Greg Forcey
@gregforcey.com
Wildlife biologist studying energy infrastructure and wildlife interactions. #rstats #Gainesville Florida
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A new study looked at the effectiveness of ultrasonic deterrents on reducing bat fatalities at wind facilities #bats #wind #windwildlife 🧪🌎 www.gregforcey.com/how-effectiv...
Ultrasonic deterrents have limited effects on reducing bat fatalities at wind facilities
New research suggests limited effectiveness of ultrasonic deterrents for bats at wind facilities
www.gregforcey.com
September 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A new study looked at the effectiveness of ultrasonic deterrents on reducing bat fatalities at wind facilities #bats #wind #windwildlife 🧪🌎 www.gregforcey.com/how-effectiv...
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Wind farms attract conspiracy theories because they reflect deep anxieties about change. #windpower #renewables #RenewableEnergy #windenergy
August 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Wind farms attract conspiracy theories because they reflect deep anxieties about change. #windpower #renewables #RenewableEnergy #windenergy
I went from finishing my PhD, straight to the private sector and have thoroughly enjoyed my job for the last 19 years. There are so many opportunities outside academia, but I agree, non-academic #careers are not really discussed inside of academia. #AcademicSky 🧪
Leaving Academia: Insights from Evolutionary Biologists on Their Career Transitions and Job Satisfaction https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.19.671061v1
August 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I went from finishing my PhD, straight to the private sector and have thoroughly enjoyed my job for the last 19 years. There are so many opportunities outside academia, but I agree, non-academic #careers are not really discussed inside of academia. #AcademicSky 🧪
How does bat activity change at wind turbines across years in the offshore Atlantic Ocean? #offshorewind #bats #batecology #wildlife 🌎🧪
Bat activity among years at offshore wind turbines
Variation in bat activity from year to year and within years could influence collision risk from offshore wind turbines.
www.gregforcey.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:54 AM
How does bat activity change at wind turbines across years in the offshore Atlantic Ocean? #offshorewind #bats #batecology #wildlife 🌎🧪
Ideally ambient noise levels should not exceed 65 decibels for a good conversation at a restaurant. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/08/09/i...
I can’t hear you: Are restaurants getting louder?
It’s a restaurant owner’s dream: a lively ambience with delicious food, crowded tables, vibrant music and buzzy energy. But is it a diner’s nightmare?
www.sun-sentinel.com
August 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Ideally ambient noise levels should not exceed 65 decibels for a good conversation at a restaurant. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/08/09/i...
The importance of citizen science in #ecology will not only increase with technological advances, but also because of cuts to federally-funded research. 🌎🧪
Citizen Scientists Are Accelerating Ecology Research, Study Suggests
www.nytimes.com
July 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The importance of citizen science in #ecology will not only increase with technological advances, but also because of cuts to federally-funded research. 🌎🧪
Thanks to philanthropy and #conservation, the Okefenokee Swamp has been saved from a nearby titanium mine. 🌎 www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Land deal ends controversial mining fight near Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp
The landmark deal ends a years-long fight over a proposed mine next to one of the South’s last truly wild places.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Thanks to philanthropy and #conservation, the Okefenokee Swamp has been saved from a nearby titanium mine. 🌎 www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
In short, listen to their concerns about #vaccines (without dismissing them), empathize, and offer your personal experience. Help someone make their own decision, rather than telling them what to do.🧪💉
Hesitancy about vaccinations is on the rise, but studies show there are specific ways to overcome people’s doubts
https://go.nature.com/3TnaM4l
https://go.nature.com/3TnaM4l
How to speak to a vaccine sceptic: research reveals what works
Hesitancy about vaccinations is on the rise, but studies show there are specific ways to overcome people’s doubts.
go.nature.com
June 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
In short, listen to their concerns about #vaccines (without dismissing them), empathize, and offer your personal experience. Help someone make their own decision, rather than telling them what to do.🧪💉
With the summer wildlife season starting, I found this very helpful for understanding the #airquality index values and how to interpret them. 🌎🧪 www.vox.com/climate/2376...
The Air Quality Index and how to use it, explained
8 things you should know about the number that measures bad air.
www.vox.com
June 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
With the summer wildlife season starting, I found this very helpful for understanding the #airquality index values and how to interpret them. 🌎🧪 www.vox.com/climate/2376...
