Alex Wright
a-wright.bsky.social
Alex Wright
@a-wright.bsky.social
MSci Zoology Student
@uniexecec.bsky.social
@exetermarine.bsky.social

Interested in Seabird Ecology & Conservation
Currently Studying Penguins
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All about #guillemots and the importance of long-term studies, with Prof. Tim Birkhead 🗃️📊🥚

Are you passionate about #auks? Could you be the next person to dedicate everything to studying & protecting the colony on #Skomer?? ❤️

vimeo.com/1063680641/2... - Film by Edo Dzafic 📽️
The Birdman of Skomer
With English captions.
vimeo.com
April 18, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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EDEC SA works for #CaboVerde govern and changed Brava street & port lights from yellow to strong white LED. A few days later >150 Cape Verde, Leach and WF #StormPetrels & Boyd's #shearwaters collisioned and died. Despite #ProjectoVito warned DNA, 3d later lights are on m.facebook.com/story.php?st...
March 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Great news for the Critically Endangered African Penguin! 🐧

South Africa has agreed to establish no-fishing zones around six major breeding colonies, a huge victory thanks to the relentless efforts of our National Partner @birdlifesa.bsky.social 🌍💙

Read more: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Hope for endangered penguins as no-fishing zones agreed off South Africa
Deal will restrict fishing near colonies on Robben Island and Bird Island for 10 years, after long debate between industry and conservationists
www.theguardian.com
March 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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We are currently at the time of year when Antarctic sea ice reaches minimum extent. This year ice in Antarctica is 740,00 km2 below normal (27% of the total). The lowest four years on record have been 2022,2023,2024 and 2025. This is the new normal, but how long until it reduces further?
February 21, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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New sea turtle research!

This new study explores how individual green turtles adjust the timing of their nesting patterns in response to warming oceans.

Watch the video for more.

Full paper - doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

🦑🌐🌍🦤🧪🐢
#AcademicSky
@brendangodley.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social
February 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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🚨NEW OPEN ACCESS PAPER🚨details how we delineated six #MarineFlyways using #seabird #tracking data & novel analytical methods

➡️ doi.org/10.1111/geb.70004

🧪 #ornithology #migration #BLScience
@birdlifeglobal.bsky.social

We are grateful to GOBI @iki-germany.bsky.social for funding the project

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February 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM