Reposted by Kirsty
This year’s Noctule 🦇 pups are well developed already, judging by footage from this morning. I originally set up the Secacam 7 so we knew bats were present at a remote roost before setting off on the 1.5 hour drive to monitor them, but the insight into how bats are using this roost is so valuable
June 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
This year’s Noctule 🦇 pups are well developed already, judging by footage from this morning. I originally set up the Secacam 7 so we knew bats were present at a remote roost before setting off on the 1.5 hour drive to monitor them, but the insight into how bats are using this roost is so valuable
Reposted by Kirsty
I'll be attending the amazing The 20th International Bat Research Conference 2025. Let me know if you're planning to attend so that we can say Hi! 👋
Or register now and join me at the event! whova.com/portal/regis...
#ibrc2025 @ibrc2025.bsky.social 🦇 - via #Whova event app
Or register now and join me at the event! whova.com/portal/regis...
#ibrc2025 @ibrc2025.bsky.social 🦇 - via #Whova event app
June 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I'll be attending the amazing The 20th International Bat Research Conference 2025. Let me know if you're planning to attend so that we can say Hi! 👋
Or register now and join me at the event! whova.com/portal/regis...
#ibrc2025 @ibrc2025.bsky.social 🦇 - via #Whova event app
Or register now and join me at the event! whova.com/portal/regis...
#ibrc2025 @ibrc2025.bsky.social 🦇 - via #Whova event app
Reposted by Kirsty
🦇 #BatsInArt #PreciousBats #DecorativeArt #MelissaHastings #NewZealand #Contemporary
Melissa Hastings (Shadow Road Ceramics Studio)
PEKAPEKA-TOU-ROA / NZ LONG-TAILED BAT
Sculptures, black stoneware and oxide
Melissa Hastings (Shadow Road Ceramics Studio)
PEKAPEKA-TOU-ROA / NZ LONG-TAILED BAT
Sculptures, black stoneware and oxide
April 7, 2025 at 4:23 AM
🦇 #BatsInArt #PreciousBats #DecorativeArt #MelissaHastings #NewZealand #Contemporary
Melissa Hastings (Shadow Road Ceramics Studio)
PEKAPEKA-TOU-ROA / NZ LONG-TAILED BAT
Sculptures, black stoneware and oxide
Melissa Hastings (Shadow Road Ceramics Studio)
PEKAPEKA-TOU-ROA / NZ LONG-TAILED BAT
Sculptures, black stoneware and oxide
Reposted by Kirsty
If you missed out on the grindcore pekapeka tōu roa shirt from GO Eco last time they've restocked! And they've got jerseys! I went and picked one up today. goeco.org.nz/product-cate...
April 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
If you missed out on the grindcore pekapeka tōu roa shirt from GO Eco last time they've restocked! And they've got jerseys! I went and picked one up today. goeco.org.nz/product-cate...
Reposted by Kirsty
Reposted by Kirsty
🦇 So you want to be a bat-spotter? Come join Forest & Bird South Auckland with Ben Paris – Senior Conservation Advisor, Auckland Council as he discusses long-tailed bat monitoring with the community. 🦇
See you at 7:30pm on 10 February at The Gardens Community Hall, 5 Mt Lebanon Crescent, Manurewa.
See you at 7:30pm on 10 February at The Gardens Community Hall, 5 Mt Lebanon Crescent, Manurewa.
January 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
🦇 So you want to be a bat-spotter? Come join Forest & Bird South Auckland with Ben Paris – Senior Conservation Advisor, Auckland Council as he discusses long-tailed bat monitoring with the community. 🦇
See you at 7:30pm on 10 February at The Gardens Community Hall, 5 Mt Lebanon Crescent, Manurewa.
See you at 7:30pm on 10 February at The Gardens Community Hall, 5 Mt Lebanon Crescent, Manurewa.
Reposted by Kirsty
The censorship algorithm on Twitter reduced our audience by roughly 95%, and seriously, who does that to a wildlife biology & advocacy group ?
So we moved 😇 over here to BlueSky
If you could, please help us regain our following
Follow
Retweet and
Repeat ;-)
Together we can change the world.
So we moved 😇 over here to BlueSky
If you could, please help us regain our following
Follow
Retweet and
Repeat ;-)
Together we can change the world.
January 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The censorship algorithm on Twitter reduced our audience by roughly 95%, and seriously, who does that to a wildlife biology & advocacy group ?
So we moved 😇 over here to BlueSky
If you could, please help us regain our following
Follow
Retweet and
Repeat ;-)
Together we can change the world.
So we moved 😇 over here to BlueSky
If you could, please help us regain our following
Follow
Retweet and
Repeat ;-)
Together we can change the world.
Reposted by Kirsty
📌Welcome to the bat-feed! A place for posts by bat-scientists, ecologists, photographers etc.
