Veli-Matti Pakanen
@vmpakanen.bsky.social
University teacher in Oulu, Finland
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The Trump administration is preparing to allow oil and gas leasing across the entire Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain, a wilderness landscape that has been protected for more than four decades, according to documents reviewed by POLITICO.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Trump preparing to reopen Alaska wildlife refuge for oil drilling
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is home to polar bears, caribou and wolves — and may hold vast amounts of crude oil.
www.politico.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The Trump administration is preparing to allow oil and gas leasing across the entire Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain, a wilderness landscape that has been protected for more than four decades, according to documents reviewed by POLITICO.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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"Perun Tyynenmeren rannikon keskiosassa merilintujen määrä on kolmessa vuodessa vähentynyt kahdeksasosaan, kertovat paikalliset ympäristöviranomaiset." 😱 #linnut yle.fi/a/74-2017442...
Biologit kauhuissaan: Perun rannikon lintumäärä romahti lähes 90 prosenttia vain kolmessa vuodessa
Tutkijat tietävät, mistä lintujen katoaminen johtuu. Tärkein syy on ylikalastus.
yle.fi
July 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
"Perun Tyynenmeren rannikon keskiosassa merilintujen määrä on kolmessa vuodessa vähentynyt kahdeksasosaan, kertovat paikalliset ympäristöviranomaiset." 😱 #linnut yle.fi/a/74-2017442...
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5/5 In addition, a huge effort is made to protect the #critically #endangered southern #dunlin. With expertise of Vroni Rohr-Bender and others, 26 chicks got an advantage be growing up in our aviary, before they got released back in the meadows, hopefully successfully #boosting the #population.
July 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
5/5 In addition, a huge effort is made to protect the #critically #endangered southern #dunlin. With expertise of Vroni Rohr-Bender and others, 26 chicks got an advantage be growing up in our aviary, before they got released back in the meadows, hopefully successfully #boosting the #population.
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2/5: Fieldseason started in early May when the #ruffs arrived in the coastal meadows of the #BothnianBay. Male ruffs are known for their fascinating #lekking #behavior! A true spectacle! The existence of the different male morphs is unique.
July 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
2/5: Fieldseason started in early May when the #ruffs arrived in the coastal meadows of the #BothnianBay. Male ruffs are known for their fascinating #lekking #behavior! A true spectacle! The existence of the different male morphs is unique.
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3/5 Independent males have striking colours and are #aggressive. #Satellite males are mostly white coloured and have more #sneaky behavior. Female-looking faeders are extremely rare.
Here an independent male is pecking a satellite to show its dominance.
More:
simonvandepitte.com/i-am-sexy-an...
Here an independent male is pecking a satellite to show its dominance.
More:
simonvandepitte.com/i-am-sexy-an...
July 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
3/5 Independent males have striking colours and are #aggressive. #Satellite males are mostly white coloured and have more #sneaky behavior. Female-looking faeders are extremely rare.
Here an independent male is pecking a satellite to show its dominance.
More:
simonvandepitte.com/i-am-sexy-an...
Here an independent male is pecking a satellite to show its dominance.
More:
simonvandepitte.com/i-am-sexy-an...
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1/5 - What.an.increadible.fieldseason! Together with @koivulakari.bsky.social , @jelenasubotic.bsky.social , @chorlnev.bsky.social , @vmpakanen.bsky.social, Kristzi Kupan, Vroni Rohr-Bender and others we managed to find plenty of ruff nests (65!) and headstarted a bunch of Southern Dunlins (26!).
July 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
1/5 - What.an.increadible.fieldseason! Together with @koivulakari.bsky.social , @jelenasubotic.bsky.social , @chorlnev.bsky.social , @vmpakanen.bsky.social, Kristzi Kupan, Vroni Rohr-Bender and others we managed to find plenty of ruff nests (65!) and headstarted a bunch of Southern Dunlins (26!).
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Shorebird chicks are hatching here in Greenland!
