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ConnectivityProject @MigConnectivity

Advancing the conservation and understanding of animals throughout their cycle by promoting science of #MigConnectivity

Joined August 2012
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ConnectivityProject@MigConnectivity
5 Sep 2023
#NewPaperAlert #MCP collab with @Georgetown @audubonsociety reviews shortfalls in tracking data to inform conservation for migratory birds sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

National Zoo@NationalZoo
5 Sep 2023
Since 1970, over 2.5 billion migratory birds have vanished from our skies. 😢 But here's the GOOD NEWS: We have the power to save them! 🦅✨ The 1st step? Figuring out where they go with tracking technology! 🛰️
Long-tailed Jaeger with a 5g tracking tag flies across tundra near Nome, Alaska.

ALT Long-tailed Jaeger with a 5g tracking tag flies across tundra near Nome, Alaska.
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Exciting news from the Philippines 🇵🇭 The first #seabirds have been tagged with #MCP program manager Autumn-Lynn Harrison on site to lead tag attachment training 🐦📍A milestone for #science and seabirds - read more about the adventure here 👉 facebook.com/OfficialTubbata…

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park and World Heritage Site

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park and World Heritage Site, Puerto Princesa. 34,460 likes · 2,182 talking about this. The Official Facebook Page of Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park and World Heritage Site...

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World Migratory Bird Day@WMBD
6 May 2025
📢 #WorldMigratoryBirdDay will be celebrated around the world on 10 May 2025! Read the statement received from Dr. Musonda Mumba, Secretary General of the Convention on Wetlands, to mark #WMBD2025 ➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=AJeXFquR…
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Steffen Oppel@SteffOpp
7 Jan 2025
NEW PAPER in #ornithology models the future population trajectory of #seabirds in #Europe under #climate change and avian flu: buff.ly/4a9FiGt
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Movebank@MovebankTeam
7 Jan 2025
Excited to share a new vision to standardize and preserve #biologging #biodiversity #data! rdcu.be/d5ril Together with @biologging @BirdLifeMarine @duke_mgel #euromammals #wram @usioosgov @INBOVlaanderen @BirdsCanada @OceanTracking @atlaslivingaust @IMOS_AUS and more
Map of studies from 8 community bio-logging data platforms. Most are at risk of becoming inaccessible in coming years.

ALT Map of studies from 8 community bio-logging data platforms. Most are at risk of becoming inaccessible in coming years.

NatureEcoEvo@NatureEcoEvo
6 Dec 2024
Our December issue is now live! nature.com/natecolevol/volum… Feat. research on plant responses to climate change, obstetric selection, aDNA of Tibetan Plateau populations, and a Perspective on tracking progress on the KMGBF Cover image from Hoffman et al. nature.com/articles/s41559-0…
Cover image of the December issue of Nature Ecology and Evolution, showing a male northern elephant seal bellowing

ALT Cover image of the December issue of Nature Ecology and Evolution, showing a male northern elephant seal bellowing
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Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center@SMBC
27 Aug 2024
Explore the Midcontinent Flyway StoryMap to follow the epic migration of a female Black-bellied Plover while tuning in to the music and sounds she might encounter along the way– English: arcg.is/f9af4 Spanish: arcg.is/ev8vm0 Portuguese: arcg.is/j9KS4
A female Black-bellied Plover flying over water.

ALT A female Black-bellied Plover flying over water.
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UMCES@UMCES
13 Aug 2024
DeSimone and Cohen of UMCES Appalachian Lab published paper in PNAS today showing consistent social relationships among songbird species during migration. Study could usher in a new field of research -- the community ecology of migration -- check it out! umces.edu/news/migratory-bir…
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Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center@SMBC
30 Jul 2024
Check out the impact of opting to #DrinkBirdFriendly in real time! This Summer Tanager was tagged by the Bird Friendly team on a coffee farm in Colombia in February and was just spotted earlier this month by a birder at Taylorsville Lake State Park in Kentucky! (1/2)
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MCP along with partners from Smithsonian’s Virginia Working Landscapes and University of New England are filling gaps in understanding Bobolink migratory connectivity instagram.com/p/C9h77JqRE16/…

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Learn about MCP Arctic field research @SMBC #SolsticeSaturday instagram.com/reel/C8hpWjIRj…

