Carles Vilà
@carlesvilaebd.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist at the Doñana Biological Station (Seville, Spain). Studying gray wolves, quails, frogs ... Passionate about Biodiversity and Conservation
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We have another publication out! 🎉🎉🎉
“Hybrids along a natural–anthropogenic gradient: improving policy and management across all levels of biodiversity.”
We explore how to deal with hybrids in conservation — scientifically and practically. A thread 🧵
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
“Hybrids along a natural–anthropogenic gradient: improving policy and management across all levels of biodiversity.”
We explore how to deal with hybrids in conservation — scientifically and practically. A thread 🧵
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Hybrids Along a Natural‐Anthropogenic Gradient: Improving Policy and Management Across All Levels of Biodiversity
Hybridization has long been a central topic in evolution and conservation. Recent developments in genomics have increased the ability to detect hybridization, defined here as breeding between species....
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
We have another publication out! 🎉🎉🎉
“Hybrids along a natural–anthropogenic gradient: improving policy and management across all levels of biodiversity.”
We explore how to deal with hybrids in conservation — scientifically and practically. A thread 🧵
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
“Hybrids along a natural–anthropogenic gradient: improving policy and management across all levels of biodiversity.”
We explore how to deal with hybrids in conservation — scientifically and practically. A thread 🧵
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The importance of carefully planning field studies can never be underestimated. Small details can help produce better results. A study by @isalado.bsky.social and members of #consevol #wolfConsevol
Impact of two field preservation methods on genotyping success of feces
peerj.com/articles/201...
Impact of two field preservation methods on genotyping success of feces
peerj.com/articles/201...
Impact of two field preservation methods on genotyping success of feces
Non-invasive samples, such as feces, remain an important source of DNA for genetic analyses in molecular ecology and conservation genetics, especially when working with elusive or endangered species. ...
peerj.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:54 AM
The importance of carefully planning field studies can never be underestimated. Small details can help produce better results. A study by @isalado.bsky.social and members of #consevol #wolfConsevol
Impact of two field preservation methods on genotyping success of feces
peerj.com/articles/201...
Impact of two field preservation methods on genotyping success of feces
peerj.com/articles/201...
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📢New paper out!
💩🧬🧪Our Methods article about how preservation methods impact on genotyping success of feces is now published in @peerj.bsky.social peerj.com/articles/20154 #Biodiversity #ConservationBiology #Ecology #Genetics #Genomics #wolfConsevol
@consevol.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social
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💩🧬🧪Our Methods article about how preservation methods impact on genotyping success of feces is now published in @peerj.bsky.social peerj.com/articles/20154 #Biodiversity #ConservationBiology #Ecology #Genetics #Genomics #wolfConsevol
@consevol.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social
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Impact of two field preservation methods on genotyping success of feces
Non-invasive samples, such as feces, remain an important source of DNA for genetic analyses in molecular ecology and conservation genetics, especially when working with elusive or endangered species. ...
peerj.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
📢New paper out!
💩🧬🧪Our Methods article about how preservation methods impact on genotyping success of feces is now published in @peerj.bsky.social peerj.com/articles/20154 #Biodiversity #ConservationBiology #Ecology #Genetics #Genomics #wolfConsevol
@consevol.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social
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💩🧬🧪Our Methods article about how preservation methods impact on genotyping success of feces is now published in @peerj.bsky.social peerj.com/articles/20154 #Biodiversity #ConservationBiology #Ecology #Genetics #Genomics #wolfConsevol
@consevol.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social
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Artículo de divulgación para la revista Jara y Sedal 📰
¿Existe una nueva subespecie de codorniz? 🪶 🧬
Lo podéis encontrar en la revista en el número de septiembre en kioskos.
¿Existe una nueva subespecie de codorniz? 🪶 🧬
Lo podéis encontrar en la revista en el número de septiembre en kioskos.
September 15, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Artículo de divulgación para la revista Jara y Sedal 📰
¿Existe una nueva subespecie de codorniz? 🪶 🧬
Lo podéis encontrar en la revista en el número de septiembre en kioskos.
¿Existe una nueva subespecie de codorniz? 🪶 🧬
Lo podéis encontrar en la revista en el número de septiembre en kioskos.
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How many chromosomes can an animal have?
