/jo...
FIND OUT MORE HERE: www.bats.org.uk/the-trust/jo...
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The Amazon is being destroyed by a most deadly trio:
• Livestock farming
• Organised crime
• Climate breakdown
If the planet's biggest rainforest ecosystem is lost, we're lost too. Our fate is totally inseparable from that of the natural world.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
• Livestock farming
• Organised crime
• Climate breakdown
If the planet's biggest rainforest ecosystem is lost, we're lost too. Our fate is totally inseparable from that of the natural world.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘We are perilously close to the point of no return’: climate scientist on Amazon rainforest’s future
Carlos Nobre, who has fought for decades to save the rainforest, says up to 70% of it could be lost if a tipping point is reached
www.theguardian.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The Amazon is being destroyed by a most deadly trio:
• Livestock farming
• Organised crime
• Climate breakdown
If the planet's biggest rainforest ecosystem is lost, we're lost too. Our fate is totally inseparable from that of the natural world.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
• Livestock farming
• Organised crime
• Climate breakdown
If the planet's biggest rainforest ecosystem is lost, we're lost too. Our fate is totally inseparable from that of the natural world.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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holy shit. Cuomo halted an investigation into the Weinstein case after a donation from Weinstein’s former lawyer’s firm to his reelection campaign…
guys, this was in 2018 AFTER the Weinstein exposés (multiple) had been published & the #metoo movement was ascendant
guys, this was in 2018 AFTER the Weinstein exposés (multiple) had been published & the #metoo movement was ascendant
June 20, 2025 at 10:28 PM
holy shit. Cuomo halted an investigation into the Weinstein case after a donation from Weinstein’s former lawyer’s firm to his reelection campaign…
guys, this was in 2018 AFTER the Weinstein exposés (multiple) had been published & the #metoo movement was ascendant
guys, this was in 2018 AFTER the Weinstein exposés (multiple) had been published & the #metoo movement was ascendant
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This is wildly cruel.
"Many Palestinian citizens of Israel found themselves excluded from life-saving infrastructure during the worst nights of the Iran-Israel conflict to date."
"Many Palestinian citizens of Israel found themselves excluded from life-saving infrastructure during the worst nights of the Iran-Israel conflict to date."
‘Not for you’: Israeli shelters exclude Palestinians as bombs rain down
Shelters are a lifeline in Israel from Iranian attacks, but Palestinian citizens of the country have been locked out.
www.aljazeera.com
June 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This is wildly cruel.
"Many Palestinian citizens of Israel found themselves excluded from life-saving infrastructure during the worst nights of the Iran-Israel conflict to date."
"Many Palestinian citizens of Israel found themselves excluded from life-saving infrastructure during the worst nights of the Iran-Israel conflict to date."
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I’d like to see the same tough stance on Russia’s threat to Europe, a key US trade partner, and Ukraine - a partner in mineral deal, Budapest Memorandum guarantor, and a military partner. No one is calling for bombing - just a firmer line on Russia: stronger aid and sanctions
June 22, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I’d like to see the same tough stance on Russia’s threat to Europe, a key US trade partner, and Ukraine - a partner in mineral deal, Budapest Memorandum guarantor, and a military partner. No one is calling for bombing - just a firmer line on Russia: stronger aid and sanctions
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There is a greater than zero chance that we went to war with Iran today because everyone made fun of the president when he said two weeks.
June 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
There is a greater than zero chance that we went to war with Iran today because everyone made fun of the president when he said two weeks.
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Last night, Russia hit Sloviansk and Kramatorsk. Two killed, 13 injured in Donetsk region from Russian shelling.
June 22, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Last night, Russia hit Sloviansk and Kramatorsk. Two killed, 13 injured in Donetsk region from Russian shelling.
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🤬 Odesa, local chats report about "arrivals" in the city.
🙏 Also massive UAVs attack on Kremenchuk!
🙏 Also massive UAVs attack on Kremenchuk!
