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David Roberts

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Reader in #Biodiversity #Conservation @dice-kent.bsky.social; Research interests #extinction, spp id, #orchid #ecology, #wildlifetrade inc @wildlifetrade.bsky.social; APHAgovuk #Wildlife Inspector & SAB member; own views tinyurl.com/bd3r7tsp .. more

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David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · Nov 24

This starter pack is open to all current & former students & staff of the Durrell Institute of #Conservation & #Ecology (DICE) @dice-kent.bsky.social go.bsky.app/5tT1i8y

David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 22h

BBC News - Why agricultural drones could be the future of farming - BBC News
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Why Shropshire's agricultural drones could be the future of farming

One farmer says using a drone is

David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 22h

BBC News - Bungay mum takes up son's monster pumpkin challenge - and wins - BBC News
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Bungay mum takes up son's monster pumpkin challenge - and wins

Frances Crickmore

David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 22h

BBC News - Pictured: Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year: snapping the world's rarest hyena

Photographer Wim van den Heever got the winning shot beside an abandoned diamond mining settlement.

David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 22h

BBC News - Government told to prepare for 2C warming by 2050
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Government told to prepare for 2C warming by 2050

The Climate Change Committee said the UK should make climate change adaptions beyond the Paris Agreement.

David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 1d

Dive Into the Weird Miocene World of Aquatic Sloths nhm.org/stories/dive...

Dive Into the Weird Miocene World of Aquatic Sloths

A new paper by an international team of researchers, including NHM's Curator of Marine Mammals, Dr. Jorge Velez-Juarbe, uncovers more secrets of aquasloths with one of the most complete skeletons ever...

David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 1d

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Aquatic sloths (Thalassocnus) from the Miocene of Chile and the evolution of marine mammal herbivory in the Pacific Ocean @peerj.bsky.social peerj.com/articles/198...

Aquatic sloths (Thalassocnus) from the Miocene of Chile and the evolution of marine mammal herbivory in the Pacific Ocean

The evolution of marine mammals in South America includes unique and extinct lineages found nowhere else in the world, such as the walrus-convergent whale Odobenocetops and multiple aquatic sloth spec...

David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 1d

🚨New Paper!🚨 A hedonic analysis of the market for Southeast Asian slipper #orchids (Paphiopedilum) in #Biodiversity & #Conservation by Robinson, Fraser, Balcombe & @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social @dice-kent.bsky.social #orchid #wildlifetrade doi.org/10.1007/s105...

A hedonic analysis of the market for Southeast Asian slipper orchids (Paphiopedilum) - Biodiversity and Conservation

Since the Victorian era, orchids have been in continuous demand within the horticultural trade. As a result, the entire family of over 29,000 species are listed in the Convention on International Trad...

David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 2d

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In the footsteps of giants - BBC News

In the footsteps of giants - BBC News

One of the longest sets of dinosaur footprints in the world has been discovered in a limestone quary near Bicester, in Oxfordshire, England.

David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 2d

BBC News - Rescuers search for missing in Mexico's flooded towns
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Mexico floods: Rescuers search for missing in towns across five states

At least 64 people are dead and scores are missing after tropical storms triggered torrential rains.

David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 2d

BBC News - First recorded NI sighting of 'harmful' Asian hornet
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Asian hornet: Environment agency confirm NI's first sighting

The insect was captured in the Dundonald area on Friday by a member of the public.

David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 2d

BBC News - Floods trap people in cars in Spain's Catalonia region
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Floods trap people in cars in Spain's Catalonia region

The highest red alert is declared in one coastal province, as residents are urged to stay indoors.

Reposted by David L. Roberts, Euan G. Ritchie

Australian Mammal Society @ausmammals.bsky.social · 2d

Sad news for Australian mammals..Australia's only shrew officially declared #extinct.
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And then there were none: Australia’s only shrew declared extinct

Australia’s only known shrew has been declared extinct. Its loss emphasises the need for national protection of Australia’s rare and unique wildlife.

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David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 3d

BBC News - Rare wildflower bloom blankets Chile's Atacama desert - BBC News
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Rare wildflower bloom blankets Chile's Atacama desert

One of the world's driest deserts is transformed into a sea of wildflowers after a rare bloom.