In our paper out now in @currentbiology.bsky.social we show that the Atlas blue butterfly has 229 chromosome pairs- the highest in diploid Metazoa! These arose by rapid autosome fragmentation while sex chromosomes stayed intact.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
In our paper out now in @currentbiology.bsky.social we show that the Atlas blue butterfly has 229 chromosome pairs- the highest in diploid Metazoa! These arose by rapid autosome fragmentation while sex chromosomes stayed intact.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Constraints on chromosome evolution revealed by the 229 chromosome pairs of the Atlas blue butterfly
The genome of the Atlas blue butterfly contains ten times more chromosomes than most
butterflies, and more than any other known diploid animal. Wright et al. show that
this extraordinary karyotype is ...
tinyurl.com
September 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
How many chromosomes can an animal have?
In our paper out now in @currentbiology.bsky.social we show that the Atlas blue butterfly has 229 chromosome pairs- the highest in diploid Metazoa! These arose by rapid autosome fragmentation while sex chromosomes stayed intact.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
In our paper out now in @currentbiology.bsky.social we show that the Atlas blue butterfly has 229 chromosome pairs- the highest in diploid Metazoa! These arose by rapid autosome fragmentation while sex chromosomes stayed intact.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Detectan por primera vez un ejemplar de lince ibérico en el Pirineo www.lavanguardia.com/natural/2025...
Detectan por primera vez un ejemplar de lince ibérico en el Pirineo
Una de las cámaras de seguimiento instaladas en el Pirineo, cerca de la frontera con Francia, por la Asociación para la Defensa del Lobo y el Oso en el
www.lavanguardia.com
September 10, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Detectan por primera vez un ejemplar de lince ibérico en el Pirineo www.lavanguardia.com/natural/2025...
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Fresh off the press! Our perspective in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com discusses the wealth of information on biodiversity contained in historical sources, and its integration for long-term ecological knowledge and biodiversity conservation. A thread on the paper and what led to it:
rdcu.be/eEcIt
rdcu.be/eEcIt
September 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Fresh off the press! Our perspective in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com discusses the wealth of information on biodiversity contained in historical sources, and its integration for long-term ecological knowledge and biodiversity conservation. A thread on the paper and what led to it:
rdcu.be/eEcIt
rdcu.be/eEcIt
Elif Çeltik also presents a poster on quails at the SEEEE meeting: "Could non migratory quails derive from a lineage of extinct island endemics?" Preliminary aDNA study of extinct Macaronesian quails. Very divergent lineage!!! Good job! @consevol.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social #EVOLQUAIL
September 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Elif Çeltik also presents a poster on quails at the SEEEE meeting: "Could non migratory quails derive from a lineage of extinct island endemics?" Preliminary aDNA study of extinct Macaronesian quails. Very divergent lineage!!! Good job! @consevol.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social #EVOLQUAIL
Learning about common quails. Great presentation by @celiavinagre.bsky.social at the SEEEE meting yesterday: "Coexistence and divergence of chromosomal lineages in Common Quails." Is there pre- or post- zygotic isolation? Congratulations!! @consevol.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social #EVOLQUAIL
September 4, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Learning about common quails. Great presentation by @celiavinagre.bsky.social at the SEEEE meting yesterday: "Coexistence and divergence of chromosomal lineages in Common Quails." Is there pre- or post- zygotic isolation? Congratulations!! @consevol.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social #EVOLQUAIL
A chromosomal inversion leads to different migratory strategies in common quails ... and use of different food resources in winter! New article in the PhD thesis of @celiavinagre.bsky.social Congratulations!! @consevol.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Chromosomal Inversion Associated With Diet Differences in Common Quails Sharing Wintering Grounds
A large chromosomal inversion in common quails (Coturnix coturnix) is associated with phenotypic traits. In a wintering population in southern Spain, we found all three karyotypes coexisting but show....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
A chromosomal inversion leads to different migratory strategies in common quails ... and use of different food resources in winter! New article in the PhD thesis of @celiavinagre.bsky.social Congratulations!! @consevol.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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El arte y la ciencia unidos en la obra Zumo de remolacha para estimular el corazón y no solo la razón. Lleno hasta la bandera en su prestreno en Foios Valencia. Exito de acogida. Orgullosos y con muchas ganas de llevar la obra por toda España
#zumoderemolacha #cambioclimatico #FernandoValladares
#zumoderemolacha #cambioclimatico #FernandoValladares
July 21, 2025 at 8:42 AM
El arte y la ciencia unidos en la obra Zumo de remolacha para estimular el corazón y no solo la razón. Lleno hasta la bandera en su prestreno en Foios Valencia. Exito de acogida. Orgullosos y con muchas ganas de llevar la obra por toda España
#zumoderemolacha #cambioclimatico #FernandoValladares
#zumoderemolacha #cambioclimatico #FernandoValladares
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And the heat will only get worse. In Spain we have been experiencing anomalies of 5-10 degrees in June. Birds are falling from their nests. My 10-year-old daughter told me last night that she was so sorry for all the animals suffering due to humanity's fault. It is heart-breaking.
