Dr Helen O'Neill
@hmkoneill.bsky.social
Science Officer at Africa Range-wide Cheetah Conservation Initiative | Based at ZSL Science | Previously at DICE Kent
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
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Fantastic opportunity for a PhD in #TeamWildDog, please share widely www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/man...
Managing disease risks to an endangered species: identifying cost-effective tools through viral genomics and modelling | TREES DLA
Infectious disease represents a growing threat to endangered species, but tackling this threat is technically challenging. Pathogens which cause catastrophic mortality within threatened populations ar...
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October 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Fantastic opportunity for a PhD in #TeamWildDog, please share widely www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/man...
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Opportunity to join our team. Open to African students at Masters or PhD level.
October 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Opportunity to join our team. Open to African students at Masters or PhD level.
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Our paper just published on the relationships between pastoralists and cheetah in the Horn of Africa. More than 60% of respondents reported a cheetah attack in the last year and reported that killing cheetahs was widespread. www.frontiersin.org/journals/con...
Frontiers | Attitudes, norms, and beliefs of pastoralists toward cheetahs in the Horn of Africa
Free-ranging African cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) inhabit only 13% of their former range. A subspecies of particular conservation concern is the Northeastern ...
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October 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Our paper just published on the relationships between pastoralists and cheetah in the Horn of Africa. More than 60% of respondents reported a cheetah attack in the last year and reported that killing cheetahs was widespread. www.frontiersin.org/journals/con...
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JOB ALERT: We have an exciting Senior Research Assistant post available for a project tracking predators and prey simultaneously starting early 2026. We need someone with experience tagging adult raptors or wader chicks. This you? app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
October 10, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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NEW JOB in #ornithology with @RSPBScience to oversee research in #Wales with #seabirds and #waders: buff.ly/qkTVU6m
October 10, 2025 at 6:39 AM
NEW JOB in #ornithology with @RSPBScience to oversee research in #Wales with #seabirds and #waders: buff.ly/qkTVU6m
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This is the official return of a native species lost for over a century.
October 7, 2025 at 11:43 AM
This is the official return of a native species lost for over a century.
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Well that's cool
Biologists in Brazil have documented a jaguar swimming an estimated 2.3 kilometers, or 1.4 miles, across an artificial reservoir in the Cerrado savanna, the longest confirmed swim by the species to date.
The previous scientific record, published in 1932, was of a jaguar swimming 200 m (660 ft).
The previous scientific record, published in 1932, was of a jaguar swimming 200 m (660 ft).
Jaguar in Brazil swims 2.3 km in longest recorded distance for the species
Biologists in Brazil have documented a jaguar swimming an estimated 2.3 kilometers, or 1.4 miles, across an artificial reservoir in the Cerrado savanna, the longest confirmed swim by the species to…
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October 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Well that's cool
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So happy that the first chapter of my PhD has been published! We explored where women exist in tropical wild meat systems, what they do & why. Huge thanks to my co-authors and my wonderful supervisory team 🙌
🚨Women are central to tropical wild meat systems, yet too often overlooked🚨
A new paper led by @jasminwillis.bsky.social, Dr Lauren Coad, @orchiddelirium.bsky.social & @ejmilnergulland.bsky.social reviewed 334 studies across 54 countries, finding women occupy 36 roles, from harvesting to trade.
A new paper led by @jasminwillis.bsky.social, Dr Lauren Coad, @orchiddelirium.bsky.social & @ejmilnergulland.bsky.social reviewed 334 studies across 54 countries, finding women occupy 36 roles, from harvesting to trade.
October 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
So happy that the first chapter of my PhD has been published! We explored where women exist in tropical wild meat systems, what they do & why. Huge thanks to my co-authors and my wonderful supervisory team 🙌
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Oh my God this is so wonderful. Bra-fucking-vo UCL
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Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.