This year, egg predation has been intense, especially on Turnstone clutches, so every successful hatch feels extra special. This Turnstone male brooded its four chicks right next to my phone. A bit too close maybe...
This year, egg predation has been intense, especially on Turnstone clutches, so every successful hatch feels extra special. This Turnstone male brooded its four chicks right next to my phone. A bit too close maybe...
July 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Shorebird chicks are hatching here in Greenland!
This year, egg predation has been intense, especially on Turnstone clutches, so every successful hatch feels extra special. This Turnstone male brooded its four chicks right next to my phone. A bit too close maybe...
This year, egg predation has been intense, especially on Turnstone clutches, so every successful hatch feels extra special. This Turnstone male brooded its four chicks right next to my phone. A bit too close maybe...
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There are now 148 blogs about waders/shorebirds in the WaderTales catalogue. Here's the list of what's available, with a short descriptor of each blog:
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There are 14 blogs about (Eurasian) #Curlew, just to name one species.
#ornithology
wadertales.wordpress.com/about/
There are 14 blogs about (Eurasian) #Curlew, just to name one species.
#ornithology
July 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
There are now 148 blogs about waders/shorebirds in the WaderTales catalogue. Here's the list of what's available, with a short descriptor of each blog:
wadertales.wordpress.com/about/
There are 14 blogs about (Eurasian) #Curlew, just to name one species.
#ornithology
wadertales.wordpress.com/about/
There are 14 blogs about (Eurasian) #Curlew, just to name one species.
#ornithology
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Oletko sinäkin kuullut sen valheen, että metsien ojittaminen olisi loppunut? Se on ajanpeluuta. Niin kauan kun ojitus on sallittua, se jatkuu koska aina löytyy joku joka hyötyy rahallisesti. Ojitus pitää kieltää lailla. Upea Ylen juttu aiheesta.
yle.fi/a/74-20166276
yle.fi/a/74-20166276
Toholammilla on suo, jollaista ei pitäisi olla olemassa
Suomen soille ei pitänyt enää kaivaa yhtään ojaa, mutta paikkatiedot osoittavat, että niin silti tapahtuu. Kävimme suolla, joka ojitettiin hiljattain.
yle.fi
June 30, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Oletko sinäkin kuullut sen valheen, että metsien ojittaminen olisi loppunut? Se on ajanpeluuta. Niin kauan kun ojitus on sallittua, se jatkuu koska aina löytyy joku joka hyötyy rahallisesti. Ojitus pitää kieltää lailla. Upea Ylen juttu aiheesta.
yle.fi/a/74-20166276
yle.fi/a/74-20166276
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Plenty of time to apply for this #postdoc in my group :) #genetics #microbiome #ecophysiology #evolution #avian #ECR
3-year #Postdoc position on the role of #genetics and #microbiome on #thermal #physiology in @erc.europa.eu project in my group at @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social FIN! We establish #selection lines on quails, collab @btschirren.bsky.social DL 15.7., start Nov25-Jan26
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Postdoctoral Researcher: Contribution of genetic background and gut microbiome on thermal physiology
A post-doctoral Researcher position is available at the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, in the group of Dr. Suvi Ruuskanen. The post-doctoral res...
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June 25, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Plenty of time to apply for this #postdoc in my group :) #genetics #microbiome #ecophysiology #evolution #avian #ECR
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Intraclutch egg color variation in #ruffs is striking. Pale to strongly pigmented, speckled and not speckeled and even blue eggs within a single clutch 💙
June 21, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Intraclutch egg color variation in #ruffs is striking. Pale to strongly pigmented, speckled and not speckeled and even blue eggs within a single clutch 💙
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Dunlin face major challenges - climate-change-related flooding is just one.
Blog from 20 Jun 2021 🎂4️⃣
wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/06/20/d...
Focus is on research by @vmpakanen.bsky.social & @koivulakari.bsky.social in the Baltic.
#ConservationScience🌍
Blog from 20 Jun 2021 🎂4️⃣
wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/06/20/d...