‼️WORLD CLIMATIC HISTORY REWRITTEN
ALL NIGHT >40 DEGREES IN OMAN & EMIRATES
Dawn at 40C at Fujairah and Dhudna
Min 35.8 Rustaq,35.5 Sohar Majis:Hottest night ever
INSANITY IN PAKISTAN🇵🇰
MINIMUMS 34C 1200m and 30.6C at 1500m (Bunji)
WORLD RECORD HOT NIGHT AT THAT ELEVATION
ALL NIGHT >40 DEGREES IN OMAN & EMIRATES
Dawn at 40C at Fujairah and Dhudna
Min 35.8 Rustaq,35.5 Sohar Majis:Hottest night ever
INSANITY IN PAKISTAN🇵🇰
MINIMUMS 34C 1200m and 30.6C at 1500m (Bunji)
WORLD RECORD HOT NIGHT AT THAT ELEVATION
June 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM
And the heat will only get worse. In Spain we have been experiencing anomalies of 5-10 degrees in June. Birds are falling from their nests. My 10-year-old daughter told me last night that she was so sorry for all the animals suffering due to humanity's fault. It is heart-breaking.
Reposted by Carles Vilà
📢🌍 From @ebdonana, we urge world leaders to take urgent action on biodiversity loss and climate change at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development.
Press release: www.ebd.csic.es/en/outreach/...
Statement: www.ebd.csic.es/sites/defaul...
Press release: www.ebd.csic.es/en/outreach/...
Statement: www.ebd.csic.es/sites/defaul...
June 26, 2025 at 10:22 AM
📢🌍 From @ebdonana, we urge world leaders to take urgent action on biodiversity loss and climate change at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development.
Press release: www.ebd.csic.es/en/outreach/...
Statement: www.ebd.csic.es/sites/defaul...
Press release: www.ebd.csic.es/en/outreach/...
Statement: www.ebd.csic.es/sites/defaul...
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Este viernes 27 participaré en la mesa científica de la
Jornada Parlamentaria «En defensa del Lobo Ibérico» en Madrid, organizada por APDDA e @intercids.bsky.social
Programa e inscripciones en 👉 intercids.org/jornada-parl...
@ebdonana.bsky.social @consevol.bsky.social
#wolfConsevol
Jornada Parlamentaria «En defensa del Lobo Ibérico» en Madrid, organizada por APDDA e @intercids.bsky.social
Programa e inscripciones en 👉 intercids.org/jornada-parl...
@ebdonana.bsky.social @consevol.bsky.social
#wolfConsevol
Jornada Parlamentaria «En defensa del Lobo Ibérico», organizada por APDDA e INTERCIDS
El viernes, 27 de junio de 2025, a las 15.30h, tendrá lugar en la Sala Ernest Lluch del Congreso de […]
intercids.org
June 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Este viernes 27 participaré en la mesa científica de la
Jornada Parlamentaria «En defensa del Lobo Ibérico» en Madrid, organizada por APDDA e @intercids.bsky.social
Programa e inscripciones en 👉 intercids.org/jornada-parl...
@ebdonana.bsky.social @consevol.bsky.social
#wolfConsevol
Jornada Parlamentaria «En defensa del Lobo Ibérico» en Madrid, organizada por APDDA e @intercids.bsky.social
Programa e inscripciones en 👉 intercids.org/jornada-parl...
@ebdonana.bsky.social @consevol.bsky.social
#wolfConsevol
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Manifestación en Madrid para que se vuelva a proteger al lobo ibérico en toda España.
Desde 2021 el lobo estaba protegido en todo el país, pero en marzo se volvió a la situación anterior con una excusa estúpida en la ley de desperdicio alimentario.
Desde 2021 el lobo estaba protegido en todo el país, pero en marzo se volvió a la situación anterior con una excusa estúpida en la ley de desperdicio alimentario.
June 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Manifestación en Madrid para que se vuelva a proteger al lobo ibérico en toda España.
Desde 2021 el lobo estaba protegido en todo el país, pero en marzo se volvió a la situación anterior con una excusa estúpida en la ley de desperdicio alimentario.
Desde 2021 el lobo estaba protegido en todo el país, pero en marzo se volvió a la situación anterior con una excusa estúpida en la ley de desperdicio alimentario.