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September 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Oh my God this is so wonderful. Bra-fucking-vo UCL
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Find out more in our explainer video by @hollietree.bsky.social, and read the full #openaccess paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
September 23, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Find out more in our explainer video by @hollietree.bsky.social, and read the full #openaccess paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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💭 Integrated Nature-Climate Action #INCA is a bold framework embedding structural change across sectors and industries while uplifting livelihoods, equity, and the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, going beyond the scope of nature-based solutions
September 23, 2025 at 7:47 AM
💭 Integrated Nature-Climate Action #INCA is a bold framework embedding structural change across sectors and industries while uplifting livelihoods, equity, and the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, going beyond the scope of nature-based solutions
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New job alert: An amazing opportunity - our International science team are hiring for a 2yr position (initially) for an experienced scientist to work on tropical forest conservation 🌍🧪
Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
📷Nick Williams/RSPB
Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
📷Nick Williams/RSPB
September 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM
New job alert: An amazing opportunity - our International science team are hiring for a 2yr position (initially) for an experienced scientist to work on tropical forest conservation 🌍🧪
Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
📷Nick Williams/RSPB
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📷Nick Williams/RSPB
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We've got another exciting event for you! Join us online or in person on 15th October to hear from marine experts on what strandings of dolphins, whales and porpoises can tell us about the impact of marine pollution #CSIoftheSea
🎟️ Book your free ticket: zsl.org/news-and-eve...
🎟️ Book your free ticket: zsl.org/news-and-eve...
September 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We've got another exciting event for you! Join us online or in person on 15th October to hear from marine experts on what strandings of dolphins, whales and porpoises can tell us about the impact of marine pollution #CSIoftheSea
🎟️ Book your free ticket: zsl.org/news-and-eve...
🎟️ Book your free ticket: zsl.org/news-and-eve...
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📢 Two weeks to go! Don't forget to book your ticket at our next #ZSLTalks event to hear how animals can adapt to changing environments through changes in learned behaviour. Find out more: www.zsl.org/news-and-eve... P.s. it's free!
September 16, 2025 at 9:14 AM
📢 Two weeks to go! Don't forget to book your ticket at our next #ZSLTalks event to hear how animals can adapt to changing environments through changes in learned behaviour. Find out more: www.zsl.org/news-and-eve... P.s. it's free!
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New job alert: Would you like to help analyse our Big Garden Birdwatch dataset? 🪶🧪
Our monitoring science team are hiring for a new 2yr position to develop the ecological analysis and visualisation of BGBW data
Interested? Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
Our monitoring science team are hiring for a new 2yr position to develop the ecological analysis and visualisation of BGBW data
Interested? Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
Senior Conservation Scientist - Ecological Analyst (Fixed-Term) | RSPB
Big Garden Birdwatch Data ScientistWe have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and skilled team-member to join the Monitoring Science team at the RSPB Centre for Conservation Science. We are s...
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August 20, 2025 at 8:50 AM
New job alert: Would you like to help analyse our Big Garden Birdwatch dataset? 🪶🧪
Our monitoring science team are hiring for a new 2yr position to develop the ecological analysis and visualisation of BGBW data
Interested? Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
Our monitoring science team are hiring for a new 2yr position to develop the ecological analysis and visualisation of BGBW data
Interested? Full details here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
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A Review from Zoe Davies, Matthew Struebig and colleagues summarizes the threats to biodiversity in Southeast Asia and conservation solutions.
Web link: https://bit.ly/4fCpij1
Readcube: https://bit.ly/4mEsVY3
Translations of the article in primary ASEAN languages: https://bit.ly/4mDBOB7
Web link: https://bit.ly/4fCpij1
Readcube: https://bit.ly/4mEsVY3
Translations of the article in primary ASEAN languages: https://bit.ly/4mDBOB7
Drivers and solutions to Southeast Asia’s biodiversity crisis - Nature Reviews Biodiversity
The terrestrial ecosystems of Southeast Asia are both globally important reservoirs of biodiversity, and a provider of resources and livelihoods for millions of people across the region. This Review summarizes the threats to biodiversity in Southeast Asia, and the conservation solutions required to ensure successful outcomes for biodiversity and people.
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August 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
A Review from Zoe Davies, Matthew Struebig and colleagues summarizes the threats to biodiversity in Southeast Asia and conservation solutions.
Web link: https://bit.ly/4fCpij1
Readcube: https://bit.ly/4mEsVY3
Translations of the article in primary ASEAN languages: https://bit.ly/4mDBOB7
Web link: https://bit.ly/4fCpij1
Readcube: https://bit.ly/4mEsVY3
Translations of the article in primary ASEAN languages: https://bit.ly/4mDBOB7
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NEW
What makes a legal person?
If invisible corporations and inanimate objects can be legal persons, so can rivers and animals
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
What makes a legal person?
If invisible corporations and inanimate objects can be legal persons, so can rivers and animals
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
What makes a legal person?
