Iroro Tanshi
@irorotanshi.bsky.social
Tropical community ecologist & conservationist; diet, functional ecology, mountains, fires & global change | WRF Postdoc @UW @SESantana | Co-Founder SMACON | Pritzker EEG/Whitley/FFN laureate | Saving 🦇forests and livelihoods in 🌍| she/her
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Iroro Tanshi
@irorotanshi.bsky.social
· Feb 27
Reminder @irorotanshi.bsky.social and other are putting together a special issue of the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society @linneansociety.bsky.social titled 'Mobilizing Natural History Collection in the Global South'
Details available here: academic.oup.com/biolinnean/p...
Details available here: academic.oup.com/biolinnean/p...
Send us your manuscripts on “Mobilizing Natural History Collections in the Global South” 👇🏾
Honored to be speaking at the @linneansociety.bsky.social online lecture series.
Come for the cute bat photos, stay for the fun research 🦇🦇🦇
Come for the cute bat photos, stay for the fun research 🦇🦇🦇
Final call: our online lecture on bat foraging is happening tonight, 6:30 to 7:30pm! Join Dr Iroro Tanshi, @irorotanshi.bsky.social, as she explores how bats find food in the dark and how different species share foraging space across the Gulf of Guinea forests. See you soon!
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November 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Honored to be speaking at the @linneansociety.bsky.social online lecture series.
Come for the cute bat photos, stay for the fun research 🦇🦇🦇
Come for the cute bat photos, stay for the fun research 🦇🦇🦇
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India is one of the most biodiverse & unique countries on Earth, with high levels of endemism & evolutionary distinctiveness, yet its biodiversity is still poorly understood. It is important to make biodiversity research available to all, starting with collections 👇 🌍
Linking eras and data: natural history collections as the foundation of India’s biodiversity science
Abstract. India, one of the world’s most biodiverse countries and now the most populous, stands at a critical intersection of ecological wealth and intense
doi.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
India is one of the most biodiverse & unique countries on Earth, with high levels of endemism & evolutionary distinctiveness, yet its biodiversity is still poorly understood. It is important to make biodiversity research available to all, starting with collections 👇 🌍
Great news for North American bats 🦇🦇🦇
The extraordinary benefits to which human ingenuity and inquiry can be put - probiotic treatment boosts bat survival from white-nose syndrome, a catastrophic fungal infection. Just as pro-biotics balance your tum, so they balance a bat's chance at life. Thanks for this incredible work, WCS!
🦇ICYMI: a great video on our work developing a "probiotic" to help bats survive white-nose syndrome infections. This beautifully shot video also gives a good primer on what the probiotic is all about. This was 2yrs ago -good news...our studies show the probiotic is working!
youtu.be/VOtuiB6aiLE?...
youtu.be/VOtuiB6aiLE?...
November 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Great news for North American bats 🦇🦇🦇
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🚨🦇New paper alert! We integrate information across fields to highlight key traits associated with the diversification of #bats, their roles as evolutionary drivers, and their importance to global ecosystems:
An Integrative Perspective on Bat Evolution
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
An Integrative Perspective on Bat Evolution
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
An Integrative Perspective on Bat Evolution
Bats are one of the most widespread, species-rich, ecologically and morphologically diverse mammal lineages, and the only mammals capable of powered flight. Due to their evolution within the constrain...
www.annualreviews.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🚨🦇New paper alert! We integrate information across fields to highlight key traits associated with the diversification of #bats, their roles as evolutionary drivers, and their importance to global ecosystems:
An Integrative Perspective on Bat Evolution
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
An Integrative Perspective on Bat Evolution
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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New paper alert! Worked with an incredible group of scientists across fields on this vision for much needed investment in Indian natural history collections:
Linking eras and data: natural history collections as the foundation of India’s biodiversity science url: academic.oup.com/biolinnean/a...
Linking eras and data: natural history collections as the foundation of India’s biodiversity science url: academic.oup.com/biolinnean/a...
