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Dr Heather Kazara
@drheatherkazara.bsky.social
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Ecologist working in ecological consultancy. DPhil Behavioural Ecology/Zoology, EGI, @UniofOxford (2015-2019); MRes Ecology (2014-2015) and Zoology BSc (2011-2014) @BangorUni
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Attended Liverpool Pride yesterday in my rainbow skirt!
#Liverpoolpride2025 #pride2025 #prideUK #lgbtq+ #gayrights #protectscousedolls #prideisaprotest
July 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Happy 99th birthday to Sir David Attenborough! I got the chance to meet him very briefly nearly 8 years ago on 2nd May 2017!

#DavidAttenborough #NationalTreasure
May 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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I had a version of this story when I was a child and I thought I may have imagined it because I'd never seen or heard anyone mention it since! Going to find myself a copy of this now!
niftybuckles.bsky.social Nifty Buckles Folklore @niftybuckles.bsky.social · Apr 6
#FolkloreSunday
In Norwegian folklore, a pancake flees the
pan, rolling past hen, duck, and goose, only to be outwitted by a sly pig. A tale of cunning and escape, proving even breakfast can be a hero! #PancakeTales
April 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Reposted by Dr Heather Kazara
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🦇 (1/2) In response to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s speech today: we believe that blaming the laws that protect bats, newts and other wildlife, as well as our wider environment, for planning delays is short sighted and misguided.
Is the government’s planning reform bad for bats? - News - Bat Conservation Trust
Planning reforms risk devastating impacts to bats, here's what we're doing about it and how you can help.
www.bats.org.uk
January 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Reposted by Dr Heather Kazara
rspb.bsky.social
Stop worrying about bats and newts? No Rachel Reeves MP – start worrying about the future of our economy if we tear down the nature it depends on.

Nature isn’t a blocker; it’s the foundation of growth.
Screenshot of a BBC Politics tweet shows Chancellor Rachel Reeves speaking at a podium during a live broadcast of her speech. The quote at the top reads, “We are reducing the environmental requirements placed on developers when they pay into a nature restoration fund… they can focus on getting things built and stop worrying about the bats and the newts,” as she addresses the audience. In the background, there are large screens displaying the live stream of the speech, with a banner at the bottom reading “Kickstarting Economic Growth.”
January 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
drheatherkazara.bsky.social
Yes I have just had a massive rant about this, it is so worrying!
rspb.bsky.social RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · Jan 23
Keir Starmer, your government promised bold action on climate and nature - but this isn’t it. ❌

It’s a move that risks tearing up our chances for a future where nature, people, and the economy thrive.
A screenshot of a news article from The Guardian with the headline: “Legal challenges to infrastructure plans to be blocked in Starmer growth push.” The subheading states that the Prime Minister hopes his plan to ‘take the brakes off Britain’ will encourage businesses to build more. Below the text is an aerial image of Heathrow Airport, showing multiple airplanes taxiing on runways and parked at gates. A caption notes cabinet-level resistance within the Labour Party to plans for a third runway at Heathrow. The source is credited as The Guardian in the bottom right corner.
January 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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I'm frightened over what is going to happen to biodiversity in the UK if Starmer gets his way. The only good thing we have right now in the UK is ok legislation to protect our wildlife and protected sites. I am furious at the scapegoating of ecologists for delays in development! #UK #ecology #Labour
Prime Minister says regulation getting in the way of major developments
Today the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has announced that “Nuclear plants, trainlines and windfarms will be built quicker thanks to changes to the rules to stop blockers getting in the way of the gov...
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January 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Lovely presents including @foliosociety.bsky.social Tales from Earthsea! And short stories from G.R.R Martin & Stephen King because I wanted to try something from both. Plus a collection of Dicken's stories because I wanted to read the Signalman. I wanted to try Agatha Christie so was gifted these.
December 25, 2024 at 5:30 PM
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I didn’t do much to celebrate my last 2 birthdays so this year I treated myself to my 1st tattoo! It was completed on 22nd Nov (coincidentally on 5yr anniversary of becoming a Dr) as I wanted to be healed by today. However the tattoo is sadly not fully healed today. The photo was taken at the studio
December 10, 2024 at 5:17 PM
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10 Favourite Animated Features (in no order)

Coraline
Song of the Sea
Wolfwalkers
Sleeping Beauty
Beauty and the Beast
The Little Prince (2015)
Luca
Howl's Moving Castle
Arthur Christmas
How to Train Your Dragon
amandawtwong.bsky.social Amanda Wong @amandawtwong.bsky.social · Dec 3
10 Favourite Animated Features (in no order)

The Last Unicorn
Tokyo Godfathers
Secret of Kells
Spirited Away
Hunchback of Notre Dame
Prince of Egypt
Beauty and the Beast
Ratatouille
Tangled
The Land Before Time
aimeekitty.bsky.social Aimee Steinberger @aimeekitty.bsky.social · Dec 3
10 Favorite Animated Features (in no order)

Castle in the Sky
Totoro
The Last Unicorn
The Secret of Nimh
Beauty and the Beast
Paprika
Spiderverse
The Iron Giant
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Prince of Egypt
December 3, 2024 at 8:56 PM