If invisible corporations and inanimate objects can be legal persons, so can rivers and animals
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
August 8, 2025 at 11:27 AM
NEW
What makes a legal person?
If invisible corporations and inanimate objects can be legal persons, so can rivers and animals
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
What makes a legal person?
If invisible corporations and inanimate objects can be legal persons, so can rivers and animals
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
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Why do think of a PhD as a general reference source useful in daily life and not an weirdo who knows obsessive amounts about the breeding cycle of the western side-blotched lizard
OpenAI releases the newest version of the AI model that powers its popular ChatGPT chatbot, with CEO Sam Altman promoting it as like having a “team of Ph.D. level experts in your pocket.”
OpenAI releases GPT-5, calling it a ‘team of Ph.D. level experts in your pocket’
OpenAI says its latest version of the popular AI model is better at coding, more accurate and less deceptive than previous versions.
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August 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Why do think of a PhD as a general reference source useful in daily life and not an weirdo who knows obsessive amounts about the breeding cycle of the western side-blotched lizard
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Spoken like a man who has never tried to organize a group dinner with a team of PhD level experts.
OpenAI releases the newest version of the AI model that powers its popular ChatGPT chatbot, with CEO Sam Altman promoting it as like having a “team of Ph.D. level experts in your pocket.”
OpenAI releases GPT-5, calling it a ‘team of Ph.D. level experts in your pocket’
OpenAI says its latest version of the popular AI model is better at coding, more accurate and less deceptive than previous versions.
nbcnews.to
August 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Spoken like a man who has never tried to organize a group dinner with a team of PhD level experts.
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🐦 The true meaning of a birds-eye view! Scientists use lightweight cameras fitted to the wing of red-footed boobies to capture feeding behaviour for the first time
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August 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
🐦 The true meaning of a birds-eye view! Scientists use lightweight cameras fitted to the wing of red-footed boobies to capture feeding behaviour for the first time
📽️ @ruthedunn.bsky.social
📽️ @ruthedunn.bsky.social
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Prohibitions are not spells.
Law is not magic.
When you prohibit a thing, all that means is the thing may be attended by different legal consequences than before.
The thing is not extinguished by a mere prohibition: it can continue but in a different way with different (and unforeseen) effects.
Law is not magic.
When you prohibit a thing, all that means is the thing may be attended by different legal consequences than before.
The thing is not extinguished by a mere prohibition: it can continue but in a different way with different (and unforeseen) effects.
August 5, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Prohibitions are not spells.
Law is not magic.
When you prohibit a thing, all that means is the thing may be attended by different legal consequences than before.
The thing is not extinguished by a mere prohibition: it can continue but in a different way with different (and unforeseen) effects.
Law is not magic.
When you prohibit a thing, all that means is the thing may be attended by different legal consequences than before.
The thing is not extinguished by a mere prohibition: it can continue but in a different way with different (and unforeseen) effects.
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Want to join our friendly and supportive #marine #science team @rspbscience.bsky.social? #conservationjobs for a scientist to provide scientific advice and contribute to applied #research affecting real world decisions about marine development and #seabird #conservation. shorturl.at/kdthM
Conservation Scientist (Fixed-Term) | RSPB
We are seeking a Conservation Scientist to join the RSPB’s UK Marine Science team in an exciting fixed-term role for 12 months. The role provides a great opportunity to work at the cutting edge of res...
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August 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Want to join our friendly and supportive #marine #science team @rspbscience.bsky.social? #conservationjobs for a scientist to provide scientific advice and contribute to applied #research affecting real world decisions about marine development and #seabird #conservation. shorturl.at/kdthM
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💉 Farmer-led project on badger vaccinations begins
🐄 A new project to understand the next steps towards the eradication of a devastating cattle disease is underway, led by farmers and supported by our scientists
Learn more about the work here 👉 www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...
🐄 A new project to understand the next steps towards the eradication of a devastating cattle disease is underway, led by farmers and supported by our scientists
Learn more about the work here 👉 www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...
August 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
💉 Farmer-led project on badger vaccinations begins
🐄 A new project to understand the next steps towards the eradication of a devastating cattle disease is underway, led by farmers and supported by our scientists
Learn more about the work here 👉 www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...
🐄 A new project to understand the next steps towards the eradication of a devastating cattle disease is underway, led by farmers and supported by our scientists
Learn more about the work here 👉 www.zsl.org/news-and-eve...