Linking eras and data: natural history collections as the foundation of India’s biodiversity science
Abstract. India, one of the world’s most biodiverse countries and now the most populous, stands at a critical intersection of ecological wealth and intense
academic.oup.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:17 AM
New paper alert! Worked with an incredible group of scientists across fields on this vision for much needed investment in Indian natural history collections:
Linking eras and data: natural history collections as the foundation of India’s biodiversity science url: academic.oup.com/biolinnean/a...
Linking eras and data: natural history collections as the foundation of India’s biodiversity science url: academic.oup.com/biolinnean/a...
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35 days until Dec 1 - which means I'm gearing up to do #BatMas again this year!
What was your favourite bat from last year? (go check through the posts to find your fav😀).
Is there any bat species you would like to see this year?
🦇🧪🌎📸
#BatSky
What was your favourite bat from last year? (go check through the posts to find your fav😀).
Is there any bat species you would like to see this year?
🦇🧪🌎📸
#BatSky
In-line with some Ichthyology/ornithology individuals on here, I want to do 25 days of #BatMas this year!
Follow this thread to learn about bats everyday! 🦇 🧵
Follow this thread to learn about bats everyday! 🦇 🧵
October 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Ecology faces an accumulation of models but not an accumulation of confidence. Our new paper w/ Jonathan Levine www.nature.com/articles/s41... in @natecoevo.nature.com introduces a rigorous test rooted in queueing theory to falsify inadequate models and build confidence in useful ones.
Rigorous validation of ecological models against empirical time series - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Validating theoretical models against empirical data presents challenges. Here the authors present an assumption-light method to validate ecological models against time series data, along with a dedic...
www.nature.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Ecology faces an accumulation of models but not an accumulation of confidence. Our new paper w/ Jonathan Levine www.nature.com/articles/s41... in @natecoevo.nature.com introduces a rigorous test rooted in queueing theory to falsify inadequate models and build confidence in useful ones.
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24 early-career ecologists from 13 African countries have arrived at Mpala Research Centre for the #EcologyMasterclass - two weeks of hands-on training in the Kenyan savanna to build skills, confidence and networks.
@mpalarc.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org
@mpalarc.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org
October 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
24 early-career ecologists from 13 African countries have arrived at Mpala Research Centre for the #EcologyMasterclass - two weeks of hands-on training in the Kenyan savanna to build skills, confidence and networks.
@mpalarc.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org
@mpalarc.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org
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I'm excited about the Ecological Society's new Fakhri A. Bazzaz and Steward T.A. Pickett Mentorship Award for Enhancing Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging in Ecology. Nominate your colleagues who have been outstanding mentors! Due Nov. 13 esa.org/about/awards... @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social
Ecological Society of America -
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October 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I'm excited about the Ecological Society's new Fakhri A. Bazzaz and Steward T.A. Pickett Mentorship Award for Enhancing Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging in Ecology. Nominate your colleagues who have been outstanding mentors! Due Nov. 13 esa.org/about/awards... @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social
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Please pass along, I’m recruiting PhD students to join our Macroecology Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study phys ecology, macroecology, biodiversity - spanning scaling, trait-based ecology, theory, comparative biology & ecoinformatics. Several avenues for funding. Please reach out if interested🧪🌐🌾
October 21, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Please pass along, I’m recruiting PhD students to join our Macroecology Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study phys ecology, macroecology, biodiversity - spanning scaling, trait-based ecology, theory, comparative biology & ecoinformatics. Several avenues for funding. Please reach out if interested🧪🌐🌾
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Last Chance! If you're a grad student don't miss your chance to apply for our 2026 Student Scholars program. The application deadline is a week away! Batcon.org/student-scholars
Student Scholars - Bat Conservation International
Grow global capacity for bat conservation with scholarships and support for students
batcon.org
October 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Last Chance! If you're a grad student don't miss your chance to apply for our 2026 Student Scholars program. The application deadline is a week away! Batcon.org/student-scholars
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🚨Call for proposals for Collection Study Grants at the @burkemuseum.bsky.social!! Open to grad students and postdocs for collections-based research, including cross-disciplinary projects. Applications are due December 15, 2025. More information:
www.burkemuseum.org/collections-...
www.burkemuseum.org/collections-...