June 20, 2025 at 11:19 PM
🤬 Odesa, local chats report about "arrivals" in the city.
🙏 Also massive UAVs attack on Kremenchuk!
🙏 Also massive UAVs attack on Kremenchuk!
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Great workshop this morning led by Mike Dawson on navigating scientific publishing and responsibility and opportunities we have at making it better. Includes great examples of long lasting impacts of society run journals (love seeing @asn-amnat.bsky.social at the top!) #Evol2025
June 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Great workshop this morning led by Mike Dawson on navigating scientific publishing and responsibility and opportunities we have at making it better. Includes great examples of long lasting impacts of society run journals (love seeing @asn-amnat.bsky.social at the top!) #Evol2025
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In just the past 14 days, Russia attacked Ukraine with 2,800 strike drones, nearly 3,000 guided bombs, and 140 missiles of various types.
European allies' fighter jets remain comfortably parked on their respective airfields because [insert rationalization for cowardice here].
European allies' fighter jets remain comfortably parked on their respective airfields because [insert rationalization for cowardice here].
June 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
In just the past 14 days, Russia attacked Ukraine with 2,800 strike drones, nearly 3,000 guided bombs, and 140 missiles of various types.
European allies' fighter jets remain comfortably parked on their respective airfields because [insert rationalization for cowardice here].
European allies' fighter jets remain comfortably parked on their respective airfields because [insert rationalization for cowardice here].
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‼️JOB VACANCY ‼️
Become a Citizen Science Coordinator with the Chilterns Chalk Streams Project!
Two weeks until we close! ⌛
Deadline: 30 June 2025
Become a Citizen Science Coordinator with the Chilterns Chalk Streams Project!
Two weeks until we close! ⌛
Deadline: 30 June 2025
Citizen Science Coordinator (Chalk Streams)
We are seeking a motivated professional with experience in recruiting, coordinating and facilitating volunteer activities for citizen scientists to conduct research and monitoring effectively, safely ...
www.environmentjob.co.uk
June 15, 2025 at 5:02 AM
‼️JOB VACANCY ‼️
Become a Citizen Science Coordinator with the Chilterns Chalk Streams Project!
Two weeks until we close! ⌛
Deadline: 30 June 2025
Become a Citizen Science Coordinator with the Chilterns Chalk Streams Project!
Two weeks until we close! ⌛
Deadline: 30 June 2025
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Only today I learned about the shrine in Tokyo to insects killed for science.
Mushizuka at Kan'ei-ji Temple
A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.
www.atlasobscura.com
June 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Only today I learned about the shrine in Tokyo to insects killed for science.
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RFK Jr.‘s extreme anti-vax views — and his related conflicts of interest — were a huge problem during his confirmation process.
So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.
Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.
Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines.
apnews.com
June 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
RFK Jr.‘s extreme anti-vax views — and his related conflicts of interest — were a huge problem during his confirmation process.
So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.
Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.
Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
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Senior Wagiman Traditional Owner, Jabul Huddlestone
"I don’t want this rubbish, knocking down trees on my country...No goanna, no kangaroo, you can’t find green plum, black plum...too many trees being knocked down...nothing now...all knocked down."
"I don’t want this rubbish, knocking down trees on my country...No goanna, no kangaroo, you can’t find green plum, black plum...too many trees being knocked down...nothing now...all knocked down."
"Land-clearing is increasing...about 45,000 hectares of savanna habitat was destroyed between 2000 and 2020...equivalent to an area roughly the size of 22,500 MCGs."
Read about our new report, The State and Future of the Northern Territory’s Savannas 👉 theconversation.com/the-top-ends...
Read about our new report, The State and Future of the Northern Territory’s Savannas 👉 theconversation.com/the-top-ends...
