A thunderstorm stranded exhausted migratory birds in Malta, leading hunters to kill hundreds of protected and threatened species. Conservationists report illegal shooting continued even after hunting quotas were reached. “Protected-species legislation only works if it is effectively enforced.”

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#plastiques Le vocabulaire utilisé pour documenter/décrire des événements ponctuels est devenu de + en + dramatique via les journaux s'efforçant de capter l'attention des téléspectateurs avec des termes tels que *sans précédent* ou *catastrophique* Du coup le public devient de + en + insensible.

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Had a UKRI funded grant proposal rejected at the "AI triage stage". "This AI-based triage was used only to identify approximately 50% of the strongest proposals to take forward to full human review." 🧪 #academicsky

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Good people, good science has strike again. Stomach contraction varies with plastic load in Sable shearwaters. Thanks @adriftlab.bsky.social @thelabandfield.bsky.social @seabirdsentinel.bsky.social @alixdejersey.bsky.social and Jack! doi.org/10.1016/j.ha... #Seabirds

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I asked undergrad field techs to do a simple task, which was record when storm-petrels in our long-term study site had damage. The following is a partial list of the codes they used to indicate 'no damage'

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