Focus is on research by @vmpakanen.bsky.social & @koivulakari.bsky.social in the Baltic.
#ConservationScience🌍
June 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Dunlin face major challenges - climate-change-related flooding is just one.
Blog from 20 Jun 2021 🎂4️⃣
wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/06/20/d...
Focus is on research by @vmpakanen.bsky.social & @koivulakari.bsky.social in the Baltic.
#ConservationScience🌍
Blog from 20 Jun 2021 🎂4️⃣
wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/06/20/d...
Focus is on research by @vmpakanen.bsky.social & @koivulakari.bsky.social in the Baltic.
#ConservationScience🌍
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Dunlin - literally 'brown and small'
But not boring!
Blog from 20 Jun 2021 🎂4️⃣
wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/06/20/d...
Focus is on research by @vmpakanen.bsky.social & @koivulakari.bsky.social in the Baltic.
#ornithology
But not boring!
Blog from 20 Jun 2021 🎂4️⃣
wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/06/20/d...
Focus is on research by @vmpakanen.bsky.social & @koivulakari.bsky.social in the Baltic.
#ornithology
June 20, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Dunlin - literally 'brown and small'
But not boring!
Blog from 20 Jun 2021 🎂4️⃣
wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/06/20/d...
Focus is on research by @vmpakanen.bsky.social & @koivulakari.bsky.social in the Baltic.
#ornithology
But not boring!
Blog from 20 Jun 2021 🎂4️⃣
wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/06/20/d...
Focus is on research by @vmpakanen.bsky.social & @koivulakari.bsky.social in the Baltic.
#ornithology
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Capture season at Liminganlahti. When we ring the #ruff chicks, we can often also catch their mums. Reeves (female ruffs) lead a very secret life. Thanks to our long term monitoring we learned that many return to breed in the next year to the same meadow.
June 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Capture season at Liminganlahti. When we ring the #ruff chicks, we can often also catch their mums. Reeves (female ruffs) lead a very secret life. Thanks to our long term monitoring we learned that many return to breed in the next year to the same meadow.
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June 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Ruff lekking: The co-display of a pale satellite and a court-defending independent morph increases male attractiveness. Lekking began here (65°N) in the first week of May and continues, even though most females are already incubating and the first chicks are expected to hatch any day now.
June 7, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Ruff lekking: The co-display of a pale satellite and a court-defending independent morph increases male attractiveness. Lekking began here (65°N) in the first week of May and continues, even though most females are already incubating and the first chicks are expected to hatch any day now.
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Yesterday, we found the nest of this blonde female. Three of her eggs were also exceptionally pale. #ornithology #waders
June 7, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Yesterday, we found the nest of this blonde female. Three of her eggs were also exceptionally pale. #ornithology #waders
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Hieno esimerkkki että täydellisiä listoja voidaan käyttää myös opetustarkoituksessa!
Ping @panuhalme.bsky.social @vmpakanen.bsky.social @marjosaastamoinen.bsky.social @annaliisalaine.bsky.social
Ping @panuhalme.bsky.social @vmpakanen.bsky.social @marjosaastamoinen.bsky.social @annaliisalaine.bsky.social
Havainnoinnin tukena käytän makrojäkälien Täydellistä listaa (laji.fi), jonka avulla saamme laadukasta havaintoaineistoa. Päivittäiset kävelymatkat ovat olleet lyhyitä, vain noin 100 metriä, jonka aikana olemme havainneet tyypillisesti noin 25 jäkälälajia. @aksulehikoinen.bsky.social
Suomen Lajitietokeskus
Suomen Lajitietokeskus kerää ja yhdistää suomalaisen lajitiedon yhtenäiseksi ja avoimeksi kokonaisuudeksi tutkimuksen ja opetuksen, hallinnon sekä suuren yleisön käyttöön.
laji.fi
June 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Hieno esimerkkki että täydellisiä listoja voidaan käyttää myös opetustarkoituksessa!