DM me to ask to be added as a contributor. Then use the 🦇 emoji for posts you want to show up in the feed. Rules in the next post:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
DM me to ask to be added as a contributor. Then use the 🦇 emoji for posts you want to show up in the feed. Rules in the next post:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 27, 2024 at 3:25 PM
📌Welcome to the bat-feed! A place for posts by bat-scientists, ecologists, photographers etc.
DM me to ask to be added as a contributor. Then use the 🦇 emoji for posts you want to show up in the feed. Rules in the next post:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
DM me to ask to be added as a contributor. Then use the 🦇 emoji for posts you want to show up in the feed. Rules in the next post:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Reposted by Kirsty
Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, has laid an egg, this time with a new partner. She is a Laysan albatross thought to be around 74 years old. Ringed in 1956!!!! 🌍🧪🦑 🦤🐧 #seabird #ornithology
Lovely story from @mongabay.bsky.social
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
Lovely story from @mongabay.bsky.social
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
December 9, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, has laid an egg, this time with a new partner. She is a Laysan albatross thought to be around 74 years old. Ringed in 1956!!!! 🌍🧪🦑 🦤🐧 #seabird #ornithology
Lovely story from @mongabay.bsky.social
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
Lovely story from @mongabay.bsky.social
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
Reposted by Kirsty
Different approaches to hibernation - The Daubenton’s bat has already been resident for a month, the Brown Long Eared bat arrived two weeks ago disappeared for a week then returned this week. Still much to learn… 🦇
December 2, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Different approaches to hibernation - The Daubenton’s bat has already been resident for a month, the Brown Long Eared bat arrived two weeks ago disappeared for a week then returned this week. Still much to learn… 🦇
Reposted by Kirsty
hey everyone! i made a list of some useful starter packs (primarily biology/earth sciences with a few bonus things thrown in) to share with friends who have joined bsky in the last week and thought it may be useful for some people here too! 🌍🧪 #SciSky #BioSky docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Starter packs
BIOLOGY Ecology Macroecology https://go.bsky.app/GBn9pNZ Global ecology https://go.bsky.app/V6tN4cv Trait based ecology and evolution https://go.bsky.app/PThMXeX Invasion biology https://go.b...
docs.google.com
November 11, 2024 at 5:41 PM
hey everyone! i made a list of some useful starter packs (primarily biology/earth sciences with a few bonus things thrown in) to share with friends who have joined bsky in the last week and thought it may be useful for some people here too! 🌍🧪 #SciSky #BioSky docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Reposted by Kirsty
Antarctica Day is on Dec 1st each year. It marks the signing of the Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a continent for peace and science.
To help celebrate, here’s a photo I took a couple of years ago, of a seal which had clearly got the message about peace.
Happy #AntarcticaDay!!
To help celebrate, here’s a photo I took a couple of years ago, of a seal which had clearly got the message about peace.
Happy #AntarcticaDay!!
December 1, 2024 at 8:38 AM
Antarctica Day is on Dec 1st each year. It marks the signing of the Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a continent for peace and science.
To help celebrate, here’s a photo I took a couple of years ago, of a seal which had clearly got the message about peace.
Happy #AntarcticaDay!!
To help celebrate, here’s a photo I took a couple of years ago, of a seal which had clearly got the message about peace.
Happy #AntarcticaDay!!
Reposted by Kirsty
One ring does not fit all: Evaluation of banding-related injuries in tricolored bats. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
One ring does not fit all: Evaluation of banding‐related injuries in tricolored bats
In a long-term study of overwintering tricolored bats (Perimyotis subflavus) in Georgia, USA, 22.2% of recaptured bats exhibited band-related injuries, whereas 77.8% showed none. Although most injuri...
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 18, 2024 at 8:40 PM
One ring does not fit all: Evaluation of banding-related injuries in tricolored bats. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Kirsty
I created this stater pack with women in ecology and evolution.
If you want to be added you can comment or DM me, but also please suggest the names of those I am missing 🧪🌎🌐
go.bsky.app/8jFH7cS
If you want to be added you can comment or DM me, but also please suggest the names of those I am missing 🧪🌎🌐
go.bsky.app/8jFH7cS
November 30, 2024 at 10:51 PM
I created this stater pack with women in ecology and evolution.
If you want to be added you can comment or DM me, but also please suggest the names of those I am missing 🧪🌎🌐
go.bsky.app/8jFH7cS
If you want to be added you can comment or DM me, but also please suggest the names of those I am missing 🧪🌎🌐
go.bsky.app/8jFH7cS
Reposted by Kirsty
Please share to groups and posts! 🦇
I am an author!!!!
I have decided to donate 10% of my royalties to Bat Conservation Trust for my upcoming joint book with Pelagic Publishing
pelagicpublishing.com/products/ide...
#author #book #wildlife #animals
#bats #conservation #pelagicpublishing
I am an author!!!!
I have decided to donate 10% of my royalties to Bat Conservation Trust for my upcoming joint book with Pelagic Publishing
pelagicpublishing.com/products/ide...
#author #book #wildlife #animals
#bats #conservation #pelagicpublishing
November 24, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Please share to groups and posts! 🦇
I am an author!!!!