Smithsonian's National Zoo (@smithsonianzoo) • Instagram reel

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Stuart Butchart@stubutchart
25 Apr 2024
Does conservation work? Our paper by @rewild shows that it does: a global analysis of 665 trials (incl. several by @RSPBScience) found that conservation improved the state of biodiversity or slowed declines in two-thirds of cases @BirdLife_Sci science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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BirdLife Science@BirdLife_Sci
26 Apr 2024
Tracked migratory birds are documenting their own deaths along the African-Eurasian flyway. Energy infrastructure, illegal killing & poisoning to blame, outstripping natural mortality causes in tracked raptors, storks & cranes. #Ornithology doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.202…
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Vojtech Brlik@VojtechBrlik
14 May 2024
Reposition of #sample #metadata has the potential to boost scientific impact across #biology disciplines. Right now @Nature: nature.com/articles/d41586-0… Our initiative was first introduced in @IBIS_jounal along with the @AviSampleNet metadata repository. #ornithology
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MBA - Marine Biological Association@thembauk
14 May 2024
🦈 We have two exciting job opportunities available @TheSimsLab to work on #shark biologging movements, behaviour & distributions under #ClimateChange as part of the OCEAN DEOXYFISH project: 🌊 Project Technical Officer 🔬 Postdoctoral Research Scientist buff.ly/44FsDse
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Jessie Williamson@jl_williamson
14 May 2024
The biggest hummingbird in the world is a new species. Now out in @PNASNews and 8 years in the making, here's how we figured it out with mini tracking devices, genomics, and a century and a half of museum specimens.👇 pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.23… 🧵1/
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Colin Bean@ProfColinBean
29 Apr 2024
The power of collaboration - check out this new paper which describes the inshore and offshore marine migration pathways of Atlantic salmon post-smolts from multiple rivers in Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, and Ireland  doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15760

Inshore and offshore marine migration pathways of Atlantic salmon post‐smolts from multiple rivers...

The migratory behavior of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) post-smolts in coastal waters is poorly understood. In this collaborative study, 1914 smolts, from 25 rivers, in four countries were tagged...

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USFWS Migratory Birds@USFWSBirds
29 Apr 2024
Spring migration is heating up across the country! 3-Day BirdCast Predictions: 🌒Tonight (4/29) - 361 million birds 🌒Tomorrow (4/30) - 337 million birds 🌒Wednesday (5/1) - 401 million birds #MigrationMonday #LightsOutforBirds #MigratoryBirds 🗺️@CornellLab @ColoradoStateU
BirdCast forecast for night of April 29, 2024: 361 million birds predicted

ALT BirdCast forecast for night of April 29, 2024: 361 million birds predicted

BirdCast forecast for night of April 30, 2024: 337 million birds predicted

ALT BirdCast forecast for night of April 30, 2024: 337 million birds predicted

BirdCast forecast for night of May 1, 2024: 401 million birds predicted

ALT BirdCast forecast for night of May 1, 2024: 401 million birds predicted

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JOB ALERT @SMBC
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Loss Ecology Lab@LossLabOSU
5 Mar 2024
New paper in @PNASNews by Ellen Robertson! Using #eBird data we show that most migrating #Birds track average (not current) #Plant green-up conditions, leading to decoupling of spring #Migration from earlier spring green-up caused by #ClimateChange pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.23…
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Good news animals: all that teenage dare-devilry pays off...at least in migration. Adolescent exploration helps storks to learn straighter shorter migration routes✈️ Paper @PNASNews by Ellen Aikens @UWyonews @anflack and the team @CBehav @UniKonstanz 1/2 pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.23…

Learning shapes the development of migratory behavior | PNAS

How animals refine migratory behavior over their lifetime (i.e., the ontogeny of migration) is an enduring question with important implications for...

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USFWS Migratory Birds@USFWSBirds
4 Mar 2024
Welcome back, #BirdCast! 🤩 We are so excited for another season of spring #BirdMigration! Already 23 MILLION #MigratoryBirds are predicted to travel across the continental U.S. this evening. Don't forget to #DimtheLights for birds at night 🗺️ @CornellBirds & @ColoradoStateU
BirdCast map forecasting 23 million birds predicted to migrate across the continental U.S. on the night of March 4, 2024.

ALT BirdCast map forecasting 23 million birds predicted to migrate across the continental U.S. on the night of March 4, 2024.

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