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SEEN 4.11 Species of the week
Darwin’s finches – they fumigate their nests to kill a parasitic fly http://www.nature.com/news/cotton-balls-help-darwin-s-finches-to-help-themselves-1.15142
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SEEN 4.11 Website of the week
Please like Chilworth Conservation Ltd. on Facebook. The conservation area is located near Chilworth manor and the science park.
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SEEN 4.11 Southampton News
Southampton Bioblitz 2014 – we are looking for student volunteers to help out on the day. You will get: to work with local experts, help out members of the public, graduate passport points, something great for your CV, a free t-shirt! You can sign up here for the whole day (14th June) or just part […]
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SEEN 4.11 Internships
Our biodiversity internships are running for the 6th time this summer. Finalists, we really want you to apply for this position investigating bats on Southampton Common. It’s a paid, part-time internship over the summer. http://www.southampton.ac.uk/careers/students/experience/placements/excel_uk.html
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SEEN 4.11
The South Downs green fair is on this Sunday at the Sustainability Centre. Find out more here www.southdownsgreenfair.org Staff contributor of the week this week is Gareth Dyke, who sent a link to a blog written by one of his PhD students about their recent expedition to Romania to find fossilised pterosaurs (thank you […]
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SEEN 4.10 Placements
Marwell Wildlife intern Short-term conservation biology team voluntary intern (travel expenses reimbursed) Marwell Wildlife co-ordinates the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP) for the critically endangered eastern bongo Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci. There are only approximately 100-200 eastern bongo in the wild, and the EEP represents a significant proportion of the bongo outside of their indigenous range. […]
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SEEN 4.10 Employability
CIEEM job profiles Sent in by Felix Eigenbrod (thank you Felix), CIEEM (Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management) has a website of job profiles here http://www.cieem.net/job-profiles, where you can find out more about how to become an ecologist. Student membership of CIEEM is only £20 and will give you discounted rates on their training […]
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SEEN 4.10 Southampton News
I am part of a group organising a bioblitz on Southampton Common and on campus. She bioblitz will allow members of the public to find out more about the wildlife around them. If you would like to volunteer (you will get a t-shirt!) please let me know. It will be held on Saturday 14th June
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SEEN 4.10
Becks Spake thought you may be interested in the Conservation Leadership Programme’s funding awards, including the Future Conservation Award http://www.conservationleadershipprogramme.org/AboutUs.asp (thank you Becks!) Staff contributor of the week this week is Rob Holland who sent in some bunny facts (thank you and congratulations to Rob!) 1) The World’s Largest Rabbit is called “Darius” and weighs […]
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SEEN 4.10 species of the week
Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins – as featured in BIOL2039 Animal Behaviour, some individuals of this species use sponges to aid their foraging. This behaviour is culturally transmitted. New research has also found that it leads to them exploiting different resources and therefore a new foraging niche http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/04/these-genius-dolphins-are-using-sea-sponges-as-tools/361168/ Original article – http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/281/1784/20140374.short
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