New research shows variation in bat activity among years at offshore wind turbines, with nearly all bat activity occuring in September and October #wildlife #windenergy #bats #offshorewind 🌍🧪
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June 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
New research shows variation in bat activity among years at offshore wind turbines, with nearly all bat activity occuring in September and October #wildlife #windenergy #bats #offshorewind 🌍🧪
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Hundreds of National Science Foundation staffers turned out for a group photograph to celebrate the besieged agency’s 75th anniversary—despite efforts by NSF officials to prevent the picture from being taken. scim.ag/4jcGpIt
Is a photo subversive? NSF staff overcome obstacles to 75th anniversary portrait
Management tried to quash outpouring of support for beleaguered agency
scim.ag
May 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hundreds of National Science Foundation staffers turned out for a group photograph to celebrate the besieged agency’s 75th anniversary—despite efforts by NSF officials to prevent the picture from being taken. scim.ag/4jcGpIt
Fascinating to see how animals can adapt to our world and use human tools to aid in their own foraging. 🌎🧪 #ornithology #wildlife #wildlifebiology
To see any animal blur the line between what we consider the human and non-human spheres is eerie, but also humbling. And this hawk did it better than most. Katherine J. Wu reports:
The Most Ingenious Hawk in New Jersey
A zoologist observed a Cooper’s hawk using a pedestrian signal as a cue to ambush its prey.
bit.ly
May 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Fascinating to see how animals can adapt to our world and use human tools to aid in their own foraging. 🌎🧪 #ornithology #wildlife #wildlifebiology
With concerns about bat fatalities at #windenergy facilities, curtailment (stopping turbine blades) is an effective strategy for reducing collisions. #bats #conservation #wildlife 🌎🧪
Turbine curtailment is effective for lowering bat mortality
Meta-analysis across eight wind faciltiies shows curtailment to be an effective approach for reducing bat collisions
www.gregforcey.com
May 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
With concerns about bat fatalities at #windenergy facilities, curtailment (stopping turbine blades) is an effective strategy for reducing collisions. #bats #conservation #wildlife 🌎🧪
As a scientist, I'm very much enjoying the "old twitter". The community here is fantastic. 🧪
November 21, 2024 at 11:05 PM
As a scientist, I'm very much enjoying the "old twitter". The community here is fantastic. 🧪
Last sighted in 1995, the slender-billed curlew is now considered extinct. 🧪🌎 #ornithology #wildlife #conservation #endangeredspecies
New publication indicates devastating extinction of the Slender-Billed Curlew
Slender-billed Curlew, a migratory shorebird that once bred in western Siberia and wintered around the Mediterranean is now extinct according to scientists. This is the first known global bird…
www.birdlife.org
November 18, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Last sighted in 1995, the slender-billed curlew is now considered extinct. 🧪🌎 #ornithology #wildlife #conservation #endangeredspecies
Amazing findings about how bats can use echolocation at large scales 🧪🌎
Bats make mental maps using echolocation
There’s enough information in echolocation to help bats identify landmarks and travel between them.
arstechnica.com
November 17, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Amazing findings about how bats can use echolocation at large scales 🧪🌎
So nice to see so much interest in @bsky.app! www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/t...
Bluesky Is Growing Up. Maybe Too Fast.
The fledgling social media site has been flooded by people seeking alternatives to Facebook, X and Threads. It hasn’t all been easy.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 1:21 PM
So nice to see so much interest in @bsky.app! www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/t...
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,175,661!
Kinda cool stat!
Kinda cool stat!
September 17, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,175,661!
Kinda cool stat!
Kinda cool stat!
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An experiment is underway in Wyoming, studying a potentially game-changing – and simple – solution to this problem.
A wind utility company in Wyoming is trying to make wind turbines more visible to birds by painting just one blade black.
A wind utility company in Wyoming is trying to make wind turbines more visible to birds by painting just one blade black.
Painting Wind Turbine Blades To Prevent Bird Collisions
A wind utility company in Wyoming is trying to make wind turbines more visible to birds by painting just one blade black.
www.sciencefriday.com
July 11, 2024 at 3:17 PM
An experiment is underway in Wyoming, studying a potentially game-changing – and simple – solution to this problem.
A wind utility company in Wyoming is trying to make wind turbines more visible to birds by painting just one blade black.
A wind utility company in Wyoming is trying to make wind turbines more visible to birds by painting just one blade black.
Oh no, not another threat to our honeybees. This time in the southeast US. 🧪🌎 #wildlife
The hornet has landed: Scientists combat new honeybee killer in US
Researchers are working to limit the threat while developing better eradication methods.
arstechnica.com
May 26, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Oh no, not another threat to our honeybees. This time in the southeast US. 🧪🌎 #wildlife
New regulations are out for permitting incidental eagle take at power lines and #windenergy facilities. 🧪🌎 #wildlife #wildlifescience #ornithology
Permitting updates for incidental take of eagles
A summary of the new federal regulations for permitting incidental take of bald and golden eagles
www.gregforcey.com
May 9, 2024 at 1:00 AM
New regulations are out for permitting incidental eagle take at power lines and #windenergy facilities. 🧪🌎 #wildlife #wildlifescience #ornithology
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Real and implied species.
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May 1, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Real and implied species.
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Great to see critical habitat designated for the #Florida bonneted bat. 🧪🌎 #endangeredspecies
Wins for wildlife: Critical habitat designated for the Florida bonneted bat and a new refuge unit established in Southwest Florida | Conservancy of Southwest Florida
By Amber Crooks and Julianne Thomas, Conservancy of Southwest Florida Two big announcements this month by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), bolstered by the support of the Conservan...
conservancy.org
March 21, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Great to see critical habitat designated for the #Florida bonneted bat. 🧪🌎 #endangeredspecies