Collections Study Grants
Collections study grants provide financial assistance for graduate students and post-doctoral researchers to study the collections of the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (UWBM).
www.burkemuseum.org
October 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
🚨Call for proposals for Collection Study Grants at the @burkemuseum.bsky.social!! Open to grad students and postdocs for collections-based research, including cross-disciplinary projects. Applications are due December 15, 2025. More information:
www.burkemuseum.org/collections-...
www.burkemuseum.org/collections-...
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Come work with us on our integrative anthropology program!
October 25, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Come work with us on our integrative anthropology program!
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📢 New paper from my PhD! 🦇
Using 3D reconstructions of barbastelle bat flight paths over roads, we found that increasing canopy cover leads to lower flight heights, elevating collision risk.
@vincentwt.bsky.social @sussex.ac.uk
#PhD #Bats #Ecology #Conservation
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Using 3D reconstructions of barbastelle bat flight paths over roads, we found that increasing canopy cover leads to lower flight heights, elevating collision risk.
@vincentwt.bsky.social @sussex.ac.uk
#PhD #Bats #Ecology #Conservation
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Increasing canopy cover elevates vehicle collision risk for barbastelle bats (Barbastella barbastellus) at roads - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Increasing canopy cover elevates vehicle collision risk for barbastelle bats (Barbastella barbastellus) at roads
www.nature.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:59 AM
📢 New paper from my PhD! 🦇
Using 3D reconstructions of barbastelle bat flight paths over roads, we found that increasing canopy cover leads to lower flight heights, elevating collision risk.
@vincentwt.bsky.social @sussex.ac.uk
#PhD #Bats #Ecology #Conservation
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Using 3D reconstructions of barbastelle bat flight paths over roads, we found that increasing canopy cover leads to lower flight heights, elevating collision risk.
@vincentwt.bsky.social @sussex.ac.uk
#PhD #Bats #Ecology #Conservation
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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for #fatbatweek day 6: snack and species found in Ghana: Spurrell's Woolly bat and Kelewele - fried plantain.
With a shout out to @irorotanshi.bsky.social @africanbatcon.bsky.social @batresearch.bsky.social @dailybats.bsky.social
With a shout out to @irorotanshi.bsky.social @africanbatcon.bsky.social @batresearch.bsky.social @dailybats.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
for #fatbatweek day 6: snack and species found in Ghana: Spurrell's Woolly bat and Kelewele - fried plantain.
With a shout out to @irorotanshi.bsky.social @africanbatcon.bsky.social @batresearch.bsky.social @dailybats.bsky.social
With a shout out to @irorotanshi.bsky.social @africanbatcon.bsky.social @batresearch.bsky.social @dailybats.bsky.social
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91 years is a good long run for most but too short for someone like Jane Goodall. Damn.
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
91 years is a good long run for most but too short for someone like Jane Goodall. Damn.
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SCREEEEAAEEEAAEAEEEEAEAAAAA!!!!
Oop, looks like our resident pipistrelle is BAT at it again (not with white vans)...this time she's pipisTELLING you to come to our Lunchtime Lecture with @irorotanshi.bsky.social ! You BATter not miss out on this one 🧪🌍🦇
Oop, looks like our resident pipistrelle is BAT at it again (not with white vans)...this time she's pipisTELLING you to come to our Lunchtime Lecture with @irorotanshi.bsky.social ! You BATter not miss out on this one 🧪🌍🦇
Bats love a midnight snack, and our September lunchtime lecture will see how they choose where and what to forage, with @irorotanshi.bsky.social.
Iroro is an ecologist & conservationist, & Editorial Board member for @biojlinnsoc.bsky.social.
Join us online, 24 September, 12:30 BST.
Iroro is an ecologist & conservationist, & Editorial Board member for @biojlinnsoc.bsky.social.
Join us online, 24 September, 12:30 BST.
Bat Foraging | Where and How They Do It
Discover just how bats go about nabbing their night time snacks. There's more to it than you think!
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August 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
SCREEEEAAEEEAAEAEEEEAEAAAAA!!!!