David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 3d

BBC News - Yorkshire Dales endangered red squirrel colony is thriving - experts - BBC News
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Yorkshire Dales endangered red squirrel colony is thriving - experts

UK Squirrel Accord confirms 16 red squirrels have been identified in a North Yorkshire colony.

David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 3d

BBC News - Hertford's rare chalk river restored to its original course - BBC News
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Hertford's rare chalk river restored to its original course

The whole project took nearly eight years to complete and is helping protect the area from flooding.

David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 3d

BBC News - Want to feel calmer? How 20 minutes outside will help
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Nature and outdoors can help boost your health - here's how

Spending just 20 minutes in nature can lower blood pressure, heart rate and stress levels.

David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 4d

🚨New Paper!🚨 Characterizing the illegal trade of carnivores on a social media platform in Iran 🐅🦁 by Sardari et al. inc Mohammad Farhadinia & @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social @dice-kent.bsky.social #illegalwildlifetrade #wildlifetrafficking doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

a close up of a tiger cub laying on the floor

ALT: a close up of a tiger cub laying on the floor

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David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 5d

BBC News - Reform UK Staffordshire County Council scraps climate emergency declaration - BBC News
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Staffordshire County Council scraps climate emergency declaration

Staffordshire County Council voted to overturn its climate emergency, announced in 2019.

David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 5d

BBC News - Habitat improvement helps rare bumblebees - BBC News
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Habitat improvement helps rare bumblebees

Conservationists say reversing insect decline is

David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 5d

BBC News - Kimmeridge sea monster museum set to shut for four-week revamp - BBC News
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Kimmeridge sea monster museum set to shut for four-week revamp

The revamp at The Etches Collection will make room for new fossils and provide better accessibility.

David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 5d

BBC News - Rare 'Sword Dragon' dinosaur named after decades by researchers - BBC News
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Rare 'Sword Dragon' dinosaur named after decades by researchers

Scientists at the University of Manchester have studied the ichthyosaur, which was found in 2001.

David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 5d

BBC News - Both Paignton and Newquay Zoos for sale, owner confirms - BBC News
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Both Paignton and Newquay Zoos for sale, owner confirms

The owner says it has received expressions of interest from across the UK and Europe.

David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 5d

BBC News - Chinese firm planning £1.5bn turbine plant in Scotland
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Chinese firm planning £1.5bn turbine plant in Scotland

Ming Yang says up to 1,500 jobs could be created if plans for the facility at Ardersier go ahead.

David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 5d

BBC News - Naked mole rats' DNA could hold key to long life
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Naked mole rats reveal genetic secret to long life

The bald, subterranean rats are the world's longest-lived rodent.

David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 5d

BBC News - Fossil found on Dorset coast is unique 'sword dragon' species
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Fossil found on UK coast is unique 'sword dragon' species

Scientists say the newly discovered species of marine reptile probably met a grisly end.

Reposted by Mark Lubell

David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 5d

BBC News - Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win' - BBC News
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Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win'

Once endangered due to hunting, it is making a strong recovery thanks to global conservation efforts.

David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 6d

BBC News - Turkestan shrike bird seen at Dunwich Heath for first time - BBC News
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Turkestan shrike bird seen at Dunwich Heath for first time

There has been an influx of visitors to the nature reserve trying to catch a glimpse.

David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 6d

BBC News - Anti-catapult rules proposed in Surrey over wildlife attacks - BBC News
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Anti-catapult rules proposed in Surrey over wildlife attacks

A council is consulting on introducing a public space protection order targeting catapult misuse.

David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 6d

BBC News - Brian Cox on 3I/Atlas - the comet flying through our solar system - BBC News
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Brian Cox on 3I/Atlas - the comet flying through our solar system

The physicist explains the journey of this

David Roberts @drdavidlroberts.bsky.social · 6d

BBC News - Rare bird spotted for first time in 34 years
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White-throated needletail seen for first time in 34 years

The white-throated needletail was seen at Tophill Low Nature Reserve in Driffield, East Yorkshire.