The Top End’s tropical savannas are a natural wonder – but weak environment laws mean their future is uncertain
A new report reveals the perilous state of nature in the Top End of the Northern Territory. Here’s how to arrest the decline of threatened species and habitat.
theconversation.com
June 7, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Senior Wagiman Traditional Owner, Jabul Huddlestone
"I don’t want this rubbish, knocking down trees on my country...No goanna, no kangaroo, you can’t find green plum, black plum...too many trees being knocked down...nothing now...all knocked down."
"I don’t want this rubbish, knocking down trees on my country...No goanna, no kangaroo, you can’t find green plum, black plum...too many trees being knocked down...nothing now...all knocked down."
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🦉Rat poisons are killing Aussie birds — 281 experts unite to say enough is enough.
These deadly second-generation poisons are harming our birds, wildlife and pets. A federal review is underway, with a decision expected very soon.
Visit: actforbirds.org/ratpoison to have your say!
These deadly second-generation poisons are harming our birds, wildlife and pets. A federal review is underway, with a decision expected very soon.
Visit: actforbirds.org/ratpoison to have your say!
June 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
🦉Rat poisons are killing Aussie birds — 281 experts unite to say enough is enough.
These deadly second-generation poisons are harming our birds, wildlife and pets. A federal review is underway, with a decision expected very soon.
Visit: actforbirds.org/ratpoison to have your say!
These deadly second-generation poisons are harming our birds, wildlife and pets. A federal review is underway, with a decision expected very soon.
Visit: actforbirds.org/ratpoison to have your say!
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www.theguardian.com/environment/... Starting in August 2024, an unprecedented heatwave has swept across Western Australia’s reefs, turning corals white from the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo all the way to Ashmore Reef, about 1,500km north-east.
‘It was our hope spot’: scientists heartbroken as pristine coral gardens hit by Western Australia’s worst bleaching event
Usually alive with colour and fish, Ningaloo reef and the Rowley Showls now look as though they are ‘painted white’ as temperatures rise
www.theguardian.com
June 7, 2025 at 12:08 AM
www.theguardian.com/environment/... Starting in August 2024, an unprecedented heatwave has swept across Western Australia’s reefs, turning corals white from the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo all the way to Ashmore Reef, about 1,500km north-east.
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Adding to the 🧪 feed
My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Queen’s Special U.S. Doctoral Recruitment Initiative | School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral AffairsDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown...
Queen’s University is a globally engaged, research-intensive institution dedicated to attracting and supporting exceptional PhD students who will significantly advance our research mission.
www.queensu.ca
June 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Adding to the 🧪 feed
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Stephen Venn joins the SCB Europe Board!
Thank you to all members who voted in the election for the open seat in the SCB Europe Board.
Stephen @stiivi1.bsky.social is affiliated with the University of Lodz (Poland) & University of Helsinki (Finland) and will start as board member in August 2025.
Thank you to all members who voted in the election for the open seat in the SCB Europe Board.
Stephen @stiivi1.bsky.social is affiliated with the University of Lodz (Poland) & University of Helsinki (Finland) and will start as board member in August 2025.
June 5, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Stephen Venn joins the SCB Europe Board!
Thank you to all members who voted in the election for the open seat in the SCB Europe Board.
Stephen @stiivi1.bsky.social is affiliated with the University of Lodz (Poland) & University of Helsinki (Finland) and will start as board member in August 2025.
Thank you to all members who voted in the election for the open seat in the SCB Europe Board.
Stephen @stiivi1.bsky.social is affiliated with the University of Lodz (Poland) & University of Helsinki (Finland) and will start as board member in August 2025.
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Note that several of the Tu-95 aircraft that were hit in Operation Spiderweb, already had X-101 missiles loaded on them in preparation of yet another massive Russian attack on Ukraine.
June 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Note that several of the Tu-95 aircraft that were hit in Operation Spiderweb, already had X-101 missiles loaded on them in preparation of yet another massive Russian attack on Ukraine.
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🚨 Ukraine's GUR military intelligence warns Russia is recruiting Ukrainian refugees in Europe for terror attacks and espionage.
