MRes student Dani Free was obviously thinking about the bioblitz when she found this guide to using citizen science for monitoring the environment on LinkedIn (thank you Dani!) http://www.ceh.ac.uk/news/news_archive/choosing_and_using_citizen_science_guide_2014_23.html
PhD student James Hansford thought you might all be interested to know that ZSL are looking for volunteers for the Tsaobis Baboon Project. Positions are available for 3 or 6 months. Travel and subsistence in the field are covered and a contribution is made towards the costs of a return flight. The deadline for applications is 9am Monday 16th June (thank you James!).
Find out more here: http://admin.zsl.org/science/research/baboon#information-for-volunteers
A userās guide to elephant calls (with actual calls) http://www.nationalgeographic.com/news-features/what-elephant-calls-mean/
Find out more about Dawkinsā idea of the extended phenotype in this TED talk from Ed Yong about the influence of parasites on their hosts https://www.ted.com/talks/ed_yong_suicidal_wasps_zombie_roaches_and_other_tales_of_parasites
Good news for rare bumblebee http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/may/19/warm-weather-boosts-hopes-for-rarest-bumblebees-revival-in-britain
Lots of endemic species highlighted by RSPB wildlife āstocktakeā of the UK overseas territories http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/369750-pioneering-wildlife-audit-reveals-1500-exclusively-british-species-overseas
How to deal with employability anxiety http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/may/19/employment-anxiety-students-job-worry?CMP=twt_gu
Why octopus arms donāt get tangled http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2014/05/15/why-octopus-arms-dont-get-tangled/
How to laugh at climate change http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2014/05/the-comedy-of-climate-change.html?mobify=0
The Longitude prize – Ā£10 million will be awarded to what the British public decide (today!) is the worldās biggest science problem http://www.nature.com/news/uk-prize-lets-public-decide-on-world-s-biggest-science-problem-1.15247
Is it right to reverse extinction? http://www.nature.com/news/is-it-right-to-reverse-extinction-1.15212
Posted By : Judith Lock