Apply to be a guide dog puppy walker here https://www.guidedogs.org.uk/supportus/volunteering/register-now/?no_cache=1&location=southampton#.WT_MCnl1rct
Freya Brown says “Interesting zebra finch study – I was reading through this new study earlier and thought it may interest you: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2435.12916/full”. Thank you Freya!
Staff contributor of the week is ………………. Mark Chapman! Bizarre new species of sponge discovered: “The sponge is approximately two metres in length and feeds on zooplankton. The surface of the sponge is covered in microscopic hook-like glass spicules (sponge bones) so the whole sponge has a Velcro like surface.”
https://www.canada.ca/en/fisheries-oceans/news/2017/05/fisheries_and_oceanscanadaresearchersatthebedfordinstituteofocea.html (thank you Mark!)
Lexie Massie has written a blog post for ORCA (well done Lexie!) https://orcaweb.wordpress.com
A bit of operant conditioning https://www.facebook.com/TheIndependentOnline/videos/10154643945376636/?autoplay_reason=all_page_organic_allowed&video_container_type=0&video_creator_product_type=2&app_id=2392950137&live_video_guests=0
Maps of hotspots of invasive species http://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-017-0186
Mobilise millennials to tackle climate change https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2017/jun/13/dont-ignore-young-people-were-key-to-fighting-climate-change?CMP=share_btn_tw
Why bats matters http://www.bats.org.uk/pages/why_bats_matter.html
Why dung beetles matter http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170608-some-dung-beetles-have-taken-to-decapitating-millipedes?ocid=twert
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