Those who fled Russia-occupied territories in Ukraine are especially vulnerable to blackmail as family/friends still trapped by the Russian fascists.
Those who fled Russia-occupied territories in Ukraine are especially vulnerable to blackmail as family/friends still trapped by the Russian fascists.
June 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
🚨 Ukraine's GUR military intelligence warns Russia is recruiting Ukrainian refugees in Europe for terror attacks and espionage.
Those who fled Russia-occupied territories in Ukraine are especially vulnerable to blackmail as family/friends still trapped by the Russian fascists.
Those who fled Russia-occupied territories in Ukraine are especially vulnerable to blackmail as family/friends still trapped by the Russian fascists.
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Agentstvo finds that the collapsed railway overpass in Bryansk was recently outfitted with a security surveillance system. Also, the local govt has twice signed and then canceled repair contracts since 2021.
www.agents.media/most-ruhnuvs...
www.agents.media/most-ruhnuvs...
Мост, рухнувший на пассажирский поезд под Брянском, оборудовали в прошлом году системой защиты от «актов незаконного вмешательства» • «Агентство»
На путепроводе через железную дорогу в Брянской области, который в ночь на воскресенье обрушился на пассажирский поезд, в 2024 году установили систему видеонаблюдения, которая должна была защищать от ...
www.agents.media
June 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Agentstvo finds that the collapsed railway overpass in Bryansk was recently outfitted with a security surveillance system. Also, the local govt has twice signed and then canceled repair contracts since 2021.
www.agents.media/most-ruhnuvs...
www.agents.media/most-ruhnuvs...
Palaearctic Grasslands 64 is published at: edgg.org/sites/defaul....
It includes the second call of the XX Eurasian Grassland Conference, which is also directly available as an article at: edgg.org/sites/defaul...
It includes the second call of the XX Eurasian Grassland Conference, which is also directly available as an article at: edgg.org/sites/defaul...
June 1, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Palaearctic Grasslands 64 is published at: edgg.org/sites/defaul....
It includes the second call of the XX Eurasian Grassland Conference, which is also directly available as an article at: edgg.org/sites/defaul...
It includes the second call of the XX Eurasian Grassland Conference, which is also directly available as an article at: edgg.org/sites/defaul...
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The House’s 10-year ban on state AI regulation would wreak havoc on our country. The language is so broad that it could upend everything from state privacy law to contract law. It could even break the internet. I will do everything in my power to stop it. www.techpolicy.press/the-big-beau...
The Big Beautiful Bill Could Decimate Legal Accountability for Tech and Anything Tech Touches | TechPolicy.Press
To understand how the so-called “AI moratorium” will destroy state laws and the internet, consider the literal meaning of its text, writes David Brody.
www.techpolicy.press
May 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The House’s 10-year ban on state AI regulation would wreak havoc on our country. The language is so broad that it could upend everything from state privacy law to contract law. It could even break the internet. I will do everything in my power to stop it. www.techpolicy.press/the-big-beau...
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🌏 Rare opportunity to join us!
We’re hiring two new Lecturer/Senior Lecturers in the School of Earth Atmosphere & Environment #MonashUni, a top 50 global university
🔬 Isotope Geochemistry
🛰️ Remote Sensing/Geospatial
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
We’re hiring two new Lecturer/Senior Lecturers in the School of Earth Atmosphere & Environment #MonashUni, a top 50 global university
🔬 Isotope Geochemistry
🛰️ Remote Sensing/Geospatial
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
May 31, 2025 at 3:53 AM
🌏 Rare opportunity to join us!
We’re hiring two new Lecturer/Senior Lecturers in the School of Earth Atmosphere & Environment #MonashUni, a top 50 global university
🔬 Isotope Geochemistry
🛰️ Remote Sensing/Geospatial
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
We’re hiring two new Lecturer/Senior Lecturers in the School of Earth Atmosphere & Environment #MonashUni, a top 50 global university
🔬 Isotope Geochemistry
🛰️ Remote Sensing/Geospatial
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...