I have decided to donate 10% of my royalties to Bat Conservation Trust for my upcoming joint book with Pelagic Publishing
pelagicpublishing.com/products/ide...
#author #book #wildlife #animals
#bats #conservation #pelagicpublishing
I am an author!!!!
I have decided to donate 10% of my royalties to Bat Conservation Trust for my upcoming joint book with Pelagic Publishing
pelagicpublishing.com/products/ide...
#author #book #wildlife #animals
#bats #conservation #pelagicpublishing
Reposted by Kirsty
Scion and Manaaki Whenua are conducting a survey to understand how perceptions of wilding conifers vary across NZ and across professions.
Please take 10 mins to share your thoughts - it's open to anyone - and be in to win 5 x $100 Prezzy cards
scionresearchgroup.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Please take 10 mins to share your thoughts - it's open to anyone - and be in to win 5 x $100 Prezzy cards
scionresearchgroup.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
November 30, 2024 at 5:54 AM
Scion and Manaaki Whenua are conducting a survey to understand how perceptions of wilding conifers vary across NZ and across professions.
Please take 10 mins to share your thoughts - it's open to anyone - and be in to win 5 x $100 Prezzy cards
scionresearchgroup.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Please take 10 mins to share your thoughts - it's open to anyone - and be in to win 5 x $100 Prezzy cards
scionresearchgroup.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Reposted by Kirsty
And that's a wrap!
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who attended NZES 2024. And an even bigger thank you to all of our sponsors!
Don't forget - our next in-person conference will be held in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
We still have a few photos to post, so watch this space...
#nzes2024
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who attended NZES 2024. And an even bigger thank you to all of our sponsors!
Don't forget - our next in-person conference will be held in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
We still have a few photos to post, so watch this space...
#nzes2024
November 29, 2024 at 7:50 AM
And that's a wrap!
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who attended NZES 2024. And an even bigger thank you to all of our sponsors!
Don't forget - our next in-person conference will be held in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
We still have a few photos to post, so watch this space...
#nzes2024
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who attended NZES 2024. And an even bigger thank you to all of our sponsors!
Don't forget - our next in-person conference will be held in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
We still have a few photos to post, so watch this space...
#nzes2024
Reposted by Kirsty
Mel Galbraith has been posthumously awarded the "Ecology in Action" award.
Mel made outstanding contributions to ecological knowledge over 46 years, with excellence in communication and ecological education across Aotearoa.
Mel's award was posthumously accepted by his wife and daughter
#nzes2024
Mel made outstanding contributions to ecological knowledge over 46 years, with excellence in communication and ecological education across Aotearoa.
Mel's award was posthumously accepted by his wife and daughter
#nzes2024
November 27, 2024 at 7:42 AM
Mel Galbraith has been posthumously awarded the "Ecology in Action" award.
Mel made outstanding contributions to ecological knowledge over 46 years, with excellence in communication and ecological education across Aotearoa.
Mel's award was posthumously accepted by his wife and daughter
#nzes2024
Mel made outstanding contributions to ecological knowledge over 46 years, with excellence in communication and ecological education across Aotearoa.
Mel's award was posthumously accepted by his wife and daughter
#nzes2024
Reposted by Kirsty
Sam Purdie's study concludes that eDNA was an effective method of monitoring these skinks, and potentially useful also for other cryptic species. However price was an issue... 🥺 #nzes2024
November 27, 2024 at 1:36 AM
Sam Purdie's study concludes that eDNA was an effective method of monitoring these skinks, and potentially useful also for other cryptic species. However price was an issue... 🥺 #nzes2024
Reposted by Kirsty
It’s a privilege to be at the NZ Ecological Society awards tonight 🧪 #NZES2024
Mel Galbraith has been posthumously awarded the "Ecology in Action" award.
Mel made outstanding contributions to ecological knowledge over 46 years, with excellence in communication and ecological education across Aotearoa.
Mel's award was posthumously accepted by his wife and daughter
#nzes2024
Mel made outstanding contributions to ecological knowledge over 46 years, with excellence in communication and ecological education across Aotearoa.
Mel's award was posthumously accepted by his wife and daughter
#nzes2024
November 27, 2024 at 8:24 AM
It’s a privilege to be at the NZ Ecological Society awards tonight 🧪 #NZES2024
Reposted by Kirsty
And finally the last talk of the pekapeka symposium, Finding Franklin Bats with a collaboration with Auckland Council, EcoQuest, Ngaati Te Ata and the Predator Free Franklin community looking for pekapeka across the fragmented rural landscape 🥰 🦇 #NZES2024 #nzbats 📷 @kirstymyron.bsky.social
November 28, 2024 at 12:15 AM
And finally the last talk of the pekapeka symposium, Finding Franklin Bats with a collaboration with Auckland Council, EcoQuest, Ngaati Te Ata and the Predator Free Franklin community looking for pekapeka across the fragmented rural landscape 🥰 🦇 #NZES2024 #nzbats 📷 @kirstymyron.bsky.social