Oop, looks like our resident pipistrelle is BAT at it again (not with white vans)...this time she's pipisTELLING you to come to our Lunchtime Lecture with @irorotanshi.bsky.social ! You BATter not miss out on this one 🧪🌍🦇
Oop, looks like our resident pipistrelle is BAT at it again (not with white vans)...this time she's pipisTELLING you to come to our Lunchtime Lecture with @irorotanshi.bsky.social ! You BATter not miss out on this one 🧪🌍🦇
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Come work with us at S&B!
As EA, you'll be working at the @nhm-london.bsky.social on S&B and our sister journal @journalsystpal.bsky.social ! 📖
Apply here:
jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
As EA, you'll be working at the @nhm-london.bsky.social on S&B and our sister journal @journalsystpal.bsky.social ! 📖
Apply here:
jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
April 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Come work with us at S&B!
As EA, you'll be working at the @nhm-london.bsky.social on S&B and our sister journal @journalsystpal.bsky.social ! 📖
Apply here:
jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
As EA, you'll be working at the @nhm-london.bsky.social on S&B and our sister journal @journalsystpal.bsky.social ! 📖
Apply here:
jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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🦇The Planning and Infrastructure Bill (PIB) is making its way through Parliament - and we urgently need your help to protect bats and other wildlife. Please ask your MP to help protect wildlife in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
More information here: www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/04...
More information here: www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/04...
April 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
🦇The Planning and Infrastructure Bill (PIB) is making its way through Parliament - and we urgently need your help to protect bats and other wildlife. Please ask your MP to help protect wildlife in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
More information here: www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/04...
More information here: www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/04...
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New OA 🦇 research 📄
Differences in fur cortisol levels of three migratory bats
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Differences in fur cortisol levels of three migratory bats
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Differences in fur cortisol levels of three migratory bats - Journal of Comparative Physiology B
Understanding how organisms respond to their environments is challenging, especially due to the complex processes related to metabolism, energetics, and reproduction. Glucocorticoids (GCs) are metabol...
link.springer.com
April 22, 2025 at 8:28 AM
New OA 🦇 research 📄
Differences in fur cortisol levels of three migratory bats
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Differences in fur cortisol levels of three migratory bats
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Celebrating bat appreciation day with the bunny-eared bat aka slit-faced bat (Nycteris arge) ahead of Easter weekend. Muncher of insects big and small, saving farmers millions in pest losses.
#BatAppreciationDay
#BatAppreciationDay
April 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Celebrating bat appreciation day with the bunny-eared bat aka slit-faced bat (Nycteris arge) ahead of Easter weekend. Muncher of insects big and small, saving farmers millions in pest losses.
#BatAppreciationDay
#BatAppreciationDay
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New publication out this weekend in Ecology highlighting the long-distance movements of lesser long-nosed bats. Individuals migrated as far as 1631 km between roosts and completed overnight flights across the Gulf of California (~189 km) 🧵1/7 @esajournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
Long‐haul flights and migratory routes of a nectar‐feeding bat
Click on the article title to read more.
doi.org
April 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
New publication out this weekend in Ecology highlighting the long-distance movements of lesser long-nosed bats. Individuals migrated as far as 1631 km between roosts and completed overnight flights across the Gulf of California (~189 km) 🧵1/7 @esajournals.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
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New OA 🦇 Research 📄
Onboard recordings reveal how bats maneuver under severe acoustic interference
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Onboard recordings reveal how bats maneuver under severe acoustic interference
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
April 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM
New OA 🦇 Research 📄
Onboard recordings reveal how bats maneuver under severe acoustic interference
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Onboard recordings reveal how bats maneuver under severe acoustic interference
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Thrilled to see our work featured in Science, all thanks to the individuals and institutions that make the science and conservation possible.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
These two biologists found purpose—and love—trying to save Nigeria's bats
Benneth Obitte and Inoro Tanshi’s efforts have documented a major hot spot of African bat diversity
www.science.org
April 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Thrilled to see our work featured in Science, all thanks to the individuals and institutions that make the science and conservation possible.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...