Reposted by Carles Vilà
🐺 🗓️ El 27 de junio, a las 15.30h: Jornada Parlamentaria "En defensa del Lobo Ibérico". Entrada libre y gratuita previa inscripción. Organiza la APDDA en colaboración con INTERCIDS.
Programa completo y formulario de inscripción 👇
Programa completo y formulario de inscripción 👇
Jornada Parlamentaria «En defensa del Lobo Ibérico», organizada por APDDA e INTERCIDS
El viernes, 27 de junio de 2025, a las 15.30h, tendrá lugar en la Sala Ernest Lluch del Congreso de […]
intercids.org
June 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
🐺 🗓️ El 27 de junio, a las 15.30h: Jornada Parlamentaria "En defensa del Lobo Ibérico". Entrada libre y gratuita previa inscripción. Organiza la APDDA en colaboración con INTERCIDS.
Programa completo y formulario de inscripción 👇
Programa completo y formulario de inscripción 👇
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Glad to see this paper finally out! An episodic burst of massive genomic rearrangements and the origin of non-marine annelids
@natecoevo.nature.com @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @csic.es @erc.europa.eu www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@natecoevo.nature.com @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @csic.es @erc.europa.eu www.nature.com/articles/s41...
An episodic burst of massive genomic rearrangements and the origin of non-marine annelids - Nature Ecology & Evolution
An analysis of annelid genomes reveals massive reshuffling of chromosomes in the ancestral lineage leading to clitellates, a clade composed of non-marine annelids, with potential implications for the ...
www.nature.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Glad to see this paper finally out! An episodic burst of massive genomic rearrangements and the origin of non-marine annelids
@natecoevo.nature.com @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @csic.es @erc.europa.eu www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@natecoevo.nature.com @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @csic.es @erc.europa.eu www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Hoy se cumplen 52 años de la llegada del cangrejo rojo, Procambarus clarkii, a Europa
El 17 de junio de 1973 se liberaron unos 500 ejemplares cerca de Badajoz. Un año más tarde se soltaron unos 7000 en la Marisma del Guadalquivir
Se lio parda
@ebdonana.bsky.social
theconversation.com/cangrejo-roj...
El 17 de junio de 1973 se liberaron unos 500 ejemplares cerca de Badajoz. Un año más tarde se soltaron unos 7000 en la Marisma del Guadalquivir
Se lio parda
@ebdonana.bsky.social
theconversation.com/cangrejo-roj...
Cangrejo rojo: 50 años de la madre de todas las invasiones
En 2023 se han cumplido 50 años desde que un aristócrata ideara la introducción de una de las especies invasoras más dañinas de España.
theconversation.com
June 17, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Hoy se cumplen 52 años de la llegada del cangrejo rojo, Procambarus clarkii, a Europa
El 17 de junio de 1973 se liberaron unos 500 ejemplares cerca de Badajoz. Un año más tarde se soltaron unos 7000 en la Marisma del Guadalquivir
Se lio parda
@ebdonana.bsky.social
theconversation.com/cangrejo-roj...
El 17 de junio de 1973 se liberaron unos 500 ejemplares cerca de Badajoz. Un año más tarde se soltaron unos 7000 en la Marisma del Guadalquivir
Se lio parda
@ebdonana.bsky.social
theconversation.com/cangrejo-roj...
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🌍 ✌️Último episodio de "Estudiar Doñana para entender el mundo"
La biodiversidad es mucho más que un conjunto de especies.
En la @ebdonana.bsky.social investigamos cómo las especies se relacionan entre sí formando complejas redes y qué impacto tienen nuestra actividad sobre ellas. 🌱🐦
La biodiversidad es mucho más que un conjunto de especies.
En la @ebdonana.bsky.social investigamos cómo las especies se relacionan entre sí formando complejas redes y qué impacto tienen nuestra actividad sobre ellas. 🌱🐦
June 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
🌍 ✌️Último episodio de "Estudiar Doñana para entender el mundo"
La biodiversidad es mucho más que un conjunto de especies.
En la @ebdonana.bsky.social investigamos cómo las especies se relacionan entre sí formando complejas redes y qué impacto tienen nuestra actividad sobre ellas. 🌱🐦
La biodiversidad es mucho más que un conjunto de especies.
En la @ebdonana.bsky.social investigamos cómo las especies se relacionan entre sí formando complejas redes y qué impacto tienen nuestra actividad sobre ellas. 🌱🐦
Reposted by Carles Vilà
This cattle egret, photographed and GPS-tagged by @juanma-pg.bsky.social travels every day from the breeding colony to a landfill #IsoPlastic @ebdonana.bsky.social @catarinalopes90.bsky.social @juliancap.bsky.social @manuelagforero.bsky.social @drandygreen.bsky.social @victormartinvel.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
This cattle egret, photographed and GPS-tagged by @juanma-pg.bsky.social travels every day from the breeding colony to a landfill #IsoPlastic @ebdonana.bsky.social @catarinalopes90.bsky.social @juliancap.bsky.social @manuelagforero.bsky.social @drandygreen.bsky.social @victormartinvel.bsky.social
Our paper "Large Inversions Shape Diversification and Genome Evolution in Common Quails" is finally Open Access. Large chromosomal inversions compartmentalise the genome, fostering distinct evolutionary trajectories within the species. @consevol.bsky.social #evolquail doi.org/10.1111/mec....
Large Inversions Shape Diversification and Genome Evolution in Common Quails
Chromosomal inversions, by suppressing recombination, can profoundly shape genome evolution and drive adaptation. In the common quail (Coturnix coturnix), a highly mobile bird with a vast Palearctic ...
doi.org
May 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Our paper "Large Inversions Shape Diversification and Genome Evolution in Common Quails" is finally Open Access. Large chromosomal inversions compartmentalise the genome, fostering distinct evolutionary trajectories within the species. @consevol.bsky.social #evolquail doi.org/10.1111/mec....
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#EBDSeminar 🔬 Join us for a new fascinating seminar in a few minutes!
🔹Origin and impact of chromosomal inversions on the evolution and physiology of common quails
🔸Elif Çeltik
📅15th May, 13h CEST
youtu.be/7vit564QzHw
🔹Origin and impact of chromosomal inversions on the evolution and physiology of common quails
🔸Elif Çeltik
📅15th May, 13h CEST
youtu.be/7vit564QzHw
EBD Seminars | Elif Çeltik
YouTube video by Estación Biológica de Doñana EBD-CSIC
youtu.be
May 15, 2025 at 10:03 AM
#EBDSeminar 🔬 Join us for a new fascinating seminar in a few minutes!
🔹Origin and impact of chromosomal inversions on the evolution and physiology of common quails
🔸Elif Çeltik
📅15th May, 13h CEST
youtu.be/7vit564QzHw
🔹Origin and impact of chromosomal inversions on the evolution and physiology of common quails
🔸Elif Çeltik
📅15th May, 13h CEST
youtu.be/7vit564QzHw
Today Elif presents her PhD project in our seminar series. It is very exciting to see the group grow with great PhD students
May 15, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Today Elif presents her PhD project in our seminar series. It is very exciting to see the group grow with great PhD students
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🔥Thrilled to share our OA review "Life at new extremes: Integrating stress physiology and the bio‐exposome in the Anthropocene"✨ with D Costantini, M Sebastiano, & S Messina #ecophysiology #wildlife nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@fiwivienna.bsky.social #VetmeduniVienna #Unitus
@fiwivienna.bsky.social #VetmeduniVienna #Unitus
NYAS Publications
We propose to expand the concept of extreme environments to encompass those that are profoundly altered by climate and global changes, highlight the critical role of stress resilience in understandin...
nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 15, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🔥Thrilled to share our OA review "Life at new extremes: Integrating stress physiology and the bio‐exposome in the Anthropocene"✨ with D Costantini, M Sebastiano, & S Messina #ecophysiology #wildlife nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@fiwivienna.bsky.social #VetmeduniVienna #Unitus
@fiwivienna.bsky.social #VetmeduniVienna #Unitus
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😡Un nuevo informe de @BirdLife_News revela que millones de #aves siguen muriendo ilegalmente #FlightForSurvival
✅España destaca como ejemplo de progreso con reducciones de más del 50% en la última década.
ℹ️https://f.mtr.cool/fpsfqxbfra
✅España destaca como ejemplo de progreso con reducciones de más del 50% en la última década.
ℹ️https://f.mtr.cool/fpsfqxbfra
May 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
😡Un nuevo informe de @BirdLife_News revela que millones de #aves siguen muriendo ilegalmente #FlightForSurvival
✅España destaca como ejemplo de progreso con reducciones de más del 50% en la última década.
ℹ️https://f.mtr.cool/fpsfqxbfra
✅España destaca como ejemplo de progreso con reducciones de más del 50% en la última década.
ℹ️https://f.mtr.cool/fpsfqxbfra