Liam Mattingly suggests that we all watch this programme – Tree of the year. He says “, not a lot of science in it but still some beautiful trees with the history that comes with them.
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/tree-of-the-year-with-ardal-ohanlon/on-demand/65397-001” Thank you, Liam!
Staff contributor of the week goes to………………………………..Mark Chapman! Mark says, “You or your students and postdocs or even family members and friends might be interested in a new free online course for anyone who wants to learn about biodiversity science or help protect biodiversity. You can find more information and sign up for the course here: https://www.coursera.org/learn/biodiversity/ — first register for Coursera, then enroll for the course.” The course will go live on 27th Feb. Thank you, Mark!
Georgia Harper found this paper about Pokemon Go and its potential impact on conservation http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/conl.12326/full. Thank you, Georgia!
Neil Gostling (indirectly) sent this mammoth link https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/feb/22/undoing-extinction-mammoth-dextinction (Thank you, Neil!)
Drone vs Tiger http://outdonews.com/news/783289/tiger-knocks-drone-out-sky
Dogs prefer to share with their friends http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/human-instinct-dogs-prefer-to-share-food-with-familiar-partners/articleshow/56850116.cms
Longterm impact of oil https://darrp.noaa.gov/oil-spills/deepwater-horizon-oil-effects-marine-mammals-and-sea-turtles-published-special-issue
What is genetic modification? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx953M-tpp4&utm_source=social_media&utm_medium=hootsuite&utm_campaign=standard
Our orthopteran are at risk https://www.iucn.org/news/secretariat/201702/intensive-agriculture-and-wildfires-threaten-over-quarter-europe%E2%80%99s
Posted By : Judith Lock