Ping @panuhalme.bsky.social @vmpakanen.bsky.social @marjosaastamoinen.bsky.social @annaliisalaine.bsky.social
Ping @panuhalme.bsky.social @vmpakanen.bsky.social @marjosaastamoinen.bsky.social @annaliisalaine.bsky.social
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A female Ruff enters her nest — a tent-like shelter hiding her precious eggs. She’s unringed for now, but she’ll receive her bands once the chicks hatch. #waders #ornithology
June 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A female Ruff enters her nest — a tent-like shelter hiding her precious eggs. She’s unringed for now, but she’ll receive her bands once the chicks hatch. #waders #ornithology
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Important Ruff research.
Flooding is becoming an increasing problem for Ruff & Dunlin:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Blog about Dunlin-focused research @vmpakanen.bsky.social &
@koivulakari.bsky.social wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/06/20/d...
#ornithology
Flooding is becoming an increasing problem for Ruff & Dunlin:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Blog about Dunlin-focused research @vmpakanen.bsky.social &
@koivulakari.bsky.social wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/06/20/d...
#ornithology
A female Ruff enters her nest — a tent-like shelter hiding her precious eggs. She’s unringed for now, but she’ll receive her bands once the chicks hatch. #waders #ornithology
June 5, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Important Ruff research.
Flooding is becoming an increasing problem for Ruff & Dunlin:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Blog about Dunlin-focused research @vmpakanen.bsky.social &
@koivulakari.bsky.social wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/06/20/d...
#ornithology
Flooding is becoming an increasing problem for Ruff & Dunlin:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Blog about Dunlin-focused research @vmpakanen.bsky.social &
@koivulakari.bsky.social wadertales.wordpress.com/2021/06/20/d...
#ornithology
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Ruff clutches are expertly hidden, the eggs are camouflaged and very difficult to find. But this year’s field crew with @jellybb.bsky.social @simonvandepitte.bsky.social @koivulakari.bsky.social @vmpakanen.bsky.social is on 🔥 and found already plenty of them.
June 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Ruff clutches are expertly hidden, the eggs are camouflaged and very difficult to find. But this year’s field crew with @jellybb.bsky.social @simonvandepitte.bsky.social @koivulakari.bsky.social @vmpakanen.bsky.social is on 🔥 and found already plenty of them.
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The Finnish Dunlins are getting a Headstart. Over the next days we are expecting more than 20 🐣. Raising 🐥🐥is a huge effort, helped by our experiences we made with our captive ruff flock @mpiforbi.bsky.social
It's a year of #headstarting for #BalticDunlins! First chicks are hatching and many more are on the way. We're trying to recover the almost extinct population breeding in coastal meadows around the #BothnianBay. Pics by Gerrit Wehrenberg
@koivulakari.bsky.social @vmpakanen.bsky.social
@koivulakari.bsky.social @vmpakanen.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The Finnish Dunlins are getting a Headstart. Over the next days we are expecting more than 20 🐣. Raising 🐥🐥is a huge effort, helped by our experiences we made with our captive ruff flock @mpiforbi.bsky.social
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Shout out to Vroni Rohr-Bender for being an exceptional chick mum 🐣
June 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Shout out to Vroni Rohr-Bender for being an exceptional chick mum 🐣
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It's a year of #headstarting for #BalticDunlins! First chicks are hatching and many more are on the way. We're trying to recover the almost extinct population breeding in coastal meadows around the #BothnianBay. Pics by Gerrit Wehrenberg
@koivulakari.bsky.social @vmpakanen.bsky.social
@koivulakari.bsky.social @vmpakanen.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
It's a year of #headstarting for #BalticDunlins! First chicks are hatching and many more are on the way. We're trying to recover the almost extinct population breeding in coastal meadows around the #BothnianBay. Pics by Gerrit Wehrenberg
@koivulakari.bsky.social @vmpakanen.bsky.social
@koivulakari.bsky.social @vmpakanen.bsky.social